Skelaxin discussions (experiences, side effects, dosages, etc...)

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Back Problems board

Shed some light on my problem? 14th February 2003
... prescribed Robaxin. That didn't do much for me. Tried Skelaxin , same thing, nothing. Soma put me to sleep. Vicoden...
mid to lower back pain 11th December 2002
... isn't a weight issue. I was on Naproxen and also Skelaxin but it really doesn't help and it eats my stomach...
scheuermanns disease 20th October 2002
... pain management specialist. he put me on bextra, skelaxin , and celexa. the celexa is an anti-depressent. he ... the answers have to be out there somewhere. try the skelaxin . it seems to work very well with little to no side...

Bipolar Disorder board

Our Bipolar Kids ~ Finding the Light--Take 2 11th March 2007
... later. So he gave me a new muscle relaxer to try, skelaxin ...and some more percocet and vicadin...so I can really...

Bowel Disorders board

Hemorrhoidectomy hope 13th November 2007
... what I do at night. I do not have valium, but have Skelaxin and Lortab 7.5 which were prescribed for sciatica ... recently. I have tried the Skelaxin and it does help with the spasms. I will call tomorrow...
... to take them at the same time. I don't konw what Skelaxin is, but I'm glad it's helping. Hopefully in the next...
Extreme pain, please help. 29th October 2003
... unsure to make the connection. I am on Ultram and Skelaxin . The doctor said neither of these should cause a problem...
Extremely Painful BM 10th September 2003
... unsure to make the connection. I am on Ultram and Skelaxin . The doctor said neither of these should cause a...

Brain & Nervous System Disorders board

Please help me find out what is wrong with me!!!! 27th December 2006
... and back stuff Meds I have been on Lyrica, Motrin, Skelaxin , Cymbalta and different sleeping pills. The only...
Head pains, dizziness, weakness, HELP ME!!!! 23rd June 2005
... currently taking Centhroid, Lexapro, Vitamin B Complex, Skelaxin (muscle relaxer), and Ibuprofen as needed for the pain ... maybe it was TMJ, I've been taking the ibuprofen and Skelaxin to help that, and that did get better, but the pressure...
Muscle Spasms / Tremors Question 23rd September 2004
... years old. Flexeril and soma was tried as well as skelaxin however finally I was placed on valium. I thought...
prolonged seizure and TBI? 28th October 2002
... nervous system? I had a prolonged seizure reaction to Skelaxin (a muscle relaxer)and these are my symptoms: ...
strange skin sensations 21st October 2002
... somewhat similar. I strained my neck and was prescribed Skelaxin . My doctor increased my dosage to 2 per meal. I had...

Caregivers board

At Wits End with Brother! 8th July 2006
... this includes Kadian, MSIR, Xanax, Klonopin, Ambien, Skelaxin ). Amazingly these are the only meds my brother has...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome board

Tingling in my left arm and hand 30th October 2007
... on the chiro and told my family dr. He prescribed Skelaxin (muscle relaxer) and M---something??? which was an ... anti-inflamatory. I was worried about the Skelaxin becuase I thouht a muscle relaxer would cause problems...

Cerebral Palsy board

Battling fatigue 8th April 2003
... with spastic diplegia who was given a drug called skelaxin for pain and spasms. I have never heard of this drug...

Dental Problems board

Pain everyday - please help! 6th October 2004
... I've been to a rheumotologist who has tried me on Skelaxin , Vioxx and Celebrex to no avail. I've seen a sports...

Disabilities board

Keeping your guard up......... 13th April 2007
... fine. Little do they know that I am on Oxycodone, Skelaxin (muscle pain) and Lyrica (nerve pain) in addition...

Drug Interactions board

Lingering affects of allergic reactions, etc.. 30th September 2006
... reaction that would affect my heart. Then, I was put on skelaxin which caused me to have palpations. I quit taking...
Interaction question-new to being med taker 23rd March 2005
... I'm on Mobic-1x a day, skelaxin - 3x a day and have prn's for ultram and ativan. What ... doctor, but it seems extreme to be taking both the Skelaxin and the Ultram daily....
... primary care Dr. A spine specialist just rx'd me the skelaxin and mobic. I told her about the ultram and she said ... thought what if? Thanks for you thoughts. Oh, the skelaxin is for decreasing my muscle spasms, and the ultram...
Ativan,Ultram and Skelaxin. 8th March 2005
... Hi stephanie. I also take skelaxin 800 MG 3 times a day and Tramadol HCL 50 MG every...

