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 | Sciatica | Sleep Paralysis, Terrible vivid nightmares, Paranoia, Anxiety, Severe lethargy, Total lack of motivation, Sleepiness even days after taking the meds. AWFUL MEDICATION! | I've been taking it as needed for the past half year in Generic form (Cyclobenzaprine). | F | 21 | 6 months 15 MG 1X AN | 9/19/2013 | 3 | neck and back injury | I injured my neck and back in 1990. I have had four neck fusions and one back surgery without a fusion. I have no pain tolerance what so ever. I took Flexerils before surgeries so I could cope with life. After my fusions I tapered back to 20mlg at bedtime so I could wake up after 12 hrs of sleep and make it through the day. I will tell you from my long experience (20 years) on this medicine that it works well to give you a somewhat active life back, but eventually it will weaken your muscles, eliminating support thus creating more pain and will Wreak HAVOC in your body later on in life as you age. I now have TACHYCARDIA (fast heart beats150 to 250 per minute) that I have to control with medication for the rest of my life. It also causes overactive mucus secretions that contribute to bronchial irritations that can lead to COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary / lung disease) With these two side effects, it makes managing them difficult. The bronchial medicines aggravate the Tachycardia | USE WITH GREAT CAUTION SHORT TERM and "DO" READ LOTS OF RESEARCH !! Type in query: "ADVANCED" SIDE EFFECTS OF Whatever Drug you are researching for a fully exposed listing of all side effects with any drug !!!!!! Get all the Facts ! Not just a few !!! Bless us ALL ! | F | 55 | 20 years 10mg 2X day | 8/31/2013 | 2 | neck & trapezius muscle sprain/spas | Extremely drowsy and seemed to make spasms even worse and tighten up even more. Took in combination with Tramadol 50 mg x4 per day. The combo just wiped me out! Can barely function and am dizzy and have extreme loss of appetite. | F | 55 | 2 days 10 3X day | 8/21/2013 | 3 | Neck spasms | Extreme sedation, lethargy, slight slurred speech, disorientation | I use only very occasionally for neck spasms. Absolutely cannot use during the day - I would be completely useless. Can sleep 15 hours+ easily, and then wake up feeling drugged and hungover. It's odd because I feel like the side effects get worse every time I use it. I'm not sure of the dosage I'm taking, but I'm going to try to take 1/2 the pill next time I need it. If I still feel like this, I'm going to ask for another medication. Not worth it if you can't function. Took it at 7pm last night -- it's 11 am next day and I feel like a zombie. | F | 27 | 5 months 1X AN | 7/25/2013 | 1 | back spasms | Increased heart rate at rest from 60 HR to 144 HR. Stopped taking it. HR now 120 to 60 at any given. Time of day or night. | M | 53 | 3 weeks 10MG | 7/19/2013 | 2 | low back spasms | Extreme dry mouth. Localized muscle weakness in right triceps muscle and in two fingers on the right hand. Numbness over much of right arm. Have had these side effects for three days and would like to know how long it takes for these symptoms to go away. | Took the pills for lower back spasms. They weren't that effective, but did not experience the drowsiness or dizziness that other users reported. Stopped taking the drug as soon as weakness/numbness side effects appeared. Fortunately physical therapy is helping with the back spasms. I would not take it again because of the side effects experienced. I have taken the drug before but never experienced the weakness and numbness until now. | M | 55 | 11 days 200 MG 3X day | 7/12/2013 | 4 | Muscle spasms / pulled back/spine | Slight drowsiness | My first time with a hurt back and first time taking this type of medication. I was concerned about some of the low ratings on this website but this medication helped quite a lot. I was able to sleep much better and my back didn't hurt quite as much. Only small feedback...one night I drank 2 beers and almost fell on the floor...I wouldn't imagine even druggies like this sensation. Avoid mixing alcohol and Flexeril. Otherwise an effective med. | M | 38 | 3 weeks 10 1X day | 7/3/2013 | 5 | fibromyalgia & chronic pain. | Miracle drug for me. Accident in '96 completely disabled me. Many Drs & failed scripts later, found that oxycontin, percocet & flexeril gave me my life back. Skip to 2013 & no Dr will treat me severe chronic pain with percs or oxy. Even having problems getting anyone to write me flexeril now. My life is a nightmare of rock hard muscles, tmj, nerve pain & more. Family & friends now send me any flexeril they get so I can sleep, work, drive, be mom & function somewhat normal. I take 20-30mgs b4 bed & 10mgs as needed for muscle stiffness & spasms. Life is unbearable without it. ER treated me like a pill seeker after I fell & blacked out during a time I had ZERO meds & no insurance it dr, when I asked for flexeril to prevent severe spasms. Wtf? I don't get high off my meds, I get a life & work on them. Without them, I'm unable to dress, shower, climb stairs, eat, think, etc. Thank god I have family & friends who give up their meds so I can maintain some semblance of a normal life. Fuck you DEA for taking away our meds so you can shake down Dr Geeks who fold under the threats of losing their licenses so you can stop a small amount of junkies who ruin it for the ones who really need flexeril & oxycodone to function. May you have an accident & get denied pain relief by a Dr you made stop writing pain meds. FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE DEA! I want my scripts back!!! | F | 42 | 10 years 10mg+ | 6/25/2013 | 1 | back sprain | my girlfriend was actually taking this. and she experienced vertigo, inability to walk, extremely slurred speech, swollen throat, numb tongue, numb legs, hands and feet. they were very scary side effects. they still have not cleared up and it's been about 3 days since her last dosage was taken. I love my girlfriend very much and I hope and pray to god she turns out okay. if anyone has any similar stories, please email me and let me know please how it all played out. