There are 231 ratings for the drug: SKELAXIN in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for skelaxin: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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1	Neck Pain	I took 400 MG. for two days, the third day I woke up and couldn’t get out of bed, walk, or go to the bathroom or anyplace else without my husbands help, my hands, arms, and legs shook like someone who had a severe case of Parkinson’s disease.	Skelaxin is the worse drug I’ve ever taken. I took 400 MG. for two days, the third day I woke up and couldn’t get out of bed, walk, or go to the bathroom or anyplace else without my husbands help, my hands, arms, and legs shook like someone who had a severe case of Parkinson’s disease. He called the doctor’s office right away, explained the problems I was having and took me to his office as fast as he could. The doctor did some blood work, checked me out and told us that he would call when he found out something. We went directly home from his office because I was dizzy wanted to lay down. We were only home for about an half hour when the doctors office called and told my husband to get me to the hospital’s ER room as soon as possible, as my electrolytes were dangerously out of whack. When I arrived at the ER, right away they started hooking me up to an IV. I was in the hospital’s ER. for 2 days before they let me go home. It took me about 3 weeks and 2 doctors visits before I was able to get around by myself. I will never take that drug again for as long as I live.	F	76	2 days		10/22/2009 Email
3	Back, neck & ankle pains	Elevated blood pressure, sleeplisness, diareha		M	74	3 days		1/30/2003
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
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 D		7/28/2010
1	injury to hip and shoulder	Did nothing to ease the pain and muscle spasms in my hip and shoulder; however, it kept me awake for four nights with "jumpy legs," which I have never had before. My insurance plan did not cover this drug, so I paid $90 for 30 tablets - and now will just flush it down the toilet. Too bad you can't get refunds on prescription drugs.		F	69	5 days 800 mg 3X D		5/5/2010 Email
1	Lower back spasms	Developed severe hives 4 days into taking Skelaxin. Went to ER and was given Benadryl. Five hours later had to return to ER as the hives got worse; given more Benadryl and Prednisone.	I was astonished by another person's comments on this site that this side effect of Skelaxin is NOT reported in their literature handout. How utterly irresponsible of this company!	F	69	4 days		4/2/2009
1	arthritis	numbness in lower back & legs, also severe headaches. I take aspirin as part of my med regimen, so I normally do not have headaches	I have been on med about 5 days, no relief from pain	M	68	5 days		6/24/2009 Email
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
2	lower back pain	dizziness, red rash on back and chest, prickley feeling all over, can't sleep	took two doses of 800 mg. eight hours apart, made me feel awful, red itchy rash and a terrible woozy feeling. Haven't had any more but next day still feel awful, rash has not gone away.	M	66	1 days		9/2/2009
1	lower back pain	Difficult getting to sleep. More pain than usual as both feet began to hurt. After getting some sleep, felt like a Rum hangover lasting until late afternoon. Both feet felt like they were swollen and severely bruised although looked normal. Difficult to walk and could not drive auto.	First and LAST time I will let this med do me in. The one 800mg tablet convinced me to avoid it.	M	66	1 days		10/27/2004
4	severe sciatica and muscle spasms	Experienced drowsiness on 800/mg so cut dosage in half taking 400/mg - one at breakfast and one at lunch...then 800/mg at bedtime which enabled me to sleep quite well.	Sciatic pain along with PT has gone from a 10 to a 4 in just a week so for me this medication works well. I will continue to take this as long as it helps.	F	65	8 days		9/6/2006
1	lower back pain	I took one 800 mg tablet yesterday while at work. Within approximately 40 minutes I experienced severe itching all over my body. My lips & skin around eyes became swollen and I developed hives on my chest, face and hands. I started taking benedryl tablets hoping to allay these symptoms. If anything, they are more pronounced today. I won't be taking this drug again.	I take lorazepam,Zoloft and Effexor every day but have not experienced hives with these drugs. I now know that the lorazapam could exacerbate the problem of sleepiness or dizziness.	F	64	1 days		5/19/2007
