FLEXERIL Reviews (CYCLOBENZAPRINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.4 (559 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLEXERIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLEXERIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | back and neck strain | this drug really helps my back and neck pain...I take it at night because it makes me very drowsy... Since I have such bad reactions to meds and get side effects like crazy, I break the pill in half...The only thing I notice is occasionally I feel a little nauseous in the mornings after I take the pill but other than that, it really helps ease the muscle aches when I get them | F | 62 | 3 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/24/2013 | 1 | Sciatica Muscle spasms lower back | Couldn't sleep because of sciatic pain so Dr prescribed Flexeril for pain relief and so I could sleep. First night slept for 14 hours. All next day severe sleepiness, hangover type headache, pain behind eye, didn't want to do anything and didn't get dressed until 3pm, total loss of motivation to do anything ! Next few nights, no pain relief at all and worse symptoms of sleepiness, headache and even anger. Will not take this again. | I tried it once for TMJ and it took the muscle spasms away. This time for sciatica it is totally useless and caused so many negative symptoms, I will not take it again. Horrible drug | F | 60 | 4 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/10/2013 | 1 | arithis pain and for muscle relaxer | Really don't remember any side effects but I'm sure there were some. | Did absolutely nothing for me. I got them through the VA and I finally took a couple of containers back to my PA and told him that if that was the best he could do I would just take asprin. | M | 55 | 6 months 10 mg. 3X day | 1/16/2013 | 1 | spasms following neck sprain/strain | Dry mouth, tachycardia, hypertension, arrhythmias, extreme sedation, depression. On discontinuation: continued tachycardia/hypertension, vomiting/diarrhea, "hangover" feeling, continued sedation 24 hours after last dose. | WelI, I can move my neck again--that's the only good thing I can say. Eased the spasms after 2 doses, but the side effects were intolerable. Pretty sure I was having intermittent A-fib. If I hadn't been so out of it I would've gone straight to the ER. It's a bad scene, when you need help but are too out of it to get it, both from the same drug. It's in the trash now. | F | 42 | 3 days 10 mg 3X day | 1/5/2013 | 4 | tore shoulder muscle | very tired could sleep for days,loss of appetite, | overrall Flexeril helps with my spasms,just gotta make sure that someone is watching the little ones.. | F | 44 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 12/4/2012 | 1 | low back pain | very dry mouth extreme exhaustion - the day after i started taking this I was completly exhuasted. I slept 11 hours the first day and it was not enough. Subsequent days i slept 8 - 10 hours and was still exhausted. Wrists and ankles achy Skin sensitivity | I will never take this again as it came with terrible side effects and did nothing for the pain. | M | 14 | 5 days 10mg 1X day | 12/3/2012 | 1 | Muscle strain, nerve impingement | I suffered from severe pressure and headaches in my temples, base of occipital and around eyes. My vision was blurry and I was nauseous. My diastolic pressure increased by 10-15mmHg and i had terrible anxiety. It took 5 days for symptoms to go away and diastolic pressure to decrease. I would rather deal with the pain than go through this again. | F | 49 | 4 days 10mg x1 | 11/25/2012 | 1 | piriformis / sciatica | For a muscle relaxant, it is extremely weak but it knocked me down into sleep for an hour and that was the extent of it. Impossible to function on this drug. The ultimate muscle relaxant and pain killer I have ever had is SOMA but doctors are completely paranoid prescribing it or do not know better, or the puppets do not care. See reviews for SOMA and be the judge. | M | 47 | 2 days 2X day | 11/24/2012 | 1 | muscle tension in neck & shoulders | Took one 5mg pill at bedtime Sat. night for tension pain in neck and shoulders. Couldn't sleep all night - kept tossing and turning. Slept until 1pm which I never do. Extremely groggy. Felt nauseous. Laid on sofa all day. No appetite but thirsty. Felt very fatigued. I had heart palpitations and stomach cramps but no diarrhea. Went to bed Sunday at 10pm and had to take motrin for body aches all over. Felt like I had the flu but no fever. I had chills and then got very hot during sleep. Now it's Monday and still don't feel well. I will never take this again and am throwing the meds away! | F | 34 | 1 days 5 mg 1X day | 10/15/2012 | 4 | Muscle strain from auto accident | Extreme hot flashes/sweating, constipation, blurred vision, confusion/memory problems, stomach upset | F | 58 | 10 months 10 MG | 10/14/2012 | 3 | Muscle Spasam,Thoracic spine..+ | I'd never taken a flexiril prior to Friday, and I assure you that I will NEVER take one again. It is now Monday and I still don't feel like myself. I took the 10mg pill aprox. 