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 |
| 2 | Back Pain | No side effects | The drug stopped working after a few days. I switched to Soma | F | 34 | 4 days | 7/30/2006 | 2 | Bulged discs, Fibromyalgia | Just started taking this medication due to severe Fibromyalgia and 2 bulged discs. definatly isn't working. I've taken 800MG 3x's a day for the past 4 days and have noticed a lot of anxiety and my depression has severely worsened. Also every night I have severe Restless Leg Syndrome so bad I only sleep for roughly 2-3 hours (if that) per night. I will stop this medication upon doctors approval ASAP | F | 34 | 4 days 800MG x 3 | 7/5/2012 | 2 | Herniated disc (l5-s1) | Nervousness, paranoia, face swelling, tounge swelling, swelling of the nasal cavity, sleeplessness, and clostrilophobia. | After taking skelaxin I did notice a relief of the tension in my shoulders and decreased back pain from a herniated disc (l5-s1) but after experiancing the side effects of this medicin I will never take skelaxin ever again!!! I would rather be in pain then suffer these side effects again!!! | M | 34 | 3 days | 12/21/2008 | 1 | severe whiplash after MVA | oggy neural processing" | After taking approx my second dose of skelaxin, noted I was iching all over. Didn't connect the itch to the drug because I had been rear-ended in a high speed- collision on the interstate and attributed my FOGGY thinking to the shock of the impact. It's been 8 days since the accident, and almost a week since I quit the medication. Saw my allergist a few days ago who suggested I take zyrtec,or benadryl until the IgG-mediated response to skelaxin I'm experiencing (ie allergic reaction) goes away. This could take a number of days! Taking Benadryl at night which gives relief for sleep, then I itch all day long, in a pattern that comes and goes. I am at least the seventh person I have noted who has reported allergic-type reaction to this medication, and I am also noting that many who report the itch are female in their 30's and 40's. | F | 34 | 3 days | 2/11/2008 | 5 | Back muscle spasm | none | Works really good on my back spasm, 3 800mg pills a day. I have taken this medicine for a muscle spasm in my neck also and it help a lot just seemed to take longer to have an effect as it did for my back | M | 35 | 4 days | 4/16/2008 | 5 | bulging disks, pain in muscles | only side effects ive experienced has been when mixed with other meds that say "grogginess" and then it feels like im falling asleep when i look at the tv or driving or comuter, but if i miss a dose i feel like a severe cripple and my muscles contract drastically. the cost is outrageous | before taking it i barely could get out of bed because of the severe pain that i was experiencing, but im not yet diagnosed. I truly depend on this medicine every day and i take 3 x's 800mg each day | F | 35 | 8 months | 12/23/2009 | 4 | fibromyalsia | dizzyness | I love it. My doctor had me on Flexeril on and off for months with lots of side effects but I saw another doctor that put me on Skelaxin and it was like a miracle. I felt better without feeling drugged up. My back hasn't locked up since I started taking it and the tingling in my back has stopped too. I haven't felt this good in almost a year!! | F | 35 | 45 days | 5/29/2009 | 4 | Chronic Tension Headaches | Hives but I get hives with every muscle relaxer. | This drug works very well, I only take one per day in the morning and I am pain free all day, I have fibromyalgia and that is what is causing the "tension headaches" and Skelaxin has literally worked miracles. I have gone a total of 10 days without a headache and neck pain of any kind. | F | 35 | 10 days | 6/21/2008 | 4 | severe neck pain and migraines | Prescribed 2400mg/day. Can only take whole tablet at bedtime, when I do, experience very vivid dreams and lots of drooling while sleeping. Wake up in a fog but it quickly goes away. 1/2 tab lets me function more and no vivid dreams. Feel loopy almost buzzed if I take whole tablet during the day. | Skelaxin has helped alot with my neck pain(two counts of whiplash) and migraines. I can now get a full night of sleep and not wake up in pain. | F | 35 | 1 months | 12/31/2007 | 4 | back pain/ muscle tightness | I have just taken 2 doses. So far none. No drowsiness, weakness or memory lapses. I'll update you guys after a week of taking this. | I'm taking 800mg every 12 hours. Prior to this, I always have this upper back pain while driving. Then today, it seems to be gone. I guess, this medication works for me. I'm not sure of the long term effects though. | M | 35 | 1 days | 11/29/2007 | 4 | Muscle rigidity from poisoning/pain | Can be slightly disorienting/foggy-making, and affect memory--especially after cummulative use from consecutive days. I had a little fender bender after taking it several days in a row. It seemed like I was in better control, so side-effects seem subtle. | I am happy with Skelaxin. I take it intermitantly to relax muscles, not really to address pain. It does help, but there are probably more potent meds. I like how Skelaxin does not strongly affect brain function or make me sleepy. A good balance. | F | 35 | 8 months | 4/18/2005 | 3 | pulled neck muscle | None | Helped some, but not much. 3 (spaced out) doses of 800mg seems to do as much as taking regular Tylenol, which is precious little. I've taken it for 2 days with poor effect, though it's better than nothing. Will continue to take, because something is better than nothing for this awful pain. | F | 35 | 2 days | 12/28/2005 | 3 | muscle spasms for herniated disc | Hardly no side effects at all for me. I may have gotten drowsy on an occasion or two, but that's really about it. | This medication was prescribed to me to see if it would help with the muscle spasms I experience due to a herniated disc. The drug didn't work wonders or anything like that, but it did seem to make a small bit of difference. | F | 35 | 4 weeks | 2/14/2008 | 2 | herniated C5/6 & C6/7 cervical disc | Initially felt muscle relaxation, but felt foggy and unable to focus. I have a 4 year old daughter at home who needs a mother...not a zombie, so I have stopped taking this drug. I also noticed mild stomach upset and an ungodly salty taste in my mouth while using it. Risks outweighed the benefits for me personally. | Is there a muscle relaxer out there that you can function normally and feel focused during day to day routines? I have never used any medications in my life until I herniated my discs and I am so frustrated that there aren't better ways to treat this pain than popping pills. Anyone else have the overwhelming salty taste in their mouth from this drug? Yuck! | F | 35 | 3 days | 8/26/2008 | 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 | LOWER BACK PAIN | Swelling of throat, neck and face. Fever. Dry mouth. Rapid,erratic heartbeat. Body hot to the touch, excessive sweating. Burning eyes. Loss of concentration. | Was taking Skelaxin for about a week to two weeks before effects took place. Was diagnosed with Acute pharyngitis and went off skelaxin. Once feeling better I took skelaxin again for my back and all systems returned immediately with the first dose and much more intense. | F | 35 | 10 days | 1/24/2009 | 1 | Neck and Back Pain | Ineffective Medication; Eats Xanax causing Insomnia. | Worthless. | M | 35 | 10 days 16MG | 6/5/2016 | 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 | 4 | chronic muscle spasm | Have not noticed any | This is a MUSCLE RELAXANT not a pain medication. It does, indeed, perform as it is prescribed to do. The muscles lose their rigidity, this allows the pain medication to do it's job. It cuts down the number of days that I am out whenever I have a flare up. If you are looking for sleep or altered consciousness, try a narcotic. | F | 36 | 6 months | 5/18/2005 | 4 | Lower back pain due to disc tears. | So far to date no side effects to speak of other than just a slightly bit drowsy, however far less than I get from a standard dose of Vicks Formula 44D cough syrup. I don't have a high tolerance to alcohol, so I am choosing not to mix the two... not to mention the warnings say not to. | I noticed a positive effect in my lower back within about 40 min to 1 hour of taking my first dose. The dose seems to last about 5-6 hours in me before the pain starts coming back. It seems to help me sleep through most of the night as it mitigates my back pains. My doctor gave this to me to help me with my back pains while I wait for my appointment for injections. The injury is due to a rear end auto collision that resulted in a permanent injury and tears to my L3/L4 Discs. | M | 36 | 3 days 800mg 2X day | 2/26/2010 |