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 |
| 4 | Lupus, Fibro, RA body pain | racing heartbeat, seeing things | The side effects I described took about 5 months to subside but finally did. Now I only occasionally have to deal with either. And the side effect of seeing things... it was like seeing a bug crawling near me so that I'd jump a little, but wasn't terrified. Just startled. Not really that bad, and obviously not bad enough to stop taking it. Also, the side effects were drastically reduced just going from taking 10mgs to 5mgs instead. I now take 5mgs with Lorcet 10/650 3x a day every day. | F | 30 | 1 years | 2/8/2008 | 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 | 2 | Back spasms | Sleepy | For me it's same as a tic tac | M | 42 | 1 years | 2/25/2017 | 2 | fibro pain1 | feeling drugged up all the time, really sleepy it's all I can do to stay awake and take care of my family and when I do go to sleep it is impossible to wake me up. | I don't take them as prescribed to me because I'm supposed to take 10mg 3x a day. Thats way too much. But when my fibro is really bad I can take it and get some very welcome sleep. But I have to take it when my husband is home so he can care for our children. | F | 30 | 1 years | 1/23/2010 | 1 | lower back and neck pain | made me very tired and I think it is addictive, much worse than carisoprodol | it didn't help to relax the pain and in the long run it made my condiition much, much worse; I was supposed to take it three times a day; the doctor was too narrow minded to change it although it was obvious that it didn't do any good | F | 61 | 1 years | 5/20/2008 | 1 | shoulder injury | suicidal thoughts, paranoid delusions, severe mood swings, anxiety, dry mouth, headaches, | My mom was the one taking the flexeril off and on for about 1 year. The change in her behavior was gradual. She became delusional and nearly lost her life, her job, and many of her friends. 2 months after she stopped taking it she was like her old self. I cannot know for sure it was the flexeril that caused this. Many people use the drug without these effects. But please beware of long-term use. | F | 55 | 1 years 10 1X day | 2/21/2011 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Muscle strain from auto accident | Extreme hot flashes/sweating, constipation, blurred vision, confusion/memory problems, stomach upset | F | 58 | 10 months 10 MG | 10/14/2012 | 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 | 1 | fibromyalgia pain and insomnia | Anxiety, increased depression, hangover in the morning, dry mouth, constipation, HAIR LOSS!, and I can go on and on. | I asked to go on this drug as the lesser of the evils for treatment of fibromyalgia. HAH. My hair has been falling out and no one seemed to understand why -- how about one of the "uncommom" side effects of this drug from HELL that I just found in a google search! Shame on my doctor for not knowing this, I plan on finding another doctor. My anger level has increased and my energy level dropped. I would get so anxious in the morning after the crazy drugged sleep I needed a Xanax! I didn't know if I was having palpitations or anxiety. Plus for someone who is vain with fine hair, unexplained, unexpected hair loss is just the icing on this cake of poison called Flexeril. Yes, the horrific pain of the fibro is back, but the insanity of the drug isn't worth whatever little bit of help it may have given me. STAY AWAY! | F | 53 | 9 months | 1/28/2009 | 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 | 5 | muscle pain from fibromyalgia | none; was originally prescribed it for strained back muscles, and found that it quite unexpectedly also helped with the chronic fibro pain, so am now on it full-time. have been taking it for several months, 5mg 3x day. it's a godsend. | F | 57 | 8 months | 10/12/2007 | 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 | 2 | back pain following a car accident | I slept intensely. Maybe the pain was alleviated, but i really wouldn't know because i was zonked out, totally unable to care for my children. It was a very good sleep, though!! | Just I sometimes take it in desperation to ease the pain, but really, I'm just fooling myself, because it knocks me out for quite a long time. Fascinating to hear of others' reactions here. I came here before taking one tonight...I probably will do it and I will watch to see if I notice any depressive feelings. I don't recall feeling that way at all! | F | 39 | 7 months ?? 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 1 | upper back and neck pain - whiplash | anxiety, ringing in the head, headache, depression, constipation, foggy all day, poor sleep. Took 1 10mg at night only. | I've been off Flexeril for 6 days, and I feel lousy, waking up after sleeping for only a few hours, and can't fall back asleep. Feeling very dizzy/nausea, bad headache. | F | 47 | 7 months | 8/21/2008 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Back pain | Felt icky the first night I took it. But then, just simple drowsiness, so I take in the evening and sleep very well. | I felt really icky (hard to describe, sorry) the first time I took it. I see some people rating it after one day, which seems too soon (but understand they had a terrible experience). Now I take it, as needed (usually 2-5 nights a week). I can feel a little groggy the next day if I tried to pull off only 7 hours of sleep. But if I get a decent 8 (ideally 9), I feel amazing...no tightness or aching. That allows me to do my work and also continue my physical therapy, in hopes of not having to take this forever. Very helpful muscle relaxant, at least for me. As some others have noted, if anything it makes my mood much better too, probably largely because I rest so well and feel good in the morning. | F | 40 | 6 months 10 MG 1X day | 7/6/2012 | 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 |