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^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses sunny, 06 deg. F ******************************************************************** Over and over again, many of our listmembers or readers send in a query about curling or cramping toes. Frequently, this symptom appears early in the morning. I had this problem until I learned to take sinemet and sinemet CR and eventually, tasmar was added in, at about 3:30 AM. Here I am typing and enjoying a beautiful after-the-blizzard early morning, instead of being crippled up in bed! Also, readers write about how difficult it is to get started, or to arise from bed, in the morning. Knotted mountain-climbers' rappelling (sp.?) ropes, installed on either side of my bed, tied to C-grips (like horse-hitches) allow me to pull myself up,or turn over in bed, unaided. This allows me greater independence, and makes for a far better outlook, knowing I'm NOT stuck in one position in bed, even when my dopamine level bottoms out while I am sleeping ( at end-of-dose ). I am not a neurologist, so please talk to your doctor about any changes in medications. I think that many of us "fine-tune" our meds- that's OK - but it's NOT OK to do so without consulting with your neurologist, or family doctor! I hope that either or both of these suggestions may help many, many of our readers, especially, early in the morning. Ivan :-)