Parkinson's Medication can make you addicted to gambling or sex

Using these pills you're more likely you are going to do things as impulsive shopping or eat anything you encounter. Previous studies have shown that about one in seven patients suffer such an "impulse control disorder. The new research, however, says that is not true this number, the problems would be much larger.

MEN US WOMEN
The impulsive behavior was divided among men and women. Where the men have more craving for gambling and sex, the women go shopping and eat. This is according to the researchers very annoying because you can get into financial trouble, you might be cheating and will separate and in extreme cases, your job is lost if you only want to gamble.

This say neuroscientists from Loyola University in America. The drugs are administered to suppress the vibration and other symptoms of Parkinson's, dopamine agonists, ensure that the body is indeed controllable, but the mind anymore.

PERSONALITY
If you yourself are already a bit impulsive, depressed or anxious, you are more likely to develop this additional disorder. Also, smoking and alcohol do not help much with it. There is currently no treatment for this particular disorder in Parkinson's patients.

THERAPY
According to the researchers need treatment which in any case well be adapted to the person and has to be changed from drug there if one discovered symptoms of the disorder. Patients see but often do not sit to change medicine, because they know that this works well for them.

At present, about 1 in 500 people parkinsonism. There is no cure for.

http://www.metronieuws.nl/  By: Cerise van Vliet Photo: Colourbox