Baclofen Drowsiness

[kwarendorf]

I just started taking baclofen for spasticity and recently upped my dose to 10mg 3X/Day. It helps but the associated drowsiness is killer. There are times when I'm sitting at work and just can't keep my eyes open.

Any thoughts on alternatives or ways to combat the church nods? Caffeine is not an option as it wreaks havoc with my bladder...

Thanks

Kyle

[sllowe]

Hi Kyle,

Sorry you had to increase your dose - when I was on baclofen, I found there really was no immediate solution for the drowsy except time. The longer I was on it, the better it got...

Now I have to follow that with perhaps I got better at managing the drowsy, or that side effect minimized over time.

What never left me though was the "heavy" this is not comparable to drowsy as you know -- took a whole lot more of my energy to get myself and my arms and legs around haha.  

Hope you adjust to the 30, and can keep your chin up in church ; ) And, that you do not have to increase any further.

  

You can be pa

[Artanis12]

I'm on it, but only one tablet at bedtime, since staying asleep is a problem, and when I do wake up, I'm just so bloody stiff.  I tried one during the day as an experiment, and it was all I could do to not drool on my keyboard. Not good.

So, no help on how to combat it, sorry.  But I am curious, how does spasticity manifest for you? For me it's low back mainly, and general stiffness in legs.  

Karen