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION. I can only hope this reaches people before they take this. | F | 20 | 2 days 10 mg | 6/15/2013 | 4 | Back Pain - Severe Scoliosis | Flexeril has been very effective for me. My doctor initially prescribed 10 mg to take at night as needed for back spasms. It works great for getting rid of back spasms - by the next day they are gone! But over time I realized that 10 mg was too much because I felt groggy and irritable the next day. Cut back to 5mg and that works just as well without as much grogginess. | As I said, I realized that 10 mg was too much for me, and I am a big person (~225 pounds and 6'1" tall), so I started taking only 5 mg on my own. That works much better for me - still relieves my back spasm, and I am not as groggy or irritable the next day. I do not take flexeril every night - only when I have a spasm. | F | 47 | 10 years 5 to 10 1X day | 5/21/2013 | 1 | muscle spasms | Awful, it helped with the back pain but I hated the feeling. First night I felt really out of it and fell asleep for 6 hours, woke up for a brief 30 minutes then back to sleep for 10 hours. I had really strange detailed dreams. I felt really tired when I woke up (coffee didn'tdidn't help) and groggy/hungover all day. As the day went on, I felt extremely dizzy if I stood up to fast and even blacked out. I will never use it again. | F | 20 | 1 months 10mg | 5/17/2013 | 1 | pulled muscle | The first day I took 1 10mg tablet. I slept for 24 hours. I took half a tablet for the remaining days. I slept for over 10 hours each day. I have been extremely irritable since the first dose. I quit taking it yesterday. Today I am an emotional wreck and having suicidal thoughts. Fortunately I am rational and know this isn't normal for me. I don't take any other meds. I haven't been drinking. No history of depression, but I do suffer from the normal anxiety from time to time. | F | 35 | 6 days 10 | 4/29/2013 | 1 | Spasms | 10 min after taking pill I became nauseated. I have acid reflux and feel like my stomach is on fire. Even worse, I am drowsy but jittery if that makes sense? Feel anxious and my eyes are blurry. I want this out of my system!!! | F | 40 | 1 days 10mg | 4/28/2013 | 1 | Anklylosing Spondylitis | At first I thought it was great but over time I realized I was having severe hallucinations and then the headaches started which lasted all day. Then fevers started and I had alot of paranoia and confusion on it. I had to stop taking it entirely. I even tried to just take 5mg a day but it still affected me badly. I am very upset about it all because I have no pain medication now. | F | 58 | 3 months 10mg 1X AN | 4/5/2013 | 5 | Back pain | Loopy, sleepy, hungry,dry mouth. it works great for me. I wouldn't drive or go to work on them. Dr. Also had me on tramadol well taking these. I honestly love them. Broke my back when I was 14 and it's the only thing that works for me | F | 24 | 1 years 30mg | 4/2/2013 | 5 | Back pain | Loopy, sleepy, hungry,dry mouth. it works great for me. I wouldn't drive or go to work on them. Dr. Also had me on tramadol well taking these. I honestly love them. Broke my back when I was 14 and it's the only thing that works for me | F | 24 | 1 years 30mg | 4/2/2013 | 1 | Neck pain bad discs | Horrible , made my entire body stiffness & pain burning ...super drowsy , very dry mouth , very constipated, Generic brand , I hate this ...god help, me please someone tell me whats wrong with me ! I need support is there some blog or any group whoa can help .my family & fri ends dont understand extreme body pain stiffness I dont want to live this way ! | F | 51 | 3 weeks 5 mg | 4/1/2013 | 1 | Back and Neck Pain | Hours later I had horrendous vertigo as if I were on a rollercoaster, weakness, queasy stomach, and even over 24 hours later, I feel like I'm hungover, dizzy, keep losing my balance. This is very scary. I'm hoping as the days go on it lessons and disappears. I just threw out the entire bottle. | F | 45 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 3/20/2013 | 1 | Lowback/hip pain | I was prescribed 10mg 3x a day to help With my back pain, I was told I would be drowsy and it was just to loosen my back up. I took my first dose and within an hour I was fighting with all my energy to stay awake and fell asleep for 13 hours and when I could finally wake up I had for force myself up to stay awake. How could i take this pill 2x more in the day?! I was groggy for the entire next 2 days, and put me in the worst mood that took about 3 days to come out of | F | 24 | 1 days 10 MG | 3/18/2013 | 1 | Lower back pain. | After taking two doses 5 hours apart. Woke up feeling very glittery, my heart palpitated, felt numbness and thick feeling to left side of my face. I take no other medications except Motrin and Tylenol. I will never take this again. I would rather be in pain. | F | 49 | 1 days 5 | 3/3/2013 |