SKELAXIN Reviews (METAXALONE)Average Rating: 2.7 (310 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SKELAXIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SKELAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | | 5/14/2005 | 1 | Muscle spasms | Suddenly I was paralyzed on my right side unable to move my lower body. Scared, I called my husband to help "move me" by gentle touch. Within 3 minutes I was fine. Two days later, it happened again when I was alone but I thought something else was going on with my right side. I took slow breaths & prayed it would subside. It did after about 2 minutes. The 3rd time it occurred I thought I was having a stroke as I couldn't move my jaw, neck, right shoulder down to my fingertips. We were driving in the car at the time. It was then I decided to seek Internet help & stop this medication. I went back to the other muscle relaxer I was taking & these incidences never returned. | What has NOT have worked for me may help someone else. I took it on a Thurs, Sat, Mon, & Wed. Four 800 mg doses in 7 days. My sister takes another kind muscle relaxer 3 times a day & if I take even half of one of those pills which had once been prescribed for me, I am so tired I cannot function. The kind I am taking works but my doctor told me to try Skelaxin as she thought it might be more helpful to me. It was NOT. | 61 | 7 days 800mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 5 | lower back pain | Slowed down my thinking a little bit but absolutely no other side effects. | First time used in conjunction with Nabumetone to relieve significant back pain (so, unclear which helped more). Have used again when back was reinjured at it worked well for me. | F | 48 | 3 days 800 MG 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 5 | I think that it causes a loss of appetite. I can't take it with tramadol because it makes me sleepy but if I space it out by at least an hour then it doesn't | I have taken Skelaxin for about 9 years and it will help spasms in my back and terrible spasms that go from my feet to my groin in both legs. Skelaxin relieves the spasms in a matter of minutes after I take it. The best thing I have ever taken.Without it I would be sceaming in pain unable to move and I live by myself. | F | 72 | 800 mg 2X day | 7/28/2010 | 5 | SKELAXIN | F | 46 | 5 days 800mg 3X day | 4/22/2010 | 5 | Chronic back pain for years | maybe a little spacey at times | I have tried EVERYTHING for my back. Muscle relaxers, therapy, arthirtis meds, shots....everything, and nothing has given me as much relief as Skelaxin. This is the greatest thing ever. I was prescribed 4 800mg pills daily, but I only need to take 2 of those and I can feel a world of difference. I would recommend to anyone with pain. | F | 30 | 2 weeks 800mg 4X day | 5/1/2010 | 5 | have not experienced any side effects at all, had back surgery was doing fine until an employee at Wal-Mart dropped a box on my back. Thank God for Skelaxin. | Pharmacist says they can't get anymore,Skelaxin works better than the generic. | F | 57 | 800mg 3X day | 7/24/2011 | 5 | herniated disc/muscle spasms | No Side Effects. | This is the only drug that works for me. When muscle spasms hit, I am totally out of commission and in the worst pain ever...level 10. Without this drug I would not be able to function at all. All the other drugs don't even touch the pain or allow me function coherently. Flexiril is the worst drug on the market. If skelaxin doesn't work for you fine! Find one that does. But don't scream and throw fits to take skelaxin off the market that actually works for others. Live and let live. Also, the warning label tells you not to take this drug with alcohol or other drugs - duh! | F | 43 | 3 days 800MG 3X day | 8/6/2011 | 5 | lower back pain | No side effects | I pulled my lower back back in april and I reaggravated it about 3 weeks ago. The pain moved from my lower back and spread up towards my right arm from ribcage to shoulder blade. The spasms I had would send searing pain through my shoulder and into my abdomen. I couldn't breathe in deep and moving hurt. Went to the dr thinking all sorts of things wrong and he prescribed metaxalone(skelaxin). First day I took one and I didn't really see a diff. Next day I took all 3 doses and felt awesome. The last two days I've only had to take one pill and its done the job. No pain. However I talked to the pharmacist and he said that if you take pill without food, its actually a lower dosage, apparently taking tthis pill WITH food u get all 800mg...so maybe that's why I havennt experienced any side effects at all. None! Anyways, this helped a lot. | F | 33 | 4 days 800mg 3X day | 8/11/2011 | 5 | I did not have any side effects. After a couple of weeks this medicine relieved some of the pain I have had for many years. I really wish I could get this medicine again and soon please! | F | 48 | 3 months 800Mg 3X day | 11/29/2011 | 5 | Muscle tightness; bad back and neck | F | 42 | 5 days 800 mg 4X day | 5/14/2010 | 5 | neck pain from headon collision | 15 years of excruciating pain that prevented me from working. After a couple of days on skelaxin my headache was finally gone...my physical therapist was amazed at how loose I became... I didn't even feel tired on this medication, I feel energized. It feels good to feel good again...I wish I had tried it a long time ago, but didn't because of the price...none of the flexeril, Valium, percocet or twenty other drugs worked or either made me pass out. | F | 48 | 3 days 800 mg | 9/27/2012 | 5 | muscles hurting | it has been good for me, helped alot lets me sleep though the night without hurting, have 7 disc out of back,part of right hip and a rib,most of back is fused,finally something that works without a lot of side effects,1 pill before bed 800mg | F | 46 | 3 weeks | 11/11/2004 | 5 | TMJ pain/facial muscle tightness | none | Fabulous for relaxing facial muscles. Have taken this previously for back pain with no results. I will continue to take until physical therapy resolves issues with tight muscles. | F | 34 | 14 days | 3/24/2004 | 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 | 5 | Chronic muscle spasms | None | I love this drug! Have taken various muscle relaxants and this one for me is a miracle. Within 30 minutes almost pain free, and I have a sensitive stomach but have no problems with this drug. | F | 51 | 1 years | 6/12/2007 | 5 | fractured back, herniated disk neck | I take it with a tramadol for pain and a promethazine for nausia as needed. I will get sleepy but sometimes that is good too. No other side effects. 3 to 4 times a day on a BAD DAY! | I have a high tolerance for pain and know that pain relief can be additive. I only take it when I am down and out. Take it with food and be ready to take a nap if needed. Along with a heating pad and ice pack it does wonders. | F | 42 | 2 years | 7/13/2007 | 5 | Herniated Disc, Muscles Spasms | Sometimes heart races, but no stomache problems. Trouble remembering, not sure if this is the drug or old age?\? :-) | Take it at night to relax muscles with Alieve. Took it with anti-inflamitory - Lodine - then Alieve. Came to this site to research if anyone had any long term effects. I find it helps me sleep and get through the nights. Don't want to take pain medicine. I only take it when pain and spasms are bad. | F | 48 | 2.5 years | 8/2/2007 | 5 | Herniated disk and other disk probs | Nothing bad. Something interesting, I have better eyesite when I use it regularly. When I stop for a few days, my eyesite gets worse and I need to use reading glasses, go figure. When I use it every day, no glasses. So, nice side benefit for me. | Have moderate to severe, often worse later in the day, and Skelaxin has been a benefit in lowering the pain levels for me. | F | 49 | 15 months | 9/14/2007 | 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 |
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)