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What is a good muscle relaxer for fibro not amitrypotoline

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Have very tight shoulder muscles & hearts round the head ,thigh muscle also left thigh goes numb, very tender muscles in foot and instep foot, also also at

end of bicep.what muscle relaxer tablets are good not amitryptline as had bad episode with them.

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scrumie

i dont know what meds would help but i find uesing heat( wheet bags) and my ten machine help with the pain. hope this is of some help. best wishes xx

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nadine1974

diazepam x

Diazepam works for me but is not commonly prescribed . Apparently because

a ) it's addictive and the dosage you need to maintain the same effect creeps up over time and b) it has a street value ( I found this out from the emergency doc on Saturday ) so GP's are told not to prescribe it.

I agree with Christine, go and talk to your GP and see what they can suggest .

xx

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poppy-03

Hi i also had abad reaction to amitryptline so my GP put me on Dosulepin which is a sister drug to it and less used because diazipan, lorazepam...........

werent working so i have a combi of drugs but no reaction to the dosulepin

it may be worth asking you gp about it

hugs poppy xx

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demelza

hi rubberman i find methocarbrmol 750mg very good ask your doc about them hope this is of some help to u xx

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pottyness

i had amytriptonine too but a locum doc took me off it saying it had too many side affects [like weight gain for instance] so i am now on dosulepin too along with diazipam. i take pain killers too which disguise pain so you dont know its there and relax the area instead of tensing it. but ask your doc.

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Rubberman

Thanks everyone I will go to the doc just seeing what seems the most popular

one that works.

Have a good week

hugs

Bobby

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mandyb

i was on amtriptalyne had to stop as work was worried i might not wake if an emergansie happend. my gp put me on nortriptalyne wow what a differnce it has made. with that and the gabapentine im mostly under control. i also have a massager i use and excersise to loosen your muscles hop this helps mandyb

Hi my dr put me on baclofen. This seems to wrk well for me esp at night. But does hve a sedative effect

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