Mirapex for Periodic Limb Movement Disorder User Reviews

• Kel...
• December 29, 2019

"If you have an eating disorder, substance or gambling/shopping addiction, or ADHD, especially if you are medicated, get a second opinion when you are prescribed this medication. Not only did this do nothing for my sleep, I began compulsive eating and reckless spending behaviors that I had mostly resolved through several years of hard work and therapy. The medication also made me narcoleptic, unable to feel my limbs or where my body was in space, and unable to focus. I gained twenty pounds in five weeks, and my TDEE is about 3,000 calories a day, so that is a lot of food. It triggered a relapse into bulimia nervosa. This medication made me utterly miserable, and the effects on my body and mind were horrendous; I am in a career path that relies on being physically conscious and having a certain body type. My doctor made a huge mistake in prescribing this to me, and I was incredibly lucky that my psychiatrist knew that it was wrong for me and was able to help me get off of it."

• Fra...
• December 29, 2012

"I had terrible side effects on this medicine. I was overactive and couldn't stop making things, knitting, etc., all through the night. I couldn't sleep, and my balance was off. I fell in the shower and hurt my neck. This was a terrible time for me."

• Joh...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 18, 2018

"I have had RLS for approximately 20 years. I have been taking Mirapex but only in the evenings before I went to bed. Part of what I attributed to RLS was, in fact, PLMD. During a sleep study for sleep apnea, I kicked an average of 96 times an hour. My RLS remained under control by taking it in the evenings, but my PLMD has gotten much worse to the point that I cannot even close my eyes and rest during the day without my legs kicking. I now have to take Mirapex at midday, again in the late afternoon and then before bedtime. Without it, I would be a crazy person."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 18, 2016

"My husband had PLMD and Restless Legs for decades, and it continued to get worse. He was given Mirapex, and the first night it was as if a miracle had happened. It completely stopped all the crazy movements that we both had endured. Life-changing."

• Kay...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 11, 2014

"I have been taking Mirapex for a number of years, and it has worked best for me. I take 1 tab during the day, 2 in the early evenings. I had taken a high dose of gabapentin/Neurontin, but some suppliers have a huge pill that was just too difficult for me to take."