Lyrica for muscle spasms

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Avatar f tn Neurontin, Lyrica for the nerve pain, and Baclophen or Flexeril for the muscle spasms. Hope this helps.
Avatar f tn He is not against Morphine I take it for Cancer. There are several drugs for nerve pain Lyrica, Gabenpentin, Trileptal, and few others. For muscle spasms there are muscle relaxers the main ones are Bacolphen, Flexiral, and Zananflex. Many people need a combination. Some drugs work for some people and others for others. My MS Specialist sent me to a pain clinic. It might take awhile to get the right combination and dosage. It took me two years to get on the combination that works.
Avatar n tn The person is a year and a half through physical therapy and recovery, 150 mg of Lyrica per day, co q10, and a muscle relaxer 2 mg at night. The person is experiencing extreme muscle spasms from waist down, which sometimes respond to Tylenol, 1000mg. The person is able to walk with a device, however, sitting afterwards creates stiffness and inability to continue walking. Is flexibility possible?
Avatar f tn When I take Neurotin(Gabapentin) and it stops working, I start doubling up. I have a strong tolerance to medication as well. Just to start I have to take 2 at a time, but when it stops working I have to take 4. I'm on Oxy Morphone for pain, Neurotin, and Robaxin. Even with all of that, I still have breakthrough pain.
Avatar f tn I take Baclophen for muscle spasms. At first when I changed over from Trazadone, the Baclophen made me a little sleepy. But after about a week I am fine with it during the day.
Avatar f tn I was having all the symptoms of fibro. including the muscle pain and stiffness all over, muscle spasms, sleep problems, irritable bowel, anxiety, depression, fatigue, etc. (the lastest is GERD). Unfortunately when I started the progesterone cream, my pain, muscle spasms, anxiety and sleep problems got worse. I was advised that this can happen initially as some woman convert progesterone into testosterone and estrogen first, but this should improve.
Avatar n tn Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone can tell me if you do have ms and it is the type that causes nerve pain and muscle spasms when you start taking the drugs they put you on do you get relief from the pain?
Avatar f tn Gabapentin, otherwise known as Neurontin is actually a drug used to treat seizures, and somewhere along the way was discovered to be effective in relieving nerve pain assiciated with multiple sclerosis. I find it also helps me with the muscle spasms and "charlies" that I get in my legs. I hope this helps. Beth.
Avatar n tn However, you can always contact your local pharmacist for a definitive answer and/or you can input caffeine with lyrica and percocet into a interactions checker on the web. But I am pretty certain that you will not have any severe reactions. Take care.
Avatar f tn Lyrica isn't made for muscle spasms, but for muscle soreness and neuropathy involved in FMS. Your thyroid could very well be causing some of the problems you describe...so could the diabetes and anemia. Until you get a clean bill of health (straightening out the thyroid, diabetes and anemia) you should only do low impact exercises (stretching or water aerobics is good). If you have not had an MRI done, that may be something to consider to rule out other illnesses that can mimic FMS.
Avatar n tn Tizanidine also helps for the muscle spasms of fibro. Good luck....
Avatar f tn I have been on Lyrica for nerve pain and muscle spasms and fibromyalgia. Personally I cannot recommend it. Makes me loopier than Neurontin and actually makes the spasms worse. It does help for the nerve pain though. Another thing, its very hard to stop taking. I would look for something else. Some one else chime in, please. If you find something that works, Linda, please let us all know.
Avatar f tn I have tried lyrica, it made me gain over 40 pounds so I am on topomax now. I also am taking tizanadine for the muscle spasms. I am hoping the Nerve study will show what is really going on but we will see. I have tried the heating pad and ie, but my Physical therapist said for me to only use ice. I may try swimming and acupuncture, they sound promising.
Avatar n tn Tremor is a common adverse effect of lyrica though in carpal tunnel syndrome you encounter tingling and numbness in the fingers, there is no mention of twitching. Fibromyalgia may cause fatigue, prolonged muscle spasms, twitching etc. so the thumb twitching could be due to fibromyalgia or a tremor as a result of pregabalin. Consult a neurologist for detailed workup on the cause of this thumb symptom since it is also causing so much of anxiety. Take care.
5485096 tn?1375574235 Alex is right re:Baclofen or Xanaflex for spasms. I've tried Gabapentin and Trileptal, too, and they're great for nerve pain. The dreaded "Hug we all Hate" is essentially a big intercostal muscle(s) spasm. I deal with it myself, and it's truly awful! Baclofen helps me, but doesn't keep all the spasms at bay. I just kind of live with it.
Avatar f tn However I too have Spasticity,spasms every where including my face.My left calf cramped for 6 weeks or so felt like the worst charlie horse EVER... Wnet to the ER along with other pain at that time they gave me a anti siezsure meds that took it away. My GEN PRAC.took me off that and put me on Lyrica 150 mg.is all i can take more made me to sleepy. I do take flexaril at night.Feels like im trying to jump out of my body at night when i lay down to sleep,yeah sleep whole other issue !!
Avatar f tn I was put on it for nerve pain instead of Lyrica which was too expensive for me. I was also put on baclofen for spasm at the same time. May be it works together? It took a little longer to start working then Lyrica which worked the first day. I think it was really a couple weeks. I really notice if I do not take it.
17409734 tn?1456432991 suggested i try Ativan or Diazepam before bed and also a muscle relaxer called Baclofen for spasms during the day (which i had been on in 2013) it did not work, but he insists on trying it over the Soma 350mg i had been on before the surgery.... any input ,suggestions and or expierences as to what worked for you would be appreciated.
Avatar f tn They can give you something like Gabenpentin, Lyrica, or Trileptal if the pain is bothering you. In MS you have nerve pain and muscle spasms. I have shoulder pain but it is spasms. I take Zanaflex for muscle pain.
1523893 tn?1301579774 Ooops...I forgot something. If you are having MS hug type issue, Lyrica won't help that, I don't think. Lyrica helps for neuro pain. MS hug is more muscle spasm type pain. Baclofen is the type of drug that should be used for that. That was my findings anyway. Anyone else?
Avatar f tn Baclofen and Zanaflex. there others but I do not know the name. There is Oxcodone for pain. It does not work as well for MS since it does not work on nerves or muscles. Most people need a combination of muscle and nerve pain meds.
Avatar f tn I took zanaflex for a couple years, and it helped with muscles spasms at night, but I only took it at bedtime. I adjusted to it and it didn't make me drowsy in the morning. I did eventually develop an adverse reaction to it, so my PCP switched me to valium at bedtime, but I don't feel like it helps as much, and it looks bad on my medication list; vicodin, Lyrica, ambien, valium; I feel it raises the eyebrows of some new doctors.
Avatar m tn You are on the depression site. Clinical depression is a serious illness, not just a matter of feeling "depressed" about something. If you feel you have depression, then you need to talk to your doctor. I find my arthritis gives me similar pains to those you are experiencing. Mine are worse in my upper leg. I have them daily and have learned to live with them. I find if I go out and walk it eases. Muscle spasms are painful, but we just have to cope as best we can.
Avatar f tn This is the first time Ive experienced numbness with out major pain first I receive trigger point injections and a opsipital nerve block monthly the injections are for muscle spasms.
Avatar m tn It is very hard to get use to but eventually your body gets use to it, well for me, except for the burning and spasms, I don't think anyone could get use to that. For me it was easier focusing on what triggers the pain and knowing when I need to stop before it gets bad. Making sure to take the pain meds as prescribed is very important to me to. If I miss a day of my lyrica it takes another 3 days of taking it to get the relief where it is bearable.