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 Email
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 D		2/21/2010
4	Spinal Stenosis (bad leg pain)	Depression, tireness, dizziness ...	On a scale for 1 to 10 , I give Skelaxin a 7 (from a 2) as far as using my legs again and easing the pain.. But the cost is REDICULOUS $ 256.00 for 60 pills of 800 mg...1 tablet every 8 hours as needed for spasms. I take it as directed for it IS NEEDED... Approxamately $4.25 per tablet ! So buying Skelaxin will stop soon for there is a shortage of $$$ around here.	F	63	3 months		10/22/2009
1	No - cost prohibitive	With a long list of ailmentsI ahve been having leg spasm that literally contortoin my toes & feet upwards onto my ankles so jumping out of bed I fall over. The spasming after 5 days [this time] includes 80% of my body....	Because of the cost & that I have other muscle relaxants that aren't working I wanted more info 1st & this has been the ONLY useful site. After reading these posts I can at least stop worrying myself into worst pain over whether to put out money I cannot give up!	F	62	0 days 1X D		6/26/2010
1	Neck and Shoulder muscle pain	I developed hives on my neck, chest, and back. This was after one 800 mg dose. My doctor said that allergic reaction that was so localized was probably the result of being exposed to paint while painting the interior of my house. I waited a few days, and took another pill. The hives were even more severe.	I observed no other effects or results.	M	62	2 days		2/10/2005
3	Calf muscle spasms	800mg taken before bedtime. Seems to work for the muscle spasms, however, has caused me much bowel upset. I couldn't understand what was going on with my bowels and it occurred to look up the side effects of Skelaxin 800 and one of the side effects is gastrointestinal upset.	I will be stopping this medication as of this writing and see if the gastrointestinal upset clears up. This side effect has really been a problem. I am glad I at least thought to look into the Skelaxin. Anybody else had bowel problems as a result of taking Skelaxin?	F	61	4 weeks		6/15/2007 Email
3	muscle spasms	extreme tiredness muscle weakness	skelaxin works for my spasms but I stay extremely tired and can tell I have lost some muscle tone	M	61	5 weeks		1/5/2009
2	back muscle pain	One hour after taking the medicine, my left foot began to cramp and I couldn't stop it then the right foot and up to my calves. Still had the back pain but the muscle cramps/small charlie horse in my legs were quite uncomfortable. Got up three hours later and walked and didn't have any returning symptoms	I'd prefer something else, don't know if I want to try it again tonight but may.	F	61	1 days		11/14/2008
1	Muscle Pain	Severe Stomach Pain	I wouldn't recomend It to anyone	F	61	1 days		2/3/2008
1	Neck pain during night	I literally could not sleep at all. I could not even close my eyes. As soon as I realized this was causing my sleeplessness, I discontinued the medication. I returned to normal sleep the first night after discontinuing.		F	61	6 days		1/3/2005
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 D		5/13/2010
5	pain lower back (lumbar)	no adverse side effects whatever	I experienced immediate relief after taking Skelaxin. My entire lumbar area so tight any movement brought pain. I had physical therapy with only minor relief. After my first dose within hours I could move freely, all tightness gone.	F	60	2 days		1/6/2008
5	Lower back muscle pail	No side effects at all. Only take this when I'm having problems with my lower back muscles. Helpes relax the muscles, and normally I only have to take it 2-3 days and then I feel great.		F	60	3 days		2/21/2008
1	Severe pain in neck, sholders arms	Extreme tiredness, dizziness. Heart palpitatons and pains in chest. Vomiting, nausea. Blacked out and fell down.	First had a shot directly into muscle. Was to follow up 8 hours later with 800mg pills 3 times a day. After shot at first felt extremely tired, then drowsy ...then by the second day nausea and vomiting, and when trying to get out of bed, fell down, blacked out.	M	60	2 days		11/5/2007
