There are 251 ratings for the drug: FLEXERIL in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for flexeril: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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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 Email
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 Email
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
4	Chronic Neck Pain	drowsiness, weakness in muscles	can become addictive. it got to the point with me where i had to have 3 a day no matter what. it's very easy to start popping these like m&m's because they're pretty good. i'm on skelaxin now, which is a better approach to my problem.	M	19	2 months		11/8/2007
4	Neck pain	sometimes groggy. More prone to extreme anger and rage.	This is the only drug that has consistently released the bunching up of my neck vertebrae, alleviating the excruciating pain of a pinched nerve in my 4th cervical disc.	M	56	5 years		12/25/2007
4	back spasm	Slight drowsiness (but not nearly as much as results from anti-histamines). Very slight loss of balance when standing or walking, but nothing serious. TAKE IT WITH FOOD to lessen the side effects.		M	49	4 days		3/16/2009
4		Constipation, Light headedness	Great drug!	M	39	4 days		9/21/2008
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	tension headaches; whiplash	taking 5mg. lowest dose - sleeping 12 t 13 hours - hard to wake up - groggy all day - made me depressed, weepy- will discontinue	would not recommend for persons who are proned to depression and dont normally have any sleeping problems. However was very satisfied with the way it reduced the pain in my neck and increased flexability in neck movement - but sideeffects outweigh the advantanges.	M	50	2 weeks		4/19/2005 Email
4	chest/back/shoulder pain	Dry mouth and sleepiness. I took 5mg only at bedtime but was still drowsy after 8-10 hours of sleep. Some mild sadness/depression during the morning that gradually wore off during the day.	Definitely helps with my chronic pain. I reduced dosage (by breaking the pill) back to about 1.5-2 mg at bedtime. I have maintained this dosage for about 6 months.	M	42	6 months		5/16/2005
4	Back Pain, Insomnia	Drowsiness. Deep sleeping. Slow to get started in the morning after taking it. A bit of Dry mouth.	Flexeril does what it is supposed to do, but it will knock you on your butt and you will build up a tolerance to it quickly. For moderate to severe back pain it can be a life saver however it won't do anything for bone or tendon/ligament pain; it is definitely not a drug to be abused or used for recreation. Also, if you're taking it be sure to not have to operate heavy machinery or vehicles afterwards until you know how it will affect you, especially when taking the 10mg one.	M	30	2 years		3/22/2007
4	muscle spasms	extreme fatique	always help my muscle spasms I get in legs and arms plus allows a good nights sleep. Only can take at night due to extreme fatique. been taking off and on for 6 yrs	M	57			3/20/2007
4	back spasms	extreme dry mouth , blurred or double vision , constipation which caused/worsened hemmoroids , definitely doesn,t mix well with alcohol experienced several blackouts one of which resulted in OUI , also had several occasions of moody/aggressive/violent behavior with friends while mixing with alcohol	don't drink while taking you may blackout and have no control over your alcohol consumption	M	51	3 months		2/25/2006
4	Back/shoulder pain	drowsiness at work.	Very good medication. Took me from a pulled muscle pain of 9 out of 10 down to 5 out of 10 almost immediately, and now I am healed to a 1. Great medication, just don't take it before work. It will make you want to sleep	M	39	60 days		5/27/2006 Email
3	TMJ - PAINFUL TEETH GRINDING	sleepyness - dry mouth - extreme relaxation of the jaw	doctor gave me this to take before bed because of extreme painful grinding i was chipping teeth. i noticed it cut down a lot of the grinding but didnt make it go away totally. he didnt want to up the dosage because it is a muscle relaxant. now sometimes my jaw bothers me a lot and this is pretty much the only thing that will cure it. getting worried about becoming dependant and im worried i will build up tolerance also :(	M	20	1.5 months		7/12/2005
3	Neck Pain and Morning Headaches	The first time I took Flexeril, felt terribly drowsy and slept like a log. I stopped taking it and had a very bad reaction. Felt depressed, "out of it", and terrible nausea. Later started it again and increased the dosage slowly, all side effects except excessive sleep disappeared.	It didn't help me much with my neck pain but got rid of my tension headaches.	M	29	2 weeks		1/2/2007
3	Muscle Spasims	This drug knocks you down and out, especially the first few times.	Effictive, but soma does the same thing with less sedation.	M	27	2 months		12/12/2005 Email
