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 |
| 1 | Shoulder Pain/ Spasms | Fogginess, light headed, "out of it", nausea, and loss of equilibrium... | I have been taking Skelaxin once a day before I go to bed.. I wake up and the whole next day I feel as if I am sea sick. I lose balance easily, very cloudy headed, and definitely nauseas... I would not recommend to anyone!! | M | 22 | 2 weeks 800 1X day | 7/27/2010 | 3 | extreme tension upper shoulder/neck | depression/crying spells; anxiety in middle of night; headaches; mild stomach pains; tingling sensations | My side effects were not unbearable (except to my husband who can't stand to see me cry two or three times a day), but I have not seen a significant enough decrease in my tension and pain to warrant taking it any longer. And just reading through these side effects others have listed has made me agree with the previous post that maybe this drug should be prescribed more cautiously or taken off the market. My doctor scribbled out a prescription for it in two seconds flat after just a slight mention of pain in my shoulders/neck! No questions asked! That's kind of scary! | F | 24 | 6 days | 11/30/2008 | 2 | Cricopharyngeal and neck Spasms | Headache at first, tiredness. Went away after about a week of use. | I am not sure if Skelaxin is working or not. I still have extreme tightness in my neck and throat muscles. I am currently 4 months post cervical fusion surgery. I was prescribed valium but because of its addictive nature I was switched over to skelaxin. | F | 24 | 1 months 800mg 3X day | 10/23/2011 | 2 | Lower back pain at L4 and L5 | Feeling anxious, edgy, jittery, nervous, irratable(moody), soft hand tremmers, clinched jaw, and difficulty sleeping. For me the only positive effect of Skelaxin was that it did help with pain and relaxation of muscles in my lower back. | For myself it's not worth taking. It gives me too many severe negetive side effects. With Flexeril I only get a feeling of drowiness and dizzy, witch I don't mind compaired to what Skelaxin does to me. I went in to three anxiouty attacks in four days using Skekaxin. I'll NEVER take it again, but that's just me. | F | 24 | 4 days | 4/25/2007 | 1 | neck pain | Severe panic attacks, insomnia, heart racing, miserable indigestion | F | 24 | 1 days 800 mg | 6/18/2013 | 4 | neck muscle pain | minor abdominal cramping | My my neck pain go from a 10 to about a 4 or 5. It made me feel like i was in a really good mood and gave me energy. | F | 25 | 3 days | 7/20/2005 | 5 | osteoarthritis in lumbar spine | Slight fogginess, slight forgetfulness...benefits WAY outweigh any side-effects so far! | This has helped my low back pain immensely! I take 800 mg with alternating NSAIDs 2-3 times a day, and it works beautifully. I take Flexeril instead sometimes, especially at night at bedtime, but Skelaxin is great for daytime usage. I hate that there is no generic yet, but I will pay the 50 dollar co-pay happily because it's such an effective med. | F | 26 | 1 weeks | 5/23/2008 | 1 | Fractured disks in my back | No side effects. A tad bit sleepy, in a non comfortable non narcotic way. Sugar Pill. Also it's verry expensive | Doesn't Do anything. Avoid if possible. | M | 26 | 5 days | 1/10/2005 | 5 | Lower Back Pain | None whatsoever | Taking 800mg 3 times a day, on 2nd day and back pain is almost completely gone | M | 27 | 2 days | 7/10/2009 | 4 | Fibromyalgia /SLE | Helps a lot with the muscle spasms and tight muscles. Helps me to sleep and puts me in a really good mood. | F | 27 | 6 months | 1/6/2004 | 3 | chronic back pain | F | 27 | 28 days | 10/1/2002 | 3 | L-4, L-5 and L-5, S-1 back fusion | I've gained 15 lbs since starting the medication 2 months ago. I have had great releif fron Skelaxin and have not been sleepless. But I do feel swollen a lot. | I do get irratable sometimes but I feel the medication helps me to comtrol my pain. I've always been small in size and so this increase of weight within a short amount of time is surprising to me. I am glad to know that I'm not the only one out there experiencing these side effects. Any idea how to lose it? | F | 27 | 2 days | 2/18/2007 | 3 | S.I. joint pain / injury | Tired, spacey | I have severe pain in my lower back and hips. Skelaxin did nothing for the pain but did knock me out so I have finally been able to sleep through the night. If you ask me a glass of wine has the same effects as Skelaxin. | F | 27 | 4 days | 8/11/2008 | 2 | neck pain | woozy | not strong enough | M | 27 | 1 days | 7/26/2004 | 1 | DDD, back/neck pain | No side effects | Agree with some others; this drug seems to be do absolutely nothing for me. | M | 27 | 30 days | 5/26/2006 | 1 | TMJ Pain | Started off just being groggy and my eyes tearing up a lot, but my doctor said side effects would go away once my body got used to it. Well, as time went on I experienced EXTREME vertigo, nausea, sweats/chills, heart pounding, tingling in my face, pain in my chest and a burning sensation in my mouth. I could not get off the bed for quite some time. By day 3 I was having terrible panic attacks, shaking and crying spells. Still dealing with the lingering gastrointestinal effects. What a nightmare! | I think it did help with the TMJ pain, but this medication caused me so many other problems that I couldn't even appreciate that! | F | 27 | 3 days 800mg 3X day | 11/20/2011 | 1 | Pain all over from car accident | Severe stomach pain | 800mg tabs - This drug did nothing to relieve my pain, seemed to have no real effects at all until after my third dose at which point I began having stomach discomfort which after my fourth dose in 24 hours turned to severe stomach pain. 24 hours since my last dose and I am still suffering severe stomach pain. | F | 27 | 1 days | 1/25/2009 | 4 | back muscle pain and tension | The only thing I have had was a horrible migraine. but I am prone to migraines to begin with, so this may not be from the pill itself. Other than that, it works GREAT! | I take 3 800mg pills a day. the first day I took it, I noticed relief right away. My doctor told me I was the worst case of muscle tension she has seen. I am on my second day, and I feel relaxed. NO PAIN!!! Only wish it was cheaper! | F | 28 | 2 days | 4/1/2008 | 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 | 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 |