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On Fri 21 Apr, Ivan M Suzman wrote: > Hi Don, Camilla, and PIEN > > I wonder if the older PIENfolks will listen to a young upstart of 50, > like me? > > Don, can you please ask Vivian to give your neurologist a phone call for > you, > about your nighttime leg cramps. I discovered that if I take Sinemet CR, > AT BEDTIME , my cramps disappear, as long as my feet stay warm at night. > > Now that I'm 50, I have received an AARP membership invitation ... so if > I see you at AARP, > you and I can lead a discussion group called: > > " How to Outsmart Parkinson's Disease at Night " > > I use nylon ropes with knots spaced 12 " apart, to climb out of bed from > the laying down to > the sitting up position, UNASSISTED, and, it helps strengthen my arms. > > Write back, please, and tell us if the neuro says to try Sinemet CR > at bedtime. > > And good luck finding Viv a present-- she deserves it! > > > > Ivan > :-) > 50/39/36 > On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 10:34:32 -0400 Don McKinley <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > TIP OF THE DAY > (CUT) > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > http://www2.wcoil.com/~flash > > ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 40 rain from storm in Ohio > deg. F :-) > ******************************************************************** > > > I have been taking Controlled release Madopar (That is 100mg of L-dopa) for many years. The objective was to help me sleep more comfortably. One Madopar CR gives me a half dose of L-dopa, which is enough to relax me. If I take a full dose, my brain is too active, which keeps me awake Even though I take the MadoparCR, I started getting leg and foot cramps about a year ago. The only way out, once the cramp has started is to get out of bed and stand upright (I haven't moved so fast in a long time!) Now the good news: I am aware that doctors often prescribe Quinine , so I tried a small glass of tonic water at nighttime, (5 or 6 oz seems right) and it works perfectly ! Not only that, if a drop of Gin should accidentally get in the glass as well it doesn't seem to spoil the 'medicine' at all. Regards -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> (60/39/34)