shoulder insanity

[cellomusette]

I've got a severe muscle spasm in my shoulder/upper back and can hardly move! Ouch. It started yesterday and got worse today. Doctor's appointment tomorrow, though I'm not sure what can possibly be done about a MUSCLE spasm. Gah.

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[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

they should give you a muscle relaxant. meanwhile i recommend heating up a SLIGHTLY damp towel in a microwave if you have one and draping it, that can help sometimes. *hugs* feel better!

heat good

[watercolorblue.livejournal.com]

oh yes. heat and ice treatments have both been tried with varying degrees of success. ice actually did a lot for pain relief. no microwave here, but we have saucepans and a stove. and a microwave in the attic, actually; I could hook that up in the basement probably.
I had to cancel an appointment with my psych med provider; when I told her about my muscle issue, she said, "try taking 2mg clonazapam, it may help unlock the muscle." I thought that would knock me on my ass, but I was actually ALERT after taking 4x my usual sleep-aid dose. paradoxical effect? what's neat is that she was right. Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) didn't do anything, but 2mg Klonopin helped significantly.
do benzodiazapenes have any other special powers I don't know about, besides tranquilizing, anti-anxiety, and muscle-relaxing? I have considered going into the pharmacology field more than once; I find this pharmacology stuff fascinating.

(and now I am in a talky mood----the doctor generously gave me a script for 30 percosets and I have taken 2, they are kicking in riiiiight about nowwww. hee hee hee heeee....anyway, I'm a daily tramadol user and 1 percoset doesn't manage severe emergency pain when it comes up. )

Re: heat good

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

actually the only benzodiazepine *specific* for muscle relaxation is valium (diazepam). my guess is that your lockup was also involved in some anxiety, so helping that with the klonopin helped with the muscle stuff too?

glad to hear you are feeling better! :)