klonopin for pain?

Question

I have had chronic upper back pain for EVER!
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I used tramadol for a long time, and it worked wonders, but recently I had an anxiety attack and was proscribed klonopin. The thing is I have no back pain, and I am not taking anything but klonopin.
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Is this just recession? or is klonopin helpping?
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Is my back pain stress related?
I've had this pain for years, and Tylenol, or alieve, or anything else doesnt help. Actually, Viccodin helps for a SHORT time, but not well.
This is weird to me. any answers?

Answer 1

Have you ever had any of these types of tests to find out whats causing the chronic back pain? It's very likely neurological, which is why the Klonopin would have a positive effect on the pain as well, as one of it's unlabled uses is for neuralgia (neurological pain).

Klonopin is a neurological medication commonly prescribed for seizures, one of it's major uses as well as panic disorder. It produces sedative effects along the central nervous system, basically calming the nerves along your spinal cord and brain.

I'm glad to hear it's working for both of your health problems. Just be aware that you should never stop taking this medication cold turkey. Your body can build up tolerance to it as well, making it not work for you as well as it did in the beginning. It can also be very addictive.

Answer 2

Chiropractor and massage therapist

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

Klonopin is for anxiety attacks so did you ever think being in so much pain was hard on your nerves which made the back pain more severe?Just from what your saying sounds very true anxiety is an intense feeling so i think it's helping you with your nerves quite well and your back is benefiting from it!

Answer 4

It's possible that the pain could have been muscular, in which case the Klonopin would help because it relaxes the muscles. Benzos like Valium are frequently prescribed for muscle strain.

Answer 5

nicely distinctive human beings have distinctive reactions to med's. i think of your popular practitioner could of tapered you off, even nonetheless he grow to be using a low dose. while you're feeling with drawal from in basic terms stop taking them, then come back on them and decrease the dose each and every 3 days. which will help. i assume in basic terms the stress which you're feeling from no longer understanding in case you may in basic terms bypass chilly turkey or taper off of the klonopin ought to reason you sufficient rigidity that the stress might ought to worsen and reason some chest discomfort. Like i reported definitely anybody are distinctive whilst it consists of drugs. in spite of the undeniable fact that it must be something else, and you may extremely bypass to an ER and get it appeared at, you fairly do no longer desire to start the hot 12 months out no longer understanding why you're having those chest discomfort. So please bypass to an er and characteristic them look into those chest pains, and confirm there's no longer severe occurring. The issues might additionally be from rigidity, reason i might say you're stressing out on the chest pains, and you fairly could be. that gets you to bypass to the er and confirm you're ok,so get going now, and confirm your chest pains and issues are no longer a demonstration of something greater severe.....take care now, ok!!!!!! you have a happy new 12 months too ......

Answer 6

klonopin is for stress related aches and pains. my daughtertakes it, she was the same way with the back pain and all. when they put her on the klonopin she neve did complain again.