Update on abnominal pain

[bettebelle]

Here is an update from what I learned at my GP today.  I am having muscled spasms of the xphoid and muscle/cartilage spasms in my rib cage.  He sent the note to the MS Specialist, he said it was probably from stress on my body due to insomnia or stress from finals or could be MS related since muscle relaxers and breathing exercises relieve the sharp pain.  I'm not exactly sure what it means, but he told me to keep taking my baclofen regularly as well as ibuprofen.  Anybody else every heard this before?
Thanks,
Belle

[jensequitur]

I have spasms of the esophagus and the muscles around the lesions in my spine.  I take 60 mg of baclofen, but sometimes it's not enough - I have to supplement with tizanidine.  Some days are worse than others.

[HVAC]

I have spasms in this area as well as in esophagus, and the diaphragm. Baclofen did nothing so I was sent to a pain clinic. I was put on tizanidine and tripeltal four time a day. Then a butrans patch. With the butrans I take less of all my other medications. My spasm were so bad nothing helped and they got more and more frequent. My spasms in other areas have decreased as well.

Oxycodin sets the spasms off for me. I have avoid it at all costs.

I have to watch the tizanidine and trileptal because they make my headaches worse. Most medications make my GI worse. I have cut both in half. It is a balance of keeping ahead of the pain.

Alex

[bettebelle]

Esophogus spams sounds HORRIBLE! I am currently on 80mg of baclofen a day and I take tanzidine at night because baclofen speeds me up a bit.  The only major problem that I am having that I don't know exactly what to do about is the asthma that I am getting when the muscles contract.  It's causing wheezing that isn't fixed with my inhalers.  So, that is scary.....I'm not really sure what to do about it.  It's mostly from the pain I think, it takes my breath away so to speak.  I just am curious if my neuro will call me about it or not.  I am also kind of unclear on what to do when it is so strong that I can't move and it is effecting my breathing. Do I call the GP, go to ER, or call the neuro?  My next appointment with my neuro/MS Specialist isn't til May 29.