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 |
| 5 | I think that it causes a loss of appetite. I can't take it with tramadol because it makes me sleepy but if I space it out by at least an hour then it doesn't | I have taken Skelaxin for about 9 years and it will help spasms in my back and terrible spasms that go from my feet to my groin in both legs. Skelaxin relieves the spasms in a matter of minutes after I take it. The best thing I have ever taken.Without it I would be sceaming in pain unable to move and I live by myself. | F | 72 | 800 mg 2X day | 7/28/2010 | 1 | Shoulder Pain/ Spasms | Fogginess, light headed, "out of it", nausea, and loss of equilibrium... | I have been taking Skelaxin once a day before I go to bed.. I wake up and the whole next day I feel as if I am sea sick. I lose balance easily, very cloudy headed, and definitely nauseas... I would not recommend to anyone!! | M | 22 | 2 weeks 800 1X day | 7/27/2010 | 5 | lower back pain | Slowed down my thinking a little bit but absolutely no other side effects. | First time used in conjunction with Nabumetone to relieve significant back pain (so, unclear which helped more). Have used again when back was reinjured at it worked well for me. | F | 48 | 3 days 800 MG 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 1 | No - cost prohibitive | With a long list of ailmentsI ahve been having leg spasm that literally contortoin my toes & feet upwards onto my ankles so jumping out of bed I fall over. The spasming after 5 days [this time] includes 80% of my body.... | Because of the cost & that I have other muscle relaxants that aren't working I wanted more info 1st & this has been the ONLY useful site. After reading these posts I can at least stop worrying myself into worst pain over whether to put out money I cannot give up! | F | 62 | 0 days 1X day | 6/26/2010 | 4 | Fybromyalgia,Herniated discs, | Lots of energy,stomach pain,Heart papiltations... | Was very nervous about trying a new medicine with the others i take,but did and so far so good,I was veery tired all the time wth the fybromyalgia,and a terrible amount of pain added wth muscle pain and 7 disc herniated,wtith a picthed nerve in back,with the other med i take seeems to be helping me,very hopeful will have the energy,and less pain to function in the world:) | F | 38 | 4 days 400 mg 3X day | 6/21/2010 | 4 | neck and shoulder pain | after 2 doses, mild headache, jittery, and hives from my knees to my neck | although it eased the pain there is just too many side effect that effected me. | M | 58 | 1 days 400mg 3X day | 6/8/2010 | 2 | back spasm | Jittery, hard to swallow, cloudy right eye, "big" tongue with slurring | I take this medication as needed per the MD. Sometimes I can feel the side effects but sometimes I feel nothing. The worst side effects I felt are actually happening right now. I just took Skelaxin about an hour and a half ago and am jittery. my arms and legs feel like jello but my back till hurts. What is alarming to me is that I am having a hard time swallowing like it feels paralyzed and my tongue feels "big" and I am slurring. I also have cloudy vision in my right eye. I did take Tramadol along with it but I`ve done this before and not felt like this. | F | 28 | 800mg 1X AN | 6/3/2010 | 5 | Muscle tightness; bad back and neck | F | 42 | 5 days 800 mg 4X day | 5/14/2010 | 1 | Muscle spasms | Suddenly I was paralyzed on my right side unable to move my lower body. Scared, I called my husband to help "move me" by gentle touch. Within 3 minutes I was fine. Two days later, it happened again when I was alone but I thought something else was going on with my right side. I took slow breaths & prayed it would subside. It did after about 2 minutes. The 3rd time it occurred I thought I was having a stroke as I couldn't move my jaw, neck, right shoulder down to my fingertips. We were driving in the car at the time. It was then I decided to seek Internet help & stop this medication. I went back to the other muscle relaxer I was taking & these incidences never returned. | What has NOT have worked for me may help someone else. I took it on a Thurs, Sat, Mon, & Wed. Four 800 mg doses in 7 days. My sister takes another kind muscle relaxer 3 times a day & if I take even half of one of those pills which had once been prescribed for me, I am so tired I cannot function. The kind I am taking works but my doctor told me to try Skelaxin as she thought it might be more helpful to me. It was NOT. | 61 | 7 days 800mg 1X day | 5/13/2010 | 3 | severe muscle spasm | I am post lumbar fusion and have had severe muscle spasms in my hamstring muscles and sciatica since the surgery. They have been so bad I could not put any weight on my R leg without going through the roof. My doctor prescribed Skelaxin 800mg t.i.d. and have been taking it in combination with 10 mg of Flexeril. I just went out to walk the dog and looked as if I had muscular dystrophy. I was all