Are muscle relaxants good for CFS/FMS?
That depends on what they are and how often they are used. If they are benzos, then they are potentially harmful. If they are Soma, Baclofen, or Relafen, then the hope is that they are used only for the relaxation of the muscle spasms, instead of being used as though they were as safe as aspirin. In any case, too frequent use of muscle relaxants will cause us to develop tolerance to them, so that we will need more and more to do the job that one used to do. Narcotics are the only thing that works for my CFS/FMS pain. Not one of the CFS or FMS specialists consider narcotics or heavy-duty analgesics to be appropriate treatments for our pain. This is not because the AMA or the DEA is after them. It’s just because those drugs cause more harm than good. As central nervous system depressants, they CAUSE depression by themselves. They may also cause us to develop tolerance to them. CAUTION: Never stop taking narcotics without medical help! You may be physically addicted to them and stopping t
