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 |
| 1 | back muscle pain | confusion, hard to focus or concentrate, very slow in thinking and speaking, had a hard time finishing a sentence or writing an email, one night it knocked me out and the next night I had insomnia. | Flexeril relieved my muscle spasm the first night but it also knocked me out cold. I could not open my eyes. Within 3 days, I was having a hard time thinking, concentrating, putting 2 and 2 together. I felt confused, disoriented. I felt like everything was in slow motion. I would start to panic because I could not seem to shake the feeling. I had to try and work and focus and I could not make that happen. Was reading my sentences over and over again and they would not make sense, my spelling was horrible. Too scary for me to consider again. | F | 35 | 4 days | 1/28/2008 | 1 | back pain | paranoia,nervous,anxiety,depression | Wow! What a trip~! U all shuld have been there!(or was that u all?) I thought everyone in Starbucks was a zombie,and the lady asking me for my money was talking in rhymes and riddles that i had to figure out...I thought i passed her test when she smiled and took my money,but the customer zombies were not happy with that at ALL!!! They were like drooling meat hungry(mine!)maniacs just waiting for me to get to the end of the counter to get my latte! I tried to act like i didnt know that they were zombies form hell,and just stood there smiling at the brownies,and i guess it worked,because i casually walked down the isle whistling a happy tune,and they let me pass!!! "sheww!!"~stay off this stuff,!acid has a better chance of a good trip! what a zombie nightmare!!! | M | 37 | 2 days | 1/21/2008 | 1 | low back pain | Dizziness,Nausea,Vomiting(could not keep water down),Extreme Vertigo(like a bad carnival ride),Strange Breathing,Visual Disturbances,Dry Mouth,Bizarre visions when I closed my eyes(strange images that made me question my sanity. | This 10mg. pill put me on the floor for 56 hours.I felt so horrible that I considered killing myself for the first time in my life.I got really paranoid that I might not return to normal.At one point I could not even move my head without the room spinning.On the third day I put Hydrogen Peroxide 3% in my ears and the vertigo went away.The first day was not as bad as the second day and it subsided on the third. | M | 37 | 1 days | 1/18/2008 | 2 | lower back pain | crawling out of my skin, anxiety, insomnia | Took the first dose and it knocked me out for most of the day and did alleviate the pain. 2nd day of taking it, didn't help with the pain and started to feel anxious and having a hard time sleeping. Also nauseated on the 2nd day of taking it. | 2 days | 1/7/2008 | 2 | Back pain/ Muscle strain | Rapid heart rate, feelings of anxiety, felt like it raised my blood pressure. I woke up feeling as if I ran a marathon in my sleep - not in a good way. Really made me feel more bad than good. | M | 6 days | 12/26/2007 | 4 | Neck pain | sometimes groggy. More prone to extreme anger and rage. | This is the only drug that has consistently released the bunching up of my neck vertebrae, alleviating the excruciating pain of a pinched nerve in my 4th cervical disc. | M | 56 | 5 years | 12/25/2007 | 2 | Sciatica, hernaited lumbar discs | First time I took 5 mg, I was so sleepy that I forgot to take my night time blood pressure med. I started taking half tablet, but although it helped my back pain, I could not sleep at night. I also became dizzy feeling that I blamed on sinus infection. Sorry for other folks, but am glad to see that a side effect is dizziness. | F | 60 | 2 months | 12/22/2007 | 1 | Back Pain | Extremely moody; depressed!; edgy. Stay away from this one! Not worth the bad feelings. | M | 40 | 1 days | 12/7/2007 | 1 | lower back pain | dizziness, vertigo, mental confusion, anxiety, rapid heart palpitations, panic attacks, depression, visual problems. | I do not recommend this drug to anyone with or who has suffered from depression, anxiety or emotional problems like post traumatic stress disorder. The withdrawal effects are very hard on your nervous system. I felt i was going out of my mind, like a bad trip. I was moving in slow motion and could not concentrate, in a deep scary depressed state, making simple decisions became a big challenge, heavy anxiety, visual disturbance and awful vertigo -my head felt like a big balloon in the sky. I took it for 2 days (5mg each) and it was not until 4 days after taking the last dose that i slowly came back to my normal self. I am not taking this drug ever again, it helped me with my back pain