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From: Jean.Prophet@f33.n371.z1.fidonet.org (Jean Prophet)
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Subject: spasms
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Date: 15 Apr 91 15:41:15 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 > Have any of you out there come across anything that is good for
 > getting rid of muscle spasms besides a stiff drink or a good
 > joint? I'm a c-4 quad and have reacently been getting more and
 > more spasms I've been in the chair for 12 years now and besides
 > spasms depression is starting to take it's toll.  HELP

      Hasn't your doctor prescribed some kind of anti-spazmatic
medication ???  My hubby (Buddy) has taken quite a few differnet
medications for the spazms but we have found that the Baclofen works
the best.

      Right now his new doctor over in Ft. Myers (we recently moved
from the Miami area) has him on a drug called Robflex ....
Unfortunately, it doesn't work as well as Baclofen ... we intend to
tell that to this new doctor on our next visit too !!

      Take care and good luck.

                              Jean

PS.  Sometimes Buddy's spazms are worse than other days ... it just
seems to depend on the weather and on if he over exerts himself the
day before.

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