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| Key to ratings for robaxin: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | Extreme stomach pain, liquid discharge during bowel movement, flatulence, general malaise. | Too bad it didn't work. I wanted to use if for very bad muscle spasms. | F | 65 | 4 days 4X D | 5/2/2010 | 2 | shoulder surgery | headache, sinus infection, bad reaction when combined with alcohol | This med gave me headaches. Do not combine it with even the smallest bit of alcohol. I had two small margaritas and got the most painful sinus headache that lasted for days. I ended up in docs office with a sinus infection. Doc said robaxin can be very hard to tolerate. | F | 33 | 2 weeks | 10/24/2009 | 1 | back injury | Double vision & lack of coordination | It just didn't work. The double vision left me incapable of doing anything productive and I had no alleviation of my symptoms. | F | 45 | 3 days | 10/20/2009 | 5 | Acute lumbar sprain, L4 L5 | None, so far. | I have been Rx'd this drug (750mg strength) for two different episodes of acute lumbar sprains in the same location; I have also gone through episodes of lumbar sprains in the same location without this drug. Each time I used Robaxin, the length of my recovery time was shortened and the amount of pain/stiffness/decreased mobility I went through during recovery was noticeably lessened (compared to my experiences without the drug and with all other things I do during a sprain being the same such as wearing lumbar support, icing the area to help reduce inflammation, and getting chiropractic help). Not sure if it is due to the drug, but before I was ever Rx'd this drug, my multiple episodes of lumbar trouble were very close together over a period of about 6-8 months. After recovery from the first episode where I used Robaxin (1 pill at night for 30 days), it was well over a year and a half before I had another sprain. I was given Vicodin in addition to Robaxin with my most recent sprain (the worst sprain I've had so far too)-- honestly, I think the effects of the Robaxin are much better than anything the Vicodin was supposed to contribute to my recovery (I quit Vicodin after 2 days). This time I used 1 Robaxin pill every 8 hours for the first 4 days, then I dropped to 1 pill in am/1 pill before bed -- I plan to drop to 1 pill before bedtime as soon as possible...whatever it takes to avoid re-spraining that area until everything is really healed up. | F | 48 | 9 days | 9/20/2009 | 5 | muscle pain from ehlers danlos | none. Sometimes it makes me sleey if I take it with my antiinflammatory | I've used it for years and it never affected my daytime activities. I taught elementary school when taking this. Now I work at home and still use it. Works better over time -- it's no magic bullet. But combined with a good pain medication, the combination is aweome and boy do I sleep good on those nights! | F | 53 | 10 years | 1/23/2009 | 4 | severe TMJ | none | so glad I can take it with all the other meds I have to take. What a relief for me. | F | 58 | 4 days | 11/29/2008 | 2 | Acute lumbar strain | None | I was told this medication was to be combined with heat, rest, and physical therapy. It worked with the spasms for about the first three days and now it does nothing. I was taking the 750 dose. Even two tablets don't help the pain. | F | 20 | 30 days | 11/2/2008 | 5 | Lower back pain | None | Stopped working after about 18 months - damn! | M | 63 | 1.5 days | 10/18/2008 | 2 | osteo in neck | I take this with Mobic and it doesn't seem to do the job..I want the good muscle relaxers. | F | 51 | 6 months | 9/1/2007 | 4 | Sleep | M | 39 | | 10/25/2006 | 4 | c-spine stenosis -> shoulder spasms | Minor drowsiness - not nearly as bad as Flexeril or Skelaxin. The pills taste very nasty, and the round flat 500 mg tabs are awkward to swallow. | I have used the NSAID + muscle relaxant combo to treat periodic flare-ups of muscle spasms due to degenerative bone spurs in my neck. The magic recipe for me seems to be 800 mg ibuprofen (Motrin) + 1000-1500 mg methocarbamol (Robaxin) three times a day. The other relaxants work OK (also tried Flexeril and Skelaxin), but they make me way too sleepy. | M | 47 | 10 years | 10/6/2006 | 5 | Fibro and CMP | A slight headache about an hour after I started taking it, but it faded fast. This is definitely a keeper. | This is way better than flexaril and doesn't make me sleepy like flexaril does. | F | 43 | 2 days | 10/5/2006 | 4 | TMJ | A little spacey. | I just started, but it seems to help the pain. | F | 55 | 1 days | 3/19/2006 | 4 | back pain | slight drowsiness | When I took flexeril in conjunction with my regular psychoactive drug, it caused horrible side effects so that I had to stop the flexeril. So I was a little leery of trying another muscle relaxant. I was prescribed 500 mg every 6 hours, but started at only 250 mg and got immediate relief with no negative side effects. Maybe it would be too mild for most people, but with the other meds i take I have to be careful. | M | 45 | 30 days | 10/4/2005 | 1 | Muscle Spasms Post Lumbar Fusion | Headache, Nausea, Motion Sickness, Dizzy/Lightheadness, Confusion, Trouble Remembering and Speaking Clearly, etc., etc., etc. | I started with one tablet, three times a day of the -750, then with side effects, but no relief. Increased to two tablets three times a day, with a little relief, but worse side effects. Side effects were not worth the little relief. | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 4/25/2005 | 4 | fibromyalgia | none | While it does take some time to get into your system, it does work. Nighttime, which is my worst time for pain, is when Robaxin works the best. | F | 33 | 2 months | 4/13/2005 | 1 | Pulled leg and back muscles | none | I took Robaxin for a while and it didn't do anything at all. | F | 14 | 2 weeks | 2/25/2005 | 1 | Carpal tunnel, tennis elbow | none | I took one 750 mg tablet and that didn't work so I took another. It still barely worked. I took a few courses of 2-750 mg tablets every 4 hours and it didn't do much for me. | F | 45 | 4 days | 1/29/2005 | 3 | M | 35 | 5 days | 8/24/2003 |
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ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |