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Ali, have emailed you.

ive had a lenghy chat with tim,and ive spoke of things im goin through ,im not bein rude,but u not got a clue,and iam on the correct thread,to ask for help,ive done the correct way ,ive got councillin ,by me gp,ive spoke to a lady yesturday on the helpline to,and i just wonted some help from other members goin through wot iam rite now.i got ur email,and wot u rote was not correct about me at all bout me drugs.please dont replie to this,just please ray let me ask for help wot i need,to do with my meds as well,and wot is happinin as well to me.this thread was set up to talk of ocd and das and this is excatly wot i intend to do ,so im not on the rong thread ,and should not have to make a new thread on treatments when there is one already on here.like i said ive spoke to tim,not let be now,and let me be,let me get on ,thankyou x

Thanks Ali, I will contact Tim.

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As we know, PD drugs in the DA class appear to be by far the worst in triggering OCD behaviour, and there are scores of different obsessions on record. The list below has recently been updated, and all inclusions have been verified.

Gambling
Excessive lifestyle
Shopping
Hyper spending
Reckless generosity
Hypersexuality
Extramarital affairs
Suspicions of partner’s infidelity
Cross dressing
Pornography (inc child pornography)
Prostitution use
Fetishism (e.g. bondage, masochism, sadism, paraphilia)
Sexual reorientation
Obsessive masturbation
Cyber sexual activities
Frotteurism
Exhibitionism
Flashing
Peeping Tomming
Paedophilia
Zoophilia
Visual and/or aural hallucinations
Obsessive risk-taking
Punding
Delusions (e.g. grandeur, paranoia)
Threats of violence
Violence
GBH/ABH/Disfigurement
Murder
Self harm
Suicides & attempts
Massive creativity change (e.g. painting, writing, poetry)
Singing
Eating
Mental agility games (e.g. crosswords, backgammon, numerics)
Cyber shopping & auctions

Most affected patients suffer from just one compulsion initially, but usually more come along. Compulsions usually worsen when doses of the causal drug(s) are increased. Most sufferers become secretive, devious and aggressive (particularly where finances and/or infidelity are concerned), and deny everything - usually blaming the accuser and claiming there ISN'T a problem.

24% (1 in 4) of PD patients prescribed DAs suffer from OCDs to some degree. This increases to 1 in 3 for Young Onset patients (under age 50 at diagnosis), and to 1 in 2 for those on or near the maximum doses of their medication.

These are the latest confirmed research figures, published in February 2011 by The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Can you publish a link to the research described in the previous post ROS?

Just to add that all those traits in the list can be also attributed to people who DO NOT suffer from any form of Parkinsons nor the side affects of any medication that people with Parkinsons take.
For example I have a neighbour who is a peeping tom but he does'nt have Parkinsons, I have another neighbour addicted to gambling, he does'nt have Parkinsons either.

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Honestly Kyloe, I don't understand your post.
I know people who smoke like chimneys and don't have lung cancer but that doesn't negate the causative factor.
The clue is in the numbers - - 1 in 4 or more patients on DAs develop these destructive OCDs. Nothing like this number of non-Da people do.
When people stop taking the DAs the OCDs fade away as the drugs leave their system.
Are you suggesting DAs don't cause OCDs in at least 1 in 4 people?
Are you suggesting patients stay on them even when suffering these catastrophic side effects because they would have developed them anyway?
Have you read the Mayo Clinic research published in February this year and The Parkinson's society information on this site?
How is your post meant to be read on a thread dedicated to helping those whose lives are being ruined by this condition?

Hi Spam95
If you type " dopamine agonists and obsessive compulsive disorders" into a Google box you will find many research reports.
Here's some to be going on with.
Love GG
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/ParkinsonsDisease/13678

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/23/idUS236544+23-Mar-2011+BW20110323

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Spam.

The links you require have already appeared many times on this forum, provided by others. It might have been prudent if you'd had a browse round first, before looking for me to do your leg work for you.


Kyloe.

I've put in hundreds, probably thousands, of man hours researching my subject - much of it from my bed. If you have specific areas of interest such as those you mention, I suggest you do the same. You'll find it most rewarding.


Merry Christmas!
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