Re: Leg Cramps & Gleevec dosage

[Guest guest]

Thanks for info about reduced mg of daily gleevec. I'd be interested in hearing

if 200 mg works for him. I'd like to try it because of muscle cramps. Will try

the 1500 calcium remedy.

Today one of my coworkers suggested pickle juice...it's probably the vinegar,

right? I had such severe cramps in my abdomen and back, I took a slug of dill

pickle juice and magic, it worked! Of course so did the bar of soap under the

sheets--for a while. I think it may be diet. I've been pretty lazy about

nutrition lately and have been eating more sugar and carbs.

thanks to everyone for the responses!

Margaret , mpraymond@...cherokee (DOT) org   

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> From: dickie_64012 <dickie_64012@...>

> Subject: Re: [ ] Leg Cramps

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> Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 11:21 PM

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> I was diagnosed in 2003 and I had leg and foot cramps most

> of the time until the fall of 2008. We tried the iron

> infusions, iron supplements, quinine, potasium, and nothing

> seemed to help. My diagnoses included iron defiecency anemia

> and finally the 400mg of Gleevec was causing my RBC to fall

> and I required transfusions and finally took Procrit. When

> my RBC reached 11 I no longer had leg cramps. While I have

> been on a Gleevec vacation for 24 months I am anxious to see

> my next CBC+Dif in 2 weeks as I am experiencing some minor

> foot cramps when I sleep. I will also send off my RT-PCR so

> I will have the results by the end of the month. The bar of

> soap did provide some relief but it was only a temporary

> solution.

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> > Don't know if this is a correct answer or not... but

> when I get those... I

> > eat a banana with a few meals the next couple of days.

> I think it is low

> > potassium.

> > Tammy

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> > From: karynt@... [mailto:karynt@ ...]

> > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 12:55 PM

> > groups (DOT) com

> > Subject: [ ] Leg Cramps

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> > Hello Everyone-

> > Ive been on Gleevec for 13 months now and have

> tolerated it fairly well.

> > However, The leg cramps i would get now and then have

> now became an

> > everynight event sometimes 2 or 3 times a night i will

> awake to horrible

> > pain on my left leg or foot. Does anyone have any

> suggestions? Are there

> > supplements or vitamins i can take? Please let my know

> if you have

> > experienced the same thing and how you handle it.

> > Many thanks,

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> > Karyn

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