Robaxin muscle relaxer possible trigger ?

[SleeplessinNC]

I could use some advice. Iron infusion didn’t offer full coverage and my ferritin skyrocketed over 1,000 and has remained there. So that’s on hold. Vimpat/lacosamide worked well for a bit then got spotty. Methadone 5 mg at 10 pm and another 5 usually between 1 & 3 am was working well.

So the doctor had me start tapering the lacosamide by 50 mg, down to 100 at 11 am and 150 at 10 pm. No withdrawal whatsoever. Last night it was time to drop again to 100 at both 11 am and 10 pm and my RLS went crazy. It took me back to a really bad place. BUT…

A different doctor just put me on methocarbamol 500 mg three times a day a a few days ago. Could THIS be the culprit?

if anyone has input on Robaxin or methocarbamol, or timing of doses for lacosamide or methadone, I’d appreciate the input. The only other thing I take is gabapentin 300 at 11 am and 10 pm for nerve pain. The times on gabapentin are simply for convenience and 24 hour coverage.

Muscle relaxer thoughts ? Thanks.

[SueJohnson]

It's probably the withdrawal from lacosamide. Try going back up and then more slowly some down. Also since it can help RLS that is also probably why reducing it has made your RLS worse. Methocarbamol as far as I can tell from my research shouldn't affect nor make your RLS worse.

[SueJohnson]

If your ferritin is over 1,000 you probably tested it too soon. You need to wait 8 weeks for it to settle before testing after you have an infusion.