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Subject: Need advice re foot cramps & PD > My mother (86/11) just moved in with me after 5 yr. of 'assisted living' > Foot cramps have been a major problem the last few yr.. Old neuro. said > were part of PD and treated symptomatically w/ moderate success. New > neuro.said they are rarely part of PD and thinks spinal stenosis causing > them and gave her VERY low dose of Neurontin. The next day she couldn't > walk and now 3 days later knees still give out. I D/C'd the neurontin > because of what seemed like obvious cause and effect, against Drs.wishes. > He said that Neurontin does not cause this side-effect, but I looked at PDR > and found "ataxia" as a side effect in 12% of cases. I'm confused, I > thought I had read that foot cramps, mainly at night and early am, were seen > in PD. If that is so what is with this new (very young) neuro. who says he > specializes in movement disorders. Any advice or hints would be so > appreciated as I try to work my way through this. Mom is also on: Sinemet > 25/100 4x, > Tasmar 100/ 2x, Vasotec2.5, atrovent inhaler, Ibuprofen 200mg/4x, synthroid > 0.075 and remeron 15mg. The new neuro D/C'd parlodal. I just am trying to > figure out if this new Doc. is okay to continue with and the foot cramps > thing confused me. Also, that a nurse always returns calls, never the Doc. > himself. Am I expecting too much? Thanks for any words of wisdom as I work > my way through this transition. >