FLEXERIL Reviews (CYCLOBENZAPRINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.4 (559 Ratings)

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 5  Statin-induced myalgia Some morning grogginess, but I'm okay once I get up and moving. I was only getting a few hours of quality sleep because of my muscle pain before taking this medicine. Now I get between 6 - 9 hours of sleep per night and feel a lot better. I have to take the medicine in early evening so it works well at bedtime. I'm taking a 10 mg dose. M 42 1 months
4/6/2006
 5  lumbar herniation flare-up only a little grogginess, mooth a little dry No bad side effects at all - nothing like some of these folks are describing. I think it works very well! M 53 10 days
11/23/2006
 5  Back pain. I kept dozing off while trying to eat a 5 course dinner. Great other than falling asleep while eating. I use it as needed. M 23 1 days
2/13/2007
 5  upper back spasms, pain a little groggy for ten minutes in the morning, never groggy or sleepy in the day. no driving problems. no increased dosage/ tolerance issues. one 10 mg dose pre- bed, one again during the day. M 40 18 months
12/9/2004
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 5  As a sleep aid. None. If I take it late, after midnight, I may be a little sleepy on waking. However, having seven hours of restful sleep is a huge benefit. I used 5 mg only at bedtime, replacing the 10 mg Ambien tablets I was taking. I also have chronic headaches that were relieved when I switched to the Flexeril M 56 20 days
3/28/2007
 5  Stiff Neck - Sleep aid None, GREAT sleep aid. I originally got this prescribed to relieve a stiff neck. But I noticed I slept like a baby when I took it with no side effects. I asked my doctor if I could take it as a sleep aid when needed because it worked so well and she said ok. I only take 1 pill as needed when I'm hyper and can't sleep due to stress at work or home. I never wake up groggy. I've taken it early or at 3AM and it has worked every time. I may take 10 pills in a year. Usually several nights in a row. It just takes the edge off so I can sleep. I forget how it worked on the stiff neck :-) M 48 8 years
8/28/2007
 5  Cervical Fusion C5-C6 This drug makes you tired and very irritable 1-3 hours after taking. Makes you want to throttle anyone for just about any reason. Hard to get up the next morning if taken too late in the evening. Helps tremendously with back and neck spasms. Taken along with a NSAID helps with pain considerably. I take as needed but hesitate because its hard to get up in the morning if taken late in the day and don't want to take it early due to pre-mentioned irritablity. Good for an ultra good night of deep sleep. M 32
11/21/2007
 5  pulled muscle in my neck/L shoulder Dry mouth but that's about it as far as negatives are concerned. My metabolism seems slower but I think that's bc of the Alleve. Sometimes it makes me sleepy but if I drink it with coffee during the day, I'm fine. At night, I don't usually take it until an hour or so before bed. It does relax everything and that can be a positive or a negative. I've taken this for several years since I first injured my neck area in 2003. My physical therapist said it will continue to happen from time to time and I seem to re-hurt the area every 6 months or so. I take the Flexeril,along with Alleve for a week or two depending upon the severity. M 33 5 years
3/27/2008
 5  Chronic L3-L4 break recy 2 yr past None - a bit sedate, relaxed Much better and safer than quasi-narcotics like Ultram and oxycontin-basednarcs. Very useful. M 4 weeks
11/23/2008
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 5  Muscle knots, spasm and stiftness. Marked drowsiness 3-4 hrs. after taking it. Dry mouth. I've found Flexeril superior to Valium for muscle stiffness & pain in back and neck -- believe it or not. However, Valium of course is more powerful on a psychological level. Flexeril mixes well with therapeutic doses of codeine and tramadol. But Flexeril doesn't mix with Valium -- apparently it raises serum levels of Valium substantially, making it feel like you took 2x Valium. Anyhow, Flexeril, despite it's heavy side effects, is the most effective drug I've taken for muscular stiffness and pain. M 49 9 months
10 2X day
5/17/2014
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 5  back pain Relaxation and less difficulty sleeping If you have anxiety and the melatonin,ambien,morphine,Ibuprofen and amytriptyline don’t work, this might be your ticket to good sleep. M 46 5 months
20mg
6/5/2016
