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Ropinirole (marketed under the brand names Requip and Ropark, in extended release form as Requip XL) is a non-ergoline dopamine agonist. It is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and Sun Pharmaceuticals. It is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Ropinirole and is also one of two medications in the United States with an FDA-approved indication for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS), the other being pramipexole. The discovery of the drug's utility in RLS has been used as a successful example of drug repurposing.[2]
Ropinirole's patent expired in May 2008, and the drug is now available in generic form.[3]
Actual warning labels from
Mirapex and Requip package insertsMirapex: “Patients taking certain medicines to treat Parkinson’s disease or RLS, including Mirapex... have reported problems with gambling, compulsive eating, and increased sex drive.”
Requip: “Impulse control symptoms, including compulsive behaviors such as pathological gambling and hypersexuality, have been reported in patients treated with dopaminergic agents.”
Class action lawsuits launched against
Requip and Mirapex manufacturersA 2005 study published in the Archives of Neurology also found that dozens of patients using Mirapex or similar drugs developed serious gambling addictions.
"Pathological Gambling Caused by Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson Disease" by
M. Leann Dodd, MD; Kevin J. Klos, MD; James H. Bower, MD; Yonas E. Geda, MD; Keith A. Josephs, MST, MD; J. Eric Ahlskog, PhD, MD; Archives of Neurology. 2005;62:1377-1381. Published online July 11, 2005Hundreds of people have reportedly contacted lawyers about joining class-action lawsuits that allege Mirapex and Requip caused unusual, tragic side effects such as compulsive gambling, sex addiction, and over-eating disorders.
Drugs don't treat the root cause
Drugs don't treat the root cause of the problem. They mask the symptoms for awhile. Sometimes doctors prescribe Valium-class drugs for Restless Legs which can lead to addiction! Ask yourself for a minute . . .
Is it healthy to take drugs like Valium all the time?
Does anyone really know the long term effects of Requip and Mirapex?
Is this a good and rational plan for my health?!
I want to share with you valuable information that you can use to cure your restless legs. I want to share with you something NEW and IMPORTANT that I have DISCOVERED.
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