FLEXERIL Reviews (CYCLOBENZAPRINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.4 (559 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLEXERIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLEXERIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Neck pain | Depression, suicidal ideation, foggy head. I barely remember the last five days. Confusion. Short-term memory loss. | I guess I am sensitive to such drugs. My brain is only now clearing...awful experience | M | 47 | 5 days 10mg 3X day | 10/28/2015 | 1 | cervical spasms and trapezoid spasm | Dry mouth and throat,anxiety,restless legs,pounding heart,confusion,headache,insomnia | Took pain away after one pill but not worth all the side effects. | F | 67 | 3 days | 10/24/2015 | 2 | Neck Tension | Mood swings, depression, anger and irrability. I tried it twice and both times felt down so I'm attributing it to the flexeril. | Didn't really help the tension either. | M | 34 | 7 days 10 MG 1X day | 10/21/2015 | 4 | Back and neck pain | At first I felt tired but after a week it went away. Relaxed me and slept well. Sort of a low grade muscle relaxant. | Good medication but be careful taking it with benzos and don't drive when you first start it. | F | 45 | 1 days 30 mg | 10/10/2015 | 5 | Headaches and lower lumbar pain | Sleepy, lightly drowsy, relaxed, loopy | I usually get continuous headaches, was prescribed flexeril & besides making me sleepy loopy and relaxed I've noticed that if I take it 3 days in a row headaches don't appear as often and back pain isn't as intense and sometimes gone all together. I only take it when I feel like I can't handle the pain much longer or if I know I've had pain for over a week already and it continues to progress, overall has helped a lot way better than taking excedrin or Tylenol all the time .. it's less of a dose per say & a longer relief.. oh and the very first time I did take flexeril, the drowsy I don't want to move a muscle feeling was highly intense but I figured it's because your body isn't used to it and within a week of the first time I took it the fatigue feeling I had began to diminish, now it's usually gone after the first hour after I wake up. | F | 26 | 3 days 10mg | 10/8/2015 | 2 | Lumbar muscle spasms | Dry mouth, slurred speech, drowsiness, not even cloudy in the mind more zombie-like. | I have tried this a few times. 10mg 3 times a day. This stuff messes with my head way too much. Day 1 - feels much like nothing is happening, some relief. Day 2 - dry mouth begins, mild drowsiness, slight slurring in speech, mind still sharp but blankness. Relief level for spasms is good. Day 3 - dry mouth, speech slurred, very drowsy, mind floaty and blank, short term memory recall is gone. Light nauseated feeling. Good pain relief. Day 4 - same as day 3, stopped taking. A week and a half later my mind and memory are still feeling subtle effects, slowly getting back to norm. | M | 46 | 4 days 10mg | 10/2/2015 | 1 | Neck pain | Bad side effects for me. Dry mouth was the biggest with my tongue and lips feeling numb. Can't think correctly. I felt like I was in a fog. Horrible I'll never take it again. | Did however help me sleep. But not worth the side effects from it. I will never take it again | F | 39 | 1 months 10m 3x | 9/29/2015 | 4 | Pelvic muscle pain | I take it in the evening and some drowsiness occurs, but the lightheaded feeling lasts well into the next afternoon. | It's great at taking away the pain, but I wish my head didn't feel like a floating balloon the entire time. | F | 48 | 1 years 10 mg 1X day | 8/13/2015 | 5 | back pain and headaches | Very sleepy. I've been on them only as needed. | The only thing that worked for my daily headaches. | F | 42 | 7 years 10mg | 8/7/2015 | 2 | neck and back sprain | The first 7 days were fine, didn't notice much pain was alleviated and I was drowsy somewhat. (I was only taking 1-2 doses per day instead of 3.) However, on the 7th day I took it in the afternoon, and by 1am I began noticing dry mouth, moderate nausea, stomach cramps, and had had diarrhea for 2-3 the previous 2 days which I had chalked up to my IBS getting worse. I was able to get it to my chiropractor and he did caution me about Flexeril and the risks associated with NSAIDs like Ibuprofen, Tylenol etc. Prior to going to my doctor I had been taking Ibuprofen 4-5 times per day to manage the pain with a mild sprain of the neck and back. | The side effects from Flexeril came on suddenly so I think I will be weaning myself off of it after a week, I definitely will not take it over night, because I could not sleep due to the side effects despite being drowsy. | F | 35 | 10 days 10 mg 3X day | 7/28/2015 | 3 | Neck spasms | All this did was make me sleep through the pain. And wake up still exhausted for the whole day. Now being off of it for a few days, I am having