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Scott I take comtan with levodopa/carbidopa and I have muscle stiffness (not cramping) and pain especially in the morning, after walking on cement for a while, and various other times. I've been told by a doc that comtan can cause that. I take 600 mg a day/200 x 3. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "MyFirstname Mylastname" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: Re: stavelo > Scott, > > Are you on any other medications beside Stalevo? Usually the dopamine agonists such as Mirapex and Requip help with muscle cramps. > > Michelle > > > > From: Scott Burnett <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: 2005/07/16 Sat AM 09:50:08 EDT > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: stavelo > > > > I have been taking stavelo for the last 2 months and I have had a > > strange side effect. Has anyone else experienced this? This medication > > has really helped smooth out the transition between doses of levodopa. > > I've noticed a definite difference with a shorter leave the time I'm > > off waiting for the levadopa to kick in. However, I wake up every > > morning very stiff joints and often suffer from greater muscle pain and > > stiffness. Is this a common side effect? > > > > Scott Burnett > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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