1	tmj,dislocated disc in my jaw	took 1 800 mg pill a day for 3 days...felt extremely edgy and nervous which i didn't connect to the pills until i started to throw up....had low grade fever...and 3 separate spasms across my chest over a period of 12 hours...thought i was having a heart attack...will never take this again		F	60	3 days		7/17/2007
3	lower back spasms	Worked good for the first day I took this drug, but on the second and third day developed severe stomach cramping like heartburn in the solar plexus region. I will discontinue.	800 mg 2X a day	M	59	3 days		12/6/2009
1	sciatica	Extreme vomiting, sharp abdominal pain, itching, weakness. After one day, I was dropping the telephone and car keys. This is a frightening medication.		F	59	2 days		7/21/2008
4	neck and shoulder pain	after 2 doses, mild headache, jittery, and hives from my knees to my neck	although it eased the pain there is just too many side effect that effected me.	M	58	1 days 400mg 3X D		6/8/2010 Email
3	Neck and shoulder muscle spasms	It makes me feel a little disconnected. It sometimes inhibits sound sleep.	This medicine is usually reliable at lessening the intensity of all but the worst muscle spasms although it only lasts for about 4 hours for me. It is more reliable than the Norflex that I used for 5+ years.	M	58	4 months		11/13/2005
4	muscle spasms	none except for initial sleepiness the first week	Absolutely NO side effects, other than inital sleepiness for the first week, then I tolerated it well & no more sleepiness. Seems to have reduced effectiveness over time, though. I am usually very sensitive to meds and this one gave no problems whatsoever other than noted.	F	57	5 months		11/16/2007
3	severe muscle spasm	I am post lumbar fusion and have had severe muscle spasms in my hamstring muscles and sciatica since the surgery. They have been so bad I could not put any weight on my R leg without going through the roof. My doctor prescribed Skelaxin 800mg t.i.d. and have been taking it in combination with 10 mg of Flexeril. I just went out to walk the dog and looked as if I had muscular dystrophy. I was all over the place walked like I was drunk but it helped to take the pain away. It appears I can either have muscle spasms or very little muscle control at all.	I questioned the pharmacist about taking the Skelaxin with the Flexeril and she said a person could but is not usually recommended. I know one thing....I would not drive after taking this stuff. My muscles are completely loose to the point that I am having a difficult time walking.	M	57	2 days 800mg 3X D		5/12/2010
2	neck pain	severe headache, mental fog, sleepiness	$450 for 30 day supply of 800mg at 3x/day. My head felt like it was going to explode and it did nothing to relieve neck pain. In fact, the 2 days I took the medicine were the worst neck pain days I've had. The 3rd day I just couldn't take it again and was able to go back to work. By 2:30 I was so tired that I went home, went to bed and, except for a couple hours mid-evening, slept until it was time to get up the next day for work. I still have the neck pain problem, but otherwise I am back to normal.	F	57	2 days		5/8/2009
4				M	56	3 months		7/14/2004
3	upper back pain	A little spacey at first,	seemed to reduce pain but after taking several days began to have lower back ache	M	56	7 days		7/3/2008
2	tmj & muscle spasm	Headache and constipation.	I found the benefit to be minor compared with the problem of constipation.	F	56	7 days		11/14/2007
5	bone spurs lower vertebra	a little sleepy the first week, but not bad. Really stopped the spasms and acute pain.	I also love this drug. I can get away with not taking any vicodin for days! I feel normal for the first time in ages. I have scholiosis (sp??) and numerous bone spurs all over the vertebra from my neck to my lower back plus many serious degenerative changes. At first only vicodin worked. Now I can do without the vicodin most days. I have a sensitive stomach and migraines and have had NO problems at all with this med.	F	55	2 months		1/8/2008
4	neck spasms, pain in neck and scapu	none, no loss of mental function or tiredness.	didn't know it was helping till I stopped taking it, I now take one in the morning and make it through the day fine, pain may recur in evening	F	55	3 months		3/10/2007
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 D		3/8/2010 Email History
