If a heart patient has restless leg syndrome, can he take Mirapex ?
2006-08-06 15:24:58 · 8 answers · asked by irishwolfish62 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Ask a doctor or pharmacist...
2006-08-06 15:29:24 · answer #1 · answered by KnowhereMan 6 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Mirapex is a terrible, horrible, extremely awful drug. Using a dopamine agonist to treat RLS is bordering malpractice in my opinion. Tell your doctor he's a quack and I don't care what the makers of the drug say. I've taken it and I speak from education as well as experience. Avoid it like the plague! It's not a drug reaction or interaction, it's the usefulness of it in the first place in question.
Most doctors are too lazy to be able to accurately diagnose RLS. Prescribing a drug that will cause an overproduction of dopamine to someone that does not need it is opening the door to HUGE problems. Doctors hand out drugs like candy. They think that if the drug whore; aka the drug rep, does not tell them about the side effects then they must not exist. Ask your Doctor how he knows you have RLS and if he is absolutely sure. Also ask him what causes RLS, if he says he has no idea then run like the wind. Mirapex is effective in treating Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease and the fluctuations in dopamine associated with it; That is a known fact. Using it for RLS is throwing it against the wall to see if it sticks. Trust me, not only won't it stick, it may burn the wall down.
You have been warned.
One last note, there are drug interactions with a host of common heart medications such as Digoxin and Cardizem to name a couple. If you decide to take it, make sure your Doc/Pharmacist knows what drugs you or whomever you are speaking of is taking.
2006-08-06 16:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by GVD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mirapex appears to be safe for patients with heart disease, however, Mirapex does caution:
Before taking pramipexole, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:
· the stomach medicines cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB), ranitidine (Zantac, Zantac 75), or metoclopramide (Reglan);
· the heart medicines diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor XR, Tiazac), verapamil (Verelan, Calan), triamterene (Dyrenium, Dyazide, Maxzide), or quinidine (Quinaglute, Cardioquin, Quinidex, others);
· the malaria and leg cramp medicine quinine (Quinamm); or
· a medication used to treat mania, schizophrenia, other psychiatric conditions, and nausea and vomiting, such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin), mesoridazine (Serentil), perphenazine (Trilafon), thioridazine (Mellaril), promazine (Sparine), trifluoperazine (Stelazine), thiothixene (Navane), haloperidol (Haldol), and others.
• You may require special monitoring or a dosage adjustment if you are taking any of the medicines listed above
Also, if your patient is over 65, Mirapex may cause hallucinations.
As a dopamine substitute, Mirapex is supposed to be effective agtainst Parkinson's Disease.
2006-08-06 15:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A site I use for work for drug interactions says to let your doc know if you have heart disease or heart problems when taking Mirapex. If you can't see a doc, at least call the pharmacy near you and ask them.. they'll be able to tell you.
2006-08-06 15:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a wild idea but instead of asking 13 year old kids on Yahoo Answers, you MIGHT want to call your doctor or pharmacist instead.
2006-08-06 15:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with a Docotr or Pharmacist
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2006-08-06 17:24:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please see the webpage fr more details on Mirapex. Consult the doctor.
2006-08-06 15:36:14 · answer #8 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