My good friend in australia is the reason I joined this list. But not the reason I now stay on it thanks to all the wonderful people I have come to know through the emails that come here ..I need some help if it is possible for him.. I signed him onto the list and he said he did email it this morning. Up to now, he has been resistant to the idea of a message board thinking it was hokey or one that was the usual type one sees on certain sites. I have explained the differences that I have come to recognize that make this so unique. Today I spoke with him on ICQ, and he has been unable to go to work; to do the job he has as a nuclear medicine specialist * my title not his maybe* ... He has been cramping in his stomach and especially in his legs. It has been hot there during the day and it is wearing for him . I have read that this is not comfortable for pwps.. My question is this: Is there any help for his cramps? He has been drinking gatoraid to add electrolytes and fluids to his body but is that helpful in reality ? I asked one on the list that and he said it isnt .. I agree... In this case, I am not the one who is a pwp and not a care provider and not a family member of his... I am trying so hard to help find information and to be his shoulder to lean on sometimes and an ear for him too. What else can I do ? Is there anything at all? He is on .50mg cogentin and one other anti nausea med which I dont know its name.. His neuro is in melbourne and he has little faith in him ..an earlier message I sent explains this doctor's advice in detail .. btw he is 48/maybe 10 years since onset..