A type of drug used to treat patients with movement disorders appears to cause unusual sexual urges and other erratic ...

Women who were prescribed medication to deal with a neurological disorder that impacts one in 10 Americans have said that the ...

A new report says doctors failed to warn patients of the extreme side effects. Patients were not sufficiently worn about ...

Dopamine-receptor agonists, used to treat Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome, have been linked to impulse-control disorders like hypersexuality and compulsive gambling. Studies highlight ...

Indulging in risky sexual behaviour or pathological gambling – not so common.      But a BBC investigation has highlighted that some drug treatments for restless leg syndrome and Parkinson’s disease ...

Patients taking dopamine agonists say the drugs have triggered uncontrollable impulses, including flashing, sex addiction and even pedophilia — leaving them struggling with feelings of shame and ...

Patients who were prescribed drugs for restless legs syndrome (RLS) have said doctors did not warn them about significant ...

The medicines — known as dopamine agonists — interact with parts of the brain that control movement, helping to ease restless leg syndrome, which is thought to impact one in 10 people in the UK.

By blocking dopamine-1 receptors, ecopipam is expected to reduce the repetitive and compulsive behaviors seen in Tourette syndrome.

New research out of Michigan State University expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that ...