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Multiple Sclerosis, Painful, Spasms In Legs. Taking Carbomezaphine. Sufficient?
My husband has multiple sclerosis and has pain and some spasms in his legs. He is taking carbomezaphine and was taking gabaphenten while he was in the hospital for a broken ankle. The left leg is bad and the right foot is not too bad. What should he be taking for the pain? He sees his specialist in 3 weeks and con not wait.. Rose anne
Sun, 31 Mar 2013
spasticity is very common in multiple sclerosis............you are having progressive disease....his pain is both beacuse of spasticity and neuropathic pain so u have following option
1....start muscle relaxant like tizanidine , baclofen
2.....start cannadis......spray or as available
3.....increase the dose of carbamazepine but not the gabapenten coz then you will hace dizziness
4.....add tricyclic antidepressant medicine for pain
take care
1....start muscle relaxant like tizanidine , baclofen
2.....start cannadis......spray or as available
3.....increase the dose of carbamazepine but not the gabapenten coz then you will hace dizziness
4.....add tricyclic antidepressant medicine for pain
take care
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