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Re: Headaches and Baclofen » Willow

Posted by IsoM on February 4, 2002, at 19:04:41

In reply to Re: Headaches and Baclofen, posted by Willow on February 4, 2002, at 17:49:53

>"...You may want to inqire about this, note my haemoglobin (sp) is fine."

When my blood work was done, they checked out different mineral & vitamin levels too. Everything was either at normal or above normal levels. (I haven't had periods for 16 years now too.)

>"... Baclofen is a muscle relaxant. It actually lessens tension in the muscles compared to some others that just knock me out."

So I see from looking it up! I need to see my doc for prescription refills this Friday. I'll bring it up to him then - thanks!


> "...These I refer to floaters or "star wars" shows. They I only find annoying when driving because I find myself concentrating on them and have to keep forcing myself to focus on the road. Distracting!"

I get floaters too but lots of weird other lights & movements. I don't mind them though but I notice a real increase in them whenever I do have a headache. Much harder to focus too with a headache. Words are more blurry.

> "...What I meant by auras are like halos around objects, and with these I get the slowing of mind and extreme fatigue. I don't know if the fatigue is a cause of the auras or vice versa or if they just by chance come together because of an effect. I'm beyond questioning and just accept them as signs. (Not the spiritual type though!)

Fatigue, hmmm? I don't get fatigue with the headaches, auras or not. I get different auras depending, I think, in what part of the brain the extra activity is going on. Most are the ordinary scintillating scotomas but some are smells & some real irritability. The day after a headache I feel drugged & woozy though. :-)

> "...And it's just very easy for me to break habits but very difficult to form new ones."

I actually found it so easy to quit smoking but I'd only smoked 2 years. I don't tend to form bad habits - I just don't form good habits easy. More of a non-doer than doer, I guess.

> I can't say it hurts for me to think when my mind goes blank, there's just no zap in the old brain. Unable to comprehend anything that I read sort of thing.

> "...I generally trust that between my docs and pharmascist they can keep track of any problems that may arise from medications."

Not me. I'm not cynical, just know that human error can creep in so easily especiailly when someone's overworked & tired so I make sure I keep abreast of anything & always double-check. I've caught errors in the past before - one time just before an operation of mine that could've been life-threatening. Papers were mixed up & I had someone else's notes in my file. I was being asked questions just before prepping & asked a question back & caught it. Scary!

Thanks for answering, Willow. (I'm also supposed to have fibromyalgia but not as bad as some seem to have.) Oh, a pill to help me sleep & relax my muscles! Heaven!


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