Muscle Questions (Page 10)

Doxycycline - Is doxy. a drug of choice, effective for wound infection and posible staph infection?

My husband has a wound, tore skin and muscle. Depth about 1.5 - 2 inches, length about 4 inches. ER did bad job of cleaning, bad stitching and no antibiotics. 10 days later wound is infected, tissue all around wound is hard to the touch, inflamed, oozing yellow and small amount of blood (he is on... read more

What is the half life of lamictal?

My husband has been on this med for month and a half about 2 weeks ago his muscles started drawing up. The er said to stop taking it. What is the half life so I know about how long this will take

Has Metronidazole been making me bleed for 17 days? Bright red blood & now thick blood clots this AM

I went to the Dr because I was experiencing some pain during intercourse for about 2 min (just during insertion) my dr did some tests and sent them to the lab and told me I probably had muscles spasms. The tests came back that I might have a little bit of BV and I had some itching so she gave me... read more

How long does it take for plavix to get out of your system. I was taken off on October 16th after?

... a year and half. Was having severe joint & muscle pain & retinal bleed where I lost sight in right. Am wondering if these conditions will improve soon

Anger from cyclobenzaprine?

I've been on different muscle relaxers for seizures & EDS. Are cyclobenzaprine, lorazapam or klonopin known to cause bad moods or anger?

Are there any muscle relaxants that aren't anticholinergic?

Are there any muscle relaxants that aren't anticholinergic? I asked for a muscle relaxant that wasn't an anticholinergic. I was prescribed Baclofen, and the doctor told me it wasn't anticholinergic. When I picked up the prescription the pharmacist said it can cause dry mouth. I... read more

Side effects of long term use: cyclobenzaprine 10mg?

What are the side effects for long term use of this drug? I’ve been on it for 30+ years for muscle spasms associated with my fibromyalgia. I’ve had ringing in the ears for the last few years that I thought was Tinnitus, but now I’m not sure. What can you tell me?

Can I take a muscle relaxer for mouth pain in my gums?

Can I take 800mg of ibuprofen and 10mg of Flexeril?

It's for back pain. I pulled a muscle lifting groceries.

Lipitor - My 80 yr old, obese mother has been on 80 mg dosage of atorvastatin. In the last year she?

... has developed debilitating muscle weakness, listing slightly to one side, without accompanying pain, to the point where she cannot function at all. Previously, despite her weight, she had been physically active, now she can barely stand or even use her hands. The cardiologist seems unconcerned,... read more

I have been advised to taper off my sertraline dosage. I have only been taking it for 5 weeks in...

... total, 2 weeks at 25mg and 3 weeks at 50mg but I have been having muscle twitches so my doctor advised dropping back down to 25 mg for 1 week and then 1 week of taking 25mg on alternative days. Does anyone have any idea if it will be difficult with withdrawals etc or shouldn’t be too... read more

Did anyone have gripping muscle nerve pain with buspirone?

I say nerve pain because it's gone in the morning and creeps up like a beast in the night or if I stay still for long periods of time, such as sleeping. Or is this just anxiety? Dose 15 x 2 daily

Amitriptyline - Has anyone taken amitriptyline with fluoxetine?

I’m on 40mg of fluoxetine daily (supposed to be 60mg but managing on 40) for anxiety and depression but struggle quite regularly with muscle spasms during the night so doctor has put me on 10mg daily of amitriptyline at night time to help stop the muscle spasms but as I said I struggle with... read more

There has to be a better solution for people like myself suffering in pain needing pain medications?

I've been pretty healthy person throughout my life I'm 40 years of age but around 3 weeks ago I started having severe pain in my right hip thigh muscles and tendons the pain has gotten so bad at times I felt like my leg is being ripped apart from the inside out if I tried to walk on it... read more

Taking pravastatin for about a year. 40 mg until May 2021. Now on 80 mg.

I seem to have pain lifting my arms, especially right. It feels very sore, but not as much pain as when on Crestor. Seems then to have worse muscle aches. I guess I can deal with this as opposed to other statins taken. Also experience weakness in legs but this may be due to age and not enough... read more