sounds good to me I am all for hijacking....if enough people know to look for what we are talking about....not a problem....it is medical not like we are talking pos*^%(s or anything just problems!!!!!!!

victoria.......

go girl

OK, it's just this:

I heard on CNN some Dr talking about how the brain is most stimulated by the hands - your tactile senses fire the most neurons in your brain, and you have more nerves in your hands than (anywhere?) else.

With us TOSsers, we are losing/have lost a great deal of feeling in our hands... thus the brain is being stimulated less and less. Not good for the brain. I find myself unconciously rubbing my hands on 'textures' to try to 'feel' anything.

I think not having to exert myself physically (no bad ergonomics) combined with (content deleted at the request of mods), got my nervous system awakened in a good way and the results lasted a good 2-3 days!! YEAY!

Any thoughts on this?? I'm all ears.

Anne

I wrote it because I was hoping I could help someone and someone could help me. I guess that is not possible here.

edited because I shared intimate info about my personal life, and I don't want that type of personal stuff to be available forever

Hello, I'm new as you can probably see. I've been on Zanaflex for appx 10yrs 4mg 4 times a day. I've never had any the effects on here I've read about. I see my pain MD tomorrow and, planning to increase my Zanaflex up to 8mg, 4times a day. If I get the Ok I'll let you know how it's going.
Deb

I've been on Zanaflex for about 2 weeks now. Soma and Flexeril have no effect for me anymore. I'm a bit odd as most drugs at normal doses don't make me drowsy. Zanaflex at 4mg doesn't but it does at 8mg. No real side effects for me at 4mg but I have very vivid dreams at 8mg (kinda cool side effect if you ask me). As my symptoms are worsening, 8mg is only keeping me asleep 2-3 hours now and not offering me much tension relief anymore.