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On Sun 20 Oct, William H.Bill Olson wrote: > Brian Collins, for your further education, I felt I should let it be > known that I took Parlodel for several years, prior to changing over to > Permax about two years ago. It never gave me any appreciable problem that I > could pin on it. It did not seem to help me very much either. I have had a > period of years when leg cramp problems night after night were my worst > troubles. > > That got a little worse when I began taking Permax, but evened out and faded > away. It is no longer a major problem. I am not sure why, but maybe I just > grew out of it after so long. Keeping my legs protected from chilling was my > most effective coping mechanism. I designed a foot-stool with an electric > heater mointed on it that helps much when I get chilled. > ================================================================= > 913-267-6916(unlisted); 1631 SE 37th Ter., Topeka, KS 66609-1501; Asst > Area Veterinarian in Chg.,USDA, Kansas. Ret. > 66, Dx1982, pallidal stimulation surgery at KU Med Center, > K.C. Kansas; 1st side 1/4/96; other side 3\14\96 > Results still being evaluated, but we are encouraged at this point. > <[log in to unmask]> > Lord, make us instruments of your peace. > ================================================================= > Hello Bill, Thnanks for your input. I think David Langridge had it about right when he wrote that we tend to get the extremes of experience represented in the postings to the list. So: I get three people saying that they had bad experience with Bromocriptine, and Permax was OK; I add my experience which matches their's, and I sit back feeling at peace. Then up pop two more people who say 'Permax - terrible, Bromocryptine - no problem, and we are up and running with an apparent anomaly. I have no doubt that in between there are people who have managed to get by without any drama. Indeed, apart from my bad experience with Bromocriptine, I would say that I have managed to function faily effectively up to now. All we can do is recount our experience and hope that it will help some people along the way. In the course of 17 yrs something must rub off that can help newcomers, I hope. Here is a good statistic (I love these useless bits of information): I recently worked out that over the 17 years, I have taken in excess of 100,000 tablets. I'm probably suffering from an overdose of that inert substance that makes up 90% of most tablets !! Of course, they do say that a person who takes free advice usually gets his money's worth, but I hope to do a little better than that. Regards, Brian Collins -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]