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hi, when I first was given Sinemet to diagnose my PD, my toes started to cramp (roll under) and move spontaneously within 2 days of beginning the drug. I stopped it very soon thereafter and the toe cramps stopped too. I tried Requip which had no cramping but extreme sleepiness and nauseous after each dose. Switched back to Mirapex till I discovered that it was causing my hair to fall out, a rare but reported side effect. So since Halloween, an appropriate day, I'm medicine free with more symptoms. Just started physical therapy to utilize my hand more and compensate for the lack of medicine. Seems promising. Katherine On Monday, January 3, 2005, at 04:20 AM, mackenzie wrote: > hi wanda, > > most mornings i experience a cramp in my right calf that jams my foot > into the position it would be in if i were wearing very high heels - > the toes on my right foot also cramp very easily. i have never been on > sinimet (and if i can manage it, never will be.) > > i did hear somewhere, though, that a potassium deficiency can result > in muscle cramps. whether or not taking potassium to prevent muscle > cramps that don't (i don't think) result from such a deficiency will > work, i do not know. > > mackenzie > > W M <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello All, > > I wish you all a wonderful, healthy and peaceful New Years. > > I have a question about my Father who has Parkinsons and Peripheral > Neuropathy. He is 76; and since October has been going downward; most > of > it I believe is from the pain of the neuropathy. > > His toes go into cramps; where they look like hammertoes when they do > this. > It seems no one (medical wise) can offer suggestions for him regarding > this. I believe if we can help him with the cramps in the toes, then > his > pain but be more tolerable. One of his physical therapists mentioned > yesterday they she has learned that Sinemet can cause cramped toes in > some > patients. I have never heard this before; and Sinemet has worked so > extremely well to control my Dad's PD. > > Does anyone else experience this? Have you had any success in trying > anything to help this? > > Thank you for your time, > Wanda. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn