SKELAXIN Reviews (METAXALONE)Average Rating: 2.7 (310 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SKELAXIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SKELAXIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Neck & Back Pain, Acute Sciatica | I feel like I have a short fuse. I think it makes my pressure go up. Keeping an eye on it. | My prescribed dose was 1/2 to one whole tablet at night. I took one whole tablet right away. It has done nothing to help the pain. Will call doc to up dosage. Maybe take 2 or take another during the day. | F | 44 | 7 days | 6/8/2008 | 4 | fibromyalgia | Makes me sleepy and dizzy. | 800mg 3-4 a day was the only thing that got me out of bed and allowed me to move without having to scream because of the pain, stiffness and muscle spasms,(etc) which never stopped. My fibro got worse and worse. I tried lots of medicine before Skelaxin they helped for a few weeks and then they didn't. I no longer have prescription coverage so I really stretch a month's supply. I have a very high tolerance for pain 6 kids/natural & 1 husband 30 years. But Fibromyalgia knocked me off my feet totally. | F | 44 | 2 years | 6/5/2008 | 3 | Low back pain and radiculopathy | Extreme dizziness and foggy brain. | F | 44 | 2 days | 6/3/2008 | 5 | osteoarthritis in lumbar spine | Slight fogginess, slight forgetfulness...benefits WAY outweigh any side-effects so far! | This has helped my low back pain immensely! I take 800 mg with alternating NSAIDs 2-3 times a day, and it works beautifully. I take Flexeril instead sometimes, especially at night at bedtime, but Skelaxin is great for daytime usage. I hate that there is no generic yet, but I will pay the 50 dollar co-pay happily because it's such an effective med. | F | 26 | 1 weeks | 5/23/2008 | 4 | back spasms | sleepiness, drowsy | F | 50 | 6 days | 5/23/2008 | 3 | severe night calf muscle cramps | Felt a bit antsy in bed, then after 3rd dose felt I had the flu - bouts of severe stomach cramps, dizzyness and headache. Have been off it for 2 days, but still getting symptoms. | Not sure how effective, but it has helped the calf cramps which were extreme and not responding to other meds. | F | 54 | 3 days | 5/21/2008 | 4 | Back Pain/Muscle Pain | Slight relaxation | I take this medication as needed 800mg every 4 hours. I am usually very sensitive to medications and at first had to cut the pill in half to make 400mg. Once my body got used to the medication, I was able to increase it to the 800mg and it is quite effective for muscle, neck and accompanying headache pain. | M | 47 | | 5/5/2008 | 3 | lower back pain | nausea, weight gain (eat very lightly, & only to control the nausea), left eyelid twitches frequently (for 1-2 hours almost nonstop ~ 4-5x daily), feeling as if in a "fog" | helps with pain, but side effects are bothersome | F | 52 | 4 weeks | 4/19/2008 | 4 | pulled muscle; lower back spasms | Bloated, sometimes dizzy, somewhat depressed. | Currently taking 800mg 3 times per day. Very pleased with how the drug has alleviated the pain but I am very bloated (everything I wear feels tight). I get dizzy if I stand or turn too quickly and I'm beginning to feel a little depressed. | F | 44 | 3 days | 4/17/2008 | 5 | Back muscle spasm | none | Works really good on my back spasm, 3 800mg pills a day. I have taken this medicine for a muscle spasm in my neck also and it help a lot just seemed to take longer to have an effect as it did for my back | M | 35 | 4 days | 4/16/2008 | 4 | Cervical disc disease/arthritis | Severe constipation | This medication makes me feel somewhat better, but it is not good to take during the daytime. I have used it more often in the evenings and at night. The severe constipation is a real problem though. What to do?! I'm choosing not to take it. | F | 53 | 30 days | 4/11/2008 | 2 | Post ACDF - Muscle Spasms | Extreme dizziness, which caused difficulty walking. Migraine headache with visual distortion. | It seemed to help spasms, but pain level in neck seemed higher. Skelaxin did not help and I would not recommend it. | F | 37 | 2 days | 4/6/2008 | 4 | back muscle pain and tension | The only thing I have had was a horrible migraine. but I am prone to migraines to begin with, so this may not be from the pill itself. Other than that, it works GREAT! | I take 3 800mg pills a day. the first day I took it, I noticed relief right away. My doctor told me I was the worst case of muscle tension she has seen. I am on my second day, and I feel relaxed. NO PAIN!!! Only wish it was cheaper! | F | 28 | 2 days | 4/1/2008 | 1 | back spasms | Horrible side effects, nausea, felt sick and achey all over, no muscle realxation, rapid heart beat, felt like I had the flu. | DONT TAKE THIS DRUG, its soooo expensive and for me it was like paying to get ill. And it didnt help my back spasms at all. I only took two 800 mgs in one day and I still feel sick 2 days later. | F | 31 | 2 days | 4/1/2008 | 1 | Neck strain | dizziness, confusion, naseausness, body aches, double vision | Was prescribed for neck strain - helped with neck pain, however stopped taking it because I've never felt this bad before. Pain is gone, but side affects are horrible. one week after stopping Skelaxin I started having double vision and after 2 days of double vision I was sent to the ER by an urgent care physician. I had a CT scan which came back normal. ER dr asked if I had been on any meds and I told him Skelaxin and he just shook his his as in "duh, there you go"... now my vision is getting slightly better, but constantly fatigued, muscle aches, dizziness; and thats with me taking 1/2 the doze - i'd break the 800mg in half and you must understand - I'm a pretty big guy - 5'8 & 210 lbs. I've never felt this horrible in my life. Will never, ever take Skelaxin again | M | 33 | 4 days | 3/4/2008 | 3 | back spasms-herniated disk | helped spasms but do not like tingling sensations felt in back and felt very irritable. | Tingling sensations and irritability worse to deal with then the spasms. Robaxin was my previous muscle relaxer and that one made me very depressed. Do not like these two. | F | 40 | 3 days | 2/23/2008 | 1 | Torn muscle in shoulder | Mental fog - irritability - headache | I get the feeling that my Dr prescribed this because some pharm rep brought a tray of cookies and a box of pens to his office. Initially, my upper back was cramped up after tearing a muscle in my shoulder - the medicine seemed to loosen it up on the first day - but after taking it for 2 more days - the headaches, irritability & mental fogginess outweighed any initial benefits. Thank god the pharmacy didn't have enough pills for my full prescription - there's no way I'd take this for more than a few days - and it's expensive as hell - there's older drugs that work much better than this stuff. | M | 3 days | 2/23/2008 | 5 | Lower back muscle pail | No side effects at all. Only take this when I'm having problems with my lower back muscles. Helpes relax the muscles, and normally I only have to take it 2-3 days and then I feel great. | F | 60 | 3 days | 2/21/2008 | 4 | back pain/spasms | No side effects. | I have taken Slelaxin with and without food 3x daily along with Ibruprofen. I have gotten some relief and will continue to take this medication for the 5 prescribed days. | F | 51 | 2 days | 2/19/2008 | 3 | muscle spasms for herniated disc | Hardly no side effects at all for me. I may have gotten drowsy on an occasion or two, but that's really about it. | This medication was prescribed to me to see if it would help with the muscle spasms I experience due to a herniated disc. The drug didn't work wonders or anything like that, but it did seem to make a small bit of difference. | F | 35 | 4 weeks | 2/14/2008 |