Now that we know, Jude, do we need to send our 'stories' directly to you or thru our TMIC line? I know I would like to hear about them from others! Jeanne -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 5/2/2009 12:26:35 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [TMIC] the good, bad and ugly of TM Hi Jude,
I guess that this is just one of my experiences that could be considered one of "The Good, Bad and Ugly" of experiences of TM. Some of these experiences are not very funny when they happen to you. They can be very embarrassing too, but then when you look back, they aren't so bad. Wow, I know that most of us have had some doozies to look back on. I had forgotten that Jude was going to try to write a book on TM experiences So, please see her message in red below. Hugs to all, Barbara A -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 1 May 2009 7:12 pm Subject: Re: [TMIC] Zanaflex This is exactly the kind of material I want for my book. Everyone telling me their humorous? stories and others regarding TM. I want a mix of serious/humorous stories. Keep writing you all. Please, Jude In a message dated 5/1/2009 2:23:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Jude, Tried the Zanaflex and didn't work well for me. It relaxed me too much, and when I finally got to the bathroom, I generally fell asleep on the commode. I do that a lot when I take something to help me sleep in addition to my regular meds, so the Zanaflex relaxed me way too much. I would fall asleep while I was walking to the bathroom, I can't tell you how, but I did. One night I found myself standing in front of the stove. I didn't turn anything on, but it wasn't good. Another night I was standing in the middle of the family room, when I know I was on my way to the bathroom before going to bed, but just never made it. So, I stopped taking it. I could tell enough stories about me moving around the house and falling asleep standing up, it's amazing. These meds are crazy! I hope I gave everyone a good laugh!!! Most people think it strange falling asleep on the toilet. My husband Pete yells from bed to me, "Barbara, are you awake", and then I get startled, and I say, "oh yes, I am just getting up now", or "darn, I fell asleep again". Sometimes he just comes into the bathroom when he hears me snoring and opens the door and says, "would you come back to bed and sleep". That's generally when I didn't respond to him, lol. I then look at my watch and sometimes notice an hour or more has passed since I got out of bed. It's not so bad unless I fall off, that has happened several times, but I think my percentages are really good for not falling off. More information than asked for, right? I know we all have great TM Memories. We could write books about our experiences. Hugs, Barbara A -----Original Message----- From: Pieter and Heather <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:49 pm 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 Can't afford a new spring wardrobe? Go shopping in your closet instead!
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