Archive for the ‘Muscle relaxant’ category

HELP! I need to be prepared for my next doc appointment.We’re trying to find the best treatment for FM

April 21st, 2010
JosieJo asked:


I have fibromyalgia and allready have tried numerous pain management avenues. So far, what has worked best is a strict percocet doseage, yoga, swimming, walking, hypnotism….but my doc and I haven’t found a muscle relaxant that works best….used flexeril up to soma and seemingly every NSAID…..what are the strongest muscle relaxants and NSAIDs? We FINALLY found a med combo so I can sleep, but I still wake up stiff and like my body is on fire head to toe – muscle spasms in back and neck, tender points in hips and knees and thighs; some days even if I or someone else touches my skin, it hurts. Headaches and pain in face and skin are helped by the percocet – although it doesn’t make me feel “high”, just relief, probably like a regular person with a normal headache feels after taking excederine. Anyway, I’d like to go into my next appointment with some good suggestions for the strongest muscle relaxants and NSAIDs. PLEASE help. I’m doing everything else right to manage pain.

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What is causing my husbands left leg numbness after cervical spine surgery and lumbar spinal injections?

April 20th, 2010
Debbie asked:


My husband had surgery on his cervical spine in 11/08 he has 2 artificial discs with a Titanium plate and screws holding it in place. He has a bulging disc in his lower back with an annular tear. He has had 2 spinal injections in his lower back the last injection to the left. The neurosurgeon says his lower back is not causing the left leg numbness, that he has no idea what is causing the numbness that his leg is not weak it is just numb from the groin area all the way down. What could be causing this numbness and limping and severe pain down my husband’s spine, back and leg? Does anyone have any idea’s, The rehab specialist we saw said he could not begin to work with my husband without some pain stabilization. He takes Lortab, Neurontin, Zanaflex, Naprosin, what can we do, any suggestions? The neurosurgeon is going to do one more mri of his cervical and thoracic spine and if that shows nothing he suggests going to shands hospital or the Mayo Clinic. We don’t have the means for this. What could have happened???

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Chronic Lower Back Pain?

April 18th, 2010
Jenna asked:


For the past 3 months I have had a chronic stiffing, cramping type pain in my lower back. It feels like the pain is sitting just above the butt area. I have been to the doctor’s twice. She ruled out a herniated disk & prescribed me 800mg Ibuprofen & valium. The Ibuprofen did nothing & the valium at least knocked me out at night so I could sleep. The second time I went back I was prescribed prednisone & flexeril. The prednisone I was taking 3 times a day at once for seven days & the flexeril did nothing. For 3-4 weeks on a scale of 1-10 the pain would be a 1 or a 2; I could feel the pain but it wasn’t as bad. Yesterday I woke up with the stiffness again & today it feels like a 7 on the scale. I do not have insurance so my doctor was trying to help me avoid the very costly MRI. Is there another alternative to find out what is going on with my back? I am 32 years old & I am in good health, it is also strange that every time I try to look up symptoms I can’t really find a match to my pain. Anyone that my have information on this matter is appreciated.

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