3	back spasms	dry mouth, irregular heartbeat	this drug works pretty well for back spasms or soreness. I didn't like the irregular heart action so I discontinued after 2 months usage. I use methocarbamol and avoid any cardiac irregularities. I prefer diazepam but my doc treats that stuff like I was asking for heroin. Sad thing that all the really good meds that work the best without ill side affects are treated as street drugs are. Blatent dig at our government here..>tobacco and alcohol kill more people every year than all other drugs combined together...hint hint.	M	37	2 months		7/13/2004
3	pain	dizziness		M	36	7 days		11/14/2003
3	back spasms	Irritable, moody, depressed, groggy and spaced out in the morning that lasted ALLLLL morning.	My wife and kids thought I was a moody monster when taking this! It did help me sleep and my back felt better, but I don't know if it's worth it when you feel so depressed you don't care about anything and you are grumpy to everyone around you.	M	46	10 days		10/8/2006
3	back spasm	slight dry mouth, spacey feeling. had to double dose during first two days to gain some effect. does nothing for pain, but over the course of a few days, does releave spasms.	needs to be combined with a moderate pain killer for bad back spasms.	M	28	5 days		5/1/2005
3	lower back pain	I took 10 mg flexeril before going to bed. The next morning my back felt better, but I was spacey, disoriented, and experienced abdominal cramping. These effects did not wear off until the following morning, that is about 36 hours after the initial dose.	Is effective but the side effects were horrendous.	M	55	1 days		12/8/2004
3	Fibromyalgia pain / help sleep	I took 10mg at night to help sleep. Very groggy in the mornings, hangover, and just feeling stoned throughout the day, though some of this may be due to the fatigue from fibro, but it just makes it worse. While on it, I notice that my hair was falling out, not severe, but noticeable. Takes forever to wake up in the mornings. Didn't work on my fibro pain at all.	It did help me to fall asleep and stay asleep all night, but the fatigue and hangover feeling in the morning was godawful. It did'nt help with the fibro pain at all. I went to see my psychiatrist and he said for me to use restoril instead. I cleared it with my rheumy and he said that was fine. I am now starting restoril and will see how it works for me.	M	14	2 months		6/10/2009 Email
3	Back Spasms and Pain	Flexeril has a eurphoric component and rather dulls ones mind. The very worst aspect of this medication is the psychological effects it had on me. For 6 months I was very irritable and no idea why, until I stopped Flexeril and that irritable, kind of angry feeling totally disippated within 2 days.	Excellent for back spasms if the irritability side effect is one you do not suffer.	M	67	180 days		1/16/2009
3	Lower Back pain	Drowsy,a little agitated.	I dont know if its really helping my lower back pain, i usually take it at night, and i dont feel it working or feel any different. It feels like it doesnt kick in until after i eat, usually about a half hour later im passed out, i was wondering if that happens to anyone else?!	M	22	4 days		12/10/2008
3	TMJ, Herniated Disk, Neck Pain	Very tired, anxiety, dry mouth, awoke in the morning panicky, pain lessened from back and neck, dizziness, i am an engineer and i could not concentrate on my work, panic attacks, nausea from anxiety	It helped me initially to get some sleep but i feel over time it has hurt my social and professional life.	M	30	3 months		2/26/2008
2	dunno	unexpected hard-on loss.....Guy's need I say more??		M	35	5 days		2/22/2008
2	Back pain/ Muscle strain	Rapid heart rate, feelings of anxiety, felt like it raised my blood pressure. I woke up feeling as if I ran a marathon in my sleep - not in a good way. Really made me feel more bad than good.		M		6 days		12/26/2007
2	Leg achiness caused by MS	This drug really helped out relieving the aching in my left leg. I had been sleeping with my leg elevated to help with the discomfort, but did not really need any elevation after taking Flexeril. The BIG ISSUE/side effect with me was the EXTREME sleepiness/drowsiness this drug caused: I took only one 5mg dose at night and got a very good night's sleep, but while watching TV at about 10:30am the next day I just could not stay awake -- I dozed off and on for about an hour before finally going back to bed and took about a 2 hour nap. I felt better after sleeping, but began to feel very fatigued again by early afternoon, whereupon I took another nap! This is extremely unusual for me; even with my MS I am a "morning" person; I am usually very awake and alert until about 2-3pm when my daily fatigue usually sets in. The other morning after I took another 5mg dose I was grocery shopping and was again very fatigured -- I felt like a zombie in the store, barely able to concentrat		M	53	2 days		9/2/2008
2	Back Pain	20mg--Extremely agitated; severe hypersomnia; rapid heartbeat; slight depression	would not suggest this drug to anyone at any higher dosage than 5 MAYBE 10mg.	M	20	1 times		7/16/2009
