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 |
| 2 | back pain | auditory hallucinations, narcolepsy, waking dreams, extremely dry mouth | I take lamictal and abilify which are psychoactive drugs. When the dr. added flexeril for my back pain it caused horrible and frightening mental side effects including auditory hallucinations, narcolepsy, and waking dreams. Basically I become sort of hypnotized, my thoughts would become voices, I would nod off and hallucinate, waking myself up when I would attempt to answer the voices. GOT OFF THIS ONE FAST. I was really afraid the schizophrenic changes could become permanent. Later dr. switched me to Robaxin, which worked great in a low dose and did not cause any psychiatric problems. | F | 45 | 2 days | 10/4/2005 | 1 | sacrum spasms | 10mg tablets terrible experience with waking up gasping for air heart pounding but at a very slow rate. | F | 25 | 2 days | 9/30/2005 | 2 | neck spasm | dry mouth | i took 10mg three times a day and never felt relaxed or "jello-like" like i was supposed to... it didn't help my neck pain at all. all it did was make my mouth dry! | F | 23 | 1 weeks | 9/5/2005 | 5 | back sprain, spasms, pain | During awful pain, 1 tablet was not enough, but 2 worked and helped me out of crippling pain from a sprain. Later, when I took 1 tablet, it left me a little slow & slightly depressed. I cut the tablet in half, then in fourths. 1/4 of a tablet relieves chronic pain & muscle spasms without side effects. I take this when needed, about 4-6 times monthly. | I take prozac for depression & anxiety, I get migraines & have chronic insomnia. Flexeril helps me sleep like nothing else. It makes my chronic pain go away. I am functioning and productive again! My pain & insomnia kept me shackled in a prison of fatigue & despair that got worse over the years. Believe me, I have tried everything and this has virtually no side effects after I found the correct dosage. Flexeril is not a narcotic, which is why it helps me. Narcotics make me agitated, hungover & nonproductive. | F | 41 | 6 months | 7/25/2005 | 5 | Upper back pain/spasms; headaches | None | Each time I have taken Flexeril to help with back tension and headaches it has helped wonderfully after the first day or two on the prescription. I have some anxiety problems and found that Flexeril helped me. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 7/18/2005 | 3 | TMJ - PAINFUL TEETH GRINDING | sleepyness - dry mouth - extreme relaxation of the jaw | doctor gave me this to take before bed because of extreme painful grinding i was chipping teeth. i noticed it cut down a lot of the grinding but didnt make it go away totally. he didnt want to up the dosage because it is a muscle relaxant. now sometimes my jaw bothers me a lot and this is pretty much the only thing that will cure it. getting worried about becoming dependant and im worried i will build up tolerance also :( | M | 20 | 1.5 months | 7/12/2005 | 2 | muscle spasms | It made me very sleepy and drugged for 2 days even after one dose. It also made me very moody(angry).I would not drive after taking this drug. | F | 41 | 1 weeks | 6/10/2005 | 4 | chest/back/shoulder pain | Dry mouth and sleepiness. I took 5mg only at bedtime but was still drowsy after 8-10 hours of sleep. Some mild sadness/depression during the morning that gradually wore off during the day. | Definitely helps with my chronic pain. I reduced dosage (by breaking the pill) back to about 1.5-2 mg at bedtime. I have maintained this dosage for about 6 months. | M | 42 | 6 months | 5/16/2005 | 3 | Neck Pain/Muscle Spams | Dry Mouth, anxiety/depression. Felt like I was on another planet. Took 1 dose before bed and felt like I was in space for the entire next day. Felt drugged and depressed | F | 39 | 3 days | 5/16/2005 | 4 | Lower Back Pain /Neck Pain | No side effects EVER except sleepyness, so I only take this drug at night. Do NOT drive if you have not tried this drug first. I almost drove off of the road first time! Would give it a 5, except need a anti-inflamatory drug to kill the total pain. | Wonderful