Janice...

I take the gelcaps with synthetic vitamin E.  The Kaiser Pharmacy
sells 'em at $4.95 for a bottle of 100 - an unbeatably low price
(as are most of the OTC items offered by Kaiser, tho there's a
limited selection).

Over the years I've repeatedly heard that the natural vitamin E is
MUCH better to take then the synthetic - don't know what the
difference is, tho.

Barb Mallut
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-----Original Message-----
From: Janice Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping


>Hi Barb, Thank you I might need to up mine I am at 1200 IU use to
take 3200
>but thought that was to much. Do you take gel caps or dry E? I
take dry E
>and do you know if that makes a difference. Janice
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 12:11 PM
>Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping
>
>
>> Hi Bill....
>>
>> As a nearly 25 year veteran of PD, I tend to get extremely
painful
>> leg/foot cramping
>> when I go under1600 ICUs of vitamin E per day.
>>
>> I stumbled on the dosage that works for me by trial and error,
>> starting at 400 ICUs.  When the cramping still occurred, I
added
>> in another 400 ICUs, and when THAT didn't work, yet another 400
>> ICUs was added till I  found myself with NO LEG CRAMPING at
1600
>> ICUs!
>>
>> (Angels sing, harps are played, and the roar of millions of
hands
>> clapping is heard)
>>
>> Over the years, I've found that if I go under the 1600 ICUs for
>> more then a day or two I ALWAYS end up with leg/foot cramped
once
>> again.
>>
>> It's not advised to take this high a dosage of Vitamin E if
you're
>> taking Cumadin (don't think that's the correct spelling -
sorry),
>> or daily aspirin or other blood thinners or blood clotting
agents.
>>
>> So consider this a "for what it's worth," from your near
>> neighbor...
>>
>> Barb Mallut (aka "Sleepless in Van Nuys")
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: WILLIAM MASON <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 9:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping
>>
>>
>> >Hi Kanina,
>> >
>> >I take Vitamin E, Potassium, Calcium. A lot of exercise,
Massages
>> and
>> >Optimistic attitudes.
>> >I haven't ask my neuro about quinine, but plan to.  Is there
any
>> thing else
>> >out there that works for cramps?
>> >
>> >sleepless in Inglewood,
>> >Bill M
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: kanina lai <[log in to unmask]>
>> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 4:49 PM
>> >Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi Janice,
>> >>          I have tried the message therapy, it's only works a
>> few hours.
>> >But
>> >> thanks a lot...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >From: Janice Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange
>> ><[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> >Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping
>> >> >Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:14:32 -0700
>> >> >
>> >> >Hi Kanina,
>> >> >      Have you tried taking Vitamin E and C it does help.
>> Massage Therapy
>> >> >works also for I do all three. Janice 52/50/46
>> >> >----- Original Message -----
>> >> >From: kanina lai <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 11:19 AM
>> >> >Subject: suffering in muscle cramping
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > > Hi everyone! Could someone can give me any information
or
>> help about
>> >how
>> >> >to
>> >> > > ease the muscle cramping. Everyday and night, i can't
work
>> and sleep
>> >> >even
>> >> > > though i am sleepy. And i become very moodiness and very
>> depress. Me
>> >and
>> >> >my
>> >> > > wife can it no more....
>> >> > >
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