Back to the doctor again. Big surprise - "take 2 aspirin and call me in the morning" didn't work so well. So in response to my complaints of cramping, he signed me up for 2 different kinds of muscle relaxers. Both based on Flexeril.
One is the traditional formulation. The other is a new "extended release" formulation. My doctor loves trying new pills on me apparently.
"Extended release" sounds like something Duran Duran did to "Union of the Snake" in 1984.
Expensive pills, and because they're new, hard to find.
I took them for a week. Yeah, they kept my leg from cramping. They also kept me from thinking and getting out of bed. It was like, well, being on drugs for a week. Serious drugs. No problems sleeping, no pain. Also a complete inability to think clearly or carry on a conversation without concentrating my ass off.
And one night I went to bed and my left leg twiched. Then my right leg. Then my chest. Next day, I asked my friend the Internet about side effects. Guess what? "Muscle twitches" is a common one. OK, this is clearly not working...
Off to see the doctor again. What's next?
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