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 | neck and shoulder spasms | disorientation, irritability, GI upset; made me feel woozy and nervous at the same time | helped with the muscle spasms but I stopped taking it as soon as the muscle symptoms abated a little because the disorientation, etc. were so unpleasant | F | 43 | 2 days | 4/13/2007 | 3 | Lower back muscle injury | Makes me sleepy, very relaxed. Maybe a slight headache, but nothing severe. | I pulled a muscle in my lower back, not really a big deal, but I went to the doctor to make sure it wasn't something worse. This stuff didn't do much for the sharp, stabbing pain I had when moving, but it did have a positive overall effect and probably keeps me from stressing the muscle when I move. The pain is getting much better, but the doctor said it would over time, anyway. Like all drugs, this will be perfect for some people, ineffective for others. The trick is to find the one that works for you; no drug has the same effect on everyone. | M | 43 | 2 days 800 3X day | 3/16/2010 | 2 | Acute sharp pain near calf | The prescribing sheet suggests it interacts with antidepressents and may cause depression. I take two antidepressants, an anti-convulsant, and lithium. No side effects were noticed; then again, there are plenty of side effects from everything else. | It hasn't touched the muscle tension or pain. I have been taking the 800 mg dose 4 times per day adjunct to ibuprofen and Tylenol. The pain has been so intense that standing was difficult. Percocet kills the pain and allows me to flex. My opinion is that there has to be something better than Skelaxin. Metaxalone has been around since 1964 and wasn't seriously studied until 20 years later. The human studies are remarkably small. I suspect the developer found the results to be too marginal to market the product. | M | 43 | 4 days | 11/3/2005 | 2 | Chronic back pain | light headedness. Extreme irritablility, I am also taking trazodone to help me sleep so it may be a reaction with the anti-depressant. | It is so so for the pain. I take 800mg 2 times a day. Other things work better. Be advised, this drug becomes more potent when taken with food. It is theorized that fat in the stomach helps with the absorption of metaxalone. I have personally experienced the difference between taking this drug on an empty stomach and after a meal, and it is profound. | M | 43 | 14 days | 12/10/2007 | 2 | hamstring tear | didn't specifically seem to act as a muscle relaxant. more like a depressant that made me extremely tired and very difficult to think and reason properly at work, where i need a muscle relaxant the most. | i wouldn't recommend this medicine based on my experience. the side effects severely outweigh any benefits. i can't afford to have a nurse follow me around because of my impaired mental state and fatigue. | M | 43 | 10 days | 4/28/2009 | 1 | Neck muscle spasms, spurs, arthriti | Foggy, emotional, throat swelling. | A waste of 50 dollars to feel this way. Still in pain too! This is my first try at anything for my diagnosis. Any suggestions? I get an MRI Monday. I also have degeneration in C5 & C6. I feel like I slept on my neck wrong everyday, chiropractor can't help. Tried flexoral and but made me so so tired. Getting frustrated and I just started! | F | 43 | 3 days | 3/26/2009 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Worked well at first, seemed to help my tight muscles relax. The longer I continued the medicine the worse the side effects became. Fatigue, mild headache, stomach upset and pain followed daily. Will be discontinuing today. | F | 43 | 2 weeks 200 MG | 7/13/2012 | 4 | Muscle inflammation | None | F | 44 | 5 months | 5/23/2002 | 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 | 3 | Low back pain and radiculopathy | Extreme dizziness and foggy brain. | F | 44 | 2 days | 6/3/2008 | 2 | Neck & Back Pain, Acute Sciatica | I feel like I have a short fuse. I think it makes my pressure go up. Keeping an eye on it. | My prescribed dose was 1/2 to one whole tablet at night. I took one whole tablet right away. It has done nothing to help the pain. Will call doc to up dosage. Maybe take 2 or take another during the day. | F | 44 | 7 days | 6/8/2008 | 4 | headaches from muscle tension | Just feel super horny. | M | 45 | 3 days 30mg 1X day | 11/10/2011 | 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 | 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 day | 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 |