my mum was taking mirapexin which was giving her a good-enough quality of life.
Following the discovery of a very mild fibrosis in the lungs, the neurologist stopped gradually (over 4 weeks) the treatment with mirapexin, increasing Sinemet to 5 times a day.
Since stopping the Mirapexin, she has become severely depressed, she cannot move and has aches all over her body (which I found out is a withdrawal symptom from Mirapexin).
Can anybody tell me if such interruption of treatment was justified by a real association between Mirapexin and lung fibrosis (again very very mild).
Thank you for all your help.
Chiara
I’m really sorry to hear about your mum’s depression and aches over body, I’m sure this must be hard for her. We have a supportive community on the forum so I know you’ll hear from other members soon, in the meantime I’d advise you to contact our helpline, they have a wealth of knowledge on Parkinson’s related medication and can offer you more support on this. It’s completely free and confidential to call so please give us a call on 0808 800 0303 or email us at [email protected].
