Hi Barb, Thank you very much. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 1:41 PM Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping > Janice... > > I take the gelcaps with synthetic vitamin E. The Kaiser Pharmacy > sells 'em at $4.95 for a bottle of 100 - an unbeatably low price > (as are most of the OTC items offered by Kaiser, tho there's a > limited selection). > > Over the years I've repeatedly heard that the natural vitamin E is > MUCH better to take then the synthetic - don't know what the > difference is, tho. > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janice Morgan <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: suffering in muscle cramping > > > >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 > >> >