Muscle Relaxant Experiences?
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SirTrouserz
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I was on them for a while, but then I got a very severe cramp and am now on neurontin. That has helped me, but does make me more tired.
bluestarman
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I was on Tizanidine, which is a muscle relaxer of sorts. No side-effects except being a bit drowsy not bad). Didn't do anything for me, though... Still twitched.
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stevenpaulo
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I can only relate to my experience of the anti convulsants and the info I've received.
I have never been told by anyone I've dealt with in the medical profession that they are addictive and if my neuro thought differently he would not hesitate to tell me. In fact he wouldn't prescribe them for me if he thought they were problematic. He is aware that I occasionally take Diazepam along with the odd painkiller (I can't remember the name of the painkiller but I know it's odd) and he always but always reminds me that benzo's and painkillers can be addictive. I was on Clonazepam for some months a long time back and I know these are addictive because I began to look forward to my next hit, at which point I stopped taking them. I have never had this effect with the anti convulsants even when I've missed a dose.
Over the years under the supervision of my neuro, I've trialed just about all of the anti convulsants available and I've never had any problems with side effects. I suppose increased tiredness could be a side effect, however there are many on here who experience fatigue but don't take medication, so in many cases tiredness will be symptom, not a side effect..
Like when prescribed for treating neuropathic pain, Gabapentin (Neurontin) in relation to the symptomatic treatment of the PNH syndromes can take time before an improvement is observed. Therefore taking it in a "when required" fashion is likely to prove a very hit and miss affair.
I think this quote from a medical paper caters for all on here.
"Some patients can tolerate their symptoms without treatment once reassured as to the underlying cause, whilst others attain symptomatic relief from phenytoin, carbamazepine or lamotrigine".
I hope this helps you Sir_Trouserz.
I have never been told by anyone I've dealt with in the medical profession that they are addictive and if my neuro thought differently he would not hesitate to tell me. In fact he wouldn't prescribe them for me if he thought they were problematic. He is aware that I occasionally take Diazepam along with the odd painkiller (I can't remember the name of the painkiller but I know it's odd) and he always but always reminds me that benzo's and painkillers can be addictive. I was on Clonazepam for some months a long time back and I know these are addictive because I began to look forward to my next hit, at which point I stopped taking them. I have never had this effect with the anti convulsants even when I've missed a dose.
Over the years under the supervision of my neuro, I've trialed just about all of the anti convulsants available and I've never had any problems with side effects. I suppose increased tiredness could be a side effect, however there are many on here who experience fatigue but don't take medication, so in many cases tiredness will be symptom, not a side effect..
Like when prescribed for treating neuropathic pain, Gabapentin (Neurontin) in relation to the symptomatic treatment of the PNH syndromes can take time before an improvement is observed. Therefore taking it in a "when required" fashion is likely to prove a very hit and miss affair.
I think this quote from a medical paper caters for all on here.
"Some patients can tolerate their symptoms without treatment once reassured as to the underlying cause, whilst others attain symptomatic relief from phenytoin, carbamazepine or lamotrigine".
I hope this helps you Sir_Trouserz.
SirTrouserz
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So how does taking regular doses of an anticonvulsant compare with taking it periodically? Why would it render them useless to take them that way?
And did you doctor worn you about the side effects of becoming a cranky English curmudgeon or did that just come naturally?
Thanks as always for the help, dear friend.
And did you doctor worn you about the side effects of becoming a cranky English curmudgeon or did that just come naturally?
Thanks as always for the help, dear friend.
SirTrouserz
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And while epilepsy was the main treatment purpose for Neurontin originally there is other information about it which I hadn't heard about before:
Huge penalty in drug fraudPfizer settles felony case in Neurontin off-label promotion
Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, May 14, 2004
(a portion of the article)
"Doctors are free to prescribe drugs for uses not specified on their FDA- approved labels, but the FDA forbids drug companies from promoting them for those off-label uses. Prosecutors said Neurontin's manufacturers decided not to seek an expanded FDA label for the drug, an expensive process requiring solid proof from clinical trials. Instead, the company boosted sales through aggressive promotional strategies, even when scientific studies had demonstrated that it was not effective, the Justice Department said.
The tactics included planting company operatives in the audience at medical education events to contradict unfavorable comments about Neurontin, and paying doctors to allow sales representatives to sit in on patient visits, prosecutors said.
Such methods were first revealed by the whistle-blower, David Franklin, a former medical liaison for Warner-Lambert who filed suit on behalf of the government. By some estimates, as much as 90 percent of Neurontin prescriptions were for off-label uses during the marketing campaign that prosecutors said dates back to about 1995. Neurontin's sales soared from $97.5 million in 1995 to nearly $2.7 billion in 2003."
It has been found to be useful in treating many other conditions it was never intended for, including nerve pain.
Huge penalty in drug fraudPfizer settles felony case in Neurontin off-label promotion
Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, May 14, 2004
(a portion of the article)
"Doctors are free to prescribe drugs for uses not specified on their FDA- approved labels, but the FDA forbids drug companies from promoting them for those off-label uses. Prosecutors said Neurontin's manufacturers decided not to seek an expanded FDA label for the drug, an expensive process requiring solid proof from clinical trials. Instead, the company boosted sales through aggressive promotional strategies, even when scientific studies had demonstrated that it was not effective, the Justice Department said.
The tactics included planting company operatives in the audience at medical education events to contradict unfavorable comments about Neurontin, and paying doctors to allow sales representatives to sit in on patient visits, prosecutors said.
Such methods were first revealed by the whistle-blower, David Franklin, a former medical liaison for Warner-Lambert who filed suit on behalf of the government. By some estimates, as much as 90 percent of Neurontin prescriptions were for off-label uses during the marketing campaign that prosecutors said dates back to about 1995. Neurontin's sales soared from $97.5 million in 1995 to nearly $2.7 billion in 2003."
It has been found to be useful in treating many other conditions it was never intended for, including nerve pain.