Hello,
Has anyone experienced tinnitus after taking a dopamine agonist?
I’ve taken mirapex on and off over the past three years and never had any issues; however, I’ve recently developed tinnitus after taking it for a few days. I stopped the medication for 5 days and the tinnitus subsided, but came back again as soon as I started back on it.
Tinnitus from Mirapex/DA’s
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Re: Tinnitus from Mirapex/DA’s
I have had tinnitis for as long as I can remember, so I cannot comment about it being caused by Mirapex. However, tinnitis is listed as a side effect that occurred in a study of Parkinson's patients that was performed during FDA approval. There is a long list of side effects that occurred less than 1% of the time and tinnitis is one of these.
Steve
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/a ... 0/fulltext
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Re: Tinnitus from Mirapex/DA’s
Does the tinnitis impact your quality of life? If so, how do you deal with it? Honestly, it doesn’t bother me much because I sleep with noise machines. It just annoys me that I’m so susceptible to side effects.Rustsmith wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:46 pmI have had tinnitis for as long as I can remember, so I cannot comment about it being caused by Mirapex. However, tinnitis is listed as a side effect that occurred in a study of Parkinson's patients that was performed during FDA approval. There is a long list of side effects that occurred less than 1% of the time and tinnitis is one of these.
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Re: Tinnitus from Mirapex/DA’s
It bothered me a little bit when I was younger, but now it is just background. I am an amateur musician and it impacts my ability to hear notes that are very high, so I moved to play the bass lines in order to avoid any conflict.
And I understand your frustration with side effects. I now have two medications that trigger extremely severe RLS that can only be shut down by doubling up on my opioids for about a week. Neither med is recognized as an RLS trigger, but restlessness is listed as a rare side effect of each one.
And I understand your frustration with side effects. I now have two medications that trigger extremely severe RLS that can only be shut down by doubling up on my opioids for about a week. Neither med is recognized as an RLS trigger, but restlessness is listed as a rare side effect of each one.
Steve
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/a ... 0/fulltext
Opinions presented by Discussion Board Moderators are personal in nature and do not, in any way, represent the opinion of the RLS Foundation, and are not medical advice.
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/a ... 0/fulltext
Opinions presented by Discussion Board Moderators are personal in nature and do not, in any way, represent the opinion of the RLS Foundation, and are not medical advice.