7 am Friday evening as instructed my the ER Doctor. I then laid down at 8 pm, and went directly to sleep. I awoke at 5 am, scarred to death of *something* Myheart was pounding, I was seating, I woke up my husband go talked to me long enough to settle me back down, and right to sleep I went again. Around 11 am, I jumped straight out of bed and went running through my house, to get away..from what? I have no idea. My Husband caught me in the yard in my boxers and a t shirt, it was 34 degrees here. He called the Doctor who claimed that there was no way possible that the flexiril was causing this reaction. I take no medication of any kind on a regular basis and try to avoid any unless absolutely necessary. So there were no other medications in my system that could have caused this type of behavior. I slept on an | PLEASE I implore you to always ask questions about possible side effects that one may encounter, on a new drug. | F | 38 | 1 days 10 1X day | 10/8/2012 | 5 | yes | i felt drownsy the next morning.and threw out the day | F | 43 | 7 days 10mg. | 9/28/2012 | 1 | Groin pain, chronic tightness | At first I just felt tired, but actually I felt good st first, it definitely loosened my muscles up! After a few days I started to feel abnormally tired in the day even though I was only taking 10mg before bed. Then started to have weird dreams and bad sleep, twitching at night waking me up. When I woke up I felt really groggy for hours then tired for the rest of the day. After about 5 days of taking it I started to have racing heart rate, not just feeling like it was racing but I took my pulse and it was actually elevated (it is always very low). I also started to feel week and uncoordinated. On exactly the 7th night I woke up with a massive jolt and had a feeling of terrible doom, and a racing heart rate! I felt week as a lamb and dizzy and confused, I could barely speak! The anxiety/panic subsided after about 10 hours but the mental slowness and physical weakness and lack of coordination lasted for about 3 days which was scary. I was having weird thoughts and increased anxiety also for about 3 days. I will never take flexeril again. It definitely helped with my tight muscles but the side effects were very bad! I would never risk it again, who knows how long the effects would last this time! | M | 30 | 7 days 10mg | 9/23/2012 | 1 | groin muscle and lower back pain | Blurred vision, sensitivity to light, left leg numb, left side of face numb, poor sleeping, did not work, still have pain in upper leg area and lower back, only thing I got from it was bad side effects, no pain relief! Agitation, and worried, anxiety increased. | I take clonazepam for anxiety disorder, the prescriber of this medication at our urgent care was aware of this and still prescribed this medication, which I have discovered causes anxiety! This medication did nothing for my pain, it caused many other issues that I did not need...BAD MEDICATION!!!! Way too many side effects!!!! Waiting for the drug to get out of my system, hopefully all side effects go away quickly!!!! | F | 51 | 4 days 10MG 3X day | 9/10/2012 | 3 | Bruxism, myofascial pain, tmj | This med helped greatly with my jaw pain, clenching, and helped me sleep very well. I'm not sure if it's worth it because over time I experienced bad constipation, was too exhausted to function, developed muscle weakness , just wanted to sleep. I tried to quit and had the worst pain and migraines of my life, thought I was going to die! Went back on it, ended up with severe bladder infection and pelvic floor dysfunction (due to muscle weakness) . All doctors and urologist say there is nothing wrong with long term use. But I have read so many cases of people having problems. I went down to 5mg and this is my second day not taking it , and honestly, I'm starting to feel better, even though my jaw is a little tight. I may just take it occasionally now . Monitor yourself closely please and take the doctors opinion with a grain of salt, listen to your body! | F | 33 | 2 years 10mg | 8/15/2012 | 3 | Back, rib, hip pain | Abdominal bloating with weight gain | Med helped to relieve pain spasms. I only take it when the spasms get bad. | M | 53 | 2 days 10 1X day | 7/27/2012 | 4 | Muscle spasms | Fatigue, vivid dreams, grogginess | Flexeril did help with my back pain. I took it at night so the fatigue wasn't really a big deal. I did feel kind of groggy in the morning, could've slept all day. I would take this drug again. | F | 27 | 2 weeks 25 mg 1X day | 7/18/2012 | 5 | Compression fracture T7, scoliosis, | Dry mouth, slurred speech, rapid heartbeat, 10 lb weight gain, alternating constipation or diarrhea, weird dreams, occasional nightmares. | Even though there are some really bothersome side effects, I'm probably going to stick with it as it's great for chronic pain, stiffness, anxiety and insomnia. . | F | 60 | 1.5 years 10 1X day | 7/16/2012 | 5 | Back pain | Felt icky the first night I took it. But then, just simple drowsiness, so I take in the evening and sleep very well. | I felt really icky (hard to describe, sorry) the first time I took it. I see some people rating it after one day, which seems too soon (but understand they had a terrible experience). Now I take it, as needed (usually 2-5 nights a week). I can feel a little groggy the next day if I tried to pull off only 7 hours of sleep. But if I get a decent 8 (ideally 9), I feel amazing...no tightness or aching. That allows me to do my work and also continue my physical therapy, in hopes of not having to take this forever. Very helpful muscle relaxant, at least for me. As some others have noted, if anything it makes my mood much better too, probably largely because I rest so well and feel good in the morning. | F | 40 | 6 months 10 MG 1X day | 7/6/2012 | 1 | Lower Back Pain | Drowsiness, agitation, chest pressure, hard to breath. Did not like the drug at all....no agitation was not from being drowsy...agitation started later in the afternoon...took medicine in the am. Will never take again! | F | 38 | 1 days 10 | 6/26/2012 |