1	Back Spasms	Bowel upset with nausea and vomiting.	Took 2 doses on first day. Noon and 5pm. Had 2 glasses of wine with dinner and by bed time had rapid heard rate and flushed face. Did not take anything else and went to bed. Woke up at 4 AM and took 800mg so morning would be more relaxed. But woke up @ 8AM with severe diarehea. Waited to take a dose until lunch @ Noon. Starting having painful bloating mid afternoon and tried to take 2nd 800 mg dose @ 6pm with meal and could not eat, very nauseated. Only had a cup of tea and several hours later vomited severly. Feel releaved and will not take again until I determine if the pain returns tomorrow. Then I may try something else after reading all these comments.	F	55	1 days		11/28/2007
5	cervical discs 2, 3, 4 , 5 & 6	None	I've been battling cervical disc herniations and ruptures for 20 years and after two laminectomies (1989 and 1999) two more herniations in 2002, Skelaxin has made me remember what it's like not to have neck, arm and shoulder pain. I was given samples for 3 800mg doses daily for 8 days and felt good for the first time in years! I also take two 500mg doses of Naproxen EC daily. The samples that the DR. gave me only lasted for 8 days and for the last two days of not having the Skelaxin, I was reminded of just how much pain and discomfort I had undergone in the last 20 years. The DR. just gave me a Rx for 30 pills per month for the next 3 months and I just took my first dose from the new perscription this evening. After enduring what I have for the last 2 decades, I'd buy it at twice the cost.	M	54	8 days		9/25/2008 Email
4	Severe neck and shoulder pain	I have several neck disks out of line, and trying to prevent surgery. Skelaxin though a great blessing has caused a fast weight gain perhaps, and exercerbation of the depressive part of my manic depression; however the pain is not there. I am cutting back to 800 mg once a day from 3 times a day. I have cerebral palsy have more trouble walking on 3 times a day.	All muscle relaxants do make depresssion worse	F	54	3 weeks		6/6/2006
3	Fibromyalgia pain & stiffness	diahrea and cramping after the first dose and continued every day until the drug was discontinued	It did seem to help the pain at a dosage level of 1600 mg/day. Side-effects were too severe to continue the medication.	M	54	7 days		3/21/2003
3	severe night calf muscle cramps	Felt a bit antsy in bed, then after 3rd dose felt I had the flu - bouts of severe stomach cramps, dizzyness and headache. Have been off it for 2 days, but still getting symptoms.	Not sure how effective, but it has helped the calf cramps which were extreme and not responding to other meds.	F	54	3 days		5/21/2008
1	pain in neck, shoulders	Could not sleep, thought I would vomit and pass out. My heart was pounding.	My husband stayed up with me as I was really frightened and could not lay down or rest. I only took 800 mg at bed time. Never again.	F	54	1 days		1/5/2009
1	stomach muscle pain versus hernia	nausea,vomiting,woozy,fatigue,flu like symptoms	little pain relief, too many side affects, never have side affects except for dry mouth on one other medication, and flushing with "non flush niacin" an expensive medication insist on a sample before you purchase a 30 day script	F	54	1 days		7/16/2009
1	Chronic lower back spasms	I slept through an entire weeks vacation only being up 4 hrs day! I remember NOTHING AT ALL. Bloated and gained 15 lbs and now 4 months later I am having the same reactions again! Here go another 15 ibs! I took 800 mg 4X a day. Very Dizzy, unable to speak clearly, remember short term memory 0r write legibily. Craving ICE water, Diarrhea, seeing double!	Don't take it! Its not worth it. It did nothing for the spasms. Apparently I react to the slightest Central Nervous System medications. I get better results from 1/4 Soma Tabs!	F	54	3 days		8/29/2005
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
4	Cervical disc disease/arthritis	Severe constipation	This medication makes me feel somewhat better, but it is not good to take during the daytime. I have used it more often in the evenings and at night. The severe constipation is a real problem though. What to do?! I'm choosing not to take it.	F	53	30 days		4/11/2008
3	pelvic muscle spasm	mild sedation	it helps with spasm, taken with meal with fat increases blood concentration by 177%(per PDR)and has the best effect.	M	53	5 days		11/22/2007
1	neck pain -shoulder pain	I did not experience, any side effects as this is first night I took medicine. It did not releive my pain at all.	No help for me at all. Same same neck, and shoulder pain. Just felt a touch tired, I guess. Wish it did help, but felt like I took a sugar pill honestly.	F	53	1 days		10/2/2004
