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Ragtop262 08-07-2015 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mrsD (Post 1160726)
I have a thought about your current flare.

The sinus/ upper respiratory issues and
August connection---

Does your car smell musty? There is
An air filter in most newer cars behind
the glove box. Your manual shows how to
open this and replace. my Toyota van
had all sorts of awful plant gunk in it
And even some bird seeds! The dealer
Said this filter gets moldy fast.

Check this out.. As it might be triggering
your sinus issues. Severe sinus pain can
refer to the neck and may explain why
muscle relaxers don't work for you. And
also why your family is showing some
symptoms.

That's a good point mrsD, everyone should know if their car has a cabin filter, and change it periodically if they do.

In 2010, I bought an older car for my high school aged son to learn on. When I got the car home and checked it over, I pulled out the cabin filter which still had the original factory date code from 1999 on it.

You can imagine the crud that was built up on that filter after 11 years and 120,000 miles :eek:

Healthgirl 08-07-2015 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsD (Post 1160616)
This site has 3 interesting things you can try:

http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-r...r-injured-neck

(one of them is epsom salts... which you already know).

But I like that acupressure point intervention...I am going to try this with my magnets!
I am finding this trigger point very sensitive and painful for me to press on.... very interesting!

Crazy! I just tried the point on my left hand because the right side of my neck and traps are in spasm. That point really really hurts.
The right hand point has no pain. I'm going to try it all day.
Later I will get my daughter to do it. She does the points all over my feet because we have a chart, but we never did any other body points. Thanks

Diandra 08-07-2015 10:05 AM

Soma muscle relaxer
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Healthgirl (Post 1160586)
I tried flexeril and zanaflex which did nothing to loosen the spasm and dropped my already too low blood pressure to actually put my on the floor.

I tried baclofen which is supposed to be great for neurological muscle spasms and it did NOTHING, but make me irritable. I didn't give it more than a week though and never increased the dose.

The only thing I've tried that actually works , but I hate the way it makes me feels - kind of hot and like a pile of crap. I don't know how anyone would actually choose to take it for fun. Is there anything else that helps with nerve damage triggered spasms? Does anyone else even have this with their polyneuropathy?

I have muscle spasms but cannot directly relate it to PN.

I take this very successfully for muscle spasm....I take it only rarely,
a few times a month. It makes me sleepy so I take it only at night or I know I can lay down.

http://www.drugs.com/soma.html

mrsD 08-07-2015 10:07 AM

The acupressure points in the hands so far are working for me, also.
I find about a 12 hr lasting affect. I'll keep doing it too, as I get spells of throbbing in the back of my head which interfere with sleep for me. I slept really well last night. ;)

If this continues for you, I'd suggest you use Mucinex to liquify the sinuses, so they don't build up and cause pressure for you.
This really works for me. The sphenoid sinus in the middle of the head does not refer to the cheeks, like the maxillary ones do.
I think that one is more likely to cause neck pain.

I also find that Olive Leaf extract really helps me when I have sinus pressure. This antibacterial herb tends to help upper respiratory infections etc.

DejaVu 08-07-2015 11:02 AM

Hi Healthgirl,

Lots of great suggestions here! :)


If all else fails, there are other muscle relaxants available.

Diandra has mentioned Soma. Soma is the one I use. I use it rarely, as a last resort. I also often use only 1/2 tab as I find it often works at that dose for me and gives fewer side-effects.

I am allergic to a few muscle relaxants.

Zanaflex takes some time, with a gradual increase. Zanaflex has too many interactions with some of my other meds.

You have mentioned valium. Valium is often used for muscle spasms. If you use a different muscle relaxer, please talk with your doctor/pharmacist re: mixing any muscle relaxant with valium.

There are other medications available should other approaches fail.
Sometimes, there is comfort in knowing there are options, even if we don't use them.

mrsD seems to know your history and is very thorough in her "detective work.":D

I hope you find relief soon.

Warmly,
DejaVu


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