release of tension and most pain. Take at night and wake up relaxed. I had no carry-over reaction. I do not take a lot of drugs, so perhaps those sleepy after 12 hrs have drug interactions. (works as good as a sleeping pill for me!) | F | 59 | 5 years | 5/3/2005 | 3 | back spasm | slight dry mouth, spacey feeling. had to double dose during first two days to gain some effect. does nothing for pain, but over the course of a few days, does releave spasms. | needs to be combined with a moderate pain killer for bad back spasms. | M | 28 | 5 days | 5/1/2005 | 1 | pain going down my arm | Dry mouth, HORRIBLE ROTTEN taste in my mouth, heartburn, impotence, terrible disorientation and moodswings, depression | Daily heartburn & impotence have not gone away 3 months after stopping meds. The bad taste in my mouth remains to a lesser degree which contributes to the heartburn. Except for the terrible disorientation and moodswings, those side effects ended a couple weeks later. Still suffer from depression. The only side effects I was warned about was drowsiness and dry mouth. How did this drug ever get approved? This drug has ruined my life and I sincerely hope a class action lawsuit is taken against the manufacturer of this drug. Stay far far far away from it. | M | 40 | 5 days | 4/26/2005 | 4 | tension headaches; whiplash | taking 5mg. lowest dose - sleeping 12 t 13 hours - hard to wake up - groggy all day - made me depressed, weepy- will discontinue | would not recommend for persons who are proned to depression and dont normally have any sleeping problems. However was very satisfied with the way it reduced the pain in my neck and increased flexability in neck movement - but sideeffects outweigh the advantanges. | M | 50 | 2 weeks | 4/19/2005 | 3 | upper back muscle spasms | With just one dose I slept for 13 hours, then finally woke up feeling groggy, disoriented, and | Helped with the pain a little, but not worth it with the cognitive side effects. | F | 32 | 1 days | 4/14/2005 | 3 | upper back muscle spasms | Extreme drowsiness, severe cognitive impairments (mental slowness, felt like I was in a fog all day for 2 days after taking one dose). | With just one dose I slept for 13 hours, then finally woke up feeling groggy, disoriented, and | F | 32 | 1 days | 4/14/2005 | 2 | endometriosis--cramps/back pain | I felt like I was on another planet--after taking one pill in the morning before work. Felt like I was hallucinating/confused/dizzy/exhausted. Co-workers told me I actually sounded like I was completely drugged and not like myself. I don't see how I could take this and function normally. | Upside is every muscle in my body was relaxed. Great. For me, this medicine would be good combined w/bedrest, or when there is no other solution to controlling the pain. However, a friend takes it, is smaller and weighs less than me and has none of the side effects that I had. Go figure. I think that I am just very sensitive to medication... | F | 29 | 1 days | 4/7/2005 | 4 | Sleep and muscle relaxation | drowsiness in morning after 10mg at bedtime | after several months on 10mg a day, withdrawal caused severe intense itching | F | 40 | 6 months | 1/29/2005 | 1 | lumbar spasms | MAJOR dryness of mouth and MUCHO MAJOR constipation which possibly caused other intestinal problems. It also caused itching in my arms. | I stopped taking Flexeril (and Celebrex) after one week when I realized it was causing me TREMENDOUS constipation, not pretty!! This seems to last in your system UP TO ONE MONTH, as my arms still itch occaisionally. BE AWARE!!! | M | 48 | 8 days | 1/2/2005 | 1 | Herniated disk | nausea and vomiting | This medication did not help my pain on little bit. Part of it has to do with the dr's not paying attention to my actual problem. I felt no relief with this drug. | F | 22 | 3 months | 12/16/2004 | 5 | upper back spasms, pain | a little groggy for ten minutes in the morning, never groggy or sleepy in the day. no driving problems. no increased dosage/ tolerance issues. | one 10 mg dose pre- bed, one again during the day. | M | 40 | 18 months | 12/9/2004 |