FLEXERIL Reviews (CYCLOBENZAPRINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.4 (559 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLEXERIL with similar:
Type: Brand name discontinued; available as generic
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLEXERIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Tension headaches | dry mouth, some drowsiness | I get chronic tension headaches due to an old neck injury. Flexeril is the only med for me that stops the headache from occurring. I take one 5mg pill in the morning so that I won't get a headache. It did cause drowsiness at first, but that is no longer an issue. I think my body just got used to it. | 41 | 1.5 years | 6/9/2009 | 4 | 32 | | 1/28/2004 | 3 | Piriformis Spasms due to Bulging L5 | Very bad dry mouth. Bad drowsiness. | Pain was not relieved to my satisfaction. Often had to double the dose. | 17 | 6 months | 11/27/2007 | 2 | lower back pain | crawling out of my skin, anxiety, insomnia | Took the first dose and it knocked me out for most of the day and did alleviate the pain. 2nd day of taking it, didn't help with the pain and started to feel anxious and having a hard time sleeping. Also nauseated on the 2nd day of taking it. | 2 days | 1/7/2008 | 2 | Mic disc problem severe thigh pai | 1X day | 6/6/2015 | 1 | herniated disc | Tingling In feet, anxiety | Sux | 44 | 1 days 10 | 10/27/2019 | 1 | very stiff back & neck muscles | Within 3 hours of taking half of a 10 mg tablet I was very anxious, exhausted and irritable. It was impossible to function. I had to lay down. Took the other half 8 hours later (the middle of the night) and woke up the next day severely despressed, crying and in despair. It took 36 hours for all the symptoms to go away. I would not take this drug again or recommend it to any one. | 57 | 1 days | 10/22/2007 | 1 | | 5/31/2007 | 1 | Increased heart rate/anxiety, incoherent-difficulty in thinking & communicating, numbness in tongue, mouth, fingers, felt very much not myself, very much effected my normal activities. | Hated it & will not take Flexiril/generic again. Was prescribed it for moderate shoulder pain for which it was instantaneously effective, but the side effects were so horrendous to me that I will avoid ever taking it again. Lesson learned. | 44 | 15 days 10 2X day | 9/13/2011 | 5 | Muscle Spasms | Sleepiness, drowsiness | F | 17 | 10mg 1X day | 9/12/2011 | 5 | Chronic back pains, Fibromyalgia, | 0 side effects w/brand name, awful side effects w/generic cyclobenzaprine. | i weigh app.130lbs and have no problems whatsoever w/10MGs of the Brand name drug, even years ago when i was @120lbs...But:even only 5mg of the generics (tried three different generic manufactureres of cyclobenzaprine) makes me so wacky i don't want to take it. Thank God i tried this years ago when i had better insurance and could try brand-name drugs 'cause these days it is such a struggle to get ins. to pay for Brands that i wouldn't have known how huge a difference there is...Gene actually makes me high, then disconnected, then sad, then amped w/busy vivid dreams, and then awful headache w/worse neck pain in the am that makes me feel nauseous, followed by feeling mentally slow & foggy with random sharp pain sensations in parts of my body that actually aren't injured at all. If you've had a bad result and cannot find relief w/any other gene muscle relaxer drugs, insist on the brand Flexeril and give it a try at least once. Wish the generic worked for me but it just doesn't, even after all these years. Was in an accident in my early 20's that caused me to need medication & treatment, grateful to have had this drug experience especially as i've aged it has gone from acute to chronic w/degeneration & arthritis that only the brand really helps while allowing me to fully function w/no other detrimental effects whatsoever period. i use this only when severely flared up now, and for short periods of time--expecting that to change as my condition combined w/this damp cl | F | 46 | 10 MG 3X day | 6/29/2011 | 5 | back spasms due to MVA | Mild dry mouth, dizziness, great sleep. | Works very well for my spasms and headaches that were making me sick and preventing me from getting any kind of sleep. I would recommend this to anyone with horrible muscle spasms. | F | 21 | 3 months 5mg 3X day | 7/3/2011 | 5 | lower back muscle spasms | At first, very groggy and sleepy with a "hangover" fog the next day. | I take 10mg 3x a day to keep my lower back muscles from spasming. Without it, my back locks up. I tried weening off and it didn't work, at all....my muscles started spasming....guess I'm stuck on it. | F | 32 | 1 years 10mg 3X day | 7/24/2011 | 5 | Migraine | Fall asleep w/in 40 minutes of taking pill and sleep all night. A little groggy the next day, but headache gone and feel great. | My headache is gone and I don't feel like I ran 2 marathons so it works well for me. The grogginess might even be the post migraine exhaustion. | F | 32 | 2 years 10 MG 1X AN | 7/28/2011 | 5 | Arthritis with tightening muscles | None | I have been taking this pill 10 mg at bedtime, and would awake the next day feeling "normal". Normal as in no tight muscles in back or legs. Without this pill I would wake up extremely stiff and achy .I do not miss a dose! Recently I took 2 pills as I have a nerve pain and pain at my sacrum, becoming worse as I lie down. This double dosage allowed me to sleep soundly, feeling so fantastic the next day. This pill causes sleepiness if used in daytime, especially if you have to be in the bright sun and heat. | F | 55 | 1 years 10 1X day | 8/21/2011 | 5 | pain | Made me lose lot weight in barley didn't get hungry in took away my pain | F | 26 | 7 weeks 10 | 1/24/2012 | 5 | leg pain at night | I do not take it everyday but just before bed evry once in a while my legs just ache and really all the flexeril does is knock me out I haven't had any bad thoughts or anything | F | 29 | 1 days | 1/8/2012 | 5 | Back spasm, herniated disk | 10mg at night, when needed. Take it 2 hours before bed giving it time to kick in. Makes me feel relaxed. Slightly dizzy sometimes but that goes away in a few hours. Tightness in back is much less - allows me to stretch and walk with less difficulty. Wake up in the mornings with no dizziness or fogginess. Never had suicidal thoughts or change in personality or behavior like I've read on here. If anything, it makes me happier because it takes the pain away! | F | 32 | 2 years 10 | 1/23/2012 | 5 | persistent low back pain | Blurred vision, constipation - well worth the relief it has provided. Sounds like a lot of people here have much more serious underlying mental issues. FYI this drug IS in the tricyclic antidepressant class. | F | 47 | 7 days 30mg daily | 3/14/2012 | 5 | fibromyalgia | Need to sleep for a full 9 hours at night, otherwise feel a little dopey in the morning. Occasional weird dreams. | For years I suffered terribly from constant chronic burning pain, stiffness, insomnia, food intolerances, depression and anxiety. Flexeril has worked wonders with a minimum of side effects. | F | 59 | 1 years 10 1X day | 3/1/2012 |