Good info to know! I go the doctor on the 30th to talk about Baclofen. I will bring up your case.

I take 25 mg twice a day, and 10 mg once a day, so 60 a day. I started with 40 mg per day I think a couple of years ago. The maximum is meant to be 75 mg. I was curious about the pump, but I think maybe if it stops working, trying something else is a better idea.
My doc has also put me on tizandine because he feels my spasticity is too much, with the idea of maybe switching me to something cannabis based if he can justify it.

When I took it orally, I was last on 20 mg 4x a day. I also took Tizanadine 4x a day. It no longer worked. I now have a pump and am weaning off the Tizanadine.

I used to keep baclofen on hand, in fact, I only had to use it one time after I got the prescription since after I started on magnesium citrate, I never needed baclofen again. The reason I had the script was in case I woke up in agony with my leg tensed up - that barely happens anymore when I stay on top of the magnesium intake. :)

Doctors don't prescribe natural things like magnesium - they're not taught that in medical school except for in the emergency room since I-V magnesium helps heart issues.

I talk about magnesium a lot. It's a natural life saver. I take supplements and LDN. I don't take any of the MS drugs. It seems to work for me so I'm sticking with it. I just find that for me, the side effects of the pharmaceuticals are too great. (I swore of the infusions years ago too.)

I applaud Lorrieonline for going all natural. Baclofen and calcium and magnesium wks fr me. I really believe calcium helps me the most because when I stopped, I got a bad charlie horse. Plus, calcium helps your bones, which I read is a problem for MSers according to MS Society. They strongly recomend calcium which I believe is also a natural muscle relaxr.

I take 4 x 25mg baclofen & have been for several years. They have talked about the pump but too risky.

If you are too worried about taking too muchj BAcloflen, the ntake Tizanadine at night. Tizanadine also helps put you to sleep.

I take 10mg. 4-5 times a day. I understand you can take up to 80 mg./day. I also take 8 mg. of Zantaflex at bed for muscle relax plus it really helps the sleep. But I also take calcium + magnesium.

forgot to say I dont get side effects from baclofen.

I take 20 mg of baclofen 3 times a day. I also take skelaxin 800 mg 3 times a day. I tried zanaflex but it made my heart rate and blood pressure drop too low and caused me to faint even when we reduced the dose to 2 mg. I also get botox injections.

I also take calcium and magnesium. Oh and I don't have side effects from the baclofen.

Neener- I was hoping to find someone who got the Botox injections. Could you tell us (or make me a friend and send me a message and tell ME) something about it? It was mentioned to me awhile back and I was curious. . .

I take A LOT. But I am maxed out now. I take (2) 20 mg, 4x a day.

So basically 160 mg a day. Some doctors may not allow that dosage, but we kept upping until I could walk. I also take 1 tizanidine at night.

But my muscle spasms were all over, even choking me, and making swallowing difficult.

Trying to avoid the pump.

I was just researching it. . . if you are lucky enough to live in one of the 12 states which have legalised medical marijuana, apparently it is meant to be very effective for spasticity. Unfortunately tarabunny, it is legal in Virginia, but not West Virginia. Is it possible to take a trip to Virginia? Would you risk it? Just a thought. . .
These are the states where you can use medical cannabis:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington; and Washington D.C., Maryland

I mean 20 states.