Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Carol, Benzos can also be used to relax spastic muscles and also to treat seizures in some people who have them (I know this from personal experience). Kristy ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Flexeril was given to me by my pain management doctor to use if my breakthrough pain medication had worn off and it was too soon to take any more. He said it is a much safer drug to take than any of the benzo’s, and is a good pain reliever as it relaxes the whole body. He did give me a prescription for Valium to be used only for emergency pain. I have found unfortunately, that it (Valium) really does work well, so I literally force myself not to take it. In fact I had my husband hide it, so I have to wait until he comes home from work to ask for it. Most of the time, either I have taken the flexeril or listened to my meditation tapes, and I feel better, so I no longer need it by the time he comes home. I can see how easily it would be to take more and more as the strength wears of and you want to take more. It is a shame that a medication that works so well has to be so dangerous. I mentioned it several times before, but check out the Yahoo Benzo group and read the posts and see how these people got trapped in the cycle of taking too many, and now are really suffering. But it doesn’t happen to everybody – some can quit just fine, but you never know which one you are until it is too late. nne From: VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On Behalf Of taurusrc@... Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:32 PM To: VulvarDisorders Subject: Re: Dr Goldstein/Emma Flexeril, baclofen and zanaflex are typically used for muscle relaxation when an injury has occurred. There are many muscle relaxers and doctors are supposed to be aware of which ones are most appropriate for the problem at hand. Ora On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:46:53 EST, Carolyn52192@... wrote: >Hi Emma > >Valium is in the benzodiazepine family, (comparable to ativan, klonopin) >typically used to treat anxiety, I was just wondering why he didn't suggest >something more like flexeril, zanaflex or baclofen which are truly used as muscle >relaxers. Also did he mention botox to you? What kind of pain do you have >with your pfm spasming and how could he decipher that the pain wasn't your >pudendal nerve? Sorry for all the questions:) >but Im trying to get as much info as I can. > >C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Flexeril was given to me by my pain management doctor to use if my breakthrough pain medication had worn off and it was too soon to take any more. He said it is a much safer drug to take than any of the benzo’s, and is a good pain reliever as it relaxes the whole body. He did give me a prescription for Valium to be used only for emergency pain. I have found unfortunately, that it (Valium) really does work well, so I literally force myself not to take it. In fact I had my husband hide it, so I have to wait until he comes home from work to ask for it. Most of the time, either I have taken the flexeril or listened to my meditation tapes, and I feel better, so I no longer need it by the time he comes home. I can see how easily it would be to take more and more as the strength wears of and you want to take more. It is a shame that a medication that works so well has to be so dangerous. I mentioned it several times before, but check out the Yahoo Benzo group and read the posts and see how these people got trapped in the cycle of taking too many, and now are really suffering. But it doesn’t happen to everybody – some can quit just fine, but you never know which one you are until it is too late. nne From: VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On Behalf Of taurusrc@... Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:32 PM To: VulvarDisorders Subject: Re: Dr Goldstein/Emma Flexeril, baclofen and zanaflex are typically used for muscle relaxation when an injury has occurred. There are many muscle relaxers and doctors are supposed to be aware of which ones are most appropriate for the problem at hand. Ora On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:46:53 EST, Carolyn52192@... wrote: >Hi Emma > >Valium is in the benzodiazepine family, (comparable to ativan, klonopin) >typically used to treat anxiety, I was just wondering why he didn't suggest >something more like flexeril, zanaflex or baclofen which are truly used as muscle >relaxers. Also did he mention botox to you? What kind of pain do you have >with your pfm spasming and how could he decipher that the pain wasn't your >pudendal nerve? Sorry for all the questions:) >but Im trying to get as much info as I can. > >C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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