2	neck muscle sprain	tired, sleepy all day after waking, brief shortness with other people, overall rundown feeling the day after taking at bedtime	i may one of the lower percentage people effected this drastic, but my side effects tell me the drug needs to be looked at closely.	M	42	2 days		7/22/2009
2	muscle spasms	dry mouth	didn't do anything for me	M	29	2 weeks		10/2/2007
2	muscle spasms	exhaustion, spacey feeling and no pain relief	will never take again	M	59	1 days		9/27/2004
2	Back pain	Extreme fatigue, blackout.	The doctor told me Cyclobenzaprine would make me drowsy so I took it an hour before bedtime. Within twenty minutes I was so tired I blacked out and fell on my keyboard. I went to bed immediately at that point and I woke up the next morning feeling spacey and generally weird in the muscles, but the pain was still there.	M	30	2 weeks		10/13/2005
1	muscle spasms in my neck	Other than it making me slightly sleepy it seems to have no effect whatsoever. It does not decrease the pain nor does it make the muscle relax at all. The only other comment is that it came from the VA so is it really Flexeril?		M	58	1 days		3/26/2007 Email
1	Foot Injury (Damned Sesamoids!!!)	The drug from Hell and taking you back with it! This drug nearly caused my wife to leave me and take my 3 and 4 year old sons with her. Caused extreme (nearly violent) irritability, complete lack of concentration, appeared as if I were in a dream all the time. Nightmares that carried over into the day and activities of the day. This stuff is WRONG. If you can handle it, you must have experience with drugs and drug usage cause it will kick your ass otherwise! I QUIT USING CYCLOBENZAPR IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIGURING OUT WHAT CAUSED MY REAL TROUBLE! Deal with the pain, say NO to Psychobensaprene.	Certainly a money maker for law enforcement and the court system along with follow up care by the medical community. Should be outlawed.	M	36	7 days		7/3/2006 Email
1	Herniated disk	THE WORST, I felt like i was on PCP! I feel like im crazy and my head is 100lbs, vertigo, i feel like i need to pass out. Sure my back feels a bit better but its not worth it. This drug is garbage. Why dont they just give Diazepam	Garbage. Unless you can lay in bed for days.	M	31	1 times		11/24/2005
1	back pain	Insomnia, anxiety,and constipation. Did relieve the back pain, but the side effects lasted for three days, and on only 1 dose.	Flexeril has a half-life of 1-3 days, which means the drug stays in your system for a very long time (most drugs have a half-life of maybe 5-12 hrs.)	M	49	1 days		12/26/2005
1	tension headaches and back pain	hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, loss of appetite, insomnia, depression, mood swings.	sure, i'll tell you a little bit about cyclobenzaprine. my doctors don't even give a shit that it f-ed me up for months on end. they have no intention of reporting this to the Health Bureau, or even of checking into any potential health concerns, such as that the medicine screwed me up. my life became a nightmare in which everything people said was full of metaphor and hidden messages, kind of like in dreams. i hallucinated voices and became paranoid of many people because it seemed like everyone was talking in code and i was supposed to figure out all the clues. if you are having any of these problems, stop taking the medication. the symptoms have mostly dissipated, but i am left with the wreckage of my concert tour which got half cancelled because i was incapacitated by agonizing mood swings full of terrible paranoia and delusion. luckily someone finally told me to stop taking the medication, but there's no getting back my concert tour, and my tour people told me that Oprah was going	M	26	9 months		5/22/2006
1	Sholder/Neck/Back	Extremely sleepy. Spacey and lifeless.	I lost my drive, Fine for at night. good night sleep, Although I am taking this to numb the shoulder/back pain and I really cannot say that it did a thing for that. I had 1 Tylenol 3 leftover and took that - it at least numbed the pain for a while so I could loosen up my back. I hate being a test bed for all these new drugs. I don't understand why doctors don't just stick with what works.	M	35	3 days		12/5/2006
1	Muscle spasm in neck/back	None	I don't feel any difference after taking this for almost a week, 10mg three times daily. I have started supplementing with 800mg ibuprofen just to get SOME relief. I can't believe this is the same drug, compared to the description others have given of mood swings, grogginess, etc. Might as well be taking sugar pills for all the effect it's having on me.	M	32	6 days		4/9/2007
1	After shoulder surgery	Got out of bed to use bathroom and nearly fell - complete loss of balance and extremely woozy from taking only one pill.	Switched to Darvocet which removed all of the pain without any side effects at all. Threw out the damned Flexeril prescription.	M	40	1 days		12/25/2006
