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"Parkinson's Meds Made Me a Gay, Gambling Sex Addict"

Jabberwocky

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Saw this today and it got me thinking about the whole nature v nurture thing. Not simply in terms of gender and sexuality, but of course that's what applies here. I always supported the thesis that both, nature and nurture, shape our identities - who we and other see ourselves. Without having this medical condition as understood through the lense of contemporary medicine, without being prescribed that medication, the article makes it seem like this guy wouldn't have "turned gay." In a way it's a chicken-egg paradoxical issue (what caused this, genes that lead to the disease that led to being proscribed the drug, the drug itself, etc. etc.). To be frank, the article is short, presenting nowhere near enough info to make a sound argument either way. Your thoughts?

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"Parkinson's Meds Made Me a Gay, Gambling Sex Addict"

A Parkinson's sufferer in France wins $255,000 after claiming his life was ruined by the drug Requip.

Didier Jambart, a 52-year-old married father in France, says that his Parkinson's treatment meds turned him into a “gay sex addict and gambling addict”—and a court has backed his claims. After he began taking Requip in 2003, he began to compulsively gamble and search for gay sex on the Internet; he claims to have lost the equivalent of $106,000 gambling on horses online—even selling his kids' toys to get more cash.

He also started cross dressing, exhibiting himself online and going to discreet hookups with gay men. Jambart says that he tried to commit suicide eight times during this period. So he sued the makers of Requip—pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline—for all the changes that came over him...and won. The appeals court in Rennes, northern France, decreed that he should receive 197,000 euros ($255,200) as compensation for his pain and suffering. This may sound like an overly litigious individual hitting the jackpot, but Jambart's claims do hold water.

Like other drugs used to treat Parkinson's, Requip—or ropinirole—is known for some extreme potential side effects. Suicide attempts are rare, but not unheard of. Impulse control going out the window is more common, leading to pathological gambling and hypersexuality—which would seem to explain the horse betting and anonymous encounters. But Jambart might still need to have a heart-to-heart with his wife; Requip's lengthy list of potential side effects doesn't include the sudden onset of homosexuality.
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Yeah, I think it's bullshit. I'd say the drug limited his inhibitions and hangups like most drugs which allowed him to experiment.
 
Right, stinks of those Christian Camps/Gulags where orthodox bigots send their children to fix their sexuality and/or gender identity... I mean, if something or whatever can turn one gay, what's to say something or whatever else can turn one straight?
 
I've heard about parkinson's drugs leading to increased gambling - from what I understand, because they influence dopamine and the reward pathway, they can cause behaviours like sex and gambling to have a much greater 'reward' than usual and be reinforced much more strongly, which can encourage the person to seek them out. I've always thought the same underlying theory is involved with methamphetamine - on which gambling (and sex for that matter) can become so much more attractive.

I find it hard to believe the drug would cause this person to become homosexual - I feel like what sex or gender a person is attracted to is a different mechanism from the sex drive. I agree with Lysis - that the guy was always attracted to men, but didn't express those urges until he started this drug.

It raises an interesting point though - is his underlying attraction (to men or women or both) even relevant here? If he was always attracted to men but was able to control that before starting on the drug, there's an argument that being compensated for the gay liasons makes just as much sense as being compensated for gambling. In this sense, it's being compensated for the loss of impulse control the drug has brought on, which has led him to make risky decisions with negative outcomes that he wouldn't otherwise have made, rather than being about him 'turning gay'. I think the focus of the article is probably misleading in that it suggests he's being compensated simply for 'turning gay', whereas it would make more sense if he was compensated for the lack of impulse control that (perhaps) influenced him to have risky sex, with strangers or without adequate precautions, etc, irrespective of whether they're men or women.
 
heroin caused me to lie cheat and steal and caused numerous inhibited sexual encounters, can I sue Afghanistan?
 
Lysis said:
Yeah, I think it's bullshit. I'd say the drug limited his inhibitions and hangups like most drugs which allowed him to experiment.
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it sounds like the behaviour of a manic/amphetamine/mephedrone type high, i dont think it "made him gay" but i think it unleashed his inner pervert. anyone with a serious stim addiction notices their sexual tastes become more depraved/fetish over time as being constantly hyper horny forces you to think of new ways to get off.

the gambling however is serious and he will need to money to make up for the overspending. when manic you will spend like no tomorro as your judgement is truly warped. this i know to be true from personal experience though i never gambled. some people just like gambling while i liked spending big on drugs and cigars and clothes
 
Who's to say this man wasn't predisposed to these urges to begin with? Yes, he may have Parkinson's but he might also be schizophrenic or hypomanic or bipolar, etc. Nobody can know with any certainty. He declares himself a mess now and his life is in shambles. Therefore somebody must reimburse him for his troubles? Whatever man. I'm not buying this shit.
 
typically you won't find someone with schizophrenia (abundance of dopamine) and parkinsons (dopamine depletion).
as for the H thing, my dope comes from clandestine labs in Afghanistan and I'm blaming my own issues on someone else and not accepting responsibility. you'd think the guy would have sought help or someone would have noticed him spend all that money and perform an intervention. how it progressed so far is beyond me.
 
T. Calderone said:
Who's to say this man wasn't predisposed to these urges to begin with? Yes, he may have Parkinson's but he might also be schizophrenic or hypomanic or bipolar, etc. Nobody can know with any certainty. He declares himself a mess now and his life is in shambles. Therefore somebody must reimburse him for his troubles? Whatever man. I'm not buying this shit.
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^I agree, you would have to find out his history first in order to determine if it was truely only the drug itself. I have taken requip for Restless Leg Syndrome...and I expereinced very bad effects. The first night I threw up and the next couple of nights it made my mind run wild. I obviously saw no benefit from taking it but I could see how it could strongly effect a person (possibly long term).
 
If you ever been on parkinsons meds like pramipexole or ropinirole you could understand some of what the guy is saying. Though its really no excuse for getting deep into these activities like he did. I've been on both meds, and I became hypersexual (also my perception of women changed a bit - honestly they became more beautiful), my inhibitions were greatly decreased, and I acted on desires when I knew they had consequences with no concern for them.
 
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