4	Lower back muscle spasms	Mental fog,extreme gastrointestinal problems.	This drug helps a lot with muscle spasms. It is very effective in eliminating pain and spasms for me. The large problem is extreme gastrointestinal problems. I have lost weight. At 105 lbs I do not want to lose any more. I will take this medication occasionally at night if needed, but due to the abdominal problems will try doing the stretching exercises and taking aleve.	F	52	21 days		10/16/2008 Email
3	Neck and shoulder muscle pain/spasm	Did not rest well at night; nodeep sleep.		F	52	34 days		2/18/2003
3	muscle spasms shoulders/upper back	Take 1 800 mg tablet per day, gives me dry mouth, jittery feeling and nervous stomach. Am taking for pain and am somewhat anxious to avoid more pain, but this drug only mildly relieves severe spasms and makes me feel edgy and more anxious. Feels like having too much coffee. No way could I sleep with this if I took it at bedtime. I'd be up all night. Only 2 days in, so I don't know yet if I can continue. The jitteriness is unpleasant.		F	52	2 days		4/23/2007
3	lower back pain	nausea, weight gain (eat very lightly, & only to control the nausea), left eyelid twitches frequently (for 1-2 hours almost nonstop ~ 4-5x daily), feeling as if in a "fog"	helps with pain, but side effects are bothersome	F	52	4 weeks		4/19/2008
2	Lower Back Pain	Felt a little "out of it"	After 2 days, it should be doing something. Right? No effect. Lower back is locked up, maybe worse than before. Hope it starts to kick in soon.	M	52	2 days 800 mg 3X D		3/30/2010
1	unexplained back pain	Did nothing for back pain. Had muscle tightness and pain in legs as an after-effect	I had a very strange reaction to Skelaxin. I took one pill on 3 separate occasions several days apart. After the first dose (that did not help my back at all) wore off I noticed my muscles felt very tight - especially in my legs. A couple days later I thought I'd try it again. I took one pill before going to bed. I woke up with pain in my right leg from my hip down to my calf, and muscles so tight I could barely bend over. I thought it was a fluke - that I must have just slept wrong or something. I had the same symptoms when I woke up for the next 3 mornings even though I had not taken any more doses. After the pain and tightness went away I stupidly thought I'd try one more time and took a pill before bed. That was over a week ago and I have been woken up by the pain in my hip and leg every morning since. Once I am up for awhile it subsides but comes back the next morning. I think this morning it may have been less painful so I'm hoping it's starting to go away. I will NEVER	F	52	3 times		10/13/2008
1	Muscle spasms after neck strain	depression is much worse, very tired and sleepy, blurred vision, some nausea	I have taken 2.5 800 mg pills / day for 1 week. It has helped very little if any. I'm ready to try something else.	F	52	7 days		5/7/2009
1	Muscle Pain in Back	Drowsiness, depression	Did not help back pain; had 2 car incidents in those 2 days (you may wish not to drive while on this medication)	M	52	2 days		5/31/2009
1	back pain	Approx 1 hr after taking 400mg (1/2 800 mg tablet) I experienced increasingly severe dizziness, narrowing and blurred vision, rapid breathing, nausea and profuse sweating. I was unable to even stand to reach the bathroom, had to crawl.		M	52	1 days		9/13/2009
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 Email
4	back pain/spasms	No side effects.	I have taken Slelaxin with and without food 3x daily along with Ibruprofen. I have gotten some relief and will continue to take this medication for the 5 prescribed days.	F	51	2 days		2/19/2008
3	herniated disc	Where do I start. i took it before work the first time and could barely stand. I finally just slumped to the floor behind the cash register. Several months later I took it two nights in a row (2 and 3 days ago)and I've had a debilatating migraine complete with flashing lights (which I've never had with my migraines before)	It took the pain away and let me slip but if this horrible, horrible migraine goes on much longer I'm going to go crazy! Not at ALL worth it. Rather have the back pain.	F	51	3 days		9/8/2006 Email
