Re: RC: people drugs

["C.M.Newell" <reshan@deyr.ultranet.com>]

At 05:28 AM 8/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Robaxin (methocarbamal I think it is) works very well.  it's a muscle
>relaxer that dosn't affect your head like  other  perscription drugs.
>Some vets perscribe it for horses (10  750 mg tabs twice daily)
>so if you happen to get ahold of your horse's perscription you'll have a
>lifetime supply...
>Anita
>

	I'd be very leery of ingesting methocarbamol and  not expecting it to
affect one's head, as the mechanism of action is via the CNS.
	It can cause some fairly significant dizziness and alteration of mentation
in some folks. There's a *reason* it's a prescription drug, folks.
			--CMNewell, DVM


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