Sunday, February 13, 2011

Parkinson drug causes compulsive behavior such as gambling


Time

 A drug fact-sheet put together by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists says that before taking ropinirole:

    ...you should know that some people who took medications such as ropinirole developed gambling problems or other intense urges or behaviors that were compulsive or unusual for them, such as increased sexual urges or behaviors. There is not enough information to tell whether the people developed these problems because they took the medication or for other reasons. Call your doctor if you have an urge to gamble that is difficult to control, you have intense urges, or you are unable to control your behavior.

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