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Old 12-05-2008, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by EE03 View Post
I take a regular dose of baclofen, which is a muscle relaxer and works for my TN. I supplement it with Klonopin/clonazepam as needed when the pain really flares. It does knock down the electrical episodes. My pain occurs daily and I can't be totally off of meds.
Exactly.

My neuro isn't pleased with the idea of Clonazepam, and neither is my GP. Neuro wants me to look into medical marijuana instead (since as a Canadian, that option is available to me potentially!).
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