Muscle Relaxants
WARNING TO EDS PATIENTS: Be careful when taking muscle relaxants. EDS patients are generally advised against taking muscle relaxants for muscle spasms because our connective tissue is already too loose. Muscles hold our joints together instead of/better than our tendons and ligaments. If they are too relaxed they will not be able to provide support.
My name is Jill and I am 29 years old. I am a former competitive gymnast and I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), Chiari Malformation- Type 1 (8.5mm herniation), craniocervical instability, Neurocardiogenic Syncope and POTS (forms of Dysautonomia and secondary conditions to EDS), slight/minor Mitral Valve Prolapse, bilateral acetabular hip dysplasia (corrected in a procedure called Periacetabular Osteotomy--PAO), gastroparesis and delayed intestinal motility, Hashimoto's, Graves', Autoimmune Neutropenia, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
Glad you posted this... I think too many people with EDS take muscle relaxants unknowingly. It might solve one problem, but is likely to cause many more. Be well! L
ReplyDeleteAgreed. As can be said for many medications and issues when it comes to EDS...they usually help one problem while creating (or hurting) another.
ReplyDeleteHope all is well :)