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 | 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 | 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 | Upper and lower back pain & spasms | None | Have tried many other meds but skelaxin is only one that works consistantly. When my back starts to spasm and can barely move it is a wonder drug to me. Like any meds it may not help everyone as well as others but if it does it is the best. I would highly recomend it. I only take as needed | M | 39 | | 1/12/2010 | 4 | Lower Back Pain | NONE | I am very surprised by all of the negative comments on this drug. I have 800mg tabs and take only as needed. These pills do work great for me. I've had everything else including steroids and this drug works the best! They really help my spasms and swelling. | F | 46 | | 8/7/2009 | 4 | Back, Shoulder, neck pain | 800 mg, 3 times a day, is too much for daytime, makes me too drowsy. I cut it in half for daytime. Have gained some weight on it. Does help with the pain. | For weight gain, I found a website that I bought a fatloss wrap that I have used for a month now, & I've lost 6 lbs. & 9 1/2 inches off my stomach. For constipation I take 500mg. of Ester C twice a day & it helps a lot. | F | 63 | | 10/26/2007 | 4 | muscle spasms | None that I can detect. | I only take this med when needed, then only 400 mg. I usually only need it occasionally. My usage has been over the course of 5 yrs. | F | 66 | | 12/29/2008 | 4 | Back Pain/Muscle Pain | Slight relaxation | I take this medication as needed 800mg every 4 hours. I am usually very sensitive to medications and at first had to cut the pill in half to make 400mg. Once my body got used to the medication, I was able to increase it to the 800mg and it is quite effective for muscle, neck and accompanying headache pain. | M | 47 | | 5/5/2008 | 4 | osteoarthritis | none | i have severe osteoarthritis ( 2 hip replacements one knee ) shoulder shot,fingerhave heberdin nodes, and severe degenerative disc. So what do I do I go hiking in utah combined skelaxin with mobic ice and heat and I hiked daily for 30 days 3miles in morning 3 in afternoon was my limit. no side effects with skelaxin what so ever .I know my days are numbered but have been an mega athlete all my life and I am committed not to go quietly into that good night.just wish I could loose weight even though i weigh the same as i did 40 years ago it is more fat now rather then muscle. some days pain is so bad I can do nothing regardless of what I take MRI confirm i'm on borrowed time fusion lurks in my future. Rage ragr aginst the dying of the light.don't postpone joy. | M | 63 | 800 3X day | 2/21/2010 | 4 | Herniated disc, upper back pain | I could not take 800 mg because I felt nervous and felt breathing was uncomfortable so I discontinued medication. After more servere pain, it occurred to me to take a half dosage 400 mg (broke pill in half) and had a substantial decrease in pain and few side effects. | The first time I could not take at all. Now for last few days, I am taking as needed and the lower dose is helping. | F | 53 | | 8/14/2005 | 3 | | 5/14/2005 | 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 | 2 | back spasm | Jittery, hard to swallow, cloudy right eye, "big" tongue with slurring | I take this medication as needed per the MD. Sometimes I can feel the side effects but sometimes I feel nothing. The worst side effects I felt are actually happening right now. I just took Skelaxin about an hour and a half ago and am jittery. my arms and legs feel like jello but my back till hurts. What is alarming to me is that I am having a hard time swallowing like it feels paralyzed and my tongue feels "big" and I am slurring. I also have cloudy vision in my right eye. I did take Tramadol along with it but I`ve done this before and not felt like this. | F | 28 | 800mg 1X AN | 6/3/2010 | 2 | shoulder spasm | Left lower abdominal pain and for two weeks loose, yellow diarrhea sometimes uncontrollable. Also loss of appetite. | Will never take this drug again. Believe caused severe GI upset. | F | 48 | | 12/19/2007 | 1 | sciatic nerve in stenosis | Serious leg cramps! | Took twice before, no problem. Third time, leg cramps increased at night to agony, had to take strong pain meds. Something told me to check patients' comments, and saw that other patients had same side effect! Stopped skelaxin, and leg cramps stopped. Check all drugs before suffering. I am so grateful for this site, and for other patients who told of the leg cramps. | F | 68 | 3X day | 10/21/2010 | 1 | Cervical neck pain | It worked but it made me very confused and "nervous". By the 7th day I was ready to jump out of my skin. Now I know what a panic attack is. I thought I was dying and sacred out of my mind. Skelaxin is a horrible drug. | Skelaxin should be taken of the market. The side effect far outweigh the benefits for most people. The leading cause of death and injury in the US is our health care system. http://medicalholocaust.blogspot.com/ | M | 55 | 400mg 1X day | 3/8/2010 Patient History | 1 | Muscle spasms | This medication caused SEVERE Tinnitus and daily headaches. | When I realized that the bizarre buzzing, like Cicadas in my head, and daily headaches were a side effect of this medication, it took 3 days to clear from my system completely and I knew I would never take it again. | F | 59 | 750 mg 3X day | 9/27/2020 | 2 | Back pain | 30 minutes after taking this pill my tongue felt like I had burned it on hot food, which I didn't. I tried eating an apple with peanut butter and I had to stop because my tongue was so sore. 4 hours after taking the pill (bedtime now) I had bad cramping in both legs. The feeling was like the bad cramping you get after your legs had fallen asleep and the blood was finally rushing back to them. Also, had about 8 palpitations or heart fluttery feeling. | I may try taking it again once more since it did help my back pain. Hoping all those sensations were just a coincidence and not side effects. If not, I will not take again. | F | 35 | 1 times 800 mg 1X day | 9/3/2013 | 1 | Neck & Shoulder muscle pain | It felt like I had done 500 espresso shots. Could not sit still and wanted to crawl out of my skin. Had the same reaction to flexeril | I will not try it again. | F | 48 | 1 times | 5/5/2005 | 1 | Back pain | Took 1 pill and blacked out. Not passed out - blacked out and drove 30 miles home. | Black outs USED to be listed as a rare side effect. | F | 45 | 1 times | 5/29/2009 | 1 | back pain | I took 1 pill and within an hour or so, it relieved the pain. However after about 3 hours, i felt numbness in my legs and when I tried to walk, I nearly fell. I have been walking with a cane now for three days and my legs still feel rubbery and there is still some numbness. I hope this is not permanent. | The back pain is gone, but the side effects continue. I took only one pill and will never take another. I feel the drug should be removed from the market. | M | 74 | 1 times | 10/29/2009 |
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)