SKELAXIN Reviews (METAXALONE)

Average Rating: 2.7 (310 Ratings)

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SKELAXIN  (METAXALONE):  Metaxalone is used to treat muscle spasms/pain. It is usually used along with rest, physical therapy, and other treatment.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-08-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR SKELAXINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 5  lower back pain No side effects at all. This worked exactly as a medicine should work. Pain goes away and doesn't come back. I need only take one pill three times at 8 hour intervals, then no more. And I had no side effects like the grogginess and such from muscle relaxants or pain meds. M 3 years
7/24/2007
 5  Severe lower back & shoulder pain Absolutely none. I am currently in physical therapy for the first time and this medication in conjunction works great for me!! No longer need to use Vicodin for the pain. F 30 days
11/6/2007
 4  Migraines and Tendon pain in thumb Constipation and drowsiness the next day I have had migraines for 30 years and nothing has helped. My doctor out of desperation put me on this once a day at bedtime, and it is really helping with controlling my frequent migraines and daily tension headaches. F 3 weeks
800 1X day
8/13/2014
 3  hip & leg pains, numnis in foot could not tell i had taken any thing other than the pain did seem to ease some in the hip regin not in the leg at back of knee none, however did find that hydrocodone/apap 10/325 woked extremely well for all simptoms noticeable side effect not sleep well for several hours after taking M 10 days
3/2/2009
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 3  Lower Back Pain Mental fog, skin irritation (itchy), fatigue, moodiness Did help ease back pain, but this drug was expensive and side effects seemed to even out or even overshadow the drug's benefits. This seems to be the only site where TRUE negative side effects are mentioned! M 7 days
5/27/2009
 3  
5/14/2005
 1  shoulder pain After two hours of taking medication, I have red small hives all over my chest, stomach, back and shoulder. This really gives me lot of pain. I started taking Benadryl and I am on prednizone (steroids) - six day treatment. I would never take this drug again. Also this side effect is not reported by Skelaxin. Be careful before taking this medication. F 1 days
11/8/2007
 1  Torn muscle in shoulder Mental fog - irritability - headache I get the feeling that my Dr prescribed this because some pharm rep brought a tray of cookies and a box of pens to his office. Initially, my upper back was cramped up after tearing a muscle in my shoulder - the medicine seemed to loosen it up on the first day - but after taking it for 2 more days - the headaches, irritability & mental fogginess outweighed any initial benefits. Thank god the pharmacy didn't have enough pills for my full prescription - there's no way I'd take this for more than a few days - and it's expensive as hell - there's older drugs that work much better than this stuff. M 3 days
2/23/2008
 1  muscle spasms caused by chest tubes Bad breathe when i burp, sick at stomach. Im only seventeen but i have cystic fibrosis, my lung collapsed and it caused me to get numerous chest tubes for over three months; i had the worst muscle spasms even with morphine. I absolutely hate this drug it doesnt work; i would not recommend it personally. F 17 2 weeks
400mg
1/29/2012
 5  Seperated shoulder, strained neck i seperated my shoulder and sprained every muscle surrounding the joint. I took 400mg before practice and 400mg after. the pain went from a 10 to about a 6. considering football is a contact sport, and strain is always put on the shoulders, this drug is god like M 18 3 weeks
1/30/2006
 3  chronic back pain was very disoriented for the first few days. had trouble concentrating. possibly due to combination of pain killers my dr. prescribed. worked most of the time for pain. F 18 25 days
12/9/2002
 5  Lower Back Pain - Muscle Strain Drowsiness, inability to focus. Highly effective - completely eliminated the back pain when taken. Highly recommended. Do not drive while under the influence, because the drowsiness is noticeable. M 19 10 days
800mg 3X day
11/5/2011
 3  Chronic Neck Pain at first, dizzyness, drowsyness, slobbered a lot when sleeping. then, dizzyness/drowsyness became tolerable. meds don't work long term. was on flexeril before. looks like i'll be changing my choice of meds soon M 19 30 days
11/8/2007
 1  lower back pain The first night I took it and went to bed within an hour. I felt sleepy and weird. The second night I took it and tried to continue doing some homework. After about an hour I could no longer sit up or stand and my shoulders and neck/jaw were so tight I could do nothing but lay flat and I became scared that something would happen. This morning I woke up and my back is tighter and hurst worse than before I started taking the medicine. Did nothing for me. I feel worse than before I started taking it. I'm going to give it one more day and I"m calling the doctor in the morning. F 19 2 days
10/15/2009
 2  Trapezius Muscle Spasms None? Nothing. Didn't help the pain, but in two days of taking the medicine (800mg) 3x day, my spasms started fading. I also took 800mg of ibuprofen 2x day. F 20 2 days
12/8/2008
 5  disc bulge L4-L5, muscle spasms tired, slightly dissorientated, sometimes short term memory was hard to recall This is the ONLY drug when paired with Motrin 800mg that has helped my pain and spasms. I have tried Flexeril which is HORRIBLE and left me feeling irritable and lifeless. I have also been on Valium, Naproxen, and Tylonol 3. Nothing else has worked. I take 400mg of Skelaxin every 6hrs and sometimes take 800mg before bed. After 4 days of being on the medication I had noticed a big improvement. It's not a cure for my condition, but it does help control the pain and spasms. F 21 2 weeks
11/18/2006
 3  neck and shoulder pain some drowsiness, but no mental side effects It was great at first, I had been taking a more powerful drug that had severely effected my thinking patterns, but the skelaxin after continued use doesn't work as well. F 21 6 months
6/24/2005
 3  chronic Back and neck pain I havn't started taking it yet, but after reading the posts I wanted to say that they recently came out with a generic version ( less than 5 bucks for a month!) Just to let you know! I havn't started taking it yet, but after reading the posts I wanted to say that they recently came out with a generic version ( less than 5 bucks for a month!) Just to let you know! F 21
1X day
4/30/2010
 1  Neck/back pain due to MVA Extreme nausea, diarrhea, headache, heart burn, indigestion of all sorts, very gassy. This med is very potent it did absolutely nothing for my muscle spasms just made me very sick and weak. Do not take this medicine! It will burn a hole in your stomach and wallet! F 21 7 days
800 mg 3X day
7/3/2011
 2  3 herniated discs long term pain N/A I figured it would be like Soma, it's predisesor.. but not only did it not help the pain at all, it didn't help me to sleep. After reading these comments I guess I got out lucky I didn't react to it. Sure wish soma weren't addicting. F 22 3 days
6/12/2006
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SKELAXIN  (METAXALONE):  Metaxalone is used to treat muscle spasms/pain. It is usually used along with rest, physical therapy, and other treatment.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-08-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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