Robaxin and Drowsiness: What Users Say

• Get...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 1, 2013

For Muscle Spasm "My doctor prescribed me this for muscle spasms in my neck and through my right shoulder/arm. And by the time I was able to take it, the spasms had quit on their own. I never threw out the meds and recently my spasms started back up again, which they do on occasion. My spasms are severe - literally preventing me from being functional for upwards of 3 days. Robaxin actually works and releases a lot of the stress and pain from my spasms. Only downside is it takes upwards of an hour and a half or longer for me to feel the effects. Zero noticeable side effects besides some mild drowsiness, which is no biggie. Helps me sleep at night through the pain. I'd recommend this medicine."

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

For Muscle Spasm "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

For Muscle Spasm "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."

• Adi...
• February 8, 2012

For Muscle Spasm "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."

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

For Muscle Spasm "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."

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

For Muscle Spasm "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."

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

For Muscle Spasm "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."

• Anonymous
• July 29, 2009

For Muscle Spasm "I have used it many times for muscle spasms. A low dose usually is all that is needed. No side effects except a little drowsiness."

• Mel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 22, 2020

For Muscle Spasm "Took half a Robaxin 750 mg, threw up twice within 20 minutes. Itchy and drowsy. Maybe only 1/4 pill and see how that goes. On oxy too, so maybe if I don’t take them together?"