Hi Ronald and all, It is extremely important to discuss all meds with your physician and pharmacist--especially the pharmacist, he/she is good at figuring out possible contraindications--for instance I'm on blood thinners (warfarin)--if I need to take Cipro or Levaquin I go in right away for an INR (test to see how thin the blood is) test because both drugs make warfarin stay in the system more.
As for Baclofen, I'm on 120mgs a day (max is *supposed* to be 80mg, but both my Dr. and Pharmacist know I'm over the limit and are fine with this--I've been on this dose for over a decade and need this much or I will have serious spasms. I also *sometimes* need to take Oxycodone (the fast release version of Oxycontin) but I keep it down to no more than15mg a day--one 5-mg tablet every 4 hours as needed. Bottom line for me is, anytime I am not sure I ask my pharmacist and or physician--they answer my questions right away and I get "the real deal". My pharmacist and Dr. (I use my primary care Dr. for most of this) are also good at helping me screen medications for gluten, I was recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease (an auto-immune disease where your body attacks the lining of the small intestine when minuscule amounts of gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley, or rye). I react if I get as little as 100parts per million. It is nasty stuff and I *suspect* my Celiac Disease was caused by years of taking antibiotics--which killed off the good bacteria in my small intestine. New Mobility: Para/Medic: Gluten Sensitivity, Celiac Disease, and SCI http://www.newmobility.com/2013/05/paramedic-gluten-sensitivity-celiac-disease-and-sci/ New Mobility: Para/Medic: Using Antibiotics Responsibly http://www.newmobility.com/?s=Gluten&x=-967&y=-242 The ROHO Group: How SCI and Gluten Created "House Worthy" Mystery http://blog.therohogroup.com/index.php/2012/08/how-sci-and-gluten-created-a-house-worthy-mystery/ Bob V On Sep 2, 2014, at 3:18 PM, RONALD L PRACHT wrote: > I take oxy and a small amount of baclofen, how much baclofen were you on? > > > On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 4:58 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I O.D. this weekend. I’ve been taking pain meds for years (MS-Contin), but > I’ve been having bad spasms lately so I got some Baclofen. It was fine at > first, but the 4th time I took it everything went bad. I took one in the > morning when I got up at about 6am and 2 hours later I started crashing into > things, got argumentative with people, then feel asleep. After that no one > could wake me up. The Aid Car guys tried that smelling stuff, but still no. > So they had to give me Narcan. Narcan totally reverses the effects of > narcotics. > > I woke up for a time, but was totally out of it. I was flailing my arms > swearing none stop. I only remember a few things from Fri night to Sat > 4:30pm. The Aid guys asking me who I am right after they got me awake, and > going nuts demanding they take my shirt off. They cut it off, but I kept > saying it. Then I woke up in the ER at 4:30pm. I felt a bit loopy until Sun > night. Just slightly confused. > > Anyone else take MS-Con or Oxy plus Baclofen? Not a good combo. > > Greg W > >