a lot of trouble getting to sleep on my own. | F | 21 | 30 days 5mg 1X day | 7/15/2015 | 1 | Muscle aches | I decided bc of severe back pain and insomnia to take flexeril I was given . The first day was ok and then the next day I felt hypoglycemic all day and also felt confused and had several panic attacks. Every time I stood up I felt like i was going to pass out . If u have ever tried pot it felt like a bad marijuana high in college . Was not fun and will never take again | Take w caution | F | 33 | 4 days 10 | 7/10/2015 | 4 | injuries to neck, shoulder, rt arm | The only down side to this medication for me is that I can take this about 8 in the evening and I'm still fighting being sleepy till about 1 the next afternoon. Makes it hard at work. Other than that, works as it should. | I was in a car accident 19 months ago and have issues with my neck, right shoulder, arm, wrist and hand. I have been taking Flexeril and Hydrocodone since then, but only as needed. Between the two, it's made it possible for me to continue working (along with pain management (ie: steroid shots), physical therapy, massage therapy, etc). Thanks! | F | 52 | 19 months 10 1X AN | 7/8/2015 | 3 | Back pain | Hallucinations | The wallpaper is moving at me. I don't even know if I'm actually typing this. For some reason, I thought recognizing hallucinations would make them stop. I was mistaken. My dog is not my dog. And no matter how many times I go to the bathroom, I don't have to pee. Upside: I cannot feel anything. So... it did work. | F | 28 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/25/2015 | 2 | Mic disc problem severe thigh pai | 1X day | 6/6/2015 | 1 | Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain | I took one pill over 24 hours ago. Gave me a severe nightmare, blurry vision, dry mouth, Severe anxiety. I do not recommend this drug under any circumstances. The side affects are worse than anything I have ever had from any drug I've ever taken. | I do NOT recommend this drug | F | 21 | 1 days 10 | 5/28/2015 | 4 | Horrible PMS, lower back pain | Sure it makes me a bit sleepy, but I can now deal with that! I was put on this due to lots of lower back issues. I was taking 5 mg 3 times a day, but I never took that much! 2 weeks ago I went to my doc and she pushed me up to 2- 5mg pills in the afternoon and 2- 5 mg pills at night! It has REALLY helped me alot with both PMS pain and my lower back issues | I worry about being on it to long, but it helps me so will probably continue. I know on the web I have read it is supposed to be a short term used drug? I was also on tramadol, but I also read where if you are on flexeril and tramadol, it can harm you in many ways, but I quit my tramadol about 3 weeks ago as it did NOTHING! Going to see an OBGYN for my PMS nad ask their advice on the flexeril...doc just called today and said she wrote me a new RX for 3- 10 mg pills a day. My PMS was so bad last month I almost went to the ER and this month I have breezed through with the flexeril, so will at least try it for a few months just when I am having my PMS! | F | 49 | 1 months 10 mg 2X day | 5/8/2015 | 4 | Bulging cervical discs & RA | Migraine headache (pain in one eye & the surrounding area, sensitivity to light & sound) | Works exactly as it should, effect very similar to that of Soma. I don't understand why people are complaining about being sleepy while on this medication. It's a muscle relaxer. Of course it's going make you drowsy. Especially if you've never taken a muscle relaxer before. People should give themselves time to adjust to a new med before throwing it out after ONE dose. That's ridiculous. Drowsy, out of it- it's a controlled substance, & I know your pharmacist or doctor definitely let you know that it's not meant to be used when you have to drive. Obviously if you're told that, that should give you an idea that it's not a good idea to take it when you have other things to do. I'm on this medication and it works exactly how I expected it too. My muscles and body are relaxed, & a good amount of pain is relieved. I do not feel "high" or "foggy." I would have given this medication 5☆s, if it didn't cause migraines. A headache with light and noise sensitivity is better than not being able to get out of bed. I would definitely recommend this medication to someone with pain & muscle spasms. | F | 23 | 2 weeks 10 mgs 3x | 4/19/2015 | 1 | Lower back muscle spasms | EXTREME fatique and does not help the pain | I do NOT recommend this one. It did nothing for the pain and made me feel like a zombie for the next 24 hours. I took 10 mg at 8:30 pm, and at 1:30 pm the next day I have accomplished nothing due to the zombie like state it has me in. | F | 28 | 14 days 10 mg 3X day | 4/9/2015 | 3 | Muscle pain in left shoulder | Helped pain | Very useful | F | 61 | 1 months 10 | 3/30/2015 |