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Posted by Ame Sans Vie on May 13, 2003, at 8:04:46
Well, I finally switched out my Tranxene for Klonopin (2mg three times daily) and added Mirapex (1.5mg three times daily) to the mix. I haven't experienced any nausea from the Mirapex yet, which I hope is a good sign. Already it feels sort of soothing... a very difficult feeling to describe. I'm hoping it helps to reduce my appetite that's developed since I started Lexapro.
P.S. I am SOOOOOOO happy to be back on my Klonopin, lol.
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on May 13, 2003, at 9:59:21
In reply to My new meds: Klonopin, Lexapro, Mirapex, posted by Ame Sans Vie on May 13, 2003, at 8:04:46
Looks like I'll be cutting the Mirapex into quarters for the next week, then going up by 375ug each week. I took my 1.5mg dose this morning, a few hours ago, and about an hour ago I began having terrible nausea. So I drank some ginger ale... didn't help. I took some Dramamine, didn't help. Alka Seltzer--nada. Then I tried a little Pepto Bismol and threw up right as I was taking it.
The moral of this story: With Mirapex, always start low and go slow!!!
Posted by medlib on May 13, 2003, at 16:08:25
In reply to My new meds: Klonopin, Lexapro, Mirapex, posted by Ame Sans Vie on May 13, 2003, at 8:04:46
I'm sorry that you had such an upsetting initial experience with Mirapex. But, as you will see from the link below, what you took is 12x the recommended starting dose of 0.125mg tid (3x/day). So, even 1/4 of your 1.5mg pill is still 3x too much to start with.
Mirapex is only 20% soluble in water (and less soluble than that in other solutes). Since cutting a tab into 12 parts isn't too feasible, you'll need some lower dose pills. (The 0.25mg size is the easiest to split/combine.) If you check the "Clinical Pharmacology" section of this link, you'll see that the snail's pace ramp up is necessary because Mirapex is absorbed so quickly and requires no metabolism.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/prampex_ids.htm
Hope that Mirapex works for you...eventually.---medlib
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