1	Back Injury	Some relief, then in the middle of the night, I woke up with an intense panic attack. Nervousness, jittery, sleeplessness, paranoia, manic/depressive. I got about 7 hours total of sleep over a week. I had suicidal thoughts as there seemed to be no way out.	I thought back injury and my state of mind about being injured was causing the intense side effects, but the onset was sudden and I did a Google search and realized that Skelaxin was causing the severe side effects. I'm a fire officer and can't afford to lose mental sharpness. I still have some side effects although I stopped taking drug a few weeks ago. I had a panic attack last night, but I fought through it, something I couldn't do before.	M	51	5 days 800 mg 1X D		3/25/2010 Email
1	muscle pain, hip	swelling- hands feet, face and general puffyness, charlie horse type leg cramps, headache,discolored urine, dry mouth	had little or no affect on muascle pain	F	51	3 days		1/11/2009
4	back spasms	sleepiness, drowsy		F	50	6 days		5/23/2008
4	M.S. & Dystonia muscle spams	It's prescribed to be taken 4 x day, 800mg. I had to decrese it to 400mg/2x day because my legs/muscles become too weak. I have had to take an extra 400mg/or 800, if I'm starting to hurt/spasm. I does make me drousy, & my heart races at times.	It's the ONLY med that helps w/the spasms/pain I've been dealing w/for so long. I couldn't afford it for a while, but thank God the ins. co. decreased the cost. Before taking it, there were days I wondered if I could deal w/the pain anymore. So I hope I'm never w/o this med, no matter what the side-effects are. It has helped me so much!!	F	50	6 months		9/20/2007
3	Fusion L5-S1 and a Cage C5-C6	Weight Gain, dizzy, Nasal congestion, stomach upset, weird taste in my mouth and "Yes," Sleepness	I do not like this drug! But, Parafon Forte had eaten a whole in my stomach and in the State of PA you cannot get any other muscle relaxants. So, I am just here.	F	50	4 weeks		12/23/2008
2	pinched nerve	Anxiety, nightmares, waking up frightened.	I rarely have nightmares, but have had three since I started taking Skelaxin. I will not take it again. It's 2:20am and I'm afraid to go back to sleep.	F	50	5 days		5/9/2009
1	lower back pain	Mild stomach cramping turned into EXTREME stomach cramping the second day, nausia, could not sleep and it was much worse than the back pain.	Will never take again.	M	50	2 days		4/27/2007
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	Bulged L4,L5,S1 discs	Euphoria, relaxation	I LOVE this drug, it is the only thing so far that has helped me tremendously without horrid side effects. Been trying everything except heavy narcotics for pain I've suffered from for 10 years from a work injury.	F	49	7 days		1/10/2008
3	low back pain	Sleepy after first 800mg dose. I'm worried about taking another dose while at work.	Did not relieve much pain during the day hours so far, but will be interested to try at night.	M	49	1 days		10/4/2007
3	muscle spasms aftr physical therapy	petit mal seizures (although I had been seizure free for 10 years)	It did decrease my muscle spasms after physical therapy. I began seeing colored light flashes after chemo & radiation (dec 2001), although I had 10 years of No seizures until last week. I took the skelaxin for 12 days with no side effect. I do have rather unusual medication side-effects that have occurred since my cancer treatments and I believe my problem was perhaps with the combination of skelaxin w/gabitril(an anti-convulsive).	F	49	21 days		2/28/2003
3	Cervical and Lumbar Disk Herniation	Leg cramps; brain fog; irritability; hypersensitivity to light and sound.	Will have to admit during a bout of extreme neck pain flare-up this medicine did help tremendously and didn't knock me out the way Flexeril does, but the leg cramps in the middle of the night scared me and I didn't really know what was causing them until reading some of these comments. After being on this for approx. 3 months the leg cramps have subsided but have noticed hyper-anxiety,jitteriness and an extreme sensitivity to light and noise if I take it more than 3 days in a row. Last Friday my boss asked what was wrong with me, was everything all right, and I had to say NO it wasn't ! Am glad only had to pay for the generic version - the doctor had written the RX for name brand only and I called and made him change after the pharmacist alerted me to the fact a generic was available! Would be wiling to use it again but only only during extreme flare-ups and didn't have to work or drive.	F	49	60 days 500 2X D		8/17/2010
