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charlotte, isn't baclofen an antibiotic? do toes have an infection when they curl? since it works for you, i will ask next time i have an appointment. sami -- On Mon, 8 Oct 2001 10:02:41 Charlotte M wrote: >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 > Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn