pharmacuticals vs herb, side effects and withdrawel and effectiveness

they push pills on you eveery day for every little thing and think thats just fine, but dare to smoke the herb and you break the law, because herb is a dangerouse drug with no medinal value..or so they sayso lets compare.. just using examples from my own experiencesdiagnosis, spasticity from spinal cord injurysymptoms severe spasms in legscomparrisonpharmacuticalsdrug used, baclofin aka lyorisilside effects listed on drugs.comADVERSE REACTIONSThe most common is transient drowsiness (10-63%). In one controlled study of 175 patients, transient drowsiness was observed in 63% of those receiving Baclofen compared to 36% of those in the placebo group. Other common adverse reactions are dizziness (5-15%), weakness (5-15%) and fatigue (2-4%).Others reported:Neuropsychiatric: Confusion (1-11%), headache (4-8%), insomnia (2-7%); and, rarely, euphoria, excitement, depression, hallucinations, paresthesia, muscle pain, tinnitus, slurred speech, coordination disorder, tremor, rigidity, dystonia, ataxia, blurred vision, nystagmus, strabismus, miosis, mydriasis, diplopia, dysarthria, epileptic seizure.Cardiovascular: Hypotension (0-9%). Rare instances of dyspnea, palpitation, chest pain, syncope.Gastrointestinal: Nausea (4-12%), constipation (2-6%); and rarely, dry mouth, anorexia, taste disorder, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and positive test for occult blood in stool.Genitourinary: Urinary frequency (2-6%); and rarely, enuresis, urinary retention, dysuria, impotence, inability to ejaculate, nocturia, hematuria.Other: Instances of rash, pruritus, ankle edema, excessive perspiration, weight gain, nasal congestion.Some of the CNS and genitourinary symptoms may be related to the underlying disease rather than to drug therapy. The following laboratory tests have been found to be abnormal in a few patients receiving Baclofen: increased SGOT, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and elevation of blood sugar.side effects experiencedinsane insomnia ..constant drowsinessmuscle and back painodd thought patterns at higher doses (thoughts go in repeating circles)very low blood pressureincreased heatstroke possibilitylightheadednessand moreeffectivenessat very high doses (max which also caused visual auditory and tactile halucinations) the drug was effective when combined with another drug to an extent, but i required several surgeries to reduce spasticity enough to allow a lower dose that was bearablewithdrawal symptomsDo not suddenly stop taking Baclofen . Sudden withdrawal may cause serious and possibly life-threatening side effects, including high fever, confusion, changes in mental status, muscle stiffness and spasms, multiple organ failure, and death. If you experience any of the symptoms listed above, seek immediate medical attention. It is important to ensure that this drug is not stopped suddenly by learning how to properly use the pump, refilling the pump on time, and being aware of the pump alarms and what to do if the pump alarms. This is especially important for certain patients who are at greater risk (eg, spinal cord injuries at T-6 or above, communication difficulties, history of withdrawal symptoms from either oral or intrathecal baclofen). Keep your scheduled refill visits and talk with your health care provider about early withdrawal symptoms.sourse drugs.comand from wikiWithdrawal symptoms may include auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, tactile hallucinations, delusions, confusion, agitation, delirium, disorientation, fluctuation of consciousness, insomnia, inattention, memory impairments, perceptual disturbances, anxiety, depersonalization, hypertonia, hyperthermia, formal thought disorder, psychosis, mania, mood disturbances, restlessness, and behavioral disturbances, tachycardia, seizures, tremors, autonomic dysfunction, hyperpyrexia, extreme muscle rigidity resembling neuroleptic malignant syndrome and rebound spasticity.[14][15]experienced withdraw symptomsthis was the inspiration for this thread and i will be very detailed to try to explain the total horror i experienced (just yesterday)cause: went without meds for 4 daysthe day began with an appointment for insurance, just before arivibg i felt a popping sensation right in thge center of my adams aple where that lil point is. aftrer a momment i felt something under my skin move off to the left of thye adams apple and slowly towards my ear leaving a trail behind itit reached the lil bump at base of skull just behind left rear and seemed to try drilling into the skull.. this made me try pushing through my skin to guide it away from my skull. at this point whenever i turned my head to the left i felt a pulling sensatiion along the path it took.it then moved again to the other higher bump on back of skull closer to where spine connects.. again i tried moving it and felt it recoil..it felt like it was growing inside my neck, still connected by my adams apple .this time when it recoiled it wrapped around my throught and i coukld feel it tightening as it moved.it moved all around my neck wrapping around my throught 3 timesat this point iot recoiled dropping below my colorbone and headed towards my spine..thren entered it in blinding pain my body went ridgid..i couldnt mover..it moved down my spine 1st..my brain felt on fire i was feekling burning stinging and all out pain all overthen my left eye freaked out blinkiung wildly asnd soon later the right too but not in unicen the right slower different patterns..i had no control when i finaly could open them again i couldnt look side to side more then 1-3 degrees off center..i couldnt turn my neck because the pulling sensation on my adams apple and the wrapped arounbd my throught sensationit felt so real i was struggling to breathe gasping and tryiong to cough out the part still connected to my throught..it seemed to grow to about 3-4 feet now thick as an inch along mnost of the body (i even looked up burrowing parasitres in the area assumming it was real) after moving to the base of my spine it exited ad climbed my chest cavity to reenter my spine at the same place, this time moving upwards..again went ridgid eytes went nuts and i felt it getting close to my brainstem..i expected to stop breathing as it got close..it came very close to my brain but i was pushing wituh my hands on my skin trying to move it away pushing the coils away from my spine and it withdrew into my left shoulder and armpit..close to my heartit then moved up again, outside my spine but trying to get to the brainstem//when it got close enough to burrow through i found its head, much thinner then te body and triedto block it and move it away..it persistently tried to wiggle around my finger to get by and many times felt it try to bite my finger thru the skin with a round moth full of sharp teeth..i tried picking at it when it did to get a nail under the teeth to try pryinjg it outat a fewe times u felt my fingrer slip into a hole in my skin too ..my arm went numb from tryingeverytime i stretched it i foubnd it back at my skull trying to drill in..there was extreme anxiety and pannic yet i somehow remained very calm under the circumstancesthis went on from 9 in the morning till after midnight getting worse by the hour in the end it felt like it was 8 feet long and i coukd consistently feel the trail it followed and the undulating movement inside me as well ad it seemed to pull when i moved (turning my head to left allowed it to tihten more so turning back pulled more unconfortably)otherr symptoms insomnuia..5 days zero sleepauditory and vissual halucinationsd..mildheard housemates talking near me while they were out at the store..saw faint people neaar me and when i took the time to notice saw in the wood patterns that i was halucinatingvery bad muscle weakness at times could barely movr or control ny bodyherbeffectiveness smoking a few hits releaves spasms for 200 min, drinking a few drops of herb oil completely eliminastes them for a dayside effectscalmness happiness sillinesswithdrawal symptiomsversion 1 wanting to smokeversion 2 not caring if u smoke or notso.. why is herb not the 1st choice of doctors?