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 D		7/19/2010
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
4	neck pain/TMJ	nothing noticable	Originally prescribed for neck pain with little effect, BUT it surprisingly worked better than anything previously prescribed to relax the tight jaw muscles associated with my diagnosed TMJ. I continue to take Skelaxin for the TMJ with ongoing positive results.	F	48	11 months		1/29/2006
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 Email
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	muscle spasms	no side effects	does not work, even after taking the full 4 days	F	48	5 days 800 mg 4X D		5/2/2010
5	lower back pain and stiffness	None.	I recover faster when I take Skelaxin; I am not as stiff and am in less pain. I also take ibuprofen or Vicadin for the pain but I've experimented with just taking Skelaxin and it seems to relieve some pain by itself. This is the third time I've taken it; usually take it for 5-10 days. I have also taken Flexeril but it makes me so sleepy and woozy that it's not worth it.	M	47	8 days		8/27/2007
5	Cervical strain induced headaches	One bout of nausea, limited fatigue	I'm post rotator cuff surgery, with screws. I experienced most pre and post surgical pain in my trapeziod, which would trigger a stiff neck and occasional migraines. I also spend a lot of time at the computer - sometimes for twelve to fifteen hour stretches for several days in a row, seizing up my upper quarters. Skelaxin worked a miracle for me on my last project, helping my muscles stay looser when I was cramped in front of the screen. And the first time I played tennis after starting the meds, I could tell immediately that my swing was more free, and I didn't spasm. I read another person's report that after taking Skalaxin, he or she began to experience lumbar spine pain. I run three miles a day and never had low back problems until I started on Skelaxin. It might be a coincidence, or maybe the medicine is relaxing my "core" muscles too much. I'm going to stick with it because I'm growing convinced that it's perfect for computer tension and sports's shoulders, and just do	F	47	2 weeks		8/25/2008 Email
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	Bursitis	none		F	47	30 days		6/9/2002 Email
3	Severe Stiff Neck & TMJ Syndrome	Loose yellow diarrhea, sometimes uncontrollable	I've had success when I've taken Skelaxin in the past for muscle spasms under my shoulder-blade w/related neck spasms but I don't recall getting diarrhea. Yet now for this Stiff Neck (post slip/fall) I've definitely correlated the diarrhea from taking Skelaxin. It's unfortunate because it IS helping my symptoms. Hmm; wonder if I can take Immodium with Skelaxin?	F	47	14 days		1/18/2009 Email
3	ruptures discs neck and lumbar	heart palpitations, my normal rate is 60 beats permin,about 5 times a day for about 15 minutes, it goes up to 80 or 90 beats per minute.		F	47	6 months		12/29/2009 Email
1	muscle pain	I had a severe reaction! My throat started closing up, my face swelled up and turned red, it got very hot, my heart raced, I felt like I was going to pass out. I had to go to our local urgent care because it was closer the the ER. The doctor there said that my throat was so swollen that he was surprised that I could carry on a cohearent conversation. They treated me with an epi- pen and Benadryl They didn't tell me I might have a rebound reaction the next day and I ended up calling 911 the next day and was taken to the ER. It has been over 3 weeks and my skin is still very dry and my bladder is very irritated and I have had hearburn every since. Plus I just feel like crap all the time now.	I emailed and phoned the company King Pharm. and this morning I asked them to reimburse my medical costs as my research showed that this is a common occurance and the Rep. told me, and I quote "There are so many people who have so many adverse reactions that we can't possibly reimburse them all" WHAT?! I almost died because of their medication!! I am really upset that a drug company can use us as lab rats and get away with it. I have read that this has happened to many people. I have contacted a couple of Class Action Lawyers to try and get my medical costs reimbursed. I cannot believe that the drug companies get away with this. If anyone wants to join me in trying to get a Class Action Lawsuit going let me know. Dizzie@budget.net. I just want my $2000.00+ bills paid.	F	47	1 days		2/6/2009 Email
