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07/02/2008 08:58
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Lately my arms seem to have a life of their own. For instance, I will be driving down the road and my hands will jump off of the steering wheel. It looks like I am tapping my hands to the music, only I am not doing it. It is also difficult to type, because my fingers keep jumping off of the keys when my hands jump up.
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07/02/2008 16:56
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I experience this in my legs at night after taking Lyrica.
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07/02/2008 18:45
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I am wondering if I should wean my dose down. I am starting baclofen tomorrow. If that helps then maybe I can taper down the Lyrica.
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07/02/2008 19:16
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I hope the baclofen helps you. Maybe you could cut back on your morning dose of Lyrica.
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07/02/2008 20:38
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Are you going off one med and then to the other? If so, I wouldn't think it would hurt to wean yourself off the one. But...well... I guess, my real thought here is that you probably should just give the doctor's office a quick call and ask the nurse if it's okay to do that.

I'm sorry to hear that you're having these spasms. I get them in my arms and legs. Mostly at night though. I take muscle relaxers for them. I've not heard of Baclofen. Is that a pain med? Muscle relaxer?

No matter which direction you go with it- I hope you have less of these spasms. Please keep us informed.

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07/08/2008 19:25
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I get these lovely spasms in my legs, mostly at night. I also take a muscle relaxant at night. it helps some. Its more fun to watch myboyfriend freak out in the middle of the night though when he notices it. I don't notice it to often anymore. But yes i do think the muscle relaxants do help!

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07/08/2008 19:28
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Amy, I think Baclofen is a muscle relaxer. I am having weird leg jerks these days as well. Just out of the blue, my leg will jerk or jump, occ my arm too. I get horrible leg spasms at night, Cymbalta used to help me, but I had to discontinue that med. So I am on my own.

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07/08/2008 19:45
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Bacofen is a muscle relaxer. It is pretty potent, so you have to start at a low dose and go up as tolerated. I was started on it last week and I haven't had any problems. I am increasing my dose tomorrow.
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07/11/2008 06:54
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I have tried every muscle relaxer I can find and they just cause me to have a reaction like restless leg syndrome, whats that about? wakes me up and my whole body is jerking dont like that feeling at all. I had a muscle spasam in my the back of my left arm it went on for hours, hate that to. Cinn...
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07/11/2008 07:43
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cinn. I have body tremors like your shaking apart from the inside out.sometimes if I move they'll lesson they are mostly am or middle of the night.I have rls also sometimes I do get them during the day.I have also tried all the muscel relaxers you can think of and none help,my whole body feels like one big cramp.
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