I take opiates for pain.  I've been taking them, in a steadily increasing
dosage, for seven years.  They are a double-edged sword for long-term
palliative pain care, but other methods--invasive and otherwise--have not
proven effective enough to allow me to function productively.  The major
downside to long-term treatment with opiates is physiological dependence.
Withdrawal, even in the short term, is no fun.  Missing a dose, even by as
little as 2 or three hours, results in extremely uncomfortable, flu-like,
symptoms.

My tuppence.

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby G. Greer, Ph. D. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 12:25 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Bobby, university, Zanaflex, etc.


Jenn,

    I did not mean to be nosey,  but I taught one summer(1983) at the
University of Calgary in Alberta. I know what you mean about the tunnels and
the winterized double doors. I saw them on the UC campus even though it was
July.

    I think you should try baclofen, from what little I know as well as from
what you tell me. Opiates are best for pain, that is what they are designed
for.

Bobby