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Originally Posted by Scooter9
So one of the possible side effects of Mirapex is that you engage in obsessive behaviours. For many that means eating, gambling, or other things.
It looks like for me I'm obsessing over how long I can go without eating. I've been reducing how much I eat and going for long periods without eating for a few weeks now and I have been losing weight.
It's really strange but I feel good if I can go an extra hour beyond the last time I ate. And when I do have something, it's really little.
I have to take my Latuda with 350 calories of food so I eat exactly that for dinner after nine to ten hours of not eating.
I've also become obsessed with an online activity that doesn't involve money. But it uses lots of time. I start as soon as I get home in the evening and go until I have to go to bed, which can be 4-5 hours straight. I could be spending the time with my family or doing something else.
Both of these things make me feel good - something I have been seeking out for a long time due to my long depression. But they're turning out to be bad for me.
I'm hoping both of these things will pass as I get used to Mirapex.
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Hi Scooter!
Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Currently, there are very few of us using Mirapex, which might make it more important for us to share our experiences.
i know I deeply appreciate you sharing both your knowledge and your experiences.
I have had a similar experience. I have become very interested in, totally fascinated by, and am quickly becoming an expert in, a topic which has never before held my interest. WoooHooo!
Seriously,I'd started ordering large amounts of these items, upto 50 transactions at a time. I have now done at least 250-300 transactions. I do, however, return 98% of the items. I have maintained interest completely; however, I have found strategies which drastically decrease actual orders.
This has only recently decreased enough so I can give my undivided attention to others, without feeling l am missing out by having temporarily diverted my attention. It's been at least 2 months.
I have also had an issue with compulsive eating for approx. 5 months.. Many report this with Seroquel. I have done so, too. I now must say I am not sure which med(s) might be causing compulsive eating. I continue to think Seroquel is the culprit, as the compulsion gets much worse after my daily dose of Seroquel. I am open to a different possibility, however.
My most recent question re: Mirapex has been: Does a compulsion caused by Mirapex also mean the person is hypomanic? This might be "splitting hairs." Yet, I have seen non-BP people develop compulsions with this med (used for RLS, for example). They are not considered "hypomanic."
My pdoc ran through the symptoms of hypomnia and I'd had one . it is the one caused by Mirapex. She had then pronounced me "hypomanic" and changed my meds. I'm not hypomanic! if anything, I am taking a dive into depression. (I have not yet not honored her desire to change my meds.)
I don't yet have the answers.
To b e continued--
Love to All