 5  chronic TMJ, my facial pain, low back At first it made me feel "high/weird" but I just went to sleep.. woke up feeling much less tight muscles! I only take it at night now and usually just a 5mg dose. keeps my pain under control for most part. cheap and it works! M 46 3 weeks
10mg 1X day
7/23/2018
 5  muscles spams/ back pain tired and weak feelings It has worked great for me, muscle pain and a relaxing effect M 72 10 years
10 1X day
1/13/2019
 5  Back pain/ muscle spasms Tiredness and sweaty. When the effects where off you may start to experience a headache and feel groggy. This in turn may be responsible for irritability. I don’t take this as prescribed. I’m supposed to take 10mg each night but I only take it once and a while. It works great for muscle spasms and helps well with pain. Also great for helping you sleep. I’ve taken this medicine more than a hundred times and been fine. Out of all the times I’ve taken it I have the same results sweating, tiredness and great muscle relaxation. Just don’t go to bed with a full bladder or you may wake up wet. But that only happened once. Also figure out your own dosage. I’d recommend taking like 2.5 mg once a day and if it works good. May need more. But I’d have to say never exceed 10mg unless you want to be out for longer than 6-8 hours. M 25 3 years
2.5-10
5/26/2019
 4  Nerve Pain/ Disk Herniation These definitely worked with muscle spasms in my back after my disk extrusion. The common side effects: grogginess, dry mouth, and feeling lethargic. I wouldn't take these when you have things to do. The one major con is depressive thoughts. I already have a history of depression and these do not help at all when It comes to that. Only take these as needed and ween off when you need to. My back tightens up randomly causing pain around the disks, these help with the pain, but that's really the only pro. If you're someone with suicidal ideations and a history of mental illness, I would ask your doctor about alternatives or only take the minimum dose for the time needed and no more. As always, YMMV M 28
1X AN
4/13/2022
 4  Lower back spasms Heavy drowsiness, vivid and strange dreams, dry mouth, minor constipation, minor blurred vision, loopy feeling The 5 mg dosage didn't help my back loosen up. 10 mg does the trick when needed, but causes too many side effects and interferes with life. For maintenance as muscles tighten, I cut a pill in half and take well before bedtime. Even at that, as a man, I dreamed I gave birth to a fish-baby and felt drunk the next morning at work. Whew! M 40 4 weeks
10
3/9/2017
 4  Muscle contracture Excessive sleepiness with very slow onset (about 4 hours) and very slow to wear off (about 16 hours). On this drug I am sleepy and dangerously most of the next day practically until it is time to take the drug again. But at least it is very inexpensive. M 37 90 times
5 mg 1X day
9/30/2014
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 4  Chronic larangitis A little on the fatigue side but was given much hope when my voice finally returned. I can sing again. After numerous visits to the doctor, including ENT, no one could determine why I could not speak as the ENT put a scope they my nose and examined my vocal chords. Just by chance I took a 5 mg dose of cycloben, within three hours my voice retuned. I could talk and sing again. Turned out that my throat muscles were squeezing my larynx due to stress. The muscle relaxant loosed it's hold on my vocal chords and I was singing and talking after eight months of chronic larangitis that no one else could figure out. Thought it was allergies, globus hystericus, or the C word. Turned out that it was from a stressful event that occurred last year. M 52 3 days
5 mg
2/11/2015
 4  Muscel Spasms Back Pain Very little drowsiness,not much I really do well on this drug, it all ways amazes me how drugs effect people differnet. It has helped me alot with muscel pain.I stoped for two days and really notied the differance. At least for me I'll continue taking it. M 53 6 months
6/3/2009
 4  herniated discs in neck little trouble waking up...i use it to lower my intake of addictave painkillers. it helps me sleep though the nite pain free. i have lowered my 15mg oxycodone intake to 6 per day and do not run ut early anymore. i like it at bed time only. i drive for a living and it lets me sleep through the nite pain free on half of a 10mg tab. i restart my day with one tylonol and a 15mg oxycodone, then take them thoughout the day. i do not run low on meds anymore for the last couple months. M 48 2 months
11/25/2008

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