Methocarbamol and Dizziness: What Users Say

• thi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 2, 2013

Methocarbamol for Muscle Spasm "I have recently had back surgery. I am 17, used to be a track athlete, and happen to have a lot of right leg spasms. So far I took the Robaxin once. I am prescribed 2 x 750mg every 6 hours but that dosage I learned shortly was way too much. Ended up so dizzy, I threw up. So if anyone is wondering, don't take 2 if pain is minor and in one area."

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

Methocarbamol 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

Methocarbamol 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."

• ROB...
• April 26, 2009

For Muscle Spasm "Methocarbamol is the best. I hate opiate-based medications, they make me dizzy and sick. Methocarbamol 500 mg taken with 800 mg ibuprofen was like a beautiful switch from heaven. It just turned off the pain with absolutely no side effects-except for the first time, some well-needed sleep. I pull back muscles quite often, and that combination instantly works every time."

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

Methocarbamol for Muscle Spasm "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

Methocarbamol for Muscle Spasm "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."

• Bac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 9, 2016

Methocarbamol for Muscle Spasm "I have been prescribed Robaxin 750 mg for having back pains after getting an epidural for childbirth. It works okay. I'm supposed to take it every 4 hours or when the aches return. I don't even have to look at the clock and can tell the 4 hours went by because the aches return. I wish I had something I don't have to take every 4 hours, just 12 instead. I have to make sure I have my pills with me, or I will be so miserable. My aches make me so dizzy because of how bad they are."

• mom...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 16, 2019

Methocarbamol for Muscle Spasm "I haven't taken this too long. I know enough that this, like many drugs, is not a magic pill. I have spinal stenosis due to 3 herniated disks and degenerative disk disease. I also have fibromyalgia. My doctor cut my opioids back to 3 morphine a day, the lowest possible dose, all because of the CDC and DEA. When I took the higher dose of opioids (which were increased over a long period of time), my pain was better controlled. Although this doesn't make me sleepy, I can't honestly say it does much for me, if anything. I also take gabapentin for nerve pain, which helps me quite a bit. Not all meds work for everyone. The first time I took it, I took it with my gabapentin and morphine. Won't do that again. Made me very, very dizzy and loopy, and I had to go to bed. And I have a high tolerance for meds. Now I can take any 2 of my meds at a time, just not all 3. Insurance doesn't cover it."

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

Methocarbamol for Muscle Spasm "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."

• Che...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 2, 2016

For Muscle Spasm "Today is the first day I took it (literally prescribed this morning) only for occasional use, due to my scripts of sedatives and pain medications. It is not sedating, I do have blurred vision, but my muscles are EXTREMELY relaxed, but not too much that I can't do anything. I am a bit dizzy, but I also am taking other medications and currently on some stuff for a sinus infection. It took about an hour to kick in, but my traps, thighs, and back feel almost no pain. I feel so relaxed, I have not taken any of my Valium today, and I feel almost as if I took one, although this medicine (methocarbamol) is non-sedating. I feel wonderful so far. No side effects yet. Not for everyday use, at least for me. Recommended for occasional use."

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

Methocarbamol for Muscle Spasm "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."

• Bup...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 13, 2018

For Muscle Spasm "This drug made me feel sick to my stomach, dizzy, and nauseated continually (like carsick). I felt very little symptom relief. It was not my favorite muscle relaxant I have ever taken."