Fibromyalgia board

Lets talk muscle spasms :( 17th March 2008
... ended up in the hospital,all they did was give me skelaxin and something to settle my stomach,and also told me...
New To Fibromyalgia 1st February 2008
... trazodone at night to help me to sleep. I also have skelaxin but I don't take unless the muscles are really sore...
So many symptons. Could I have Fibro? 24th July 2007
... goes. The neck pain also comes and goes. I take Skelaxin , Lyrica, Oxycodone, Dextroamphetamines (for the daytime...
Last'sGal back again... 30th May 2007
... missed your question before. I had to stop taking the Skelaxin within a week. It gave me RLS, in both arms and legs...
Rheumy confirmed Neuro's diagnosis 7th April 2007
... headache was so bad by the time I got home. He gave me Skelaxin 800mg, Relafen 500mg & put me back on the Elavil at...
... headache was so bad by the time I got home. He gave me Skelaxin 800mg, Relafen 500mg & put me back on the Elavil at ... sleep. We shall see.>> Hi, I was wondering how Skelaxin is working out for you? I was also wondering how many ... along with ME/CFS and MS. My neuo just prescribed Skelaxin at 800 mg 3 times a day with only 50 count. I don...
Could this be Fibromyalgia? 29th January 2007
... it. I also take 1800 mg of Neurontin, 2400 mg of Skelaxin for the nerve and muscle pain. I was taking Ultram...
Pain.. What could it be? 26th January 2007
... doubled my Neurontin to 1800mg per day. She gave me Skelaxin which is a muscle pain med. Plus she gave me Darvocet...
Discrimination 15th May 2006
... darvocet, flexaril, noroflex, 800mg strength ibprophen, skelaxin , and a few more muscle relaxants. Nothing has helped...
TMJ & headache help 2nd May 2006
... I hope this will help. I was given 8 days worth of SKelaxin (800mg 3x a day) and feel like a clumsy space cadet...
Official DX from Rheumy 29th July 2005
... when i went to one doctor she gave me ultram and skelaxin which did nothing for my pain. they seem to not understand...
Doctors stink-Rant 14th June 2005
... had no other options, and all she could give me was skelaxin and tramadol. i was hoping that they would work this...
At Last People Who Will Beleive Me When I Say I Hurt All Over 20th May 2005
... all she could give me scripts for was ultram and skelaxin . i figured that i would try it because i really had...
from Cymbalta to Lexapro... question about antidepressants 13th May 2005
... we talked about it she went ahead and prescribed me skelaxin and ultram. and you know it is helping me. why didn...
... we talked about it she went ahead and prescribed me skelaxin and ultram. and you know it is helping me. why didn ... reason that your PM doc didn't prescribe Utram and Skelaxin for you is cuz Ultram is non narcotic and Skelaxin...
costochondritis??? 30th April 2005
... my ribs were inflamed so he prescribed 800 mgs of Skelaxin (muscle relaxer) and told me to take Advil to help ... symptoms. The Dr. said I am suppossed to take 1 800 mg. Skelaxin pill 3 times a day which I think is crazy!!! I'm 24...
... just as well, so don't waste your money. Personally, Skelaxin never worked for me. Good luck honey. tk...
Question about medications for muscle twitching need some help 28th April 2005
... My pm doc recently prescribed Skelaxin , which is for muscle spasms, but doesn't seem to make...
pain clinic appt - everyone should try! 16th April 2005
... won't! So, I am starting with ultracet, 4x a day, Skelaxin 3x a day, and xanaflex at night for sleep, but also...
... won't! So, I am starting with ultracet, 4x a day, Skelaxin 3x a day, and xanaflex at night for sleep, but also...
... now is Effexor Xr(prescribed by pc doc), 800mg of Skelaxin 3-4x a day(which is a muscle relaxer that you can...
Help 13th April 2005
... rheumatologist currently has me on: Neurontin, zoloft, skelaxin , and ibuprofin 600. Other meds have included, naproxen...
Newbie with Questions 7th March 2005
... have sensitivities to drugs so unable to take the skelaxin and ultram. Skelaxin is not as draining as the other...
Anyone else with numbing tingling sensations? 24th February 2005
... everywhere (legs, arms, hands, feet, groin, back). I take Skelaxin to relief the tightness in my muscles and that helps...
Post Trauma Fibromyalgia 13th November 2004
... pain pill - Hydrocodone 7.5 mg one muscle relaxer - Skelaxin 800 mg Please Help, thank you Laura...
Cymbalta, Milnacipran or Pregabalin??? 18th October 2004
... try something different. I'm currently on Celebrex, Skelaxin and Ultram, but keep having pain and want to try something...
Diagnosed with Fibro 2 months ago 24th September 2004
... for me. Also i do take a muscle relaxant as well. Skelaxin never worked for me. Soma (carisprodol) is what works...
Has any one tried skelaxin? 22nd September 2004
... to try something for my neck pain and she phoned in Skelaxin , 800 mg. I was thinking to myself "YAY, YIPPEE, HOORAY...
... back spasms somewhat. The dr. told me to take the skelaxin during the day and Flexeril at night. I alternate...
... Thanks for the replies! I took skelaxin fo about a week. It really helps but has messed my...
New Here 20th August 2004
... shoulder was at it's worst, I was taking naproxen, with skelaxin added. PT was not helping either as there was too...
No sleep is thinking about a new SSRi 25th July 2004
... different muscles relaxers - Zanaflex, Flexeril, Soma, Skelaxin , etc. They would all work for very short-term and...
Daily Pain Every Day 20th June 2004
... them, get me through the day. Ultracet for pain, Skelaxin as a muscle relaxant, and Adderall for the fatigue...
Medication List 10th June 2004
... adhesion and fibro pain Ultram 50 mg - same as above Skelaxin 800 mg - doesn't work one bit!!! Trazadone 50 mg...
fibromyalgia or RSD? Need your advice! New member 9th June 2004
... Norco, Ativan, Xanax, Lexapro, Elavil, Flexeril, Skelaxin , and so many more. None of them seem to work. I take...
Muscle Relaxer Question - PLEASE Read 21st April 2004
... for muscle spasms, tightness ect.. I started on Skelaxin which didn't do much. Then I was on Soma for about...
Flexeril experiences needed! 8th April 2004
... cramps. Flexeril is great for cramps. My dr gave me Skelaxin recently, a new and very expensive muscle relaxer...
Pain meds, Whats best? 5th April 2004
... might want to stick to the milder ones like Norflex, Skelaxin , or low mg Flexeril. Of course it is really up to...
Muscle Spasms 18th March 2004
... twice a day...it's great! I use to be on one called Skelaxin 400mg, but was taking 6 to sometimes 8 in a 24 hour...
TOO much pain 17th February 2004
... whatever else ails me at the moment..... percocet 7.5 skelaxin 800mg prevacid 30mg ativan 2mg effexor xr 150mg...
Anybody ever heard of Post Viral Syndrome? 18th December 2003
... notice it doing anything except messing up my periods Skelaxin (just got) I've also taken Aleve, Tylenol. I...
Went to Dr today...Scared me to death...PLEASE HELP!!!! 12th November 2003
... asked me what meds I was on and I told him Vicodin ES, Skelaxin , Arthortec, and Lexapro. He got really upset when...
Can I do anything else...PLEASE TELL ME 7th November 2003
... his own beliefs he prescribed me Vicodin ES 10mg and Skelaxin 800mg. He sent a letter to my rhemuy and told him...
... his own beliefs he prescribed me Vicodin ES 10mg and Skelaxin 800mg. He sent a letter to my rhemuy and told him...

