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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------------7B9F2EB3417F0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <HTML><BODY> JON A MEYER wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>On Tue, 4 Mar 1997 15:13:13 -0500 Ron Murphy <[log in to unmask]> <BR>writes: <BR><I>>I'm 43 diagnosed 3 years ago take 4 25/100mg Sentiment and 3</I> <BR><I>>Bromocriptine Mesylate 2.5mg per day.</I> <BR><I>>I'm having a great deal of difficulty with muscle cramps in my legs</I> <BR><I>>and</I> <BR><I>>feet. Is this part of PD and if so does anyone know of away to</I> <BR><I>>relieve</I> <BR><I>>it.</I> <BR><I>></I> <BR><I>></I> <BR><I>>MURPH</I> <BR><I>>Lost in a small village in Arkansas</I> <BR><I>></I> <BR>Hi Ron <BR>I was having the same problem. My neuro said it was a side effect of the <BR>meds. He reduced my Sinemet and it helped a little but I still have the <BR>cramps. He also ordered a blood test to check for low calcium and <BR>potassium <BR> <BR>Jon Meyer 40/1 ([log in to unmask]) <BR>another Hoosier </BLOCKQUOTE> Hi Ron & Jon, <BR>I had a problem with leg and foot cramps about a year ago when I was first diagnosed with PD.At the time there was a thread on the list that gave a routine of starting with a large dose of Vitamin E, about 4000 IU's and gradually reducing the amount. ( You can probably find the correct info in the archives. It worked for me, got rid of the cramps within about a week. My Dr. ( Abraham Lieberman) <BR>said I didn't need to take Vitamin E and he changed my schedule of one 50/200 Sinemet CR twice a day, to 1/2 Tab 4 times a day. I don't know which worked but I stopped the Vitamin E and I haven't had a problem with cramps since. <BR>Good Luck, hope this helps you find the answer for you. </BODY> </HTML> ------------7B9F2EB3417F0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Bob Chapman Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="nsmailKK.TMP" Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="nsmailKK.TMP" BEGIN:VCARD FN:Bob Chapman N:Chapman;Bob EMAIL;INTERNET:[log in to unmask] NOTE:Sun Lakes, AZ X-MOZILLA-HTML:T END:VCARD ------------7B9F2EB3417F0--