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 | lower back pain, muscle spasms | mild rash on my neck | This definitely calmed the muscle spasms and allowed my body to relax and heal the strained back muscles. I was functional again after one pill! On the 4th day I developed a minor non-itchy rash on my neck, which is a small price to pay for being mobile again. | F | 41 | 5 days | 10/20/2009 | 5 | Low Back Pain | Slightly drowsy, but manageable; metallic type of taste in mouth; slightly disconnected | So far, I'm loving this medication. It's the only medication that has ever taken away my back pain - I'd say at the 98% pain free level, and I've tried a lot in the last 9 years (degenerating discs, SI joint problems, chronic pain). For me the side effects are slight, and nothing that prevents me from working or living my every day life. I use it while taking Ibuprofen to help reduce inflammation (though the Ibuprofen alone has never taken away the pain). I'm taking it at the 400 mg dose three times a day and the Ibuprofen at 400 mg four times a day. I only use it during periods of flare ups when the back "goes out" and seriously interferes with my life. So, the length of time taking the drug listed is really for this last flare up. | F | 40 | 1 days | 10/20/2009 | 1 | lower back pain | The first night I took it and went to bed within an hour. I felt sleepy and weird. The second night I took it and tried to continue doing some homework. After about an hour I could no longer sit up or stand and my shoulders and neck/jaw were so tight I could do nothing but lay flat and I became scared that something would happen. This morning I woke up and my back is tighter and hurst worse than before I started taking the medicine. | Did nothing for me. I feel worse than before I started taking it. I'm going to give it one more day and I"m calling the doctor in the morning. | F | 19 | 2 days | 10/15/2009 | 1 | lower back spasm, pain, numb legs | SEVERE anxiety, irritability, nightmares | would not have been worth the side effects even if it had worked for my pain. i also react badly to most anticonvulsants; don't know if that had anything to do with it. if you MUST take this medication, keep an eye on your mood and ask a friend to check whether you are thinking rationally! | F | 33 | 7 days | 10/14/2009 | 4 | back pain/spasm | MILD OCCASSIONAL HEADACHE FIRST FEW DAYS | Overall I like Skelaxin.It works well for me. Within 2 hours of taking first one i felt relief. It does not make me dizzy or tired. I always take it after food to avoid dizzyness. | F | 39 | 1 weeks | 10/12/2009 | 1 | back pain | Approx 1 hr after taking 400mg (1/2 800 mg tablet) I experienced increasingly severe dizziness, narrowing and blurred vision, rapid breathing, nausea and profuse sweating. I was unable to even stand to reach the bathroom, had to crawl. | M | 52 | 1 days | 9/13/2009 | 2 | lower back pain | dizziness, red rash on back and chest, prickley feeling all over, can't sleep | took two doses of 800 mg. eight hours apart, made me feel awful, red itchy rash and a terrible woozy feeling. Haven't had any more but next day still feel awful, rash has not gone away. | M | 66 | 1 days | 9/2/2009 | 1 | c5 disk degeneration | no side effects | like taking candy, did not help with pain or muscle relaxation at all | F | 45 | 7 days | 8/12/2009 | 4 | Lower Back Pain | NONE | I am very surprised by all of the negative comments on this drug. I have 800mg tabs and take only as needed. These pills do work great for me. I've had everything else including steroids and this drug works the best! They really help my spasms and swelling. | F | 46 | | 8/7/2009 | 1 | back pain | tiredness, cramping in both legs, numbness in both legs, weakness in both legs | Got these from my doctor. Took them for 2 days, the third day I experienced all that side-effects, I couldn't go to work. I had to see my doctor in an emergency appointment. The scary thing is that my doctor seemed not to know that I was having those side-effects from the Skelaxin. When I mentioned I had cramping, numbness... in my legs, she just thought they came from my back pain, she thought the back pain elevated to a new level that affected the nerves to my legs. | M | 36 | 2 days | 7/31/2009 | 1 | stomach muscle pain versus hernia | nausea,vomiting,woozy,fatigue,flu like symptoms | little pain relief, too many side affects, never have side affects except for dry mouth on one other medication, and flushing with "non flush niacin" an expensive medication insist on a sample before you purchase a 30 day script | F | 54 | 1 days | 7/16/2009 | 5 | Lower Back Pain | None whatsoever | Taking 800mg 3 times a day, on 2nd day and back pain is almost completely gone | M | 27 | 2 days | 7/10/2009 | 1 | arthritis | numbness in lower back & legs, also severe headaches. I take aspirin as part of my med regimen, so I normally do not have headaches | I have been on med about 5 days, no relief from pain | M | 68 | 5 days | 6/24/2009 | 1 | Muscle Pain in Back | Drowsiness, depression | Did not help back pain; had 2 car incidents in those 2 days (you may wish not to drive while on this medication) | M | 52 | 2 days | 5/31/2009 | 4 | fibromyalsia | dizzyness | I love it. My doctor had me on Flexeril on and off for months with lots of side effects but I saw another doctor that put me on Skelaxin and it was like a miracle. I felt better without feeling drugged up. My back hasn't locked up since I started taking it and the tingling in my back has stopped too. I haven't felt this good in almost a year!! | F | 35 | 45 days | 5/29/2009 | 1 | Back pain | Took 1 pill and blacked out. Not passed out - blacked out and drove 30 miles home. | Black outs USED to be listed as a rare side effect. | F | 45 | 1 times | 5/29/2009 | 3 | Lower Back Pain | Mental fog, skin irritation (itchy), fatigue, moodiness | Did help ease back pain, but this drug was expensive and side effects seemed to even out or even overshadow the drug's benefits. This seems to be the only site where TRUE negative side effects are mentioned! | M | 7 days | 5/27/2009 | 2 | Rhomboid muscle spasm | Side effects started out with an inability to focus, severe fatigue, and nausea. 6 days later it is interacting badly with my anti-depressant/depression, making me very anxious and irritable, and all side effects are still present. My mental clarity has noticeably worsened...barely able to think or type this list. Not taking another dose. | Has helped some with pain. | F | 38 | 6 days | 5/12/2009 | 2 | pinched nerve | Anxiety, nightmares, waking up frightened. | I rarely have nightmares, but have had three since I started taking Skelaxin. I will not take it again. It's 2:20am and I'm afraid to go back to sleep. | F | 50 | 5 days | 5/9/2009 | 2 | neck pain | severe headache, mental fog, sleepiness | $450 for 30 day supply of 800mg at 3x/day. My head felt like it was going to explode and it did nothing to relieve neck pain. In fact, the 2 days I took the medicine were the worst neck pain days I've had. The 3rd day I just couldn't take it again and was able to go back to work. By 2:30 I was so tired that I went home, went to bed and, except for a couple hours mid-evening, slept until it was time to get up the next day for work. I still have the neck pain problem, but otherwise I am back to normal. | F | 57 | 2 days | 5/8/2009 |