I'm with Snoops, Barb and Laura.
I have taken Klonopin for 25 years for it's anti-tremor properties. It relaxes the muscle cramps and spasms too. Then it went generic to Clonazepam.

I do find different drug companies make it a bit different. Mylan Pharma is stronger than the one Teva Pharma makes. I don't know why.

Then there is a fast dissolving one. It dissolves before you get it down.:eek:

I take .50 mg 3 times a day or may slip in an extra .50 mg if I am up. I need to take it every 5 to 6 hours. I works for me and yes I am sure I am addicted to it after all this time. That and LDN are all I take for MS.

Lady, that's similar to my case, only 2 pill form medications, one being the Clonazepam, other Cesamet (Nabilone). Those help ease the pain, and then my relapses are either controlled by luck, or my Swank-like eating for the past 2+ years. :)

I don't believe we have the brand "klonopin" at all in Canada, or else the doctors only write the generic due to cost. Cesamet... I'm dreaming of the day that a generic form's available!

I had asked for 'wafers' at one time, as I had read that Klonopin/Clonazepam comes in a wafer form. The pharmacy here confirmed that yes, in the US they have wafers, here nope. Which is unfortunate, I wanted to try a mouth-dissolving form since I take it for burning mouth syndrome.

I can tell you it's the only medication that has helped to significantly decrease the severity of burning mouth. For us with this condition - MS or not - it's a life saver.

Ativan
 

I was given low doses of Ativan to help take the edge off of mild vertigo. It works plus takes the edge off the panic that goes with it. I can't say enough about Ativan....at the low dose .05 mg 2x daily when dizzy, I don't get sleepy and I can drive much better due to the calming of the vertigo.
My vertigo is mild and makes me feel as though I've lost my sense of gravity and float a bit off kilter.:eek: However; after doing some reading here, I think I'd like to try the Klonopin!
M.S. has increased my anxiety (from out of nowhere to complete phobia!) and that has been quite the fight for me. The slight vertigo has made me feel like I'm crazy and has made me scared to drive. I'm so afraid of becoming house-bound.
Back to your question....I can see how Ativan would help with the spasticity as it relaxes you....but they will watch how much you take due to the addictive factor. Keep fighting the good fight and keep trying to find what works for you.:hug:

I never get hung-over or grumpy effects on baclofen but then I took it since 1989 for paraplegia 4x/day and upped it to 6x/day since 2006 for MS. I still get bad spasms constantly though. I'd rather increase it to 8x/day then take Ativan. I have skitzo relatives on it and they seem way more sedated then I ever wanna be! :) I still have tons of energy ever since I started pushing wheelchair 1.2 miles/day earlier this yr. Miss swimming I hate cold!

karilann, ask about the medication 'Serc', or it's equivalent where you are, for vertigo. Non-addictive, can take with anything from what I have read about it. If you have a compounding facility in your area, they may be able to make it.

My understanding is this medication (available in Canada by prescription) isn't available world-wide, but when I had severe vertigo I was prescribed it. When I had severe vertigo again, I went back and asked for it by name.

It reduced the V by 80%. It's a drug used to treat Meniere's Disease, and was a life saver as far as the V was concerned in my case.

Rushing off to work in a sec, I'm not sure which drug info sheets/sites can be linked here, but just search for "Serc" and you'll find it.