I take tegretol 200 mg. twice a day and it helps with the banding. Only have it occasionally now and thats only if I have really over done it. Lynne
--- On Wed, 8/12/09, rn11...@yahoo.com <rn11...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: rn11...@yahoo.com <rn11...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [TMIC] That banding feeling To: "Janice" <jan...@centurytel.net> Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 7:52 AM Hi Janice, I have the banding;it's a severe tightness around my trunk from T4 to just below my waist. It has been constant since 8/13/95 when tm hit me. It gets tighter and more uncomfortable if I do anything more than my usual routine. At times it is so tight I can't take in a deep breath.It is not painful. I take baclofen 30 mgm twice a day;have been on that amount since onset of tm.I tried to cut down the baclofen,but then the tightness becomes unbearable.