Need a little info please...

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Hi everyone,

I know that at some point this has probably been discussed to

death..but in my fog, I cannot find when or where so that I can get

the info I need. So, here goes....

I just went to a new doc (still not sure if I like her or not..but

hey...at least she has fibro too! don't know if that is good or bad)

and she put me on Zanaflex. Would those of you who take this, or who

have taken it, please tell me of your experiences with it? So far

all it is doing for me is making me feel like I've had about 3 or 4

good stiff drinks of booze on an empty stomach (this happens about

an hour after I take it and it lasts for...oh...2 or 3 hours???). As

yet it has done nothing for my pain; I just feel like a drunk who

hurts like he**!

Thanks everyone,

Pixi

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Pixie,

My neurologist tried me on Zanaflex and, while it didn't get me " high " , it

did make my pain much worse. I threw it away after taking one dose, lol!

cyn

At 04:35 PM 7/26/2004 +0000, Pixi, just, Pixi wrote:

>Hi everyone,

>I know that at some point this has probably been discussed to

>death..but in my fog, I cannot find when or where so that I can get

>the info I need. So, here goes....

cyn

clmerritt@...

Time.....time ....time is what turns kittens into cats

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Hi Cyn,

I had an absolutely HORRIBLE flare (to the point of sobbing

hysterically I was in so much pain) about 6 hours after my first

dose and I've had the most horrible headache for 2 days now. I had

almost no sleep last night because of my head hurting. I'm going to

give it one more day to see if my body " adjusts " to it...but if

not...if I have another day like the last few: it is in the trash!

And I will be on the phone to the new doc.

Pixi

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> >Hi everyone,

> >I know that at some point this has probably been discussed to

> >death..but in my fog, I cannot find when or where so that I can

get

> >the info I need. So, here goes....

>

> cyn

>

> clmerritt@m...

> Time.....time ....time is what turns kittens into cats

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kay,

So far the Zanaflex hasn't done much for me. If I'm having a muscle

spasm it will ease it a little..but it doesn't stop the spasms for

me. The most I've seen with it so far has been that horrible drunk

feeling, a flare beyond belief about 6 hours after my first dose (I

was sobbing hysterically I was in so much pain) and now a wretched

headache (almost migraine level and the first one I've had in

months) for two days now. I'm trying my best to give it a fair

trial...but so far so bad on this one. I'm hoping today will show

some " adjustment " and improvement. I know it is a muscle relaxer..it

is somewhat related to clonidin and it works at the pre-synaptic

level..its pain relief manifests through the relief of muscle spasm

and its presumed reduction of spasticity...that's why I was hoping

it would help ease my pain because I have a lot of muscle spasms. I

too take 4 mg. and was told by the doc that I could take 2 of them

at bedtime if needed. Right now I take the Zanaflex 3 times a day

and I don't take any at bedtime because I take Restoril 30 mg which

has helped me sleep.

Blessings,

Pixi

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> Hi Pixi,

> I take zanaflex. It relieves the muscle spasms in my back.

> I cannot imagine life without it. In the beginning...it made me

very sleepy.

> It doesn't bother me as much anymore. I have probably been on it

for a year.

> When my spasms are very bad...I take 2 pills at once...my doc told

me I could.

> But I will only take 2 if I know I'm going to be home and not

driving. What

> dosage do you have? Mine are 4mg each.

> It's a muscle relaxer...not a pain pill.

> Kay

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