Re: painful leg muscles - J.

[Guest guest]

>

> It's mostly the front thigh muscles. I take 3 different pain killers

> in the am, wait for an hour or so, and then I still have to crawl to a

> chair and use my arm muscles to get up. They loosen up as the day

> goes on, mostly because I keep taking pain meds. Whenever I lie down,

> back to square one.

This sounds exactly like what my mother went through the whole time

I was growing up. She had terrible pain problems. She used a lot

of pain meds for other types of pain, but for the muscular issues

in her legs and back, she used muscle relaxants. I'm not sure how

they work, but maybe they would do something more than mag? You've

probably already tried, but thought I'd mention it.

One part of her problem was one leg shorter than the other. Having

a lift built onto one shoe helped some.

Another thing that helped with her overall pain issues was an

antidepressant, Elavil. I don't know how those help with pain,

but she felt it helped more than anything ever had.

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[Guest guest]

>

> It's mostly the front thigh muscles. I take 3 different pain killers

> in the am, wait for an hour or so, and then I still have to crawl to a

> chair and use my arm muscles to get up. They loosen up as the day

> goes on, mostly because I keep taking pain meds. Whenever I lie down,

> back to square one.

This sounds exactly like what my mother went through the whole time

I was growing up. She had terrible pain problems. She used a lot

of pain meds for other types of pain, but for the muscular issues

in her legs and back, she used muscle relaxants. I'm not sure how

they work, but maybe they would do something more than mag? You've

probably already tried, but thought I'd mention it.

One part of her problem was one leg shorter than the other. Having

a lift built onto one shoe helped some.

Another thing that helped with her overall pain issues was an

antidepressant, Elavil. I don't know how those help with pain,

but she felt it helped more than anything ever had.

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[Guest guest]

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>

> This sounds exactly like what my mother went through the whole time

> I was growing up. She had terrible pain problems. She used a lot

> of pain meds for other types of pain, but for the muscular issues

> in her legs and back, she used muscle relaxants.

I think that's what I need. It's a matter of getting an Rx. I have

to drum up some strength to go in and ask for something.