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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 06:39 AM
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Parkinson's drug possibly tied to compulsive gambling....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8543848/

Popular Parkinson's drug linked to gambling
Compulsive behaviors may be side effect of Mirapex, research suggests

CHICAGO - Joe Neglia was a retired government intelligence worker with Parkinson’s disease when he suddenly developed what he calls a gambling habit from hell.

After losing thousands of dollars playing slot machines near his California home several times a day for nearly two years, Neglia stumbled across an Internet report linking a popular Parkinson’s drug he used with compulsive gambling.
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 06:39 AM
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1. Casinos to offer free Parkinson's screening.... story at 11. n/t
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 06:45 AM
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2. Hey, what about the compulsive sex from the drug?
My wife wanted me to start the medication immediately.
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 07:13 PM
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3. It's way overblown..... the sex thing... but tell me, did she put on any
Donna Summer music to "get you in the mood"?
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