My doctor gave me zanaflex 4mg and took me off flexeril because i told her that the flexeril was like taking water,i had noticed no difference whatsoever in the month of taking them. So my question is,zanaflex is a stronger muscle relaxer? I sure hope so because i have not slept in months due to pain,they gave me sleeping pills,but i didnt want to get myself hooked on those,so i stopped taking them. Im also on percocets,xanax,zoloft and aldactone. I just want to know if anyone took zanaflex before,and if so,did it work,and also did it make you feel weird/funky? I havent taken one yet,i am such a paranoid freak about feeling weird,lol,seriously,i know that sounds stupid,but i just have to be in control of my mind,or it freaks me out. thanks:)
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freebird7613 Feb 2010
i wrote to you regarding these 2 meds before and i think you asked a similar question..i've taken both but i feel zanaflex works much better(i take 6mg).neither med should make you feel "weird" they should just help relieve muscle spasms.they are not a pain reliever or sleeping pill they are both used to treat muscle spasms.the first 2 nights i took zanaflex i felt drowsy but that's it.i've been taking zanaflex for a long time now and seems to help with my muscle spasms but doesn't take them away completely.no muscle relaxer is stronger than the other they are all basically the same thing.i'm surprised your not getting sleep taking xanax they can make you really drowsy.also percocet is not for long term pain relief if your in pain instead of taking more meds maybe your doctor should change your pain medication to a longer acting one.you have to be very careful with taking sleeping pills,pain meds and muscle relaxers with xanax it's a very ...
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also xanax which is a benzodiazepine can be used as a muscle relaxer as well as treating panic disorders,benzos are actually considered the strongest muscle relaxers .zanaflex is more of a skeletal muscle relaxant .all of these meds.xanax,prcocet ,zanaflex are considered addicting.xanax after used for a long period of time is not good either it wasn't meant for long term use and can actually have a reverse effect if used daily for a while.it can cause the body to have more pain and make you have sort of withdraw effects which are painful cramps ,spasms,etc,etc... percocet like i said wasn't meant for long term use either,all of thses meds are very addicting and xanax is something that you can't just stop taking or you could die from stopping cold turkey.if you have long term pain and your doctor is treating you with short acting medications maybe you should discuss this with him/her.if you google you can find out tons of info.
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on the meds you are taking maybe you need to see a pain specialist if your not already and they can preccribe longer acting meds for whatever condition you have.from my experience when i saw a regular doctor all they do is prescribe pills for whatever symptom you complain about they will just give you a pill for it.it has happened to me for years until i finally started seeing a pain management specialist.they can getb to the root of the problem and prescribe the correct meds.i actually felt worse the more meds i was prescribed there is even a study that says when patients took less meds but the correct meds they felt so much better.more is not the answer it can honestly make you feel worse and worse.
i was reading some stuff online cause i can't sleep at all and all the info about muscle relaxers came down to the same thing they all have the same efficiency.one site said soma is the strongest but benzos like valium and klonopin are more powerful.other sites said zanaflex and soma are just as powerful but most sites said they all have the same efficiency just some work differently than others so it depends where your having muscle spasms.