5	severe muscle spasms	when I'm on the maximum dose for several days I can be a little bit groggy.	I don't know how I would have functioned without this drug. I am prone to severe muscle spasms and only take this medicine when I need it. It helps with the terrible pain of occasional spasms, as well as helping to prevent spasms when taken before bed. I have a very sensitive stomach and can't take any NSAIDs or pain medicine stronger than tylenol but Skelaxin hasn't bothered my stomach at all. I've been a college student for the last several years and Skelaxin hasn't interfered with my ability to think and it doesn't make me feel drugged. My new doctor thinks I've been on it too long and wants to take me off of it so I was looking into long term side effects and haven't found anything yet.	F	46	5 years		11/13/2009
5	SKELAXIN			F	46	5 days 800mg 3X D		4/22/2010
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
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
3	fibromyalgia	My side effects came from it wearing off. Went into weepy spells any time I skipped a day after I'd been on it 3 months. Otherwise it seemed to help quite a bit with muscle spasms.	Skelaxin is the only med I was on that the printout said to watch for sore throat. After 6 months my immune system is stripped. I've been sick for a solid month with the worst sore throat I've ever had, with canker sores and swollen lymph nodes. Also had influenza really bad at the same time and was treated for pneumonia, and ear and sinus infections. I'm coming off that right into a stomach virus. I've never been so continually ill for so long, it's awful.	F	46	6 months		12/4/2007
3		Felt a little weird. Muscles felt a bit like jello. Very mild. Skin dry.	It is definitely dulling my spasms to an overall ache. The sharp stabs are gone. I feel a bit odd but not "zombie-like" as with Flexril which made me want to kill myself. I'm sure it's helping but not to a great degree. Just enough to keep me surviving...which is really what I need. Flexril and other drugs like that make you so stoned you can't function. I can function on this. I'm also taking a bit of Vicadin, but trying to keep that to a minimum so I can "think". The Skalaxin does seem to get some build up after taking a few days. Not supposed to be addictive and you can function mentally to a moderate degree. Might not help with super bad pain. I get everything from hives to depression from most drugs so so far this one seems pretty good for someone who is sensitive. Non-addictive and you can function mentally to a moderate degree. Might not help with super bad pain. I get everything from hives to depression from most drugs so so far this one seems pretty good fo	F	45	2 days		8/29/2008
2	Neck pain	diarrhea, headache, jittery, tired	First dose I took was half a pill (400mg) and about 40 minutes later it hit me like a brick wall and I had to lie down. Dizzyness followed by feeling jittery and tingling in my limbs. Still felt the effect of the drug for the next couple days. Next couple times I took the drug I reduced it to just a quarter tablet. On the last dose I woke up with a headache and felt very tired. The side effects for me outweigh the benefits of the drug.	M	45	1 weeks		11/21/2009
1	c5 disk degeneration	no side effects	like taking candy, did not help with pain or muscle relaxation at all	F	45	7 days		8/12/2009
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 Email
4	fibromyalgia	Makes me sleepy and dizzy.	800mg 3-4 a day was the only thing that got me out of bed and allowed me to move without having to scream because of the pain, stiffness and muscle spasms,(etc) which never stopped. My fibro got worse and worse. I tried lots of medicine before Skelaxin they helped for a few weeks and then they didn't. I no longer have prescription coverage so I really stretch a month's supply. I have a very high tolerance for pain 6 kids/natural & 1 husband 30 years. But Fibromyalgia knocked me off my feet totally.	F	44	2 years		6/5/2008
4	pulled muscle; lower back spasms	Bloated, sometimes dizzy, somewhat depressed.	Currently taking 800mg 3 times per day. Very pleased with how the drug has alleviated the pain but I am very bloated (everything I wear feels tight). I get dizzy if I stand or turn too quickly and I'm beginning to feel a little depressed.	F	44	3 days		4/17/2008

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