Anyone have any experiences with Librax?

Question

I have IBS, looking for some relief, anyone take Librax...how was it? thanks...

Answer 1

Librax is a muscle relaxant and might help a bit. What I find helps IBS is a total change of diet.

As a general rule, the grain and cereal foods at the top of this list make the safest, easiest, and most versatile soluble fiber foundations for your meals and snacks.

Rice, Pasta and noodles, Oatmeal, Barley, Fresh white breads such as French or sourdough (NOT whole wheat or whole grain)* Rice cereals, Flour tortillas, Soy, Corn meal, Potatoes, Carrots, Yams, Sweet potatoes, Turnips, Beets, Squash and pumpkins, Mushrooms, Chestnuts, Avocados (though they do have some fat), Bananas, Applesauce, Mangoes, Papayas (also digestive aids that relieve gas and indigestion)

*Please choose a baked-daily, high quality, preservative-free brand. White bread does not mean Wonder.

I've enclosed a link to a website that has the best information I have ever found on how to live with IBS.

Answer 2

I don't have any problems with Ativan (Lorazipam), and have taken it for years. With FM. chronic pain, RLS and all the rest of it that goes with it, sleep is difficult, at times. .5 is not much, and I see no reason why you cannot use it with the Librax. All of these lead to some dependency, however. From personal experience, I'd not recommend these newer things that have come out --- Lunestra and Ambien. Both really interfere with short term memory, from everyone I know that has taken these. Some hints to improve your sleep --- get some really strenuous exercise sometime every other day, limit chocolate, coke, coffee and tea after 2:00, a hot shower before crashing, and reading something that you know you can come back to tomorrow night. You will be surprised how easy it is to come off of your day time tranqs when the stress levels off.... And I love these "holier than thou" pharmacy kids. There is no shame on having a med dependency.... one is dependent upon water, oxygen, food etc. If the med makes you able to live your life more comfortably, and do your job better, it has value in your life If your doc feels otherwise, he probably would want to to endure a surgery with an aspirin!!!