Hi Jim, I was only on Gleevec a short time, but had muscle cramps ranging from annoying to so severe that twice I tore muscles. I started taking calcium suppliments on a regular basis which helped most of the time. I took a really large dose every day, and it needs to be calcium with Vit D, since the D is needed to absorb the calcium. For those times when the calcium wasn't working and the cramps were severe I used a prescription muscle relaxant called Robaxin. Some folks get drowsy on that one, not me, but there are many good, safe, non-addictive muscle relaxants out there. If you try one and don't like it, don't be afraid to ask for a different one. They all affect different people differently. I am no longer on Gleevec, but not due to muscle spasms, I had some other issues with it also. Thanks for sharing your length of winning the war on CML, gives us newly diagnosed hope for a future!
Keep the Faith, Peg On Sep 22, 6:47 am, DAWN RODEGHIER <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello to all, I've been on Gleevic since it was approved for use in the US > in 2001. After about a year I started having cramps in my legs at night. > Now I get cramps in other areas also, hands, feet, back. They are coming > much closer together and I've been losing a lot of work. Many of you have > complained of this problem, has any ones Oncologist tried mussel relaxers and > if so did they help on the occasions when the cramps were happening. > > Any help and or advise is more than welcome! > > Jim Rodeghier -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope
