Flexeril User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

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

For Muscle Spasm "Took two 10 mg 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 helped a little with this. Things have settled down recently."

• Ala...
• February 29, 2016

For Muscle Spasm "Took two ten mg tablets, then tried to sleep. Couldn't sleep because of legs and upper back spasming the same or worse, and then fell asleep three times for thirty minutes to an hour each time, only to wake up because of spasming and then discovering I had pooed myself a little each time. It gave me horrible diarrhea. I would rather be knocked out with a few firm punches to the face than to try this stuff again. I'm fairly certain it not only didn't help, but it made everything worse."

• Sci...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 30, 2017

For Muscle Spasm "I read through some of the reviews here and wow, what doctors are you seeing that prescribe 10 mg, 3 times a day?! Of course, you have side effects lol. That's jumping off the deep end. You always start low and ramp up. Make sure you Google medications before just taking them. Doctors can be wrong and are wrong lots of times. My doctor told me 5 mg to 10 mg a day only at night. I'm on my first day after taking 10 mg last night and feel pretty groggy, but I only slept 7 hours (more than I usually get). I took a 5 mg pill at about 10:20 pm last night and was laying down for an hour before I took another 5 mg pill at 11:20 pm. It was about 12:20 am when I last looked at the time. I did wake up with a headache that went away after an hour though."

• ang...
• February 15, 2012

For Muscle Spasm "The side effect that made me stop it was severe reflux. I would wake up from a dead sleep, basically vomiting in my mouth and nearly choking on it. This happened nightly for weeks, and I just couldn't tolerate it anymore. It does help a great deal with relaxing the muscles (and for pain). I also get insomnia from this while most people get drowsy."

• Pau...
• May 16, 2018

For Muscle Spasm "I can't really say whether Flexeril helped with muscle pain or not because within 45 minutes of taking it, 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."

• Pub...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 28, 2022

For Muscle Spasm "After taking generic Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) for several weeks for muscle spasms in my shoulder, I started to experience full-blown panic attacks after taking this medication. I had never experienced a panic attack before in my life, so I didn’t really know what was happening the first few times. I don’t have the words to describe how truly terrible and debilitating the experience was. Finally, I realized that the panic attacks occurred shortly after taking this medication. So far, stopping the medication has stopped the panic attacks (thank God!). It took a few days to start feeling better after stopping the medication. Supposedly, this medication can have rare central nervous system side effects for some people. Sharing my experience with the hope that it might help someone else. Please be careful."

• Anonymous
• September 26, 2010

For Fibromyalgia "This muscle relaxer is very good at relaxing my muscles if taken for several days; it is slow-acting. The negative side is that my doctor only lets me take it when I have a flare-up, so I have to take it about 4 days before I get any relief, and then when I stop taking it, it stays in my system for about 3 days, and then I go right back to my normal baseline level of pain. I wish I could take it every day because I feel so much less pain overall when I have it built up in my system."

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

For Muscle Spasm "Ok, so I have fibromyalgia, DJD, Raynaud's 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."

• whi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 12, 2013

"Took for lower back pain. Definitely made me drowsy, dry mouth, and throat. It did not relax me. I found myself tightening the muscles all over my body to compensate for feeling so tired and weak to be able to move, stand, and walk with the pain. Did nothing for the pain and was so drowsy I had difficulty focusing through it to function. I did lay down to try to relax and breathe through and ended up passing out for over 4 hours. I guess it was good to get some rest, but not having a choice about it... very uncomfortable with that idea."

• OAM...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 13, 2017

For Muscle Spasm "I first tried this for severe lower back spasms. The doc warned me I would feel 'hung over' the first few days, which was true. Start with a low dose and ramp up if needed. The first a.m. I shrugged my shoulders and thought, 'Wow-this is what it's like to be normal!' (I had wrecked my neck in a parachute accident several years before). BONUS: I had been waking up at 1-3 a.m. every morning and was not able to go back to sleep. This med solved that problem. At the same time, I was able to get up in the middle of the night, take care of my toddler, then go back to sleep without a problem. CON: it causes dry mouth, which leads to dental problems. Sad. I take it only a few times a year now. (I took it every night for several years)."

• Tes...
• June 21, 2011

For Muscle Spasm "I'm on it for fibromyalgia, and it helps me more than the antidepressants and Mirapex did, but doesn't totally erase my pain. A lot of people complain that it knocks them out, but I'm on 10 mg a dose, and it doesn't do that to me."

• Dee...
• August 28, 2016

For Muscle Spasm "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 opiates, 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."

• Anonymous
• November 4, 2008

For Migraine "I am an 18-year-old female who has only been taking this for about a month. I've had migraines for about 4 years and have been prescribed every kind of beta and calcium blocker you can think of. Right now, I'm taking this along with Tiazac, and it seems to be the best combination for me so far. I no longer wake up with pounding headaches, nor do I get limb weakness or spots. My only complaint is that it takes a few hours to start working, and then it does so full force. I would say to definitely take this before bedtime, and don't plan on doing anything until you get a good rest."

• Hyb...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 15, 2021

For Muscle Spasm "Prescribed it countless times over the years and not once has it ever helped or had any impact. NOT ONCE. It's to the point that I don't even get it filled when I'm prescribed it anymore. Absolute waste of money. Becoming increasingly convinced that it's just prescribed to pad insurance billing. Tylenol and ibuprofen have more of an impact than this garbage."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 25, 2020

For Muscle Spasm "Taking Lasix, I get a lot of muscle spasms in my rib cage as a side effect, so my doctor gave me cyclobenzaprine HCl 10 mg to take every 8 hrs, and other than a side effect of diarrhea, this medicine has been a wonder drug for me."

• Anonymous
• February 8, 2009

For Muscle Spasm "I was taking Flexeril for muscle spasms in my back. It would relieve 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."

• Bam...
• June 27, 2019

For Muscle Spasm "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-depressants/anxiety, even natural medications, or hay fever 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 and 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's 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."

• Mr2...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 30, 2016

For Muscle Spasm "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 followed, researched, and found it is the cheapest muscle relaxers. In my opinion, there is bad stuff in those things, currently taking Soma and no side effects even when taken for the same time frame: taken longer too."

• Mic...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 18, 2022

For Muscle Spasm "I have had Flexeril prescribed to me multiple times throughout the years for severe muscle tension and spasms. I don’t understand why doctors are so hung up on prescribing a medication that doesn’t work. Regardless of the dosage, my muscles continue to spasm and the tension never lessens. I have begged for something different with no luck. Now I just refuse the Flexeril scripts and deal with the pain. There’s no point in paying for and ingesting a medication that doesn’t work for you..."

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

For Muscle Spasm "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."

• Sic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 25, 2017

"I was prescribed Flexeril for migraines, and it was the WORST experience of my life. After developing a migraine, I took one 5 mg Flexeril in the afternoon and, about 6 hours later, one 50 mg tramadol and one 100 mg Imitrex. I ended up in the ER at 3 o'clock in the morning, unable to breathe, barely able to move, and in a full-blown panic attack. Apparently, Flexeril is similar in chemical makeup to Elavil - a drug I had a VIOLENT reaction to! - and can cause something called serotonin syndrome (which is what I had) when taken with tramadol. Why didn't my doctor know this? Why was I never warned that Flexeril should NOT be taken with tramadol due to possible dangerous interactions? I'll NEVER take this dangerous drug again."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 19, 2021

For Sciatica "I was prescribed this on two separate occasions, one was for TMJ issues 4 years ago. I heard really great things about this medication, including complete relief from pain and the ability to have a good night's rest. I took 10 mg every night for 30 days and didn't notice a difference in pain, nor was there an improvement in my sleep. It did absolutely nothing. I could barely open my mouth enough to take a bite of food or to yawn. Fast forward 4 years, and I'm prescribed it again for tight muscles in my lower back, causing some sciatica and lower back arthritis. I've taken it about 4-5 days, and my pain has actually gotten worse. I don't feel any positive effects from the medication whatsoever, no drowsiness, no pain relief. But I will say that I do believe it is negatively affecting my mood. I am also taking Elavil and noticed improvements with my mood while taking Elavil only. When Flexeril was added, on the 5th day, I noticed my mood has drastically declined (depression/anxiety)."

• lah...
• June 18, 2009

For Muscle Spasm "I had some very tight, non-spasming muscles in my back. Acute myofasciitis or something like that. For some reason, my doctor prescribed Flexeril, Vicodin 5/500, and 800 mg Ibuprofen. I didn't like the idea of taking Ibuprofen with acetaminophen, so I just used the Flexeril and Vicodin. It worked very well, but I couldn't do anything but turn into a pile on the couch when taking both."

• Anonymous
• November 11, 2011

For Muscle Spasm "I was prescribed 10 mg Flexeril after pulling an abdominal muscle, which led to spasms. The Flexeril made the pain and spasms stop, but gave me severe dry mouth and made me so dizzy I couldn't get to sleep."

• Rit...
• December 8, 2019

"It's amazing to me that so many people feel this is a strong medication. I took 10 mg Flexeril for carpal tunnel a few years ago and felt absolutely nothing. No lethargy, no sleepiness, no relief of symptoms. I also tried Soma, which didn't help either. My doctor finally switched me to a real, well-known, tried and true muscle relaxant-diazepam (Valium) 10 mg, which would knock most folks out. But not me, and I'm of average weight for my height. The Valium helped some, symptoms improved a bit with rest, but still not a whole lot. So, after 2 months of trying meds and hand therapy, hot wax treatments, and rest... my doc and I decided I needed to have the carpal tunnel surgery to get some relief. That's what helped the most."