Trying to get pregnant on Mirapex
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:48 pm
Hi everyone! I'm new to this site so please forgive me if I'm asking a question that has already been asked and answered (although I have googled this to death and I haven't found the information I needed).
I've had RLS since I was a child, well, I assume I do, I never got an official diagnosis from a sleep center. My son has the same problems that I have, so I am assuming it's heriditary.
About two years ago my (family) doctor prescribed Mirapex (.125 mg once a day) and I started taking it and have been ever since. It works wonders, I still have problems but as soon as I take the meds they go away.
But over the last year we've been trying to get pregnant. This week we did our first IUI, after which I started thinking about Mirapex and whether or not I should still be taking it. I did some quick googling and found out that I probably shouldn't be taking it. Even worse, in lab rats it apparently prevented implantation (could this have contributed to why I haven't been able to get pregnant?) and caused miscarriages.
In any case, I'm thinking I should stop taking MIraplex, but I also read about serious withdrawl symptoms if I stop taking Mirapex. Also, I'm not sure how to deal with the RLS if I have to stop taking the medicine.
Sooo.... I guess I'm just hoping someone could help me sort this all out. I have made an appointment with a Sleep clinic, but I can't see them until the 7th of May, in the mean time, I'm going to drive myself insane worrying about whether or not I might be hurting my chances of getting pregnant by taking this drug, or hurting the baby by taking this drug. I'm also going to see my doctor tomorrow. I just want to hear from someone who actually went through this or is going through this.
Even if you aren't trying to get pregnant or trying to get pregnant, I'm sure many of you are familiar with stopping Mirapex. Did you experience withdrawls? How bad were they? How long did they last? Also, how in the world do I cope with RLS without the meds?
Sorry for being so long winded.
I've had RLS since I was a child, well, I assume I do, I never got an official diagnosis from a sleep center. My son has the same problems that I have, so I am assuming it's heriditary.
About two years ago my (family) doctor prescribed Mirapex (.125 mg once a day) and I started taking it and have been ever since. It works wonders, I still have problems but as soon as I take the meds they go away.
But over the last year we've been trying to get pregnant. This week we did our first IUI, after which I started thinking about Mirapex and whether or not I should still be taking it. I did some quick googling and found out that I probably shouldn't be taking it. Even worse, in lab rats it apparently prevented implantation (could this have contributed to why I haven't been able to get pregnant?) and caused miscarriages.
In any case, I'm thinking I should stop taking MIraplex, but I also read about serious withdrawl symptoms if I stop taking Mirapex. Also, I'm not sure how to deal with the RLS if I have to stop taking the medicine.
Sooo.... I guess I'm just hoping someone could help me sort this all out. I have made an appointment with a Sleep clinic, but I can't see them until the 7th of May, in the mean time, I'm going to drive myself insane worrying about whether or not I might be hurting my chances of getting pregnant by taking this drug, or hurting the baby by taking this drug. I'm also going to see my doctor tomorrow. I just want to hear from someone who actually went through this or is going through this.
Even if you aren't trying to get pregnant or trying to get pregnant, I'm sure many of you are familiar with stopping Mirapex. Did you experience withdrawls? How bad were they? How long did they last? Also, how in the world do I cope with RLS without the meds?
Sorry for being so long winded.