MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'impulse control'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:43:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419448&cid=t_275577_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FpH4MJviIAEo%2F A 51-year-old father of two children plans to file a lawsuit in a French court tomorrow because the GlaxoSmithKline drug he took to treat his Parkinson’s disease caused him to develop impulse control disorders. Specifically, he became hooked on gay sex and gambling. The med in question is Requip, which is known to cause compulsive behaviors (see this). But lawyers for Didier Jambart tell Agence France Presse that he began taken Requip in 2003 and stopped two years later, but that an appropriate warning did not appear on the package insert until 2006. By then, he had attempted suicide three times, allegedly became addicted to Internet gambling, lost his family savings, and stole to feed his habit. He also exposed himself on the Internet and took to cross-dressing. And finally, at leas... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419448 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:29:57 +0100 4419448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629867&cid=t_275577_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F-ufX5IqvErs%2F More than 100 people who claim they developed gambling and pornography habits after taking drugs used to treat tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease have filed a class-action lawsuitin Australia against Pfizer as well as Aspen Pharmacare, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Some of the plaintiffs claim they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and suffered family breakdowns thanks to the compulsive behavior allegedly linked to the pills. Most developed gambling addictions but a few exhibited compulsive sexual behaviour such as looking at pornography on the Internet, the paper continues. The lawsuit claims Pfizer, which sold Cabaser, and Aspen, which sold Permax, failed to provide adequate warnings of increased risk of compulsive disorders. This is by no means the first time such liti... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629867 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:04:24 +0100 3629867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552549&cid=t_275577_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F14kRqbGeRwQ%2F A study of more than 3,000 Parkinson’s disease patients confirms earlier findings that those given GlaxoSmithKline’s Requip or Boehringer Ingelheim’s Mirapex were more likely to develop impulse control disorders, such as pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, compulsive sex or binge eating, according to a report in the Archives of Neurology (see the abstract). The disorders were identified in 13.6 percent of patients, including gambling in 5 percent, compulsive sexual behavior in 3.5 percent, compulsive buying in 5.7 percent, binge eating in 4.3 percent and two or more disorders in 3.9 percent. The disorders were more common in individuals taking the drugs, known as dopamine agonists, compared with patients who were not 17.1 percent vs. 6.9 percent. There have been l... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552549 Mon, 10 May 2010 22:06:44 +0100 3552549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526797&cid=t_275577_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F03%2Fmental-health-statistics%2F May is Mental Health Month again, so it’s also a good time to review the mental health statistics behind mental illness. Some of the statistics going around aren’t entirely accurate, because they’re based upon outdated web pages on the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) website. This misinformation is then propagated by well-meaning people and organizations, including NAMI and others. Sadly, the NIMH website is not as accurate or up-to-date as people like to think it is (I think that because it’s a government resource, people just assume it’s accurate and correct). For instance, the NIMH Statistics page puts data into context of 2004 Census data. Well, it’s 2010, not 2004, and we have more up-to-date Census data. Also according to the more recent... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526797 Mon, 03 May 2010 14:45:34 +0100 3526797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163551&cid=t_275577_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Frestless-legs-impulse-control-disorders.html A new study examined the frequency of impulse control disorders in people being treated for restless legs syndrome. The results were published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep.The study involved 100 people with RLS who were seen at the Center for Sleep Medicine at Mayo Clinic. All of them were being treated or had been treated with “dopaminergic” drugs.These drugs stimulate the dopamine receptors in the brain. Dopamine is a chemical that acts as a neurotransmitter. It is believed that RLS may involve a dysfunction in the brain’s dopamine system.The study group completed questionnaires about impulse control disorders. Phone interviews also were conducted.They were compared with two control groups. One group consisted of 52 people with RLS who had never been treated with a dopa... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163551 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:22:00 +0100 3163551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2649211&cid=t_275577_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fcookie-wars.html A little voice calls me, "Mom! He is fight wiv himself!"I think perhaps resistance is futile.If you enjoy caption competitions and photographs, you may wish to nip along to"DJ Kirkby" over at "Chez Aspie" and test your brain power.If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2649211 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:13:00 +0100 2649211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1197979&cid=t_275577_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F03%2Frisk-factors-for-suicide-consistent-across-seventeen-countries%2F This study was based on surveys designed and distributed by the World Health Organization. Of those surveyed 2.7% admitted having attempted suicide and 9.2% had thought about it at some point in their lives. The study also points out those suicidal tendencies are not just correlated with depression, but with those having impulse control problems, substance abuse and anxiety disorders. However, the study found that the type of disorder, as a risk factor, varied between countries having an on average higher income than those countries with an on average lower income; The strongest risk factor associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors were mood disorders in high income countries and impulse control disorders in low- and middle-income countries. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1197979 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:59:17 +0100 1197979