Posted by JohnX2 on December 3, 2001, at 17:11:47
In reply to Re: Zanaflex follow up. » JohnX2, posted by judy1 on December 3, 2001, at 11:54:05
> I'm glad zanaflex is working for you- it did nothing for me. It's a muscle relaxant, right? Is pain your main problem? If so, you should really go (like one of the last poster's said) to a pain clinic- at least they know what they're doing there. Take care- judy
Zanaflex is a centrally activating alpha-2
adrenoreceptor partial agonist. It
inhibits cns nerve signals and it also
inhibits firing in a stress center of the brain.It is primarily used as an anti-spasmodic,
but its actions in the brain give it properties
similar to clonidine which can be helpful for
anxiety disorders (which neurologically can
cause pain like tension headaches). Treating
the anxiety disorder by the pdocs
treats the pain (serzone,klonopin,zyprexa),
and the treatments for the pain by the neurologists
(neurontin,zanaflex) indirectly treats the anxiety.
They are inter-related in my mind.BTW, I picked up my klonopin refill after
missing a few doses. In the mean time while i
was missing the doses, the zanaflex was working
to alleviate my headaches and anxiety. When i
picked up the klonopin and took a dose and missed
a zanaflex dose (which has a very short 1/2 life),
I felt very panicky.-john
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