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 |
| 1 | Severe pain in neck, sholders arms | Extreme tiredness, dizziness. Heart palpitatons and pains in chest. Vomiting, nausea. Blacked out and fell down. | First had a shot directly into muscle. Was to follow up 8 hours later with 800mg pills 3 times a day. After shot at first felt extremely tired, then drowsy ...then by the second day nausea and vomiting, and when trying to get out of bed, fell down, blacked out. | M | 60 | 2 days | 11/5/2007 | 4 | Back, Shoulder, neck pain | 800 mg, 3 times a day, is too much for daytime, makes me too drowsy. I cut it in half for daytime. Have gained some weight on it. Does help with the pain. | For weight gain, I found a website that I bought a fatloss wrap that I have used for a month now, & I've lost 6 lbs. & 9 1/2 inches off my stomach. For constipation I take 500mg. of Ester C twice a day & it helps a lot. | F | 63 | | 10/26/2007 | 1 | Muscle Spasam and shoulder pain | Terrible Migraine | Tried taking for a week but couldn't think of the back pain the head hurt so bad, called doc he said cut it in half and try that so then I just had a regular headache, and no spasam or pain releif, now he is switching me to flexeril, wish me well | F | 31 | 14 days | 10/23/2007 | 3 | low back pain | Sleepy after first 800mg dose. I'm worried about taking another dose while at work. | Did not relieve much pain during the day hours so far, but will be interested to try at night. | M | 49 | 1 days | 10/4/2007 | 4 | M.S. & Dystonia muscle spams | It's prescribed to be taken 4 x day, 800mg. I had to decrese it to 400mg/2x day because my legs/muscles become too weak. I have had to take an extra 400mg/or 800, if I'm starting to hurt/spasm. I does make me drousy, & my heart races at times. | It's the ONLY med that helps w/the spasms/pain I've been dealing w/for so long. I couldn't afford it for a while, but thank God the ins. co. decreased the cost. Before taking it, there were days I wondered if I could deal w/the pain anymore. So I hope I'm never w/o this med, no matter what the side-effects are. It has helped me so much!! | F | 50 | 6 months | 9/20/2007 | 5 | Herniated disk and other disk probs | Nothing bad. Something interesting, I have better eyesite when I use it regularly. When I stop for a few days, my eyesite gets worse and I need to use reading glasses, go figure. When I use it every day, no glasses. So, nice side benefit for me. | Have moderate to severe, often worse later in the day, and Skelaxin has been a benefit in lowering the pain levels for me. | F | 49 | 15 months | 9/14/2007 | 3 | Lower back spasms | None | I can't tell if it's working or not. I'm taking 2400mg/day, but I think I will try 3200mg. My back is hella locked, and has been for four days. I finally resorted to mixing the Skelaxin with 4 beers, and it knocked me right into a deep night's sleep. I actually feel much looser today. | M | 33 | 4 days | 9/12/2007 | 4 | muscle spasm in my back | After taking 800 mg 3x a day, I am experiencing tiredness and most of the day I am in a fog | The skelaxin did make it so that I could rest the muscle in my back and go on with my day, unlike prior to the medicine | F | 42 | 10 days | 9/11/2007 | 4 | fusion L5-S1 | none, drowsiness if combined w/vicodin | Helps w/spasms | F | 41 | 3 years | 9/7/2007 | 5 | lower back pain and stiffness | None. | I recover faster when I take Skelaxin; I am not as stiff and am in less pain. I also take ibuprofen or Vicadin for the pain but I've experimented with just taking Skelaxin and it seems to relieve some pain by itself. This is the third time I've taken it; usually take it for 5-10 days. I have also taken Flexeril but it makes me so sleepy and woozy that it's not worth it. | M | 47 | 8 days | 8/27/2007 | 1 | neck pain | Jittery, blood pressure usually normal, after taking the 4th 800 mg pill in two days, blood pressure went up to 154 over 105, resting heart rate 113, itchy, face swelling, and skin felt sunburned. | Calling doctor..will not take this again! | F | 39 | 2 days | 8/17/2007 | 4 | herniated discs, sciatica | slight drowsiness, nausea when used too close to oxycontin dosage | I've been in agony with back pain for about 7 years, and was taking way too many pain killers, some just to help me sleep through the night and get up in the morning. SO my doctor suggested Skelaxin in concert with oxycontin. I use less oxy because of Skelaxin's effects in the evening. I feel relaxed, loose and am able to do my stretching and physical therapy. | F | 34 | 6 months | 8/14/2007 | 5 | Herniated Disc, Muscles Spasms | Sometimes heart races, but no stomache problems. Trouble remembering, not sure if this is the drug or old age?\? :-) | Take it at night to relax muscles with Alieve. Took it with anti-inflamitory - Lodine - then Alieve. Came to this site to research if anyone had any long term effects. I find it helps me sleep and get through the nights. Don't want to take pain medicine. I only take it when pain and spasms are bad. | F | 48 | 2.5 years | 8/2/2007 | 4 | Torn disc L5-S1 | Groggy, euphoric, dry sore throught, loss of appetite, and constipation. Usually takes a day to get out of the fog after taking it. | Been taking 1 or 2 a day as needed (once or twice a month) for two years. It does the trick to calm spasms stiffness and aches. | F | 31 | 2 years | 7/31/2007 | 5 | lower back pain | No side effects at all. | This worked exactly as a medicine should work. Pain goes away and doesn't come back. I need only take one pill three times at 8 hour intervals, then no more. And I had no side effects like the grogginess and such from muscle relaxants or pain meds. | M | 3 years | 7/24/2007 | 4 | Back Sprain | Fuzzy headed. | I like this much better then Flexoril, even though it does not seem as potent. | F | 43 | 4 days | 7/17/2007 | 2 | spasm | none | not effective | F | 41 | 85 days | 7/17/2007 | 1 | tmj,dislocated disc in my jaw | took 1 800 mg pill a day for 3 days...felt extremely edgy and nervous which i didn't connect to the pills until i started to throw up....had low grade fever...and 3 separate spasms across my chest over a period of 12 hours...thought i was having a heart attack...will never take this again | F | 60 | 3 days | 7/17/2007 | 5 | fractured back, herniated disk neck | I take it with a tramadol for pain and a promethazine for nausia as needed. I will get sleepy but sometimes that is good too. No other side effects. 3 to 4 times a day on a BAD DAY! | I have a high tolerance for pain and know that pain relief can be additive. I only take it when I am down and out. Take it with food and be ready to take a nap if needed. Along with a heating pad and ice pack it does wonders. | F | 42 | 2 years | 7/13/2007 | 3 | Calf muscle spasms | 800mg taken before bedtime. Seems to work for the muscle spasms, however, has caused me much bowel upset. I couldn't understand what was going on with my bowels and it occurred to look up the side effects of Skelaxin 800 and one of the side effects is gastrointestinal upset. | I will be stopping this medication as of this writing and see if the gastrointestinal upset clears up. This side effect has really been a problem. I am glad I at least thought to look into the Skelaxin. Anybody else had bowel problems as a result of taking Skelaxin? | F | 61 | 4 weeks | 6/15/2007 |