miabethr
New member
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2008
- Messages
- 8
- Reason
- DX UMND/PLS
- Diagnosis
- 10/2007
- Country
- US
- State
- IL
- City
- Moline
hi sral
I took the baclofen for about a year and a half and my legs just kept getting stiffer and stiffer and i could not take a large enough dose to give any relief and it also made me very sleepy. By the end of the day i could barely walk because of the stiffness. Too much baclofen also made me foggy and many times i felt over medicated and with being a teacher this was not tolerable within my classroom. with the pump i can have a larger dose and it doesnt pass through my system so there are no side effects. my legs are so much better and i can walk at the end of the day with much more ease. i was and am willing to try anything at this point so i can continue working. i know there have been many problems for people with the pump, but it was worth the risk for me because living the way i was- was no fun, painful, and mentally draining- knowing that i may need help just to leave my job at the end of the day because i was so stiff. so far so good - i am keeping the faith!
:lol:Mia
I took the baclofen for about a year and a half and my legs just kept getting stiffer and stiffer and i could not take a large enough dose to give any relief and it also made me very sleepy. By the end of the day i could barely walk because of the stiffness. Too much baclofen also made me foggy and many times i felt over medicated and with being a teacher this was not tolerable within my classroom. with the pump i can have a larger dose and it doesnt pass through my system so there are no side effects. my legs are so much better and i can walk at the end of the day with much more ease. i was and am willing to try anything at this point so i can continue working. i know there have been many problems for people with the pump, but it was worth the risk for me because living the way i was- was no fun, painful, and mentally draining- knowing that i may need help just to leave my job at the end of the day because i was so stiff. so far so good - i am keeping the faith!
:lol:Mia