I too had the muscle cramps while I was on Gleevec. For immediate relief I would take several Tums when I was working. At home a friend told me to soak a wash cloth in vineager and put it directly on the cramp. That was instant relief that was unbelievable. I took calcium with D daily and that seemed to reduce the severity when they happened. I still get them even though I have been off medications for almost 2 1/2 years but not nearly as bad (I think part of it may be caused by Iron Defiecent Anemia,)
Richard H. On Sep 22, 8:47 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
