I'm up to 1.5 mg 3 x day and am now having severe balance issues. I pull hard to my left side, have light dizziness that if I stand too quickly makes me feel nauseous and the room spins. I feel like my left eye is having more focusing and movement difficulties- as it has in the past, but worse. I know I am not sick, no sinus infection, cold or flu, nor do I have allergies- all I can think is it might be this higher dose of Requip? The other side effects I've tolerated so far okay are increased nightmares, mild swelling of my feet, calves, and hands, and mild dropping of blood pressure upon standing too quickly (hypoorthostatic blood pressure- whatever that's called- ha!). I feel like I'm continuing to see improvement with the Requip as I increase the doses weekly, but I'm hoping I can still get better with a bit higher dose- my swallowing and speech are still problematic, and my dystonic cramps- my two biggest things I'd like improved now. My walking is has improved dramatically-faster and more fluid, and rolling in bed is good again, the pain/stiffness in left shoulder nearly gone, and left sided face stiffness is gone too.

Do you think I should stick this out to the next dosage increase (Saturday) or do you think this is my sign that I'm at the highest dose I can tolerate right now for the severity of my symptoms? Or are these side effects (the imbalance issues) more serious than sticking with this Requip even? Doc said if I decide not Requip then he'll switch me to Mirapex.

I have more nausea and slight drowsiness now at the higher dose of Requip, but otherwise the side effects don't bug me too much. I will start 3 mg tomorrow and we'll see how it all goes.