Hi There Jenn,

Are you a person that has Cerebral Palsy or are you a parent with a child that has CP?

Kathy






--- Jennifer Zubko <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> First off, if you belong to both CPPARENT and C-PALSY, my apologies for =
> the crosspost. I am writing because I began to take Zanaflex =
> (Tizanidine) about 2 weeks ago to deal with pain and spasticity. It is =
> causing me great problems. I feel like I am high on the medication. The =
> doctor put me on 4 mg 4 times a day, but I have to work up to that dose =
> over 12 days, and I am not even there yet. I have never felt this tired =
> or this confused on an antispasmodic before. I have tried to break the =
> capsules in half to minimize side effects, but it doesn't work.=20
>
> Has anyone had this experience before? I have taken lots of =
> antispasmodics before and this has never happened to me...
>
> The doctor says he will do Botox injections if the medicine did not =
> work, but I didn't expect such an adverse reaction.
>
> Has anyone had a similar experience with Zanaflex?
>
> Thanks
> Jenn


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