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Dear Katie, I think you are right, I am unable to take high dose of the Requip for it makes me real sick. I had to start out on a very low does and slowly increase it. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: Katie Mauch <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 7:09 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