1	FMS	severe depression. Suicidal.	Took at bedtime. made me sleep 12 hours straight. See side effects. I am not bipolar either.	M	46	8 days		1/13/2006
1	back pain	fogginess, irritability, clumsiness, loss of coordination, change in urination and IMPOTENCE!!!	Beware... this is bad stuff!!	M	44	2 days 10 2X D		8/13/2010
1	Pain relief	Drowsiness, extreme restless feet, serious anger, mild depression.	I would never, ever, recommend this medicine.	M	18	1 days 10 4X O		4/17/2010
1	Neck pain	Extreme dry mouth, groggy, depressed.	I NEVER take pills, but my neck was in so much pain so I went to the doctor. The first day I took the pill I woke up in a great mood, but felt a little "spacey". Kind of like I was watching myself in third person. The second night, it did absolutely nothing for my neck pain. I also woke up in the most depressed state. I cried for almost an hour. I didn't want to go to work. I do not recommend this medication to anyone.	M	29	2 days 10 MG 1X D		6/25/2010
1	neck & shoulder pain	Always tired. Everything was an effort. Finally, recognized lethargy and stopped.	Recommended in combination with tylenol as couldn't use blood thinner. I wouldn't recommend.	M	62	5 months 1X D		7/5/2010
1	Damaged neck muscles	Occasional dizziness	I am still taking this for damaged muscles in my neck and I have been for 5 years. These pills wear off so quickly or do not work at all. I have taken them up to 5 times a day and they did nothing.	M	20	5 years 10mg 1X AN		7/11/2010
1	sprained rotator cuff	depression (mild to severe), body felt very heavy, insane dreams, extreme sleepiness, irrational thought, suicidal	definitely awesome for falling asleep, but that's about it unless you can lay in bed for several days in a row. it took me feeling suicidal before i realized what was going on and snapped out of it. UGH. works for some but not all, as with most medicines.	M	21	3 days		10/4/2006 Email
1	lower back pain	extremly dry mouth	it did very little for my back muscles	M	45	2 weeks		8/21/2002
1	lumbar spasms	MAJOR dryness of mouth and MUCHO MAJOR constipation which possibly caused other intestinal problems. It also caused itching in my arms.	I stopped taking Flexeril (and Celebrex) after one week when I realized it was causing me TREMENDOUS constipation, not pretty!! This seems to last in your system UP TO ONE MONTH, as my arms still itch occaisionally. BE AWARE!!!	M	48	8 days		1/2/2005 Email
1	back trauma (auto accident)	It put me to sleep with the pain med combo but the 2nd night it kept me up and made me feel anxious and couldnt sleep. Dr upped my dosage from 5mg to 10mg to try for better results and it messed my head up SO BADLY! I woke up feeling fine but hours after my dosage wore off i wanted to fight someone, get beat up, kill myself and couldnt get out of my mood.	I dont reccommend using this unless you feel like you're giving birth through your back or whatever it is that hurts. Stay away.	M	21	1 weeks		10/31/2008
1		Took 5 mg twice during a bout of food poisoning, and slept great, no side effects. Then, a month later, I took b/t 5 and 10 mg off and on for about a week for back pain, and this drug f*ed me right up. Was Lightheaded and exhausted and nauseous during the day, couldn't bother to rise off the couch. At night, my heartbeat would rise and fall indiscriminately. Above all, I felt much sicker on it than off. It would stay in my system for a min of 2 days after I stopped taking it, making me think I'd come down with a flu or something.	Awful, toxic sh*t. Stay away from it.	M	32	7 days		7/28/2007
1	pain going down my arm	Dry mouth, HORRIBLE ROTTEN taste in my mouth, heartburn, impotence, terrible disorientation and moodswings, depression	Daily heartburn & impotence have not gone away 3 months after stopping meds. The bad taste in my mouth remains to a lesser degree which contributes to the heartburn. Except for the terrible disorientation and moodswings, those side effects ended a couple weeks later. Still suffer from depression. The only side effects I was warned about was drowsiness and dry mouth. How did this drug ever get approved? This drug has ruined my life and I sincerely hope a class action lawsuit is taken against the manufacturer of this drug. Stay far far far away from it.	M	40	5 days		4/26/2005
1	fibro	rapid heart dry tongue no fine motor skills		M	40	365 days		6/3/2007
1	Back Spasms	had rebound headaches	It is pure crud doesnt work at all for me so i went back to doc and he gives me robaxin also sucks probably just as cruddy as flexeril 10mg, it may have something to do with the patients height and weight they should have that on this site too, im 6"3' 250 and was told to take 10mg 3 times a day did nothing for me at all just when i quit taking it I got headaches FDA should chunk it in file 13. -toxinburn	M	23	1 weeks		5/5/2007 Email
