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What do I need to take for muscle spasms?
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What do I need to take for muscle spasms?

I have been prescribed medication after medication, and nothing seems to be working. I have a neurologist, but I think maybe I need to see a Specialist for MS. I have been placed on  three different types of Meds. for MS. I am very frustrated. Can someone please offer some advice?
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  Hi! I don't know what kind of meds you have been tried but when I started having muscle spasms last year my neuro put me on Baclofen. They weren't just spasms, it was like you could feel a charlie horse coming on big time and sometimes the area where it was tight would jerk.

  Anyway, the Baclofen did the trick and I hardly have any spasms/ jerks now. It even helped with headaches that none of my medicines seemed to help.

Good luck

Erin :)
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I take zanaflex though when I'm having a really bad time with spasms it doesn't work as well as I would like. I hope this helps some. Blessings!
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Hi Neicy,

Welcome to the forum, and if you've already been here, sorry to have missed you.

What have you tried so far? How long have you been dx'd and dealing w/the spasms?

Hope you are able to get back to us.  I'm on baclofen and it' keeps me fairly spasmless.

-shell
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Hi i'm going through this posted earlier. everyone told me to try baclofen i have tried diazapam,temazpam and clonazapam someone told me of a herbel cream too rhoz something.

Are yours all over like mine in my face,hands,feet,tummy,breathing and swallowing effected,calves,thighs, they jerk and twich and feel like there in conctrete.
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I am dealing with the dreaded spasms too.  I've been on a few different drugs, but finally found a combination of meds that helps me best.  

Have you tried a combination of drugs?  Someone recently on our forum talked about taking baclofen and amityptaline.  That is somewhere to start if you haven't already.

As for me I take zanaflex and cymbalta.  So far it is keeping the spasms at least tolerable.  

I hope you find something that works and soon.  Please let us know if we can be of any more help.  

Take good care.

Julie
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