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 |
| 3 | neck pain | After 2 weeks, out of the blue and suddenly, I experienced flushing, heart pounding, shakiness. Wasn’t sure what it was, so I stopped the flexeril, or I thought it was the stomach virus or something. After a few more days, I went back on it and same thing happened. So the side effects were absolutely terrible, thought I was having a heart attack each time. But it did help my neck ache, have to say that. | Also, I took it at night before bed, but during the day I felt out of it, didn't really bother me that much, until the awful sudden side effects kicked in. Too bad, I got to find something else. | M | 50 | 2 weeks 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 2 | I had surgery on my cervical spine. | No side effects. | I can't really tell that this drug does anything. In my case, I feel like I might as well be taking a placebo... | M | 54 | 7 days 15mg 3X day | 11/4/2010 | 5 | Head and neck injury from MVA | The only side effect that I experienced with Flexeril is that it was hard to wake up the next day. However, this gets better with time. So, if you are taking it for the first time, just know that in the beginning you may have difficulty waking up or being alert for a period of a few hours the next day. | I was prescribed Flexeril due to severe pain from a head and neck injury I suffered from a motor vehicle accident. I hadn't been able to sleep at night because the pain would get worse when I lay down. The Flexeril has been fantastic! Even though it's not really a pain killer, it relaxed my muscles to the point where I could sleep. Sometimes I would still wake up throughout the night, but rather than staying awake, the Flexeril would get me back to sleep. I love this med! A note about the dosage: I have never taken the full 10 mg at a time. I usually just take 1/4 to 1/2 a pill (so 2.5 to 5 mg) at night. I personally am very sensitive to meds, so I usually start a med at a much lower dose than prescribed. | F | 39 | 5 months 10 MG 1X day | 11/1/2010 | 1 | back pain | Irritability, feeling like I was always on the verge of jumping out of my skin, a wobbly, out of control feeling, weight gain, and constant drowsiness. | I hated this drug. At best, it helped me to get some sleep at night. At worst, I felt like "Noodle Woman". It increased my anxiety and deepened my depression. I became highly sensitive to noises, like a train going by or a construction worker jack-hammering the pavement. My teeth actually vibrated! I switched to Xanaflex, then Robaxin and now I take Soma. It really helps the muscle spasms to settle down, especially at night when they really start to act up--and now I am really sleeping at night for uninterrupted 7 and 8 hour stretches. Soma keeps me rested so I wake up refreshed rather than feeling that I got beat up all night. Now, my pain management consists of Dilaudid, Soma, and Neurontin. I'm so glad to find out about other people who hate Flexeril as much as I do! | F | 53 | 6 months 30 mg 3X day | 10/24/2010 | 5 | Herniated Disc C6-C7 | Stays in system for 12 hrs so drowsiness the next day if taken too late. | I was in a tremendous amount of pain from my right shoulder through my fingers. I could not drive, sleep or work on the computer. Began Flexeril every night for the first few weeks, with exceptional pain relief after the first week. Gradually reduced to "as needed." Hate the next mornings, trying to wake up but the relief I get is well worth it. The pain is still there but minimal. Trying to avoid surgery. Has anyone had experience with a similar drug that does not stay in the system so long? | F | 42 | 3.5 months 10 mg 1X AN | 10/18/2010 | 1 | neck and back spasms | great sleep :) high blood pressure,anxity,paranoia.chest pain,rapid heart beat,constipation,impotence(Erectial dysfunction) oh yeah let not forget the headaches. | my blood pressure was through the roof 181/97 and i work out daily. i was scared to death i thought i was going to have a heart attack. i also could not get and erection and i m 28. constant chest pain constant thoughts of dying paranoia anxiety. I blame the pharmacist for not tell the side effect, i remember when they use to tell you those thing now they just ask do you have any questions. if you get a presciption fot this med give someone the side effect sheet and tell them if the notice any thing different to stop the med. and i went to the emergency room for my blood pressure and the doctor gave me high blood pressure med and to me to follow up with my family doctor. THE WORST PART I TOLD THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR THAT I WAS TAKING FLEXERIL AND INSTEAD OF TELL ME TO STOP THE FLEXERIL THEY GAVE BP MED....WE HAVE TO IMFORM OUR SELVES ABOUT THE MED THE DOCTORS GIVE US!!!!!!!!!!!.........CAUSE THEY DON T KNOW JACK | M | 28 | 5 days 10mg 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 2 | Neck pain and headaches | If taken long term - constipation, anger, anxiety, depression, crying spells, dry mouth, painful swallowing, hypertension, racing heart | If you take this drug occassionally, you may not have a problem with it. However, this drug is not good for long term use, the side effects are major. I took it daily for three years and it caused anger, anxiety, depression, crying spells, constipation, painful swallowing, dry mouth, hypertension (bp went to 150/90). If I didn't stop the drug, I would have thought I needed a psychiatrist for depression and anxiety. But it wasn't me, it was the drug. Once I stopped the drug, everything went back to normal for me. Someone posted that this is an antidepressant - it isn't - it suppresses your central nervous system, there is a difference. | F | 46 | 3 years 10 mg 3X day | 9/21/2010 | 1 | fibromyalgia | very disoriented when waking up, suicidal | After looking further into this drugs make-up, I found out that it is chemically related to anti-depressants, which I cannot take since they