but the emotional chaos is not worth it at all, i rather stay with the back pain than go thru that nightmare again. | M | 35 | 2 days | 12/7/2007 | 5 | severe arthritis, chronic Epstien Bar, and chronic pleurisy | I love this medicine! For 18 months of trying all sorts of medicine I was seriously ready to commit suicide I was so tired of being sick. I take 3 10mg flexeril a day. For awhile now I've been taking one in the morning and take the remaining two at the same time in the evening. I have been taking it regularly since December of 2004 in combination with celebrex and 300 mg of neurontin. Although I have since starting using a cane to be able to walk I honestly believe I'm finally on a good combo of medicine. If I miss my celebrex or neurontin I do okay, but if I miss my flexeril I can barely get out of bed. The first week I took it I had some mild drowsiness, but now they don't make me drowsy at all. The only side effect I have it dry month which sort of comes and goes. | F | 31 | 3 years | 11/29/2007 | 3 | Piriformis Spasms due to Bulging L5 | Very bad dry mouth. Bad drowsiness. | Pain was not relieved to my satisfaction. Often had to double the dose. | 17 | 6 months | 11/27/2007 | 2 | carpal tunnel , back pain | Very groggy, feelings of unease. | This was not worth the sleepy side effects.. it was not a pleasant sleepy feeling either. I don't think this drug is addicting, as one does not feel elevated at all by this drug. | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 11/26/2007 | 5 | Cervical Fusion C5-C6 | This drug makes you tired and very irritable 1-3 hours after taking. Makes you want to throttle anyone for just about any reason. Hard to get up the next morning if taken too late in the evening. | Helps tremendously with back and neck spasms. Taken along with a NSAID helps with pain considerably. I take as needed but hesitate because its hard to get up in the morning if taken late in the day and don't want to take it early due to pre-mentioned irritablity. Good for an ultra good night of deep sleep. | M | 32 | | 11/21/2007 | 2 | lower back spasms and pain | Anger, Mood Swings, Irritability. Caused me to have severe outbursts with my family! Close to losing my mind! | Flexeril is good for relaxing my muscle spasms, but there are trade offs. If you suffer from any mood disorder, depression, don't take it. It will make you nuts! | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 11/17/2007 | 3 | F | 32 | 33 days | 11/12/2007 | 4 | Chronic Neck Pain | drowsiness, weakness in muscles | can become addictive. it got to the point with me where i had to have 3 a day no matter what. it's very easy to start popping these like m&m's because they're pretty good. i'm on skelaxin now, which is a better approach to my problem. | M | 19 | 2 months | 11/8/2007 | 2 | Neck pain | I thought I was losing my mind. Only took Flexeril at night and am still foggy and feeling terrible at 10:00am next day. Dry mouth, upset stomach, and the pain remains. Never again. | F | 54 | 4 days | 11/1/2007 | 1 | back pain | I took it for three days all total. The first night before bed I took it and was asleep within 1/2 hour. Next day fine, but felt a little out of it, wasn't concerned. Day three. Complete anxiety, felt like I was in a dream..hard to concentrate and wanted to ring my kids' neck for absolutely no reason. Day four, still feeling really weird, wondering if I will ever feel like myself again. Depressed. This website makes me think though, that is just needs to wear off. | Doctor's only repeat what they are taught. You can tell them over and over again that a certain drug causes problems, but if it isn't in the manual, it is certainly in your head. By the way, I don't have any history of major depression or anxiety. | F | 34 | 3 days | 11/1/2007 | 4 | lower back pain | None | I took the medication at 9pm and went to bed at 10pm. I slept as usual, though felt as though muscles were very relaxed and heavy. Woke at 8am feeling like I could have slept more, but was able to get up and begin working with no problem. My back is feeling better. I'm hesitant to take this medication during the day. | F | 28 | 1 days | 10/24/2007 | 1 | very stiff back & neck muscles | Within 3 hours of taking half of a 10 mg tablet I was very anxious, exhausted and irritable. It was impossible to function. I had to lay down. Took the other half 8 hours later (the middle of the night) and woke up the next day severely despressed, crying and in despair. It took 36 hours for all the symptoms to go away. I would not take this drug again or recommend it to any one. | 57 | 1 days | 10/22/2007 |