A firefighter has claimed he racked up gambling debts of 10,000 in a month because of an addictive side-effect of a Parkinsons drug.
Scott Wilson, 53, was diagnosed with the condition after experiencing a slight tremor in his left hand and leg, and the loss of his sense of smell.
As it progressed, he developed night spasms, cramps and jerking which disturbed his sleep and his partners.
It got so bad that he slept in the living room and was prescribed a drug usually prescribed for restless leg syndrome.
Dad-of-two Scott, of Biggar, Lanarkshire, claims it had psychological side effects.
He said: It gave me an online gambling addiction. I gambled 10,000 in a month credit cards…
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