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 |
| 3 | Fibromyalgia pain | The major side effects for me were increased pain after the dose had worn off. Also severe consipation. To continue taking this med I had to take a stool softner. I have tried flexeril and baclofen and the 1st stopped working and the second I had bad side effects to. I work full time, go to school full time and have a per diem job, so I can't let the fibro beat me. | F | 34 | 3 months 800mg tid | 3/21/2013 | 5 | neck pain from headon collision | 15 years of excruciating pain that prevented me from working. After a couple of days on skelaxin my headache was finally gone...my physical therapist was amazed at how loose I became... I didn't even feel tired on this medication, I feel energized. It feels good to feel good again...I wish I had tried it a long time ago, but didn't because of the price...none of the flexeril, Valium, percocet or twenty other drugs worked or either made me pass out. | F | 48 | 3 days 800 mg | 9/27/2012 | 1 | leg muscle cramps & spasms | insomnia, feeling of "swollen muscles", sore & tingling leg muscles | My doctor prescribed Skelaxin for muscle cramps that were continuing after a bout that landed me in the emergency room. While in the hospital they treated me with Flexeril, which worked very well. I'm not sure why Skelaxin was prescribed instead of Flexeril afterward, but the nurse said they were equivalent. The Skelaxin prescription was filled by Sam's Club with a generic (don't know the manufacturer, but it's a pink oval scored tablet). I had asked for a muscle relaxer because I was having difficulty sleeping, due to the muscle cramps/spasms and twitching in my thighs, calves, and toes. I could cope in the daytime, but not at night, so decided to take it only at night. I took 1/2 of a 800mg tablet Friday night about 11pm. At 3am I was still wide awake, and took the other half. I never slept that night, and did not notice any difference in the cramps/spasms. Basically, a sugar pill would have had the same effect, except for the insomnia. Saturday night I took one entire tablet before bed. I never slept that night, though I felt extremely tired. After several hours, I noticed my leg muscles felt "swollen", sore, and slightly tingly. I was more sore after generic Skelaxin than before. Before, I had "troubled" sleep; with the pills, I had no sleep at all. Another reason not to take this med - on my drug plan, 30 generic Skelaxin cost $106, and 30 generic Flexeril cost $4. Though I have 13 tablets remaining, I will not be taking this medicine a | F | 57 | 2 times 800mg 3X day | 9/3/2012 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Worked well at first, seemed to help my tight muscles relax. The longer I continued the medicine the worse the side effects became. Fatigue, mild headache, stomach upset and pain followed daily. Will be discontinuing today. | F | 43 | 2 weeks 200 MG | 7/13/2012 | 2 | Bulged discs, Fibromyalgia | Just started taking this medication due to severe Fibromyalgia and 2 bulged discs. definatly isn't working. I've taken 800MG 3x's a day for the past 4 days and have noticed a lot of anxiety and my depression has severely worsened. Also every night I have severe Restless Leg Syndrome so bad I only sleep for roughly 2-3 hours (if that) per night. I will stop this medication upon doctors approval ASAP | F | 34 | 4 days 800MG x 3 | 7/5/2012 | 1 | back and neck pain | none | didnt work, ive tried it before for back pain and it didnt work then either, doesnt even work for a stiff neck let alone an injury. loved cyclobenzapr but im down to my last one and need to save it. cyclobenzapr works great with one dose but cant take it at work or driving. | F | 48 | 1 days 800mg 2X day | 2/28/2012 | 1 | Severe muscle twitching never quit | On my 3rd day of treatment for neck pain, I took some NyQuil and my dosage before bed and them starts having large muscle twitches all over body in large muscles. Confined through the night and next day at work. Stopped taking medication. To this day, I still get muscle twitches in large muscles on body that I never had before taking this drug. | F | 36 | 2 days 10 | 2/25/2012 | 1 | muscle spasms caused by chest tubes | Bad breathe when i burp, sick at stomach. Im only seventeen but i have cystic fibrosis, my lung collapsed and it caused me to get numerous chest tubes for over three months; i had the worst muscle spasms even with morphine. I absolutely hate this drug it doesnt work; i would not recommend it personally. | F | 17 | 2 weeks 400mg | 1/29/2012 | 3 | Neck / Shoulder Tension > Migraines | extreme