Cyclobenzaprine for Muscle Spasm User Reviews (Page 4)

• Bambi
• June 27, 2019

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "This medication is great short term or for a one off just to release muscle tension, but make sure you don't take it with any other medications for pain like opioids, anti-depressant/anxiety, even natural medications, OR hayfever meds. If you take something else, make sure it's out of your system before taking Flexeril with it or other meds with Flexeril. I never really felt drowsy or depressed with flexeril alone, but I started on a very healthy diet + herbal medication for ovulation and there was a huge difference. The leaflet says there is no interaction with Melatonin but that is in my ovulation meds and I do believe it makes you more drowsy. That it its interacting with my cleaner system. Now I'll only take this as a one off but not with other meds or herbals. My neck/shoulder pain is stress related which also links in with diet, so I'm going to work on that first and use Flexeril as a last resort. Could be a dangerous medicine if not taken with caution."

• tooma...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 30, 2017

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "I've been prescribed Flexeril a few times when I've severely pulled a muscle. I use it as a muscle relaxant only; to lower the pain of a spasm and be able to stretch the muscle a bit to loosen it. When I was in PT I took it after when my muscles were tight and aching. It worked great for those days I overdid it. It's definitely not a pill to take during the day unless you've become accustomed to it. I can attest to efficacy for short term use up to 2 weeks, but am doubtful about how well it would work long term."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 12, 2016

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "Taking Flexerill gets results for pain relief especially when taken with Tramadol, but I have started having severe pain and pressure in the very low abdominal area like a very painful bowel movement. Starts in the middle of the night and lasts for about an hour. I only use once or twice a week and only at bedtime, but now I am thinking this may not be the drug for me."

• Anonymous
• February 6, 2011

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "Flexeril: short-term memory loss and extremely vivid dreams were my side effects. I had muscle spasms for a week and began taking 10mg only at bedtime. It made me sleep long but not well, as I had very strange vivid dreams that kept waking me. I also found myself incredibly forgetful, forgot things within an hour. I thought I was losing my mind. I stopped taking it immediately, but after a week it's still in my system. "

• opp
• February 27, 2008

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "I'm not sure of the dosage that I was on, however against my doctors orders I was doubling up on my dosage. It was helpful, but not nearly as helpful as other medications that I have taken. I have a job where I have to do a lot of heavy lifting, so muscle sprains are common and something that I have commonly been treated for."

• Danel...
• July 28, 2015

Fexmid (cyclobenzaprine) "I have been suffering horrible chronic pain for the past 15 years, (after being struck by lightning). If only the doctors had tried this before, it could have saved me numerous hours of horrific pain with seemingly no end in sight. This is the best I've felt in years. Now I can start weaning myself off of the hard narcotics I hope. I would recommend this medication for any one that is suffering from severe neuropathy. What a major difference."

• Grump...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 8, 2020

"I had a muscle spasm in my back and after taking 10mg cyclobenzaprine for 3 days, I'm feeling like 90% better. I'm grateful that I didn't have to take time off work, whereas I think I would have without the medication. But! I've been super constipated and keep feeling enraged for no reason. After holding it together at work all day, everything my partner does is making me mad. I feel awful for that. I don't need it anymore, so hopefully tomorrow will be a better day."

• Wave
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 21, 2019

"I started taking this for back pain and yes it did relieve it, but the side effects were tough on me. I would wake up with dizziness, dry mouth and sometimes I couldn't get out of bed AT ALL! I would take it at night and literally sleep the whole next day!"

• Klick
• May 31, 2018

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "Flexiril is a miracle med for me. It kind of resets my body taking the areas of pain out unwinding my body to again go forward in this world. The hangover fog goes away for me with coffee. Appreciation to the developers of this miracle for me medicine. Those giving bad reports - I respect that but the ones using in conjunction with tramadol it is the tramadol in my opinion that causes the issues."

• DeeBear
• August 28, 2016

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "having had pain meds in the hospital were awful following Hip replacement. I was given hydrocodone and they think it was the cause of my BP dropping to 60/40. To avoid those opiots they gave me flexeril and it relieved the most excruciating spasms of my entire operative leg. Not quite sure but that it also is a source of giving me hypotension. If you are going to be comfortable laying down. My recommendation is this."

• Mysti
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 4, 2019

"Went to urgent care because my stiff shoulder muscle was causing pain/headaches. I was prescribed Cyclobenzaprine 5mg three times a day. Overall it worked, but made me very tired the first few days. On days one and two I slept most of the day. So if you have work to do it can make things difficult. Days 6 and 7 I had dry mouth and dizziness when standing. It took away pain I had been trying to massage out for months and I’m now pain free. Therefore I would still recommend this medication despite the side effects."

• Patri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 24, 2014

"I went to the doctor this week for what I thought was a pinched nerve that caused shoulder pain. She determined that it was muscle strain (trapezius) and prescribed 10mg to be taken twice daily as needed. I took one in the afternoon on Thursday and another Wednesday morning. I ended up sleeping the entire day (except for getting up to make lunch for the kids). Later in the evening I started to feel very weak in my limbs (sort of like when you're getting over a really bad flu where you've been laid up in bed for days). I also started to feel impaired - dizzy, lightheaded, just out of it. The next day I didn't have the limpness, but I still had the lightheadedness and my calves were achy - maybe from too much sleep."

