Posted by Stacey on July 09, 2000 at 16:48:56:

In Reply to: Re: Muscle spasms posted by MKalyn on June 23, 2000 at 01:49:32:

: Hi, I used to get (and sometimes still do) muscle
: spasms in my legs that would not only wake me in
: the night but also make me feel like I should Kill
: myself...I am talking PAIN! I now take "High
: Potency Calcium Vitamin D, Magnesium & Zinc
: (its one pill over the counter) and my spasms are
: gone...if I feel just a tingle of spasm I reach
: for the Calcium... and sure enough no spasm.
: It works for me every time...my other problem is
: that I am on Prednisone 20mg per day and I think
: that might have something to do with my spasm
: attacks...I take the Prednisone because it is the
: only drug that will stop the pain I get from my
: Palendromic Rheumatism...I have tried almost all
: the drugs out there...celebrex, vioxx, enbrel,
: plaquenil, methotrexate, and now arava...I am
: sorry to say nothing works like Prednisone for
: me...and anyone with Rheumatism Pain would know
: that a day without pain is better than three with
: pain...so I take the Prednisone (I have been on
: it for 9 years now). Still looking for a new
: drug that will work :)
: MKalyn@AOL let me know if you find one?

I don't know much about medication. I take Vioxx. But, I was told a few years ago that I probably have Palendromic Rheumatism. I have found minimal info on it and am anxious to hear about your symptoms and outlook. Thanks for your reply!