Nerve Pain and Muscle Cramps

Posted By Dianne on August 31, 1998 at 18:49:27:







I would appreciate any suggestions for relieving nerve pain and muscle cramps associated with MS.  I gave Amytriptiline a try at 10mg, then 20, then 30mg at night.  Even at 10mg, I was tired and sluggish in the morning.  By 30mg it was worse and still no real change in the nerve pain.  The muscle cramps started about two weeks ago, with cramps in the calves at night.  Then it progressed to stomach muscle cramps, cramps in the back of my thighs, hands and feet, and not just at night.  The nerve pain comes and goes, mostly in my hands, arms and feet.  What options are available and is there anything that won't reduce me to a walking slug?  Also are there any non medication things that I can be doing that will help?  Several people have also mentioned magnisium.  Would that be beneficial, and if so, how much?  Thanks.  Oh, I also have autoimmune hepatitis, so I do have to be careful about drugs that would be especially harmful to my liver, or not work well with immuran.  Thanks.  Dianne