Re: Muscle Relaxants/Sandi

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Which works best, Soma or Flexeril?

Subject: Re: Muscle Relaxants

To: Hugs-N-Pain

Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 12:46 PM

there are several different muscle relaxants available:

zanaflex

norflex

soma

skelaxin

flexeril

I am sure that is not all of them -

just remember we all react differently with medications - my theory is to

always start with 1/2 of what they order for me because I never know how I

will react and I will never start taking more than 1 new drug at a time

because I want/need to know which ones work and which ones I might have had

an adverse reaction to.

I personally have better luck when I combine pain medicine with the muscle

relaxers - but this can make you sleepy so be careful.

I have scripts for 3 different muscle relaxers - use them at different times

depending on if I need to be awake and more alert or if I hurt so bad I just

want to sleep and am able to do so.

I have no trouble getting vicodin when I need it - here is a funny for you -

my doc (PCP) has even yelled at me to quit be so stubborn and to take the

darn things.

Hope you are all having tolerable days today.

Sandi

NE

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