What are the side effects of Dopamine Receptor Agonists?

What are the side effects of Dopamine Receptor Agonists?

Neal Hermanowicz (Director of the Movement Disorders Program) gives expert video advice on: What are the side effects of Dopamine Receptor Agonists?; What is 'impulse control disorder'? and more...

The side effects of Dopamine Agonists can include low blood pressure. It may include nausea, and also drowsiness, and the drowsiness is a concern. I do caution people about this when they start these types of medications. Agonist medications can also create psychiatric side effects including visual hallucinations or delusional thinking - having ideas that are not reality-based.