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 | Herniated disc, pinched nerve | Some woosiness, can definitely tell when 5-6 hour mark since taking pill is approaching. Harder stools. | Does help with burning/muscle pain along shoulder/neck. Doesn't do anything for nerve twitches, tingles. I am able to work about 8 hours/day. No drowsiness. | F | 54 | 3 weeks 800 mg 3X day | 3/30/2015 | 1 | Neck pain; herniated disc | Nothing. No side effects and absolutely no pain relief. | The most ineffective medication I have ever been prescribed. I had more relief from my heating pad. | F | 39 | 1 days 800 mg | 2/11/2015 | 4 | pinched nerves from muscle spasms | Heartburn, tightness in chest, chalky taste and smell that doesn't go away for about 12 hours...which would be next does, bloated | Skelaxin works very well and almost immediately for painful spasms. Better than most muscle relaxers I've used. And it doesn't make me as tired as others, like soma or flexeril. But I hate the side effects, so I will only take it if I can't move. Like this morning. I woke up at 4am and couldn't move my neck. Sharp searing pain. You'll take anything to get out of that pain. So I took one 800mg and by 5am I have full ROM, no pain. Still 6hrs later, pain minimal. But I am drinking fluids constantly to alliviate burning and H2O tastes like chalk. Not fun. So I recommend getting a sample first from doctor, bc it seems so many people have very different side effects, some have none. It's a drug to use cautiously in my opinion, but it does the job. | F | 36 | 4 weeks 3x day 800 | 1/8/2015 | 1 | back injury | I took this medication and it helped for about 3 hours and then we're off once it wore off I was in worse pain than when I began to take it | F | 29 | 2 days 800mg | 11/6/2014 | 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 | 2 | complete rotator cuff tear, et al. | moderate nausea, moderate headache, "faucet" diarrhea ;-) , chalky taste in mouth, additional spasms in places that weren't spasming before, every time I eat anything at ANY time severe "sedation" (zombie-ness) kicks in, shortness of breath (most severe side effect), a pretty bad nightmare. | How in the hell are Rx's marketed that are not understood by docs how they work ? This drug made zero impact, though I was very hopeful / thankful my PCP decided to try it ... did nothing but fill me up with intolerable "side effects" (how about the medication doing what it's promised to do ?). So I'd call them MAIN EFFECTS, since I am still spasming / in much pain from the original problem. | M | 49 | 2 days 800 2X day | 8/29/2014 | 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 | 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 | 2 | for post op neck fusion | Makes me sleepy | Does not work very well sucks | M | 50 | 3 days 800 1X day | 6/12/2014 | 4 | sciatica, hip pain | Irritable, swelling of hands and feet, insomnia, stomach pain after taking. It worked better than flexeril with no daytime drowsiness. I would recommend trying it, it helped my pain along with vicodin. | F | 51 | 2 months 800 mg | 5/21/2014 | 3 | Pulled neck and shoulder muscles. | A little bit of cloudy thinking but was able to work an 8 hour day. Does not give you the "buzz" other muscle relaxants do, which is good if you don't want to create a potential habit.. | Took 2 days before I felt any serious benefit. But as soon as it started working it made daily life bearable and I am able to sleep at night. I still feel stiff but no pain to speak of. If you are looking for immediate relief, stick with the narcotics. I noticed a lot of folks only took it for a day or two. It needs to build up in your system before you will see any results. | M | 47 | 4 days 800 3X day | 5/10/2014 | 1 | muscle spasms in the back | Didn't relax the muscle at all. Gave me very bad gas. | F | 38 | 1 days 800 mg 3xd | 11/19/2013 | 1 | Pain and swelling in thumb | Horrible stomach cramp | M | 42 | 4 days | 10/3/2013 | 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 | 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 | 2 | PINCHED NERVE IN NECK | Horrible stomach pain, bloating, gas, general unwell feeling, headache | F | 32 | 2 days 3X day | 8/19/2013 | 2 | Muscle spasms from herniated disk | Lips swollen, blisters in mouth, genital itching | I do not have any other known drug reactions, have mild seasonal allergies and a latex sensitivity if it touches my face. I have not come in contact with latex while taking skelaxin as far as I know, when I do come in contact with latex on my face my whole face swells not just my mouth. After taking skelaxin my lips are swollen to the point the skin is peeling. Blisters forming in mouth, the blisters form quickly and burst shortly after. Within an hr of taking a skelaxin pill developed severe genital itching that lasts a few hrs and then goes away. I did the in home yeast infection test kit thinking maybe it was a coincident, but that came back negative. Just feel I have to say it, I was at my obgyn a week before taking this med and got a clean bill of health and have not engaged in any sexual activity since then so I am confident the intense itching correlates to skelaxin and not a separate issue. Not noticing a diffrence in the pain or spasm when taking it, the adverse reactions outweigh any benefit I could be getting from this med. | F | 28 | 1 weeks 3X day | 7/29/2013 | 1 | neck pain | Severe panic attacks, insomnia, heart racing, miserable indigestion | F | 24 | 1 days 800 mg | 6/18/2013 | 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 |