• Tinaray
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 11, 2017

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "So I recently slept wrong and thought I had a stiff neck that it would go away. I was wrong 3 days later it got worst and worst that I couldn't move my head down or to the right or upward. I was prescribe 10mg twice a day but I just took it once a day with naproxen an anti inflammatory. Plus rubbed vicks on the area which my puerto rican mother swears it works wonders lol. Yes it makes u super sleepy but it was a great sleep no complaints. And in 24hrs and 48hrs later. I can do my pt exercises without pain and I feel great about 70% improvement. I still have to continue to stretch and massage the area. This is helping. Everyone responds differently though."

• Aano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 27, 2019

"This is the only muscle relaxant out of the ones I tried that really works for my muscle spasms, and a bonus is it also helps with my anxiety. But the side effects are so annoying and off putting that I can't take it regularly enough to relieve the problem. It makes me VERY dizzy and groggy, even throughout the next day. I constantly feel like I'm gonna fall asleep or lose my balance when I stand up. There is also just a general tired brain fog feeling. If you really need it and are really in pain then it will do the job. But beware of the side effects and don't expect to be very productive the next day unless you force yourself to push through it."

• kenny...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 11, 2012

"I have the onset of degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, arthritis in my hips and low back muscle spasms that act up all the time and intensify when I exercise. As a result, I don't exercise fearing the pain. I tried this medicine about 5 years ago and I didn't notice any changes. For the past 2 years I have been seeing a chiropractor for my back and I asked my Dr. to prescribe this medicine again and WOW is all I can say. I can exercise rigorously for 45 minutes without feeling like I need to be put in traction the next morning. I take 1 tablet every 12 hours on days I exercise and I take 1 before I go to bed on my rest days. I feel like a new women. This medicine works well in combination with chiropractic care. I haven't been sleepy either."

• SJCat
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 22, 2015

"Went to Dr last night for back pain lasting 2 weeks after a fall. Prescribed this medicine 3 times a day at 10mg for 3 weeks along with Naproxyn and physical therapy to start next week. Cyclobenzaprine surely helps with the spasms but I can't stand up without almost passing out from the dizziness."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2017

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "Took two 10mg tabs twice a day and found it to be effective for relieving muscle spasms in my back. When I first started taking it I had wild, vivid dreams and would often wake up at night confused as to where I was. Sleeping with better illumination help a little with this. Things have settled down recently."

• Jbir
• December 20, 2016

"This stuff is brutal. Helps me sleep with all of my neck and shoulder stiffness and pain, but I'm exhausted, lethargic, dizzy, off balance, panicked, and confused for 2 days after. I can't take this anymore. I feel like I'm in purgatory when I take this stuff."

• Unico...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 30, 2017

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "Ok so I have Fibromyalgia, DJD, Reynauds Syndrome, bulging and herniated disks, possible Lupus(awaiting further testing). This treats mild muscle spasms and muscle pain without making you sleepy or groggy. When in severe muscular pain I have to use Soma 350 mg instead."

• PaulDFW
• May 16, 2018

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "I can't really say whether flexeril helped with muscle pain or not because within 45 minutes of taking it had knocked me out for several hours. After I woke up I felt like I'd been drinking all day. Even the next day I'm still very groggy 16 hours after taking a single dose. Wouldn't recommend it unless pain is unbearable."

• leeed...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 14, 2023

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "Flexeril should be taken with caution. LOL. It does do the job of relaxing your body into a jelly-like state, but I was sent home from work after taking it and being unable to function. I just needed to sleep. I think it was 5-10mg. My back pain did decrease though, and I got some solid sleep which helped my body to heal."

• snyde...
• February 13, 2012

Amrix (cyclobenzaprine) "Amrix is the best. I have taken many muscle relaxers over the years and they all make me sleepy, (which I despise). I take Amrix after dinner and I sleep comfortably and wake refreshed and able to make it through the day with only Aleve or ibuprofin. I am so greatful for Amrix."

• Mr2No...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 30, 2016

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "This drug is OK for short term but long term after second car accident severe stomach pain. I would take it and stomach would start making noise. Horrible nausea follow, researched and found it is cheapest muscle relaxers. My opinion there is bad stuff in those things, currently taking Soma and no side effects even when taken for same time frame: taken longer too."

• Derecho...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 21, 2013

Comfort Pac with Cyclobenzaprine (cyclobenzaprine) "I used Deep relief cream 4 times a day. It took time and had a little bit of walking outside or at the gym slowly to kind of help the muscle move a bit. Stretching is also good! Back spasms are really bad. I hope you guys recover and good luck!"

• Anonymous
• February 8, 2009

Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) "I was taking Flexeril for muscle spasm's in my back. It would reliave the pain a little bit, but when I did my exercises and took Flexeril it helped. For severe pain I had to take Percocet. The two worked well together."