1	back spasms	depersonolization, derealization, insomnia, stupor, rapid heartbeat, seizures, panic attacks and its still going on.. could not sleep for 3+ days all from ONE 10 mg dose.	The FDA must be sadistic to allow something which has so many bizarre awful side effects to be available . xanax withdrawal is calm compared to the sheer delirious terror of this garbage. i have read reviews of people suffering for months, or permanently debilitated with health problems. Stay far far away, there are many other options.	M	26	1 days		7/11/2009
1		my husband was taking for back pain	my husban commited suicide while taking flexeril	M	43	0 days		9/29/2009
1	Severe neck and back injury	DEPRESSION, morning fog, irritability, and frequent urination during the night (after years of taking but has gone away now that I am off it a couple years). My mood and irritability levels are much much better after being off it even without the sleep.	I took this medication for 10 years (5-10 mg before bed) to help me sleep following a neck injury and couple surgeries. I had a terrible time sleeping and it did help me sleep, however it has made me much more of a nervous person than I was before. See my other side effects listed. For these reasons I cannot recommend it. However, to-date I have not been able to find something to help me sleep with my neck pain. Nothing else has worked and I live on 3-5 hours a night. I should also mention that I take no other prescriptions and only took narcotics immediately after surgery. That is a road you should avoid at all costs.	M	46	10 years		10/3/2009
1	bulging discs	suicidal and homicidal thoughts, severe rage and anger, depression, uncontrollable crying, lack of motivation and self-control, insomnia, incessant memory "replay" ex: re-living horrible past events that were traumatic - unable to stop or control these thoughts, short-term memory loss, confusion, lack of focus and concentration, dizzyness/lightheadedness, dry mouth, constipation, unable to urinate	The only good thing about this drug is that it did alleviate the pain and stiffness in my back. However, the potential side-effects of this drug need to be seriously re-evaluated by the FDA. The current listed side-effects of this drug paint a very unrealistic picture of what could possibly happen to you if you take Flexeril. THIS DRUG HAS SERIOUS SIDE-EFFECTS IN SOME PEOPLE - ON THE LEVEL OF CHILDREN/TEENS TAKING PROZAC - YET THERE ARE NO WARNINGS ABOUT IT. In my opinion, this drug should NOT be taken by anyone with EITHER a history OR current diagnosis of bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety or PTSD. I am seriously considering filing a lawsuit against the manufacturers of this drug because of the lack of disclosure of the potentially LIFE-THREATING side effects. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF SOMEONE KILLED THEMSELVES OR KILLED/HARMED OTHERS WHILE ON THIS MEDICATION!!! This drug nearly destroyed my life and my marriage. Thanks to this website, I have come to the conclusion that Flexeril is the cause of my violent outbursts, suicidal thoughts and feelings of worthlessness. Today is the first day that I did not take it and I am terrified of the withdrawal symptoms and the return of my back pain - but NOTHING is worth losing your life or family for. I would rather be sane with back pain than suicidal and pain-free. I will never, EVER, take Flexeril again.	M	30	1 months		7/21/2009
1	Neck pain	Depression	Took it for a couple of weeks, and was gradually ramping up the dosage. Suddenly one Sat. night in bed great sadness overcame me. For almost 2 weeks I had horrible depression, constant sad and negative thoughts, etc. It got so bad I can almost guarantee I would have committed suicide if I had not had wife and kids to support, which I take seriously. It finally occurred to me the problem might be the Flexeril. I stopped taking, and things gradually got better. This stuff was very bad news for me.	M	48	20 days		11/20/2009
1	Neck pain	disturbed sleep,bad dreams, too drowsy to work		M	42	3 days		8/5/2008
1	tightness in my back	It made me sleepy the first couple of times I took it,felt a little relief,but it's starting to drive me crazy.	I wouldn't recommmend it	M	30	5 days		6/14/2008
1	Strained neck muscle	Cloudy vision, depression, bouts of rage for no reason, headache, breif thoughts of suicide	took 10 mg one night. It made me very sleepy which was good. Didn't seem to help my muscle spasm. Maybe it would have helped had I kept takng it. But this med messed with my head big time. I thought I was going to die at one point. Lost my temper on my wife and small child, thought there was smoke in the house because of clouded vision, the list goes on....this all happened the day after I took my first and only dose. BAD STUFF!!	M	33	1 days		4/6/2009
1	Neck pain - collapsed disk	numb feel all over body - loss of erection		M	44	13 days		12/23/2008
