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Hi Barb, Thank you I might need to up mine I am at 1200 IU use to take 3200 but thought that was to much. Do you take gel caps or dry E? I take dry E and do you know if that makes a difference. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 12:11 PM Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping > Hi Bill.... > > As a nearly 25 year veteran of PD, I tend to get extremely painful > leg/foot cramping > when I go under1600 ICUs of vitamin E per day. > > I stumbled on the dosage that works for me by trial and error, > starting at 400 ICUs. When the cramping still occurred, I added > in another 400 ICUs, and when THAT didn't work, yet another 400 > ICUs was added till I found myself with NO LEG CRAMPING at 1600 > ICUs! > > (Angels sing, harps are played, and the roar of millions of hands > clapping is heard) > > Over the years, I've found that if I go under the 1600 ICUs for > more then a day or two I ALWAYS end up with leg/foot cramped once > again. > > It's not advised to take this high a dosage of Vitamin E if you're > taking Cumadin (don't think that's the correct spelling - sorry), > or daily aspirin or other blood thinners or blood clotting agents. > > So consider this a "for what it's worth," from your near > neighbor... > > Barb Mallut (aka "Sleepless in Van Nuys") > > -----Original Message----- > From: WILLIAM MASON <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 9:59 AM > Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping > > > >Hi Kanina, > > > >I take Vitamin E, Potassium, Calcium. A lot of exercise, Massages > and > >Optimistic attitudes. > >I haven't ask my neuro about quinine, but plan to. Is there any > thing else > >out there that works for cramps? > > > >sleepless in Inglewood, > >Bill M > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: kanina lai <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 4:49 PM > >Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping > > > > > >> Hi Janice, > >> I have tried the message therapy, it's only works a > few hours. > >But > >> thanks a lot... > >> > >> > >> >From: Janice Morgan <[log in to unmask]> > >> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange > ><[log in to unmask]> > >> >To: [log in to unmask] > >> >Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping > >> >Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:14:32 -0700 > >> > > >> >Hi Kanina, > >> > Have you tried taking Vitamin E and C it does help. > Massage Therapy > >> >works also for I do all three. Janice 52/50/46 > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: kanina lai <[log in to unmask]> > >> >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> >Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 11:19 AM > >> >Subject: suffering in muscle cramping > >> > > >> > > >> > > Hi everyone! Could someone can give me any information or > help about > >how > >> >to > >> > > ease the muscle cramping. Everyday and night, i can't work > and sleep > >> >even > >> > > though i am sleepy. And i become very moodiness and very > depress. Me > >and > >> >my > >> > > wife can it no more.... > >> > > > >> > > ______________________________________________________ > >> > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >> > > > >> > >> ______________________________________________________ > >> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >