RE: [TMIC] med question - meloxicam and baclofen

[Gerry Surette]

It is the opposite with me I have been on baclofin for approximately 5 
years. I too felt "stupid" at the begining but taken  in conjunction with 
zanaflex; I can't walk or function without them.  It took approximately five 
changes in strengh before my neuro was pleased with the disage. The only 
side effects I now experience is dry mouth; The long term is that you must 
consult your neuro before stopping taken it; Once on it it is very dangerous 
to stop taken it;

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To: randy rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,        "Butcher, Bernard G (NY80)" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,        TM Group <tmic-list@eskimo.com>
Subject: RE: [TMIC] med question - meloxicam and baclofen
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 9:50:09 -0700
Yes.  I can't take more than 10mg and was totally stupid at 20mg.  However, 
I also find that pain makes me stupid since I can't concentrate on anything 
else.
What a vicious cycle we're in!

Patti
---- "Butcher wrote:
> Hi Patti - Do you find that Baclofen makes it difficult to think? I took
> it for a while, and it made me kinda stupid I couldn't do my crossword
>
>
> BERNARD BUTCHER
>
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> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 5:43 PM
> To: randy rankin; TM Group
> Subject: Re: [TMIC] med question - meloxicam and baclofen
>
> Randy
> I had similar confusion with what I heard from various medical people.
> Dec 2003 my neuro rx'd baclofen for spasticity and the next day I had
> physical and occupational therapy. Both therapists told me I didn't have
> spasticity and wanted permission to talk with my neuro.  So there I was
> in my TM stupor questioning who knew best.  I started on the baclofen
> and have never discontinued it.  My Neuro knew best.
> I am too flexible (rubbery) if I take over 10mg so he moved me to every
> six hours and that works for me.
> I couldn't have discribed it at well as Merieke's post, however, it's
> exactly how both the spasms and spasticity feel to me.
> Patti
> ---- randy rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Ok - what's the scoop on these drugs. Have any of you all taken them?
> >
> >   Did they help?
> >
> >   Where there any significant side effects?
> >
> >   I was sent to a bone doc. to have a look.
> >
> >   He wants me to try baclofen for spasms, (i didn't know that I was
> > having them - everyone else says that I'm not have spasms - I'm so
> > confussed on the term spasms. - first neuro talked about my legs being
>
> > spastic because they wouldn't move - he pick them up and the right leg
>
> > would stick in mid area lol - he'd have to push it back down. When I
> > mentioned "spasm" later, everyone would look at me oddly and say that
> > I wasn't having spasms. Now this guy is giving me meds for spasms and
> > says that my right leg shows signs of spasticity)
> >
> >   He said my vert was great - mild degeneration in mid T and at L-5
> S-1 - which I already knew about. The 'arthritis' is genetic/ "getting
> older" he said - but it is unusual for my age. He said my 2001 car
> accident didn't have anything to do with it - but my chiro told me in 01
> that it would come in time because it almost always shows up in a few
> years after a major collision. Anyway - what's the scoop on all these
> meds. before I decide to go ahead and take them I just wanted find out
> if it is worth the time.
> >
> >
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