At Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Marilyn wrote:
> >Klonapin must be used for a wide variety of ailments! I have been taking >it for the past couple of months for BMS. This stands for Burning Mouth >Syndrome, which is a whole bunch of symptoms involving the gums, tongue, >teeth and inside of mouth and the face area. A constant burning and >shooting pains, etc. This is caused by dental injury from the novocain >injection, or root canal or other types of oral surgery. Mine was >caused by the injection, which damaged the nerves. > >Klonapin is in the same family as Ativan, Valium, Xanax, but is usually >prescribed for seizure disorders. For some reason, it seems to work on >any type of nerve pain or nerve damage. Problem is that it makes me >very drowsy. I only take it at night, but it seems to stay with me most >of the day too. I'm going to stop taking it soon, and see if I can do >without it. > >-- >Marilyn >