over the place walked like I was drunk but it helped to take the pain away. It appears I can either have muscle spasms or very little muscle control at all. | I questioned the pharmacist about taking the Skelaxin with the Flexeril and she said a person could but is not usually recommended. I know one thing....I would not drive after taking this stuff. My muscles are completely loose to the point that I am having a difficult time walking. | M | 57 | 2 days 800mg 3X day | 5/12/2010 | 1 | injury to hip and shoulder | Did nothing to ease the pain and muscle spasms in my hip and shoulder; however, it kept me awake for four nights with "jumpy legs," which I have never had before. My insurance plan did not cover this drug, so I paid $90 for 30 tablets - and now will just flush it down the toilet. Too bad you can't get refunds on prescription drugs. | F | 69 | 5 days 800 mg 3X day | 5/5/2010 | 1 | muscle spasms | no side effects | does not work, even after taking the full 4 days | F | 48 | 5 days 800 mg 4X day | 5/2/2010 | 5 | Chronic back pain for years | maybe a little spacey at times | I have tried EVERYTHING for my back. Muscle relaxers, therapy, arthirtis meds, shots....everything, and nothing has given me as much relief as Skelaxin. This is the greatest thing ever. I was prescribed 4 800mg pills daily, but I only need to take 2 of those and I can feel a world of difference. I would recommend to anyone with pain. | F | 30 | 2 weeks 800mg 4X day | 5/1/2010 | 3 | chronic Back and neck pain | I havn't started taking it yet, but after reading the posts I wanted to say that they recently came out with a generic version ( less than 5 bucks for a month!) Just to let you know! | I havn't started taking it yet, but after reading the posts I wanted to say that they recently came out with a generic version ( less than 5 bucks for a month!) Just to let you know! | F | 21 | 1X day | 4/30/2010 | 5 | SKELAXIN | F | 46 | 5 days 800mg 3X day | 4/22/2010 | 2 | Lower Back Pain | Felt a little "out of it" | After 2 days, it should be doing something. Right? No effect. Lower back is locked up, maybe worse than before. Hope it starts to kick in soon. | M | 52 | 2 days 800 mg 3X day | 3/30/2010 | 1 | Muscle pain in shoulder and neck | Hives ALL over body, painful sores inside mouth, puffy eyes and lips. | I absolutely HATE this drug! I started taking it to relieve some shoulder and neck pain caused by an accident. I took it for about 2 weeks before these huge hives started popping up all over my body. I got sores in my mouth and on my tongue. My eyes look like somebody punched my. My lips are huge and swollen. I even got sores in my genital area. I wasn't sure if it was even the skelaxin that caused these side effects until last night. My neck and shoulder pain has increased so I took a skelaxin and this morning all of my symptoms had returned. I will NEVER take skelaxin again. | F | 30 | 30 days 800 MG 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 1 | Back Injury | Some relief, then in the middle of the night, I woke up with an intense panic attack. Nervousness, jittery, sleeplessness, paranoia, manic/depressive. I got about 7 hours total of sleep over a week. I had suicidal thoughts as there seemed to be no way out. | I thought back injury and my state of mind about being injured was causing the intense side effects, but the onset was sudden and I did a Google search and realized that Skelaxin was causing the severe side effects. I'm a fire officer and can't afford to lose mental sharpness. I still have some side effects although I stopped taking drug a few weeks ago. I had a panic attack last night, but I fought through it, something I couldn't do before. | M | 51 | 5 days 800 mg 1X day | 3/25/2010 | 3 | Lower back muscle injury | Makes me sleepy, very relaxed. Maybe a slight headache, but nothing severe. | I pulled a muscle in my lower back, not really a big deal, but I went to the doctor to make sure it wasn't something worse. This stuff didn't do much for the sharp, stabbing pain I had when moving, but it did have a positive overall effect and probably keeps me from stressing the muscle when I move. The pain is getting much better, but the doctor said it would over time, anyway. Like all drugs, this will be perfect for some people, ineffective for others. The trick is to find the one that works for you; no drug has the same effect on everyone. | M | 43 | 2 days 800 3X day | 3/16/2010 | 1 | Cervical neck pain | It worked but it made me very confused and "nervous". By the 7th day I was ready to jump out of my skin. Now I know what a panic attack is. I thought I was dying and sacred out of my mind. Skelaxin is a horrible drug. | Skelaxin should be taken of the market. The side effect far outweigh the benefits for most people. The leading cause of death and injury in the US is our health care system. http://medicalholocaust.blogspot.com/ | M | 55 | 400mg 1X day | 3/8/2010 Patient History |