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Just a note in response to Ken Lane's letter re
cramping. Ken, I can certainly relate to your
experience. I am round the same age as you
and was diagnosed with PD in 1990. I too have
had frequent cramping of my right arm , round
the shoulder, and of the left foot. I like to go for
a walk each morning, but unless I take my
medication (Madopar ie levadopa, and
deprenyl) half an hour before I walk, my leg
soon starts to feel funny and then my left foot
cramps and turns in at an angle. Sometimes,
the foot is painful too. I believe this is called
dystonia. For some reason, going up a hill,
however slight, seems to make me more
inclined to this cramping of the left foot.
It is very disabling and very embarrassing,
and I have no option but to sit down.
It does not happen very often now
because I make sure I have my tablets
in good time before walking, but still
occurs occasionally, especially if I
am very tired. I am on 550 mgs of
Madopar per day, usually every 2 hours.

Best wishes and good luck to you.

Robyn Lochore
Mt Claremont
West Australia.

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