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 |
| 5 | Back pain, muscle spasms | None | After back injury, doc gave me skelaxin. I would recommend 100% | M | 74 | 9 years | 9/12/2016 | 5 | severe back an neck pain, | I had no side effects with this stress which is the plus side of taking a non narcotic pill.yet I had absolutely no pain after taking the pill and was a great relief | F | 33 | 10 months ,30mg | 6/17/2015 | 5 | lower back spasm | extreme drowsiness, pressure in my ears, sensitivity to noise. | The benefits of this drug far outweigh the side effects. I couldn't move before I started taking this medicine. Within an hour, I felt relief. | F | 55 | 3 days 800mg 3X day | 5/14/2015 | 5 | lower lumbar pain | I am taking this in combination with Daypro and Vicoden. I noticed lightheadedness but again this could be from the combination of meds. This drug has been highly successful thus far. I could not walk without being in excruciating pain and the muscles around my spine and hips would seize and I could not fully move my gait. Within hours I could walk with only minor discomfort and would not get stabbing pain every time I got from a sitting to standing position. | F | 32 | 1 days 800 | 5/6/2015 | 5 | Muscle contracture | None. | I like this drug because it helps my contracted muscles, but unlike Flexeril (Cyclobenzaprine) and Zanaflex (Tizanidine) I can stay awake on it. I just wish it were less expensive. | M | 37 | 1 years 800 mg 3X day | 9/30/2014 | 5 | TMJ Disorder/Neck & Shoulde tension | Works great! No real side effects except a little drowsiness at times. | M | 42 | 2 weeks 800mg | 8/24/2014 | 5 | herniated disc in neck | Sensitivity to heat, sleepy | F | 41 | 1 months 800 mg | 8/23/2014 | 5 | Lower back spasms | A little groggy perhaps with a minor headache. I can't say for sure this was the cause. Made me kind of anxious...I am pretty sure this was due to the drug..All side effects were mild. | Doctor prescribed this for me for back spasms I was having due to muscle strain in my lower back that developed from exercise. Worked like a charm..almost from the start it seemed to "block" the spasms which were 10/10 painful....allowing me to recover and heal faster. | M | 50 | 7 days 800 3X day | 10/2/2013 | 5 | degenerative disk disease, bulging | So far no side effects - this is the most pain free I've been in years! Wish some one had thought of it sooner instead of all the narcotics! I just hope it continues to help!!! | F | 70 | 3 days 800mg | 5/19/2013 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Shoulder pain | Makes you relax...as it sais it does | these posts are nuts....works great.. Relax as it said to do | M | 42 | 5 days 800 4X day | 3/24/2011 | 5 | possib.bi-lat rotator cuff syndrome | NONE | This pricey pill has replaced 2 a day 500 mg. Naproxen nightmare. It can knock the edge off of excruciating shoulder pain within an hour or two of taking without any side effects. I don't leave home without it. | M | 56 | 3 weeks 800 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 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 | 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 | Muscle tightness; bad back and neck | F | 42 | 5 days 800 mg 4X day | 5/14/2010 |
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)