1	Muscle Spasms from pinched nerve	Hullucinations	I have a bulged disc in my neck causing a sharp muscle spasm behind my right shoulder blade. 10mg Dose 3 X a day. Seamed to work controling muscle spasms. Then after a week I noticed very clear and vivid dreams. The symptoms progressed over time. Started having hullucinations when I went to bed even with my eyes open if the room was dark. Could see people like in another world. If I partly closed my eyes the visuals would get more vivid sort of like ghosts floating around. Very strange but I didn't freak out and didn't get paranoid from it. Didn't hear voices. This progressed over time. I sleep with a fan blowing on me at night, and when I would get into bed when it was dark enough, the fan blowing looked like it was blowing snow around the room and I could see the air currents. I held my arm up and I could see like the sweat and heat rising from my arm and swirl around with the air currents that looked like snow. As the currents blew around I would use my breath and blow	M	43	3 weeks		6/11/2008
1	Back Pain	Extremely moody; depressed!; edgy. Stay away from this one! Not worth the bad feelings.		M	40	1 days		12/7/2007
1	lower back pain	dizziness, vertigo, mental confusion, anxiety, rapid heart palpitations, panic attacks, depression, visual problems.	I do not recommend this drug to anyone with or who has suffered from depression, anxiety or emotional problems like post traumatic stress disorder. The withdrawal effects are very hard on your nervous system. I felt i was going out of my mind, like a bad trip. I was moving in slow motion and could not concentrate, in a deep scary depressed state, making simple decisions became a big challenge, heavy anxiety, visual disturbance and awful vertigo -my head felt like a big balloon in the sky. I took it for 2 days (5mg each) and it was not until 4 days after taking the last dose that i slowly came back to my normal self. I am not taking this drug ever again, it helped me with my back pain but the emotional chaos is not worth it at all, i rather stay with the back pain than go thru that nightmare again.	M	35	2 days		12/7/2007
1	low back pain	Dizziness,Nausea,Vomiting(could not keep water down),Extreme Vertigo(like a bad carnival ride),Strange Breathing,Visual Disturbances,Dry Mouth,Bizarre visions when I closed my eyes(strange images that made me question my sanity.	This 10mg. pill put me on the floor for 56 hours.I felt so horrible that I considered killing myself for the first time in my life.I got really paranoid that I might not return to normal.At one point I could not even move my head without the room spinning.On the third day I put Hydrogen Peroxide 3% in my ears and the vertigo went away.The first day was not as bad as the second day and it subsided on the third.	M	37	1 days		1/18/2008
1	back pain	paranoia,nervous,anxiety,depression	Wow! What a trip~! U all shuld have been there!(or was that u all?) I thought everyone in Starbucks was a zombie,and the lady asking me for my money was talking in rhymes and riddles that i had to figure out...I thought i passed her test when she smiled and took my money,but the customer zombies were not happy with that at ALL!!! They were like drooling meat hungry(mine!)maniacs just waiting for me to get to the end of the counter to get my latte! I tried to act like i didnt know that they were zombies form hell,and just stood there smiling at the brownies,and i guess it worked,because i casually walked down the isle whistling a happy tune,and they let me pass!!! "sheww!!"~stay off this stuff,!acid has a better chance of a good trip! what a zombie nightmare!!!	M	37	2 days		1/21/2008
1	Chronic neck/skull base pain	Bad depression	As I was increasing my dosage of this med, suddenly (on Nov 10) I developed bad depression. Over the course of a couple weeks I was very withdrawn, sad, thinking one sad or negative thought after the other, wanted to die, etc. Just a terrible time. Then it occurred to me it might be the Flexeril. Stopped taking it, and depression gradually went away to almost nothing. This drug was evil for me. Works for some, though. I have a sister who liked it.	M	52	1 months		3/3/2008 Email
1	Neck pain	Drowsiness, slight nausea, headache	I tried this a few years ago. My doctor prescribed 10mg 3X a day. I took one in the morning and turned into a non-functional zombie. I tried it again recently, taking it before bedtime. It did not help my neck pain, and I felt tired and depressed for two or three days. This is one nasty, horrible drug which seems to have very negative affects on most people.	M	61	1 days		4/14/2008
1	TMJ	Took one 10MG pill last night. I woke up in the morning from a crazy real dream to find my leg was numb. Had 4 cups of coffee to wake up and then I thought my heart was going to explode. Tried to work, but had to leave early. Kept thinking that it was pointless to work and to do anythng. Especially since I believed that every phone call was going to be my boss about to fire me. Seriously contemplated killing myself. It has been 24 hours and I think it is starting to wear off. Heart is still racing.	Have a history of depression and never did I feel this bad.	M	38	1 days		11/15/2008
