muscle relaxers

[Guest guest]

Carol - Soma has always been my drug of choice for bedtime pain. It works on me

where flexeril does not. Also, something few people know, Xanax increases the

effectiveness of ibuprofin. I seriously doubt if Xanax has anything to do with

your depression. It is most likely simple sleep deprivation, as that depletes

your serotonin reserves big-time and almost always leads to depression after

enough time. If it were me, and I didn't have access to serious narcotic

painkiller, I'd go with:

Soma - 350+ mg (muscle and brain relaxant)

Xanax - whatever dosage you're at, preferable no more than 0.5 mg

Ibuprofin - 400-600 mg

Benedryl - 50-100 mg (deep sleep promotor)

Melatonin - 3 mg (powdered capsule form) to promote sleep response

HTH - Jan K

HPUMOM1@... wrote:

> From: HPUMOM1@...

>

> Has anyone tried Norgest forte? I asked for Norflex because had

> success with it but my doc said Norgest forte was not as strong as Norflex

> and did not cause drowsiness. The pharmacist said the opposite was true and

> that they both cause drowsiness. I tried Flexeril before bedtime and NOTHING

> is helping me sleep thru the shoulder pain. It has been going on 7 weeks

> now. I am a walking zombie. I started taking Xanax about a month ago at

> bedtime. Is it possible for me to feel irritable from Xanax and depressed?

> I take .05 at bedtime. Still up all night.

> Thanks,

> Carol*

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[Guest guest]

Carol,

I tried Norgesic Forte when I had low back surgery in 1986. It put me into a

severe depression including suicidal thoughts, and Skip had the doctor write a

prescription for Flexeril. Norgesic did not work for me but it may for you.

Watch for depression if you decide to go with it. I still get along well on

Flexiril.

Denny

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol! Geoff Crenshaw here.

HPUMOM1@... wrote:

>

> From: HPUMOM1@...

>

> that they both cause drowsiness. I tried Flexeril before bedtime and NOTHING

> is helping me sleep thru the shoulder pain. It has been going on 7 weeks

> now. I am a walking zombie. I started taking Xanax about a month ago

Saw you've gotten lost of notes on this but didn't see my old fave so

thought I'd chime in. I always preferred Meprobamate myself. Puts me

right down - boom! *If* you take it - be near bed. BTW, they dose it IV

here in the ER's, oral ensuite - dont' have any idea what sort of

doseages are available via Rx at a pharmacy. Usually just a few moments

'til lights out with IV, minutes with oral.

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[Guest guest]

Mickey,

I take Skelaxin everyday for sciatica pain. I take 2 pills every night when

I go to bed and sometimes during the day if things are bad. I tried going

off of them, but my back pain and related hip pain was too much to bear.

Amy

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Regarding your " muscle relaxers " question, what you describe is how

Valium made me feel. Trouble is I was hooked fast and getting off them

was horrible.

Prior to back surgery, I was given a new relaxer - Robaxin. Strong,

hit the spot, but didn't have that 'groggy' or 'drunken' feeling. You

might ask your doc about this one.

Now my best " muscle relaxer " is to get in the pool, stretch and

workout, perferably by myself, when I can turn the lights off and it

becomes a very calming and peaceful environment where I can think and

then even meditate while exercising. (the most bang for my buck, lol)

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Hello Gretchen,

When I have had severe lower back muscle spasms that produced

disabling inflamation and pain, I used Robaxsil which was hard on the stomach.

In the most recent years, 5 mg of Valium were used instead and I didn't have

much problem with stopping it when not required maybe because of the low dosage

which was just enough to prevent further damaging spasms. I look at Neurontin

the same way for the night twitches that disturb sleep.

EdM from NH

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

I take 400 mg of Skelaxin at 214# body weight to reduce sleep

disturbances each night with no side effects the following day.

EdM from NH

[Guest guest]

Hi Gretchen:

I agree, exercise is the best muscle relaxer and the pool is my

equipment of choice too. I haven't found a good public or club pool

to use and it is already too cold in Arkansas to use my in-ground. I

bought a Gazelle last week and finally got on it last night. It seemed to help

with the pain I've been experiencing.

So, I think I'll toss the meds and use the Gazelle, maybe some Pilate stretches

and the hot tub until I start this myofascial release therapy. I'm thinking of

trying to find a homeopathic dr since I usually don't want to take the meds

convential dr's prescribe or have a weird reaction.

Yesterday I felt so bad from the muscle relaxer that I was pretty much useless.

I hate that feeling. Maybe I can find a natural supplement to get me thru the

hard times.

[Guest guest]

Hi I am on 4 milligrams of zanaflex and its doing just great for me. My pain management doctor talked about increasing the dose. Tait <sarah.tait@...> wrote: The best muscle relaxer I found (and I tried them all is zanaflex. I take it every night to be able to sleep and can feel it working it wonderful relaxation. I have never had side effects from it but I do not take it during the day so don't know about any from using it then. Hope that helps you all, Font Century Gothic Merry Christmas Mask & SB Tutorial By April's Creations for Christians Click here to receive my creations Fall 2007

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: I am glad that the zanaflex is working for you. I LOVE mine. I just don';t take it during the day as I use it to fall asleep with at night time...but If I hurt bad enough I will take it and then nap. I just wanted those people looking for a good muscle relaxer what to try. It is much better than flexeril or any of the others. Hugs,

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