Wendy-
No, tetany is more what I was experiencing. But it would be worth trying it anyway. Scullcap was listed in the old USP as a "real" medicine in its day and considered a "nerve tonic" so the effect may not be limited to a tight set of symptoms. If that doesn't do it, how is your magnesium, calcium, and potassium? -Rick
PS- I cut my dose in half today as I cut back the requip and successfully kept the good effect while staunching my dykinesia almost completely.
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Originally Posted by wendy s
That is good news, Rick! I'm going to try the quercetin.
I'm even more interested in your night time tetany, and skullcap. I wonder if tetany describes what I experience - I've called it spasticity because it seems to resemble what happens with some kids with cerebral palsy. To me tetany is a continuous uncontrolled muscle contraction. After I've been in bed for a few hours, if I start to move without thinking, my legs will shoot out straight and my low back will arch. I can't stop it once it starts, but it doesn't last more than a few seconds. If I'm awake enough to move very slowly and keep one leg bending while the other straightens, I can sometimes avoid it. It also sometimes happens as I get out of bed and start to stand. It scares me a little because it's so strong and unstoppable. If this is anything like what you experience, I'm off to get some skullcap.
How does the bromelain fit in?
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