RE: Is this Spasticity?

March 20, 2006

I think so, Sharon, and I am so sorry that upi are going through this--I only

have it periodically, but have had it since age nine! Love in heaps, n

Is this Spasticity?

I think it's odd that I'm not sure.

As some of you know I have had a difficult time for some months now with leg pain, especially at night. I've been on increasing dosages of Baclofen and it's made a huge difference. Now the pain is increasing again but thankfully isn't at the level it was two months ago (at least not yet).

Tell me if this is how your spasticity is: At night I keep waking with leg discomfort with my legs feeling stressed. I move them around and get them in a relaxed position and fall back asleep. I rouse again in a few minutes with them straight and uncomfortable again. This happens over and over all night long.

It dawned on me at 3:30 this morning that this is probably spasticity. Am I right????

love to all of you

Sharon

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March 20, 2006

It also might be RLS (Restless leg Syndrome) but in another form? Try Magnesium, it will help so many things, whether it helps this or not (and I think it will) I take 400 mg at night just before bed. TG it's fairly cheep since SO many of our supplements are SO costly!!! Nice to have a few that aren't!

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-- Is this Spasticity?

I think it's odd that I'm not sure.

As some of you know I have had a difficult time for some months now with leg pain, especially at night. I've been on increasing dosages of Baclofen and it's made a huge difference. Now the pain is increasing again but thankfully isn't at the level it was two months ago (at least not yet).

Tell me if this is how your spasticity is: At night I keep waking with leg discomfort with my legs feeling stressed. I move them around and get them in a relaxed position and fall back asleep. I rouse again in a few minutes with them straight and uncomfortable again. This happens over and over all night long.

It dawned on me at 3:30 this morning that this is probably spasticity. Am I right????

love to all of you

Sharon

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“One minute it's a giant cabbage and the next, ka-boom! You've got cole slaw all over you." V.R. , Palmer, Alaska, where Cabbages grow huge

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March 20, 2006

Hi Sharon,……I just sent an article over about spasticity

that I thought explained it well. I forgot to sign my name to the message! Geeeesh!!

I can’t

take baclofen as it causes extreme muscle weakness, and didn’t really

help me relax. If I have any physical stimuli like a tickle, or an itch,

bladder fullness, etc. my legs will spasm. I never knew how much the body was

connected until I got MS! Lol…. J A full bladder is the worse. Why that should cause

spasms in my legs I’ll never know?

I hope

the article is helpful!

Hugs Jackie

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Subject: Is this

Spasticity?

I think it's odd

that I'm not sure.

As some of you know

I have had a difficult time for some months now with leg pain, especially at

night. I've been on increasing dosages of Baclofen and it's made a huge

difference. Now the pain is increasing again but thankfully isn't at the

level it was two months ago (at least not yet).

Tell me if this is

how your spasticity is: At night I keep waking with leg discomfort with

my legs feeling stressed. I move them around and get them in a relaxed

position and fall back asleep. I rouse again in a few minutes with them

straight and uncomfortable again. This happens over and over all night

long.

It dawned on me at

3:30 this morning that this is probably spasticity. Am I

right????

love to all of you

Sharon

Sharon (MSersLife creator/owner)

“One

minute it's a giant cabbage and the next, ka-boom! You've got cole slaw all

over you. "

V.R. , Palmer, Alaska, where Cabbages grow huge

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March 20, 2006

Thank you Jackie. I'll go read the article you sent. It's gotten worse today as the day has worn on so I'm thinking tonight will be really bad. My legs are tremor-y, shaky, kind of jumpy and I'm feeling little electric shocks in them. I'm in tears right now. Now Jackie I think you know me well enough to know I don't go to tears easily--I've been through my share of problems over the past few years and I think I'm pretty tough, but this one has me feeling pretty low. Today my bladder is acting up too. I've been running (term is used very loosely...lol) to the bathroom all day and I'm leaky. My neuro wants me to go to his office for a nerve conduction on my legs and I've had to cancel it several times. I need to call tomorrow and reschedule. His office is in Phoenix and I just hate to go over there. I'll have to

check with my son to see when he can take me. Thanks for your sympathetic ear my friend. SharonJackie Hanan wrote: Hi Sharon,……I just sent an article over about spasticity that I thought explained it well. I forgot to sign my name to the message! Geeeesh!! I can’t take baclofen as it causes extreme muscle weakness, and didn’t really help me relax. If I have any physical stimuli like a tickle, or an itch, bladder fullness, etc. my legs will spasm. I never knew how much the body was connected until I got MS! Lol…. J A full bladder is the worse. Why that should cause spasms in my legs I’ll never know? I hope the article is helpful! Hugs Jackie [oregon] From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Sharon MarsdenSent: Monday, March 20, 2006 5:12 AMTo: mserslife Subject: Is this Spasticity? I think it's odd that I'm not sure. As some of you know I have had a difficult time for some months now with leg pain, especially at night. I've been on increasing dosages of Baclofen and it's made a huge difference. Now the pain is increasing again but thankfully isn't at the level it was two months ago (at least not yet). Tell me if this is how your spasticity is: At night I keep waking with leg discomfort with my legs feeling stressed. I move them around and get them in a relaxed position and fall back asleep. I rouse again in a few minutes with them straight and uncomfortable again. This happens over and over all night long. It dawned on me at 3:30 this morning that this is probably spasticity. Am I right???? love to all of you Sharon Sharon (MSersLife creator/owner) “One minute it's a giant cabbage and the next, ka-boom! You've got cole slaw all over you." V.R. , Palmer, Alaska,

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March 21, 2006

Sharon,

I know exactly how you feel and how painful your legs must be. I've had many relapses, and so many times, right before going into remission, that's when I get the spasticity in either my legs or arms. It can be so painful. I know for sure, it has made even a grown man want to cry.

It may be a good idea to go ahead and see your doctor. But, then again, I'm not exactly the one I would look up to. When it comes to health and doctors, I don't always practice what I preach.