SKELAXIN Reviews (METAXALONE)

Average Rating: 2.7 (310 Ratings)

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SKELAXIN  (METAXALONE):  Metaxalone is used to treat muscle spasms/pain. It is usually used along with rest, physical therapy, and other treatment.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-08-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  Chronic muscle spasms None I love this drug! Have taken various muscle relaxants and this one for me is a miracle. Within 30 minutes almost pain free, and I have a sensitive stomach but have no problems with this drug. F 51 1 years
6/12/2007
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 1  lower back pain I took one 800 mg tablet yesterday while at work. Within approximately 40 minutes I experienced severe itching all over my body. My lips & skin around eyes became swollen and I developed hives on my chest, face and hands. I started taking benedryl tablets hoping to allay these symptoms. If anything, they are more pronounced today. I won't be taking this drug again. I take lorazepam,Zoloft and Effexor every day but have not experienced hives with these drugs. I now know that the lorazapam could exacerbate the problem of sleepiness or dizziness. F 64 1 days
5/19/2007
 1  lower back pain Mild stomach cramping turned into EXTREME stomach cramping the second day, nausia, could not sleep and it was much worse than the back pain. Will never take again. M 50 2 days
4/27/2007
 2  Lower back pain at L4 and L5 Feeling anxious, edgy, jittery, nervous, irratable(moody), soft hand tremmers, clinched jaw, and difficulty sleeping. For me the only positive effect of Skelaxin was that it did help with pain and relaxation of muscles in my lower back. For myself it's not worth taking. It gives me too many severe negetive side effects. With Flexeril I only get a feeling of drowiness and dizzy, witch I don't mind compaired to what Skelaxin does to me. I went in to three anxiouty attacks in four days using Skekaxin. I'll NEVER take it again, but that's just me. F 24 4 days
4/25/2007
 3  muscle spasms shoulders/upper back Take 1 800 mg tablet per day, gives me dry mouth, jittery feeling and nervous stomach. Am taking for pain and am somewhat anxious to avoid more pain, but this drug only mildly relieves severe spasms and makes me feel edgy and more anxious. Feels like having too much coffee. No way could I sleep with this if I took it at bedtime. I'd be up all night. Only 2 days in, so I don't know yet if I can continue. The jitteriness is unpleasant. F 52 2 days
4/23/2007
 3  elbow pain Feeling Nervous, and depressed After taking this drug I began having a "nervous" feeling in the pit of my stomach, that wouldn't go away. I was also deeply depressed. M 32 5 days
4/20/2007
 3  neck and shoulder spasms disorientation, irritability, GI upset; made me feel woozy and nervous at the same time helped with the muscle spasms but I stopped taking it as soon as the muscle symptoms abated a little because the disorientation, etc. were so unpleasant F 43 2 days
4/13/2007
 4  neck spasms, pain in neck and scapu none, no loss of mental function or tiredness. didn't know it was helping till I stopped taking it, I now take one in the morning and make it through the day fine, pain may recur in evening F 55 3 months
3/10/2007
 3  L-4, L-5 and L-5, S-1 back fusion I've gained 15 lbs since starting the medication 2 months ago. I have had great releif fron Skelaxin and have not been sleepless. But I do feel swollen a lot. I do get irratable sometimes but I feel the medication helps me to comtrol my pain. I've always been small in size and so this increase of weight within a short amount of time is surprising to me. I am glad to know that I'm not the only one out there experiencing these side effects. Any idea how to lose it? F 27 2 days
2/18/2007
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 4  TMJ pain/tightening, facial muscles moderate fatigue. prescribed 800mg three times per day, as well as Motrin 800mg 3/day. I try to stay active, but I find myself feeling very tired while on this med. It seems to be very effective for relaxing the muscle's, but my activity level drops off significantly while on this med. No other side effects to speak of. M 37 5 days
1/22/2007
 5  Muscle pain caused by degen. disks Drowsiness, very slight euphoria.(slight buzz) Drugs effect people differently. While I find the comments of many people here on this page hard to believe, I grant that they may have had hives, may have swelled up, may have had depression, may have had constipation, etc. I just doubt any of that was caused by this innocuous drug. I find great relief from Skelaxin. I have taken it for several years. Sometimes I take Flexeril and sometimes Skelaxin. I find Skelaxin makes me less drowsy than Flexeril. My muscle pain is quite dimenished from Skelaxin. I recommend it to anyone with muscle pain. I have bipolar disorder and have never experienced any depression while taking Skelaxin. M 38 5 years
1/13/2007
 3  chronic shoulder/neck pain sleepy, skin itches a little bit I have been looking for a muscle relaxer that does not leave me in a fog. I have a baby and lifting him causes spasms in my shoulder and neck. I have tried flexural and can hardly function. This seems to have similar effects, perhaps not as severe. I have tried taking 1/2 a pill and the side effects seem to be less. I am not sure this is the drug for me yet. F 31 3 days
1/7/2007
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 5  disc bulge L4-L5, muscle spasms tired, slightly dissorientated, sometimes short term memory was hard to recall This is the ONLY drug when paired with Motrin 800mg that has helped my pain and spasms. I have tried Flexeril which is HORRIBLE and left me feeling irritable and lifeless. I have also been on Valium, Naproxen, and Tylonol 3. Nothing else has worked. I take 400mg of Skelaxin every 6hrs and sometimes take 800mg before bed. After 4 days of being on the medication I had noticed a big improvement. It's not a cure for my condition, but it does help control the pain and spasms. F 21 2 weeks
11/18/2006
 1  Muscle pain from to auto accident Rash and hives on hands, forearms, neck. Sleepiness. Increase in depression. Fogginess. These occurred after one 1600 mg dosage (doctor had me take two 800 mg pills in the morning, then two in the evening). I took one morning dose. By evening, had all these symptoms. I will NOT take any additional dosage. M 41 1 days
10/15/2006
 1  degenerative neck disease Dizziness, faintness, numbness, difficulty breathing. Am on Effexor and began taking Skelaxin. The adverse side effects began immediately. I had to rush to my doctor right away and they took me off of it and put me back on soma, which I have never had any bad side effects from. The Skelaxin did not relax my muscles at all, but it may work on people who don't have as severe nerve/muscle pain as I do. F 37 2 days
10/11/2006
 2  Neck/Shoulder pain spasms Difficulty sleeping, dry mouth This drug did not help me at all, I hope my dr. can prescribe something better. F 34 1 months
9/19/2006
 3  herniated disc Where do I start. i took it before work the first time and could barely stand. I finally just slumped to the floor behind the cash register. Several months later I took it two nights in a row (2 and 3 days ago)and I've had a debilatating migraine complete with flashing lights (which I've never had with my migraines before) It took the pain away and let me slip but if this horrible, horrible migraine goes on much longer I'm going to go crazy! Not at ALL worth it. Rather have the back pain. F 51 3 days
9/8/2006
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 4  severe sciatica and muscle spasms Experienced drowsiness on 800/mg so cut dosage in half taking 400/mg - one at breakfast and one at lunch...then 800/mg at bedtime which enabled me to sleep quite well. Sciatic pain along with PT has gone from a 10 to a 4 in just a week so for me this medication works well. I will continue to take this as long as it helps. F 65 8 days
9/6/2006
 2  Back Pain No side effects The drug stopped working after a few days. I switched to Soma F 34 4 days
7/30/2006
 2  3 herniated discs long term pain N/A I figured it would be like Soma, it's predisesor.. but not only did it not help the pain at all, it didn't help me to sleep. After reading these comments I guess I got out lucky I didn't react to it. Sure wish soma weren't addicting. F 22 3 days
6/12/2006
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