Now who was it who took a Pergolide Tablet destined for their horse...

[Eaglestone]

So sorry but cannot remember who you were ..... are you ok now

 

[MurphysMinder]

That was me

Yes I'm fine thanks, haven't had laminitis in ages now

Seriously , felt really bad for about 24 hours and then bit groggy for another day then back to normal. And the Pergolide is now stored outside by the horse feed, NOT in the kitchen cupboard by the paracetamol!

 

[Eaglestone]

Oh that was quick and well done for moving it .... hope you didn't give your horse the paracetamol

Oh that could have nearly been me .........

 

[DuckToller]

My brother-in-law has Parkinsons disease and takes pergolide regularly. He ran out last visit and had to 'borrow' a couple from my horse's supply. Without it he is unable to get his muscles to respond to signals from his brain so he is virtually stuck. So it affects the neurotransmittors or something like that in the brain - just so you vaguely know, although someone with a pharmaceutical background might know more!

 

[MurphysMinder]

I know it is a human drug. But you are supposed to start on a very low dose and increase very gradually, not swallow down a 1mg straight off to start with

Not sure what it affected in my brain but I don't think I have ever been more violently sick, dizzy etc. Not a nice experience at all.

 

[Eaglestone]

Llewelyn .... that's interesting as I thought that Parkinson's was now treated with more modern drugs and it was only used for Equines now ....

 

[brighteyes]

No, it's still used for humins here - maybe not in the US, though. A friend's wife used to take it and was badly affected by the side effect which sometimes occurs - compulsive gambling