5	back spasm	NONE. I have only used the 5 mg Flexeril.	I can't imagine what would happen WITHOUT Flexeril! My back spasms, if not caught early (I can feel them "coming on"), are debilitating, I cannot move at all, not even my head or neck, the pain is so bad even from slight movements due to breathing. My first spasm, I didn't know what was happening and started crying, I thought it was really serious and that I was disabled, a back injury or something. Now, I have learned what triggers my back spasms (upper back between the spine and shoulder blade, running up and down next to my spine) and I can prevent most of them through hydration, stretches, and avoiding physical triggers such as carrying a very heavy backpack. I keep the Flexeril for occasional use when the spasms get bad and don't respond to stretching, hydration, and other techniques. Luckily I do not get any side effects. For those people who have experienced mild side effects, try the 5mg dose (I've never tried the 10mg, the 5mg works fine for my back spasms). I ca	F	29	2 years		3/3/2008
5		severe arthritis, chronic Epstien Bar, and chronic pleurisy	I love this medicine! For 18 months of trying all sorts of medicine I was seriously ready to commit suicide I was so tired of being sick. I take 3 10mg flexeril a day. For awhile now I've been taking one in the morning and take the remaining two at the same time in the evening. I have been taking it regularly since December of 2004 in combination with celebrex and 300 mg of neurontin. Although I have since starting using a cane to be able to walk I honestly believe I'm finally on a good combo of medicine. If I miss my celebrex or neurontin I do okay, but if I miss my flexeril I can barely get out of bed. The first week I took it I had some mild drowsiness, but now they don't make me drowsy at all. The only side effect I have it dry month which sort of comes and goes.	F	31	3 years		11/29/2007 Email
5	Neck pain, muscle spasms	Drowsiness. Increased sex drive. Works well for my muscle pain.	I take 1 to 2 pills a day depending on my pain level. I love it. I have an increased sex drive on it---go figure. Maybe because I am not so uptight while taking it. I am used to the drowsy feeling so I can work through it. Wonderful sleep aid. As long as you get enough sleep you do not have a hang over the next day.	F	41	7 months		2/13/2009
5	Bulging Discs, D.D.D., Arthritis	Sleep through the night, wake up able to move without pain	I have read a lot of the comments posted and it seems that most people that listed depression as a side effect had problem with it before. Ever think it is your condition causing the depression and not the flexeril? Back pain is cause enough. I take 5mg. every night and notice a difference if I miss a dose. They are not habit forming like hydrocodones, etc... It helps me to lower my pain med doses.	F	25	3 years		12/9/2008
5	TMJ and related neckpain	a little drowsy at first	MY miracle! I was in so much pain with my TMJ and headaches stiff neck and jaw my head literally felt like it was ggonna explode from all the pressure. i take it every night, the first morning i already felt the difference, and with a nightgaurd and physical therapy i am finally almost pain free! its awesome	F	17	5 months		1/30/2009 Email
5	Post Partum Back Pains	Slight drowsiness, possible drastic mood swing in the evening.	When I took this medication, my severe back pain melted away in about 45 minutes. Later that day, I decided to take a nap, and I slept for a full seven hours, which I haven't done since the baby was born! I woke up refreshed and happy. I took another one today, and the pain that I felt 'coming on' is gone. How wonderful! My husband wanted to blame a mood swing on this drug...but I don't know if it was just me or the drug!	F	22	2 days		9/25/2008
5	TMJ and chronic neck pain	sleepiness (a welcome side effect)	I have lived in chronic pain from my TMJ for as long as I can remember, and I can't take pain medication on a regular basis, as it causes rebound headaches. This medicine (10 mg) allows me to sleep peacefully at night, while relaxing my jaw and neck muscles. Without it, I would be in pain 24/7.	F	26	1 months		7/30/2008
5	arthritis in my spine	maybe dry mouth for a day or two	I love this medication. Before I was prescibed this my back was so tight I could barely move and it wa radiating heat. Now, no problems. Every once in a while my back gets tight when working out but i just stretch and Im fine. I LOVE IT	F	25	2 weeks		6/6/2008
5	muscle spasms; migraines; neck pain	tired so took at night only	Take half dose 1 hour before bed and felt great the next day. Could not turn neck; horrible headaches; back spasms. Flexerall and physical therapy cured me!	F	40	3 months		6/13/2007
