My father has parkinson and one of his medications makes him gamble uncontrollably.he says he takes it to help him sleep,we tried to give him other different sleeping medications to try. he refuses. does the requip cause an extra high while gambling?

Dopamine: Please have your dad see his prescribing doctor. Parkinson's drugs impact dopamine levels. This can result in compulsive gambling or other compulsive, future-oriented behaviors (needing a "fix"). He may not want to give up this feeling but the doc will help and provide something else for sleep if appropriate and not an excuse to continue w/the med. Peace and good health.