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Some drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease can have devastating side effects.

'My husband stole £600k for sex and antiques' - drug side effects tearing families apart

Side effects of a common Parkinson’s medications had devastating consequences on one family, BBC hears.

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Some drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease can have devastating side effects.

'My husband stole £600k for sex and antiques' - drug side effects tearing families apart

Side effects of a common Parkinson’s medications had devastating consequences on one family, BBC hears.

www.bbc.com

Oh my gosh! And I've had serious reactions to antibiotics, but they were physical. Thanks for sharing, Buzz!

This is horrible!

Over the past year, we have spoken to scores of families whose lives have been torn apart by impulsive behaviours caused by a family of medications known as dopamine agonist drugs.

These include the development of new sexual urges - such as addictions to pornography and sex workers - but also compulsive shopping and gambling that have cost people tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The drugs are an established treatment for Parkinson's, Restless Legs Syndrome and other conditions. They have been prescribed 1.5 million times by GPs alone in England past year.

NHS advice is clear - if you are taking them and you have any concerns, you should speak to your doctor.
One in six Parkinson's patients on the drugs are affected by impulse control disorders - the clinical term for this behaviour - according to one 2010 study of just over 3,000 people.

 

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