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Hi, Baclofen has helped me. (10mg tablets--1/2 to 1 tab, 2 or 3x/day) gets rid of my toes curling upward (even in closed shoes), and twisting inward of my right foot and hand. I have not perceived any side effects or downside from this drug. Hope you are successful with it too--good luck. Charlotte Mancuso Noma DePew wrote: > Hi Rayilyn, Marilyn, Murray and all..... > I have dystonia in both of my feet which radiates up into the leg muscles, > causing painful muscle spasms, and makes my toes do a little dance each to > their own music! I have not taken any med's for Parkinson's for about a year > now, and the dystonia is neither worse or better. I have had muscle tests > (electrical -- what is that test called? I forget), and veinous tests (can't > recall that name either!), which are all "normal." The neurologists cannot > confirm the cause of the dystonia. It occurs mostly at night in bed -- > however, if I have had to do a great deal of walking (as in Shopping), when I > get to my car and sit down, the cramps often start, and makes it very > difficult to even put my foot to the metal! > The only thing that I have changed is to add magnesium oxide to my vitamin > regimen....at the doctor's suggestion....however, it doesn't seem to help. > Anybody have any other suggestions? > Bunny DePew > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn