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Impulse Control Problems on Parkinson’s Medication: What Families Should Watch For

Impulse Control Problems on Parkinson's Medication: What Families Should Watch For

Gambling, compulsive shopping, binge eating and hypersexuality are recognised effects of Parkinson’s medication — not a change in someone’s character. They are grouped as impulse control disorders, they are strongly linked to dopamine agonists, and the person experiencing them very often does not raise it. In most families, somebody else notices first. What it actually … Read more

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