Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Taken directly from " The Canadian Medical Association, Guide to Prescription and over-the-counter Drugs " Longterm drug therapy, Possible long-term effects You may worry that taking a drug for a long period will reduce it's effectiveness,or that you will become dependent on it. However, tolerance develops only with a few drugs; most drugs continue to have the same effect, indefinitely. Similarly taking a medication for more than a few weeks does not normally create dependence. Since Bill you mentioned Baclofen specifically: from the same souce (I did not type out the whole thing, because I'm too tired and it is simply too hard, I'm sure the info is avaiable on the web) Baclofen (Lioresal) is a muscle-relaxant drug that acts on the Central Nervous System, including the spinal chord. It relievews the spasms, cramping and rigidity of the muscles caused by such disorders as multiple sclerosis and spinal chord injusry. It is also used to treat spacicity due to brain injusry, cerebral palsy, and some other spinal chord disorders. Common syptoms, adverse effects: dizzyness, drowsiness nausea, muscle fatique and weakness. those adverse effects also sound like MSA symptoms, but adverse effects are usually only noticed in less than 2% of people taking a medication and most go away once the body becomes accustomed to using it. aletta mes vancouver, bc Canada web: http://aletta.0catch.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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