5	muscle spasms back & arthritis	Very dry mouth. Some drowsiness. Best taken at night.	Helps a great deal with muscle spasms. Makes it possible to sleep at night when the arthritis medicine isn't taking care of the pain. Taken as needed only for four years.	F	51			3/5/2004
5	Whiplash/neck spasms	None at all! Good stuff....		F	25	9 days		3/16/2004
5	for night spasms		I'm actually sleeping through the night now. Feel much more rested.	F	57	3 months		4/1/2004 Email
5	Upper back pain/spasms; headaches	None	Each time I have taken Flexeril to help with back tension and headaches it has helped wonderfully after the first day or two on the prescription. I have some anxiety problems and found that Flexeril helped me.	F	27	2 weeks		7/18/2005
5	FIBROMYLAGIA	NONE	HELPS A GOOD BIT, STILL NOT THE BEST FOR ME & MY CONDIDTION.	F	33	1.5 times		12/20/2005
5	back sprain, spasms, pain	During awful pain, 1 tablet was not enough, but 2 worked and helped me out of crippling pain from a sprain. Later, when I took 1 tablet, it left me a little slow & slightly depressed. I cut the tablet in half, then in fourths. 1/4 of a tablet relieves chronic pain & muscle spasms without side effects. I take this when needed, about 4-6 times monthly.	I take prozac for depression & anxiety, I get migraines & have chronic insomnia. Flexeril helps me sleep like nothing else. It makes my chronic pain go away. I am functioning and productive again! My pain & insomnia kept me shackled in a prison of fatigue & despair that got worse over the years. Believe me, I have tried everything and this has virtually no side effects after I found the correct dosage. Flexeril is not a narcotic, which is why it helps me. Narcotics make me agitated, hungover & nonproductive.	F	41	6 months		7/25/2005
5	Pinched nerve	The most bothersome was dry mouth and periodic mild depression feelings. First week it made me drowsy, then I adjusted and was fine.	Benefits far outweighed side effects. I was incapacitated by severe muscle spasms, use of flexeril made the spasms diminish and allowed me to get through my day.	F	33	2 months 10 mg 2X D		2/7/2010
5	Fibromyalgia/restless legs syndrome	Dry mouth, drowsiness at first. Mid-day sleepiness makes you crave a nap.	I cut back my dosage to one pill an hour before bed but right before my hot shower to further relax. If I take Flexeril during my work day, it's tough to keep my head up off the steering wheel, and that is NOT good as I drive a dump truck for a living. All in all with a little common sense, this drug helped immensely with my spasms and with the torn rotator cuff. It won't cure you by itself, but it will relax you so you can rest your muscles comfortably. I take an Rx 800mg Ibuprofen with it at bedtime for the diffuse pain associated with the muscle problems. With the complications of Fibromyalgia, Restless Legs Syndrome, Systemic Sceroderma, Lupus and Rhumatoid Arthritis it's nice to know I can get 5 or 6 hours good sleep when I take the Flexeril.	F	47	8 years 20mg 3X D		2/28/2010 Email
5	severe tension headache	Constipation, drug hangover, drowsiness	My problem is chronic pain and muscle tension due to neck/back injury causing severe headaches that last up to 2 weeks. I used to take this drug years ago and noticed that I felt so much better when I was on it. I didn't know but I had an anxiety disorder and I was able to relax when on this med. My dr. changed me to an antidepressant and baclofen for a few years but the baclofen wasn't working very well any more. I am now back on flexeril, in fact I asked to go back on it. I can only take it when I am home, not at work or I can't function. It's best to take at bedtime, at least 12 hours from when you need to be at work or functioning. If less than 12 hrs I only take half of a tablet or I have a drug hangover. Only problem I have with it this time around is constipation. I am only taking this drug occasionally now rather than daily just for when I need my muscles to loosen up to relieve a severe headache.	F	44	1.5 months 10 mg 1X D		6/4/2010
5	Muscle-Spasm	Grogginess, Excessive Sleep	This worked wonders for me when I had some serious muscle pain from a bad strain. I would caution two things: 1. To work, I had to take enough to knock me out for 23 hours. 2. I built up a tolerance to it quickly despite only taking it about twice a year. I have to knock myself out every time I take it, but I wake up 20+ hours later completely healed vs. 5-7 days awake and with moderate pain. If you've got time to set aside, it's a miracle.	F	24	5 times		6/24/2006
5	TMJ/ Bruxism at night	some grogginess in the morning---ability to sleep in which I never had before. Constipation!	I like it as it cuts down my grinding. I really have no side effects except for constipation---and I'm worried that I may be constipated for life if I stay on drug?	F	29	6 months		12/8/2005

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