get me suicidal. Most doctors dont seem to know this and dont really look into things like this but I suggest really doing research beforehand. Especially if you have ANY issues with anti-depressants, it changes the chemicals around. | F | 21 | 90 days 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 4 | constaint muscle tension | When I wake up in the morning every thing seems to hurt a little bit more but works out of it quickly enough. | It deffinatly helps relieve the pressure raising the pain level. My spelling was bad before being put on all the meds. | F | 48 | 10mg 1X day | 8/27/2010 | 1 | arthritis in neck | Extreme drowsiness. Headache. | Totally zonked out on this drug. The only thing it did for the pain was to help me sleep through it. Now taking chlorzoxazone. It takes away the pain and muscle spasms with no side effects to speak of. Slight drowsiness that goes away in about an hour, | F | 63 | 3 days ? 1X day | 8/17/2010 | 1 | TMJ/Neck Pain | Taking off and on when needed for TMJ. Always regret taking it because I end up with horrible side effects. Take at night and wake up next morning feeling hung over. Can barely get out of bed. Dizzy and disorientated for the rest of the day. Lack of foucus, feeling out of it, spacey, like a zombie. My body feels extremely heavy to the point where it's a lot of work just to lift my arms up. I am going to throw the rest of this medicine away and stick with aspirin instead. It's just not worth the side effects. | F | 31 | 6 months 10mg 1X W | 8/16/2010 | 1 | back pain | fogginess, irritability, clumsiness, loss of coordination, change in urination and IMPOTENCE!!! | Beware... this is bad stuff!! | M | 44 | 2 days 10 2X day | 8/13/2010 | 3 | back spasms | major anxiety, fogginess, depression, sleepiness | i am in recovery and was told that this drug would be safe for me to take. after debating for a while i decided to take it, and then only at night. in three days i was obsessively worried that i had somehow relapsed and ruined 9 years of sobriety; however, i just had back surgery 5 months ago and am still suffering spasms and pain to the point of being unable to sit still sometimes. anyway i took this after robaxin stopped providing any relief and it has made me extremely anxious -- like, cannot stop worrying. So. There's that. I hate the spasms but i would rather that then constantly fearing that i have relapsed. | F | 26 | 3 days 10mg 1X day | 7/29/2010 | 4 | Chronic Tension Headache Neck Pain | Makes you extremely sleepy. Small weight gain (assuming from eating more from feeling less pain) | Take at night and get at least 8 hours of sleep. I get 7 and in the morning it's hard to get up but once I get started I am okay for remainder of day. It has helped my chronic tension headache and neck pain and decreased frequency. I'm okay with this med! | F | 31 | 45 days 10 MG 1X day | 7/17/2010 | 1 | Neck Pain, Muscle Spasm | Tiredness, confusion, forgetful, lack of focus, Severe dry mouth, Leg and foot tingling and numbing. | The first few days of this medicine were ok, it seemed to help with the pain, but the third day I started feeling more tired, and dreamy like..I wanted to sleep all the time. I can't. I have children on summer vaca. My mouth felt like someone stuffed cotton in it..I also started experiencing cold leg and foot numbing and tingling..that scared me a great deal. It was my last dose I am taking..flushed the rest of the pills down the toilet. Nothing is worth this. I feel like I can't even concentrate enough to type this. I keep having to correct spelling errors. I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone unless you can take the time during the day to sleep it off. It works great as a sleeping pill. | F | 39 | 3 days 10 3X day | 7/12/2010 | 1 | Damaged neck muscles | Occasional dizziness | I am still taking this for damaged muscles in my neck and I have been for 5 years. These pills wear off so quickly or do not work at all. I have taken them up to 5 times a day and they did nothing. | M | 20 | 5 years 10mg 1X AN | 7/11/2010 | 1 | neck & shoulder pain | Always tired. Everything was an effort. Finally, recognized lethargy and stopped. | Recommended in combination with tylenol as couldn't use blood thinner. I wouldn't recommend. | M | 62 | 5 months 1X day | 7/5/2010 | 1 | Neck pain | Extreme dry mouth, groggy, depressed. | I NEVER take pills, but my neck was in so much pain so I went to the doctor. The first day I took the pill I woke up in a great mood, but felt a little "spacey". Kind of like I was watching myself in third person. The second night, it did absolutely nothing for my neck pain. I also woke up in the most depressed state. I cried for almost an hour. I didn't want to go to work. I do not recommend this medication to anyone. | M | 29 | 2 days 10 MG 1X day | 6/25/2010 | 2 | myalgia and myositis | extreme dry mouth, drowsiness | I did not enjoy this. It was the worst case of dry mouth I could imagine having. I was extremely drowsy. I felt like a complete zombie because I just could not get up to be able to do anything. I still suffered in pain after taking it. It barely did anything to help with relaxing my muscles and even though I used it in conjunction with 400mg of ibruprofn every 8 hours, it did nothing to help the pain. | F | 26 | 5 days 10mg 3X day | 6/19/2010 | 1 | back pain | Extreme fatigue, 'out of it' feeling, dry mouth, limp muscles. | I will never take Flexeril again. One 10 mg. dose and I feel like a limp noodle...arms dangling at my side and legs that won't hold me up. All I want to do is sleep and then when I finally try, I am not able to. It has been almost 24 hours and I still feel awful. I couldn't work today and cannot go to a planned event this afternoon...I feel stoned and would be afraid to drive. Did nothing for the pain, so all of this is for nothing. Hoping this passes soon...I don't like feeling drugged. | F | 50 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 6/5/2010 |