Orphenadrine for Migraine User Reviews
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- Joe...
- April 14, 2018
"I was prescribed this for my migraines and slight muscle spasms. The first day after taking it, I was having frequent urination, dry mouth, dizziness, nausea, hot flashes, and confusion. I continued taking it for 7 days, but the side effects became worse. Nausea turned to vomiting. Eyes became so blurry I couldn't read anymore. My arms and face started getting tremors, and I was having pressure in my face. I started getting extreme episodes of anxiety. I discontinued the medication, and everything has slowly gotten better. It's been about 11 days, and I still am dealing with the nausea, but everything else has almost gone away. Just nausea and tremors still remain."
- nur...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- June 20, 2017
"Have been using orphenadrine for migraine for several years. I use a 100 mg ER tablet with 1000 mg acetaminophen. It is the only thing that has consistently worked on my migraines without major side effects. It is inexpensive and non-addictive but not used much in the US. I had suffered for years with migraines, had been on atenolol with some decrease in the number, but it exacerbated asthma. I discovered this medication while living in the Philippines, and it has been a lifesaver. Fortunately, I have migraines only 2 to 3 times per month. I do not know how it would work with intractable migraines."
- Dep...
- November 23, 2009
"I was first given this medicine for intractable migraines at the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago. The headaches were so severe that I could not even lay my head on a pillow. After treatment with Orphenadrine Citrate 60 mg IM every 6 hours. No more migraines. I maybe have to take it once a month. When they occur... it takes care of them. This is adjunct emergency medicine, I might add. They placed me on Verapamil 180 SA once a day and Keppra at night. So far so good. Headache-free for the first time in over 15 months. My doctor there was great."
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 17, 2022
"So I used to take this like once or twice a week as needed, and it would help. But one day I had really bad head pain and was freaking out it wouldn’t go away. I took one pill Friday night, Saturday I took one in the morning and one at night, then Sunday morning. By Sunday afternoon, all of a sudden I couldn’t see properly, it was freaking me out. Then by Sunday night, I had intense anxiety-like I suffer from anxiety but never ever like I did with this med-and it lasted 3 days, with INTENSE panic attack for 27/4. I can’t even explain. After a few days, the intense anxiety lifted but turned into just regular anxiety, and all the while, I got this weird lightheaded dizzy feeling in my head. I still have the anxiety and lightheadedness, and it’s been 2 weeks. I’m praying it goes away soon. I guess from taking so much this all happened because I would take it once or twice a week and never experienced the feelings I got. Never taking another one again though."
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- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- May 8, 2018
"I use one 50 mg tablet of this muscle relaxant along with one or two Naproxen Sodium (Aleve) tablets as a first-line regiment to break an initial starting migraine. For some early/mild migraines, this can give relief. When not caught early (within 1 hr) or it is a moderate migraine, the second-line regiment includes a 2nd Orphenadrine dose and a 50 mg Tramadol (Ultram), which usually provides relief in addition to lying down, relaxing in a dark, quiet, cool room. Strong migraines use a third-line regiment of a 2nd Tramadol, coffee (caffeine), warm shower/bath, foot/hand massage, soothing music, as well as a dark, quiet, cool room."
- vau...
- April 19, 2010
Orphenadrine "Made me blurry, drowsy, and cognitive dulling. Short trial only (two weeks), then stopped due to side effects."
- Eca...
- January 24, 2018
Orphenadrine "Only drug that has broken a bad 1-week cycle of migraines. One IM injection and my head starts to feel better within the hour."
- Dew...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 6, 2013
"I ended up in ICU with heart palpitations (over 200 bpm). I only took one tablet of Norflex, and this happened almost 6 hours after taking it. Turns out I'm allergic to orphenadrine."
- nik...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 17, 2019
Orphenadrine "This medication, Antiflex, I was recommended to by my doctor. It helps with migraines and helps with cramps. It's really useful."
- sta...
- March 9, 2017
"Only drug that worked to break a 1-week bad migraine cycle. I used one IM injection, and within an hour, the pain was totally gone. The only side effect was waking up a lot during the night."
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"I suffered for years, this is the only medicine that got rid of my migraines. Everything else just calmed the migraines down, but they did not go away. I also found it worked for seasickness, I would get violently sick even on mild water. Now I can enjoy the ocean. I now will be the only one not sick on rough days. I take it with an aspirin and caffeine pill. If you find it doesn't work, you might have to up the dose."