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-- [ From: Virginia Christiansen * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] -- some background in response to your question re not having seem the original poisting. For severe leg cramps, I had asked the listserver good people re quinine hoping some of you would know where I could get it. Doctors had said it would help cramps but was no longer available. Some of you responded and it was very helpful. I even found some quinine still on the shelf of a local pharmacy., And there is another version available. However, it turns out my husband has a heart irregular beat for which he takes quinaglute, (sp?.) which is quinine based and because too much quinine could be dangerous, he should not take quinine. One of you special people mentioned a cream which could be helpful. You explained very carefully that one should be careful, etc. It creates heat and one should wash carefully after using so as not to touch sensitive parts of your body. I wrote to the address given. I received a phone call with an 800 number to call. They were so helpful. To make a long story short, we tried it and it indeed helps. He did get a cortizone shot which helped. but the cream seems to shorten the time of the pain from the cramps. Yes, I am grateful and feel bad I con't have the name of the original person who posted this. My husband hopes to get two more cortizone shots and I pray they help him. However, in the meantime this cream does seem to help. This is why I posted the thanks. The cream is listed for arthritis (which I have). He had an MRI which showed no problem requiring surgery, but he was still suffering greatly (me too) because he would wake up with severe leg cramps up and down his left leg. Sleep was almost impossible. Also, he found that upon taking a shower the heat of the shower seemed to re-activate the heat of the cream. I am very cautious and not wanting to over use a treatment. My husband now plans to use a warm wash cloth to re-activate the heat of the cream. The 800 number to call is 1 800 800 5710 Day Pack Pharmaceduial (I expect I don't have this exactly correctly, but you get the idea.) The gal is very helpful. As we all know, everyone is different, with different needs. This is just passed on in the hopes that, if this is your need, praise God. Virginia Christiansen White Plains, NY [log in to unmask]