Cymbalta is a capsule ....it is fun trying to pour 1/2 without loosing it all over the floor. Dr. Jordan thougtht I should start on 1/2 ....work my way up to a full one. I think this is just a trial to see if it has any effect on my pain levels.....nothing yet. In an ideal world I would make it to a drug free/pain free level. I noticed quite a few members are parents. My husband & I would like to start a family but the 9 drug free months....followed by years of lifting and carrying a small child seem almost impossible consideration at the moment.

When I went for my appoint with the hands up it was in the AM ....typcially the best time of the day for me. I tried it the other way last night but I was already in pain....didn't notice any increase in pain.

I am counting the days (30) till my 10 day vacation to see if it has any effect on my pain. Last year we were away for 2 weeks and I could really feel the difference with no work, no chores, no driving.

zanaflex
 

Hi,

just curious as to how you take 4mg of zanaflex and feel alive I can't take more than 0.5 without drooling and falling asleep anywhere no matter what I am taking!!!!

does work just can't handle full dose!!!

just curious,
Victoria

I only take the Zanaflex at night....bc otherwise I will drool. I haven't noticed it makes much diffence in daytime pain but it helps me sleep.

oh, man, halving capsules does sound like a pain!!!

what is zanaflex again?

Zanaflex
 

oh,. so i looked at my new bottle and it is generic zanaflex...duh. i didn't catch it by it's long generic name. :o

i got the 2mg pills, but i haven't found that they do a thing for me, was going to call dr j's office to see if i could take more. he called this pill the "baby pill" so i assume that meant it was minimal dosage....

i'll have to read up more carefully, i know lots of people have talked about zanaflex before.

thanks guys :)

Zanaflex helps me more than any other muscle relaxer I've ever taken- the other stuff is like candy to me. But, while I only take 2 mg. during the day, I take a BIG dose of it at bedtime along with my Elavil. You might talk to your dr. about slowly (that's the key word) increasing it.

How long does zanaflex help you? *grr* I ended up taking a second one (so 4mg total) at bedtime last night based on some of what i see others are taking (i had been taking 2mg at bedtime for a couple weeks now with no result at all) However, I didn't take my opana so i could see what the zanaflex would do on it's own. but i woke up HURTING BADLY this am. :( Like couldn't lay in bed hurting.

i saw it has a peak effectiveness at like 3-6 hours, and so i wonder if it just stops working and everytihng went back to the way it was. does anyone know, is it like a cumulative effect in the medecine? You know, taking it for several days helps more than the first couple times?

I clearly need to ask dr J more questions about it. I don't usually just take an extra pill w/o asking like that, but my back is soooo out of control after a light workout on monday. I have so much more energy than i used to thanks to the thyroid meds...but i guess it doesn't mean i can actually *DO* more :rolleyes:

i hope to get the balance right at some point.

If you find any more info on the Zanaflex let me know. I was precribed it awhile ago by another doctor...not Dr. J. I have been taking 4mg on and off for awhile. Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night...I did last night. About 5 hours after going to sleep aching a bit....I assumed it was left over from my terrible day at work.
I should try to cut down on the Aleve. They have tested my blood and no major organ damage thus far. Due to a long standing ankle instability problem I have been taking high doeses of Aleve for 8+ years.

Hi,

I don't take Zanaflex myself, but here is how other patients reviewed it on "Ask A Patient." Hope this helps.

http://www.askapatient.com/viewratin...&name=ZANAFLEX