flatulence | seems to help prevent / get rid of a small fraction of my migraines | F | 31 | 13 months 800 MG 3X day | 1/13/2012 | 1 | degenerative disk disease | I have taken skelaxin now for little more than a month. I began shortly after thanksgiving of this past year in combination with 300m.g. of tramadol. well on December 23 rd i woke up and tried to put my boots on. i couldn't. i immediately realized that my calves and feet were extremely swollen. i never thought about skelaxin. my pain management doctor had not tell and swelling of the extremities is not listed as a side effect and it should be. this drug caused my blood pressure to seriously dropped. i know it was the drug. the e.r. doctor said so. i was in e.r. for three hours. my blood pressure at one point was 68/55. i saw it on the monitor. they brought in a crash cart since my heartbeat was so slight. my skin was cold and clammy and my nails and lips were turning blood from lack of oxygen. Now my question is this: my doctor is a pain management specialist. He told me the side effects, which did not include seriously low blood pressure and stumbling. i couldn't walk without a ca | M | 49 | 30 days 400m.g. 2X day | 1/8/2012 | 2 | neck, arm pain, pinched nerve | no appetite, slight stomach upset. | I felt absolutely nothing after taking this medicine. I also suffer from fibromyalgia, and was hopeful this might help with that pain as well after reading some of the other posts here. It is very expensive, and I feel as if I wasted my money on this medication, I don't really even understand why I would have been prescribed this for a pinched nerve, but what do I know. Wouldn't personally recommend, but everyone is different. | F | 31 | 10 days 800 mg 3X day | 12/13/2011 | 2 | Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain | Severe tinnitus and unexplained nausea | Had taken this drug before without success. Recently had a flare-up of chronic neck pain and without a doctor's appointment scheduled until after the holidays, decided to give Skelaxin another try, a major mistake - this time around, ringing in ears and nausea almost like morning sickness ugh. Am throwing the bottle out so won't be tempted to take again no matter how much severe pain am in. | F | 52 | 7 days 800 mg 2X day | 12/6/2011 | 5 | I did not have any side effects. After a couple of weeks this medicine relieved some of the pain I have had for many years. I really wish I could get this medicine again and soon please! | F | 48 | 3 months 800Mg 3X day | 11/29/2011 | 1 | muscle spasms | sleep walking, abrubt behavior, paranoid, light headedness stopped taking | after a week of not taking it was still light headed heart rate went up also physcological behavior ill stick to the hydro codone 7.50 much safe i had no problems with that for 3 years this drug is wacked | M | 53 | 28 days 800 2X day | 11/21/2011 | 1 | TMJ Pain | Started off just being groggy and my eyes tearing up a lot, but my doctor said side effects would go away once my body got used to it. Well, as time went on I experienced EXTREME vertigo, nausea, sweats/chills, heart pounding, tingling in my face, pain in my chest and a burning sensation in my mouth. I could not get off the bed for quite some time. By day 3 I was having terrible panic attacks, shaking and crying spells. Still dealing with the lingering gastrointestinal effects. What a nightmare! | I think it did help with the TMJ pain, but this medication caused me so many other problems that I couldn't even appreciate that! | F | 27 | 3 days 800mg 3X day | 11/20/2011 | 4 | headaches from muscle tension | Just feel super horny. | M | 45 | 3 days 30mg 1X day | 11/10/2011 | 5 | Lower Back Pain - Muscle Strain | Drowsiness, inability to focus. | Highly effective - completely eliminated the back pain when taken. Highly recommended. Do not drive while under the influence, because the drowsiness is noticeable. | M | 19 | 10 days 800mg 3X day | 11/5/2011 | 2 | Neck muscle spasm | dry mouth, heart pounding sensation on and off all day. | F | 39 | 1 days 800mg 3X day | 11/1/2011 | 2 | Cricopharyngeal and neck Spasms | Headache at first, tiredness. Went away after about a week of use. | I am not sure if Skelaxin is working or not. I still have extreme tightness in my neck and throat muscles. I am currently 4 months post cervical fusion surgery. I was prescribed valium but because of its addictive nature I was switched over to skelaxin. | F | 24 | 1 months 800mg 3X day | 10/23/2011 | 4 | Stomach and guts churning. Can feel heartbeat through stomach. Never did that before. | M | 57 | 25 days 800 mg 2X day | 8/25/2011 |