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ddear jeannie yes,i have all the 'problems' you enumerated, solution ..?.. i only take eldepryl, aand vit. E and C, stretch a lot, walk the ddog often, tossing is eliminated if you put on a book on tape, guarantteedd to put to sleeep in 10 minutes or less bernie >From: Jeannie Leroux <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Leg Cramps >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 03:46:01 EDT > > My husband, Gordon, is the PWP. He works pretty well through the day >as >long as he keeps on his medicine schedule. However, at night he has a lot >of'>difficulty getting in and out of bed, using the bathroom, turning over, >and >adjusting the covers. Many times I have to help him up, cover him up, or >turn him over. Do other people have difficulty at night, especially in >bed? >I try to get him to spread his medicine so he has more during the night, >but >he hates to give up the good part of the day by postponing his medicine. >He >is on sinemet, mirapex, and selegeline. Also, lately he have been having >nightly leg cramps. Sometimes they are in the foot, calf, or high up by >the >buttox in the thigh. It does help when I rub the area. Does anyone have >any >ideas? > Jeannie Leroux > Everett, WA _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.