Posted by yxibow on February 18, 2005, at 3:21:08
In reply to Still Have Anxiety! Why?, posted by Phillipa on February 17, 2005, at 17:46:13
> I'm back again. I started the valium 5mg twice a day two days ago, and stopped the total lmg of klonopin. I thought I would experience a feeling of being relaxed like I used to. I even took the valium before my other sleep meds and went to bed to read. I felt nothing. My back always hurts, and I thought the muscle relaxing properties would help with this also. But it doesn't. Any thoughts? I know it's still early. Fondly, Phillipa
Being more at the anti-convulsant end of the benzo scale, I would think klonopin posesses more muscle-relaxant properties than some of the other benzos but I'm just speaking from pure conjecture.
There are other FDA licensed methods for relaxing muscles and reducing things like back pain, depending on your insurance. There are machines (both in physical therapy labs and ones you can use at home) called TENS and interferential units that use small electrical currents to produce non-narcotic pain relief.
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