Evita - spasm meds

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I have never used the procardia that some have....perhaps someone can give you the other names for it. I think it is the one that is broken under your tongue and works very quickly.

I have used Flexeril (generic name is cyclobenzapr, I believe); 10 mg. It is a pill, so make sure it gets down. Anyway, that is the one that knocks me out.

There are milder over the counter remedies like Advil/Motrin (Ibuprofen) that work well for me when I catch things early.

You might also consider trying to take a couple of magnesium tablets each evening if you have trouble at night. That is a natural muscle relaxer that has worked for me, too.

Hope that helps. Seems like a lot of people are having spasm issues lately! Reducing stress and caffeine intake also help me. Cindi

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> I have never used the procardia that some have....perhaps someone can give

> you the other names for it.

A generic name is Nifedipine caps. I have heard of some people poking a hole in

the gel cap and putting it under their tongue. They said it did work. The

description of Procardia says that it will prevent spasms, but not stop them in

progress though.

I was taking Procardia 10mg 3 times a day when I was having daily bouts of long

lasting spasms. It really helped make them much less frequent and less severe.

When I did an occasional spasm, I took NuLev which dissolves under the tongue.

The NuLev would knock them out very quickly.

I've tried the generic NuLev which is called Levesin. There was a huge

difference for me. The Levesin didn't work at all. It was worth the money to

get brand name NuLev, with Procardia, the generic worked just fine.

Funny thing is, that when it comes to spasms, what works for some, dosen't work

for others.....go figure.

One last home type remedy... A heating pad on my upper back between my shoulder

blades while sitting up seemed to help take the spasm pain away. The only

problem was when I took away the heat, the spasms came back.

Hope this helped.

Sharlene