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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