ROFL!!! I agree about the zombies! I'm supposed to take the zanaflex 3x daily & lately I have had too but coupled with the fatigue I already have I guess I really do look like something in Night of the living dead lol!
Yep, I get them. I was always told it was IBS and/or stress. You've been there before I'm sure. The hard breathing and irritability that goes along with it coupled with the latest testing, I would say it has more to do with my "disease" than IBS or stress.
to be fair, not always the case. that is, my intestines i think are sensitive and some stressors wring my out. some stressors give [me] a rush that i like.
i take baclofen for the spasms and they help. some nights i take zanaflex too. i think when they filmed the "night of the living dead" the actors were on zanaflex. LOL zombies me out
Thanks Ess, I really appreciate you answering my question. The Zanaflex usually helps some with the spasms but lately its not working when they get real bad. Do they have something stronger? Flexaril does nothing at all & the zanaflex helps better, now I have had this eye twitching all day on top of it, with a headache that never completely leaves. Dr. says excedrin migraine for the headache but it doesn't touch it. The twitching doesn't hurt but is annoying. I have 4 days now of spasms & geez... makes you wonder if it ever gets any better! Thanks again! Best wishes!
Tammy, this sounds like a rather extreme version of the MS hug. I don't think there is a consensus on this, but doctors widely speculate that the hug results from muscle spasms. There are meds for this, so contact your doctor and ask. Don't suffer if you don't have to.
Let us know, and hang in there.
ess