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Can Apomorphine Help Treat / Control Parkinson S Disease?

I have Parkinson s and running out of helpful advice as to how I can control it. 5 years ago I had DBS and although it worked from the start I am finding that it doesn t have much value any more. I read somewhere about a drug called Apomorphine and its use In treating parkinsons patients.. your thoughts please.
Mon, 12 May 2014
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People with Parkinson’s don’t have enough of
a chemical called dopamine, because some of the
nerve cells in their brain that make it have died.
Although there’s currently no cure for Parkinson’s,
a range of drugs, treatments and therapies are
available to manage many of the symptoms caused
by the lack of dopamine in the body.
Dopamine agonist drugs act like dopamine to
stimulate nerve cells. Apomorphine is a strong
dopamine agonist.
Unlike other dopamine agonist drugs, which
are taken as tablets or patches, apomorphine
is taken by intermittent injection or via infusion,
using a pump.
There is no link between apomorphine and the
pain-killing drug morphine
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Can Apomorphine Help Treat / Control Parkinson S Disease?

People with Parkinson’s don’t have enough of a chemical called dopamine, because some of the nerve cells in their brain that make it have died. Although there’s currently no cure for Parkinson’s, a range of drugs, treatments and therapies are available to manage many of the symptoms caused by the lack of dopamine in the body. Dopamine agonist drugs act like dopamine to stimulate nerve cells. Apomorphine is a strong dopamine agonist. Unlike other dopamine agonist drugs, which are taken as tablets or patches, apomorphine is taken by intermittent injection or via infusion, using a pump. There is no link between apomorphine and the pain-killing drug morphine