Well, I have always taken it at night, my legs never seem to bother me in the daytime. I never wanted to feel sleepy either during the day..so he told me to take it at night for the wacky sensations and such and to help me sleep.Never tried lyrica...the neuro said to me "it's the same class of drug, no need to switch"
~Krissy~ We are all in this together, by ourselves. - Lily Tomlin ~I'm In pretty Good Shape For the Shape I am in~ --- On Sat, 8/30/08, Pieter and Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Pieter and Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] restless legs? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "TM List" <[email protected]>, "TMA-New-England" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 3:17 AM The last 2 are actually one. Zanaflex/Tizanidine are sort of like Neurontin/Gabapentin in that one is a brand name. The Zanaflex/Tizanidine is a muscle relaxant like the Baclofen. Works for the spasms. You have to build it up slow. I started at a 2mg dose for 3 nights before I went to the 4 mg dose. It helps with the bladder spasms so I get a better sleep at night. Taking 900-1200 mg of gabapentin at one dose seems like a lot at one time. I space mine out throughout the day with the 600 mg at 7 am , noon, 5 pm then at 10 pm After that I seem to be able to make it through the night okay. However the first dose in the morning does take a couple of hours to kick in in the morning. Have you tried Lyrica? I understand that you can take less of it and it works faster. Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: Krissy Z To: TM List ; TMA-New-England ; Pieter and Heather Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] restless legs? so what are those last 2? what do they do? what are they for? I dislike the fact of taking any more meds than the 900-1200 gabapentin i am takikng now at night. But ive gone from 600 at night to 900, sometimes back to 600 now 1200 as of late! and having to take one early eve sometimes (which is 300mg) and if i dont take the rest by 10pm I' m toast the rest of the eve... ~Krissy~ We are all in this together, by ourselves. - Lily Tomlin ~I'm In pretty Good Shape For the Shape I am in~ --- On Wed, 8/27/08, Pieter and Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Pieter and Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] restless legs? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "TM List" <[email protected]>, "TMA-New-England" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 2:16 PM Krissy, I've been taking Gabapentin now for 5 yrs. 600 mg 4 times a day at 5 hr intervals. Baclofen 10 mg 4 times a day. Then one 4mg of Tizanidine (Zanaflex) at night. Helps with the spasms in the night. Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: Krissy Z To: TM List ; TMA-New-England Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:13 AM Subject: [TMIC] restless legs? I've been taking neurontin for a little over 3 years now for my wacky sensations so I could sleep. lately tho it seems they are getting more...restless.....towards the early eve I seem to take 1 pill (300mg) then take 3 more at night before bed. it used to be just 600-900 at night. is my body getting too used to it? Is there something else I can take instead? I know I need to get back to exercising to improve my balance and try and strength train my leg..I'm sure that will help some too..... ~Krissy~ We are all in this together, by ourselves. - Lily Tomlin ~I'm In pretty Good Shape For the Shape I am in~
