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Hi All. I've finally worked up to just about 6mg per day, which was my neuro's (movement disorders and PD specialist) hope for me. I, too, am concerned about very PAINful muscle spasms. I was diagnosed in January of this year and am 53 years old. I've been on Requip, titrating upward since May 1. My exercise instructor (Callanetics) is a nurse and does various other health-related things. She told me to find the central point of the spasm and push my finger into it--deeply, but not to full pain--and HOLD IT FOR 2 MINUTES. User a timer or watch the second hand on a timepiece, because 2 minutes is important. Then you slowly back the pressure off of your finger. This technique (myofacial release) has actually helped me a lot in the last week. I'd been in tears with the pain and concerned for the future of it (continuing). This gives me some control. Not perfect, but better than doing nothing! If you can't press that long yourself, have someone else do it. Or if the spasm is in a place that works for this, put a tennis ball between the wall and your spasm (particularly good for the back or butt) and lean into it for 2 minutes. Pain killers don't seem to work on me, so I've felt pleased this week, knowing I can improve the pain. Sally Sally Lattuca Turn of Phrase carefully crafted communication When the words sing...the ideas dance! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katie Mauch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 10:09 AM > Dear Janice, > I also have trouble lifting my legs. I cannot get up from a squatting > position either. I have to do it exactly as you describe. I also have > trouble raising my leg to get into the car -- even my husband's very low > Neon, and I get muscle spasms in my thighs. It is very painful for me to > lift my legs. I notice that you are on a low dose of Requip. It is my > understanding that 12 mg/day is the average dose. I was diagnosed in > January 2002, I'm 46 years old, and the only medication I take for my PD is > Requip. I take 12 mg/day, but am waiting to hear from my neurologist to see > about increasing the dose. I have constant tremor in my right arm, > occasional tremor in my right leg, left arm, and chin. My main problem is > the muscle pain and the weakness in my right hand. I also have gait > instability. I feel that what you are going through is PD related -- but > I'm no neuro, just a Parkie! --Katie from El Campo > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janice Morgan" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 4:03 PM > > > > Hi all, > > I have been having trouble getting up from a squatted position on the > floor, > > I need to get on hands and knees and hold onto some furniture to get up. > My > > knees and leg muscles are hurting and cramping it is my thigh muscles that > > hurt. I called my nuro today and he is out on vacation but another nuro > said > > it had nothing to do with my PD. I feel that they are wrong. I was DX in > > 1997, started to run and do yoga after that was able to run 6 miles aday > no > > problem. Then it started getting harder to run and I would be all shaky > for > > one and a half hours of yoga so stopped both. I have tried to run but pay > > for it later in the day. My feet drag on the floor for I can not pick them > > up to walk. So my question to you all is the sore knees and leg muscles go > > alone with this PD or not. I feel it does, I take .5 mg of Requip three > > times a day and two Sinemet 25/100 CR two times a day and feel that I must > > increases my meds. nuro did want to increases it six months ago but I > said > > no would work with it. I will be seeing him some time in Sept or later. > > Thanks Janice > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn