Robaxin for Muscle Spasm User Reviews (Page 2)

• gin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 11, 2016

"Robaxin has worked very well for my back muscle spasms. Also for tension headache due to muscle tension in my neck and head. My only side effects were initially a feeling of constantly needing to urinate, even when there was no need. But that went away after a few weeks. Now, though, I have been experiencing bad dreams and broken sleep, the problem is I don't know if these negative effects are from the Robaxin or something else I am taking. I do take several other medications in addition to the Robaxin."

• Dga...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2019

"I took this for several days. Took at 8 pm, 6 am still wide awake and still in pain. So not only was I in horrible pain, I was trying to function with no sleep. Got a different med that worked. New Dr. (military) prescribed it again. I told her it didn't work. But had to prove it. Took it again. Same thing. It kept me up all night and didn't help the pain."

• Zbb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 15, 2020

"Aggravated a herniated disc, which resulted in sciatic pain down the back of one leg, and for some reason a muscle in my right side. The side pain was with excruciating spasms, my back would seize up from one side across to the other side. Flexeril did nothing. Couldn’t take it, so went to ER, and the doctor gave me a Toradol shot and 750 mg Robaxin. I slept from 11:30 pm till 8:30 am, hadn't slept that long in probably 10 years. Woke up, pain was much less, but spasms started up a little, so I took another at 12 pm. Started feeling a little dizzy and drowsy soon after, so I slept for about 5 hours, and at 8 pm was still drowsy. The pain was there, which I could deal with using 800 mg Motrin, but the spasms were gone. After reading about the 30 or so side effects, and spasms gone, I'm good. I won’t take any more."

• Anonymous
• August 24, 2011

"I take Robaxin so that I can stay awake and alert in the daytime and do more with less pain. I'm on paracetamol, gabapentin, and morphine. If I increase the doses of these, I become unconscious, but if I take Robaxin at night, it helps me sleep. Odd. I'm not sure of the side effects as I have so many from the other medicines. A balancing act of trial and error is needed, but it is well worth getting rid of the pain for a while."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 31, 2015

"I have three herniated discs C4-C7, cervical kyphosis, spinal stenosis, and am taking Robaxin 500 mg twice a day along with MS Contin 15 mg ER. I've been on Soma and Valium for my muscle spasms related to the kyphosis. I was just put on Robaxin by a new pain management doctor. It doesn't do anything to help my muscle spasms. I'm very disappointed with this medicine. I've been on Flexeril and Skelaxin, but those didn't work for me either. I can't take Baclofen because I have epilepsy. I'm hoping my pain management doctor will let me just get back on the Soma so I can get some relief from my awful muscle spasms."

• Adi...
• February 8, 2012

"I was given this medication for degenerative disc disease and muscle spasms. I only take it at night because it has heavy sedative effects. I.e., I take it at 7:00 pm, go to bed, and if I wake up at 10:30 to use the bathroom, I feel like I'm drunk, stumbling, and uncoordinated. It makes you sleep through, unfortunately, it didn't do much to help the pain. I still wake up with pain in my back."

• Iri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2018

"Prolonged virus (5+ days) caused the worst fibromyalgia flare-up I've had in 10 years. My symptoms worsened with each day that passed: deep, all-over body aches; swollen and inflamed joints; stomach pain with intestinal cramping. Not to be gross, but I had constant flatulence and loose bowel movements. I worried that taking Robaxin 500 mg with Lyrica 225 mg would be too sedating... what if there was an emergency, and I couldn't respond to save my disabled son and myself? My doctor assured me that I could react to a smoke detector or help him if he had a seizure... but not to drive. Within two hours of taking both meds, I felt the tension slowly leaving my muscles; I fell asleep and woke up to a sound outside; I was able to go back to sleep quickly. Still have a dull headache and widespread pain, but no 'hangover' feeling. I think Advil 400 mg can get me through my day. I hope the Robaxin will help me to get sufficient relief and sleep to return to work in two days."

• Aly...
• September 21, 2017

"I have a pinched nerve in my back going down the front of my leg. For 2 days, my back was all messed up, then woke up to numbness from knee to ankle. I fell 3 times before I went to the doctors (local urgent care). He prescribed Robaxin and a steroid pack. I do not feel any different. I'm still having muscle spasms in my right thigh along with no feeling in my right shin area. I can barely walk. I didn't have any side effects at all from this medication, but they didn't work either. I just want my life back."

• Msk...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 16, 2016

"If I could give this drug a zero rating, I would. Since I take Klonopin for anxiety and oxycodone for severe pain due to extreme degenerative disc disease and facet joint disease in my entire spine, along with 11 herniated discs, my new pain management doctor would not allow me to keep taking Soma (which worked wonderfully) because of the goddamn DEA. I have been on that combination for years with no problems. I am not addicted to any kind of drug, nor do I have the desire to abuse drugs. I simply take them to bring back my quality of life. I'm dealing with a failed microdiscectomy at L5-S1, which is causing me level 10 bilateral nerve pain from the groin area to my toes. I took 3 500mg pills, which did not work, so I threw the bottle out."

• Gra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 2, 2023

"I allegedly have a bulging disc causing muscle spasms in my left leg and numbness in my foot. Robaxin doesn’t seem to do anything for me. Even at a higher dose, I feel no effects. Not even grogginess or sleepiness."

• Jin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2021

"I took Robaxin with 600 mg Ibuprofen for pain. There's an aspect of muscle tension or contractures with Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (NTOS), so muscle relaxers have been used to try and manage pain. The idea behind the 600 mg Ibuprofen and Robaxin was to have a muscle relaxer with an anti-inflammatory working at the same time, I guess to get as close to an analgesic as possible. Day one, I could hardly sleep at all and felt like my anti-anxiety medication had been negated, very wired and anxious, feeling somewhat mentally off, like on the verge of mania. After a week of taking this, on the seventh day, I felt very strange. I started feeling dizzy, but not a spinning dizzy, more like a head rush type dizzy. I started getting hot and cold flashes and felt like my face was going white; I felt very faint. I started to feel every beat of my heart; it felt slow and hard. Then I started seeing little green spots and red tracers; ultimately, I just felt sick. I felt like I was either going to have a heart attack or pass out, maybe both."

• Cri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 18, 2020

"My 70-year-old mother had a crick in her neck. I took her to our doctor, he gave her 500 mg of Methocarbamol. She took one and lay down. Four hours later, she woke up, was going to the restroom, got dizzy, fell down, and has been suffering from hallucinations and delusions for 3 days now."

• TSt...
• May 22, 2017

"Somehow I managed to hurt my back simply bending over. The pain on the left side of my back curls around my ribs. The pain is so bad that it knocks the wind out of me. I tried taking extra strength Robaxin last night. Nope, didn't work, and I was wide awake tossing and turning all night. Don't understand how a muscle relaxer can keep you wide awake all night long? I think I will continue with the heating pad and rest, seeing that seems to give me more relief."

• Anonymous
• May 15, 2022

"Robaxin has helped me tremendously. I have been getting migraines caused by tension in my neck, and I also deal with severe spasms in my back. I have had two shoulder surgeries, and Robaxin helps with the pain."

• bub...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 28, 2016

"Do not take this drug. It made me ill after neck surgery. Read nih.gov about the terrible side effects around since 1957. I have my gallbladder surgery in March. I turned yellow, I had balance problems. Go to NIH.GOV to read about it. I couldn't remember what day it was. Memory loss is a big problem. The memory problem goes on after it, over 6 months for me. I couldn't sleep. It kept me awake at night, belching. Just awful."

• gfr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2016

"I only took 175 mg of Robaxin, and about 30 minutes later, my heart was pounding out of my chest, and I had a throbbing headache. That lasted about 2 hours. I'm on other medications and checked for interactions with Zoloft, Lexapro, and Wellbutrin. Anybody experience the same or similar?"

• Bad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 29, 2021

"Ended up in the hospital with severe back pain. I had a ruptured disc between L1 and S1. I could not sit, stand, or walk. My spine has numerous bulging discs from old injuries, and the vertebrae are eaten up by multiple myeloma. After 2 doctors tried to force me up and out of bed after adding morphine shots and Dilaudid IVs to my twice-a-day 15 mg extended-release morphine tabs with no relief. The 3rd doctor was great and didn’t force me to move. He put me on 6 mg of Dexamethasone, 1000 mg of Robaxin, and 5 mg of Valium. Within a matter of hours, I could sit up, after a couple of doses, I could stand and walk with a walker, and after a day and a half, I was walking on my own and was discharged from the hospital. Thank God for Robaxin and the other 2 drugs!"

• Fay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 18, 2021

"This medication is like a miracle pill for me. I wish I could take it regularly and not just as PRN. It makes my body feel so good. I had injuries from whiplash and muscle spasm, and this pill took what was debilitating levels of pain and made me able to function again. I only wish I could take it with other medications!"

• sid...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 2, 2016

"Felt like a fart, but it was a shart. Saw double, can't sleep, loss of appetite, dizzy, chest pains, my chest felt heavy. It did make my head forget about the pain, but it was still there. Bilateral spinal muscles were in spasm. T12, L1, and L2 problem. Never took this drug ever and won't ever again. Nauseated, diarrhea, bile colored. I took half the pill. It is nothing like Motrin. Flexeril is a safer medication, less likely to shart your pants. But took what was prescribed, never heard of this drug before."

• Tig...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 5, 2021

"Took one 750 mg Robaxin pill last night for chronic spasm. I am in hangover effect. I don't think I'll take any more. The spasms are still with me. This drug is not for me, there are too many side effects."

• Joy...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 16, 2021

"I was in a car accident and suffered a concussion and whiplash. It has been 8 months since my accident and I still have a lot of issues. I had dropped down to one pill a day, but then the severe head pain came back. I have now started back to 3 a day at 750 mg. I still have pain, but I can function. Everything else I have tried has made me very sleepy and groggy. I have also had a nerve block, 10 injections in my neck, dry needling, and 6 1/2 months of PT, which was very helpful. I don't like pills and am very sensitive to most, but Robaxin seems to be the only one I can tolerate."

• Jak...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 17, 2021

"I began taking this after suffering an extremely painful hamstring injury, which rendered me virtually unable to walk or even sit comfortably, and it put me out of work for a few miserable weeks. It doesn't stop the pain completely, but it makes it much more manageable. I can take a couple of these and make it through the day. I recommend mixing it with ibuprofen, just be careful with the dosage. One 750 mg tablet and two 250 mg ibuprofen every 6 hours does the trick for me, but you should check with a doctor first. This isn't a magical pill that will fix you completely, but it definitely helps. The first day I took it, it had no noticeable effect on me, but the second day I felt much better, so it may take a few doses for your body to get used to it. It's no miracle pill, but it definitely helps."

• Jay...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 13, 2021

"This medication is the only one that gives flexibility to the top of my spine, where the spondylitis troubles me. The relief allows me to participate at a competitive level of pool and relieves the pain of the condition better than other significant analgesics I am prescribed. I cannot say I have suffered any side effects that have had any impact on me going about my daily business or normal activities. Overall, it is an effective drug and gives the relief I need when used as prescribed."

• Anonymous
• July 2, 2010

"I tried no less than 10 muscle relaxers for fibromyalgia. This one was the only one that did the trick and left me with zero side effects."

• Dav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2014

"Helped me the first day. Used for shoulder and neck. Increased range of motion."