gabepentin made me feel awful! I felt like I was walking in a swimming pool under water. I felt thick and blunted and out of control of myself. I would lay down and not rest. I would sleep and not rest. I would nap and not rest. I felt like a puppet and someone else was controlling the strings. I told the MD I was coming off the stuff, and stopped cold turkey. Afterwards I was told how dangerous it is to simply stop taking the stuff. I should have tapered off, but it was making me crazy!

I take baclofen as needed. When I need one during the day, I take it. It makes me sleepy and very dry eyed. I try to not take one unless I am really suffering. Sometimes I will snap it in half.

Tizanadine (zanaflex) was awesome! it really stopped the muscle spams and was one of the best meds ever! but...I had wild dreams, bad rest, and simply couldnt get used to the side effects. Baclofen seemed to be the lesser of two evils.