Headaches board

Pinching Head Pain 17th September 2006
... topamax that have worked for me were the naproxen and skelaxin . Please try to eat and sleep, your body needs these...
Headaches related to neck problems 13th September 2006
... my shoulder, arm and hands got so bad I was put on skelaxin . That one worked great for a muscle relaxer--until...
throbbing headache at the back of my head and neck 22nd July 2006
... I went to a chiropractor for months and also took Skelaxin . Are the muscles in your neck and shoulders tight...
I'm really worried, please help 17th July 2006
... been wondering about rebound headaches. I also take Skelaxin , which helps, but I"m so tight that I have to take...
neck pain causing headaches? 11th July 2006
... I hated how flexeril made me feel, I prefer skelaxin ..I can function on it without feeling all depressed...
Constant Headaches 25th April 2006
... at the urgent care clinic I went to prescribed me Skelaxin , a muscle relaxer. I took it for a week and I didn ... (which in my opinion does not work as well as the Skelaxin , but the Skelaxin is more expensive!!!). I take the...
... at the urgent care clinic I went to prescribed me Skelaxin , a muscle relaxer. I took it for a week and I didn ... (which in my opinion does not work as well as the Skelaxin , but the Skelaxin is more expensive!!!). I take the...
Headache relief when lying face down (head to side)? CSF-Blood patch. 22nd November 2005
... s and tried different medications such as replax, skelaxin , imetrex, topamax, and so many more. All of which...
tension headaches? 10th October 2005
... listed. I visited my doctor and he prescribed me to skelaxin because the location of my headaches makes him think...
Strange head pains, dizziness, weakness, SCARY! PLEASE HELP!!! 23rd June 2005
... currently taking Centhroid, Lexapro, Vitamin B Complex, Skelaxin (muscle relaxer), and Ibuprofen as needed for the pain ... maybe it was TMJ, I've been taking the ibuprofen and Skelaxin to help that, and that did get better, but the pressure...
Complex Migraines 25th May 2005
... said I had a lower lumbar strain and sent me off with Skelaxin (muscle relaxers) and Methylprednisone (low dose of...
Thought the pain was behind me..Need help.. Occipital headaches 14th June 2004
... for pain. Muscle relaxers help, zanaflex, flexeril, skelaxin ...I haven't tried flexall, but it sounds like a muscle ... relaxer since it knocked you out... skelaxin will relax the muscles without knocking you out. ...
Tension headache med 9th December 2003
... headache and prescribed me a muscle relaxer called Skelaxin . Well, I've been taking it since Friday and my headache...
... I was prescribed Skelaxin for some muscle pain and it didn't do a thing for ... and cheaper too. At the time that I was taking Skelaxin , my headaches were in remission so I don't know if ... headaches are back now and I do have some leftover Skelaxin but I am sticking with my fioricet since it seems...
... the replys. actudan, I know what you mean about Skelaxin . I felt no effects from it at all. I'm going back...

Heart Disorders board

i need someone to talk to 25th March 2006
... breast. so the doctor put me on the muscle relaxer skelaxin (800mg) to see if that would help. i still am getting...

High & Low Blood Pressure board

I collapsed today 4th January 2008
... weeks ago. I was already taking norco, ibuprofin, skelaxin , flexiril, lunesta for my back. At the time he had...
Worried 29th March 2006
... Toprol XL, 200 mgs. per day, Lisinopril, 40 mgs. a day, Skelaxin , 4 Hydrocodone a day, Pravachol, (for triglycerides...
... Toprol XL, 200 mgs. per day, Lisinopril, 40 mgs. a day, Skelaxin , 4 Hydrocodone a day, Pravachol, (for triglycerides...

High Cholesterol board

Cholesterol results 28th December 2007
... and high blood pressure-Norco, Ibuprofin, Flexeril, Skelaxin , Lunesta, Nifedical, Lorvastatin. I also have a sleep...
... and high blood pressure-Norco, Ibuprofin, Flexeril, Skelaxin , Lunesta, Nifedical, Lorvastatin. I also have a sleep...

Hysterectomy board

Urine Leakage/Hysterectomy??? 28th January 2006
... that really helps. I am taking tramadol (ultram) and skelaxin (muscle relaxer). They help somewhat. Then there...

Kidney Disorders board

Kidney Stones after infection?!? 10th July 2007
... Doc said it was a pinched nerve & gave me Mobic & Skelaxin . I started getting sick with a fever & feeling horrid ... so I quit taking the Mobic (I was done taking Skelaxin ). I assumed the fever was from the medication since...

Liver Disorders board

Lower right pain below rib cage 7th August 2002
... break the muscle spasm cycle with the muscle relaxant - Skelaxin . I get relief at night by laying on my rt side on ... clothing make my pain worse. After restarting the Skelaxin for a couple days, my pain is minimal toward end of...


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