Janice,
No, it doesn't. I do find that the Zanaflex though has helped to relax me and
I get a better sleep. Apparently for me it relaxes the bladder and I get to
sleep. At least that is how I understand it. I actually don't mind getting up
once or twice in the night. It is the only time I move when sleeping. I go to
sleep on my one side. I never move. Then my body somehow wakes me. Sometimes
with muscle spasms in my legs. I then get up, go to the bathroom, get back to
bed and lay on the opposite side. After another 3 or 4 and once in a while 5
hours I get up again. Since I have been taking the Zanaflex I feel I get a
longer sleep.
I was told though that the Zanaflex (at 4 mg for me) effect only last for about
2 hours. HOwever, that is enough time for me to fall asleep and I get to relax
then.
Heather
----- Original Message -----
From: Janice
To: Pieter and Heather ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ;
[email protected]
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] wow, you work too hard Trudy
Heather,
Does Baclofen make you have to go the bathroom a lot? Janice
----- Original Message -----
From: Pieter and Heather
To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] wow, you work too hard Trudy
Barbara,
Has your doctor ever suggested or have you ever tried Zanaflex? It is also
a muscle relaxant. I take 40 mg of Baclofen in 4 divided doses throughout the
day and one of the doses is at bedtime. However, I also take a 4mg tablet of
Zanaflex right before bed. I find that I do not have to get up to the bathroom
every 2 hours during the night. Now I am able to go 4 or and sometimes 5 hours
at a time during the night. That happened when I started the Zanaflex. Makes
a big difference when we get a pretty good night sleep. I know that some other
people on the list take more Zanaflex than that but for me it works.
Heather in Calgary
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:00 PM
Subject: [TMIC] wow, you work too hard Trudy
Hi Trudy,
You work too hard, I could not clean all day, whether I wanted to or not.
If not for a automatic washer/dryer, the wash would not get done. And, if it
goes for floors, I can do a small amount but not a lot. It kills my back, and
I'm in bed for days. So, it's someone else's job. I do clean the spots on the
kitchen floor iwth paper towels though from time to time, since hubby or
daughter in-law aren't really responsive on the job, lol. It doesn't seem to
be as important to them that it is and looks clean as it is to me.
My speed is dusting and cleaning kitchen/bathrooms and laundry. I can do
most things that are off the floor and I cannot do too much in a day and still
manage to cook dinner. I don't cook dinner everyday, but try to do it most
days. Pete (hubby) usually handles breakfast most days and it's a nice trade
off as he loves breakfast. That's one of the good parts of his retirement. He
also makes my coffee in the morning and then again at night. And, he is sure a
handy guy to have around I know that I don't think that I could have gotten
through this whole TM thing without him, he's been so good at accepting the
changes that it has made in our lives. I say accepting, and I am not sure it
is the right word, as it is a hard thing to say. We do have to accept it,
don't have to like it as none of us do, but we just roll with it. It just is
what it is. Can't change it, and cannot deny it anymore, although I tried that
for about! 18 months. Now, it's been almost 10 years.
I use 40 mg Baclofen at night for spasms, and generally it works pretty
well, although there are those nights when it doesn't seem to work. Maybe it
is and if I hadn't taken it, they would be a whole lot worse, but they
definately keep me from sleeping. That is usually on a day that I've done too
much. I've had 2 DVT's in my left leg, and sometimes I think that the problems
and pain in that leg are worse than the complications that TM has caused in my
life. Although, I didn't get the DVT's until I was in the hospital paralyzed
from TM. Darned leg!
But I have slept 3 nights straight and am a happy camper today. Yippee!
I hope you all can take something positive from me and do something positive
for yourself to get on the right track if you've slipped off as well.
Hugs to all, Barbara A
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