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I was wondering about Skelaxin. I have some and have taken it in the past...but don't even remember side effects or how I felt taking it or anything. Is this addictive?Anybody know anything about it? Thanks!

Started w/ Flexeril (liked it, but couldn't take during the day,as I have small kids and it made me VERY sleepy!) Then I was put on Skelaxin and I feel like that does nothing( 800mg. 3x day) I could take 2 at one time and still...nothing? I think I'm going to ask to go back on Flexeril(for bed time) to reduce my pain and spasms) Thanks!

My doc just gave me Skelaxin for my back pain and said it might help. I have been trying to cut back taking hydro and I don't want to take anything that is going to make me woosey. I started into therapy last week and it is really making my back hurt. The nurosurgeon I saw said I have from L-1 to S-1 messed up and he does not think surgery would help any. So he just said take the hydro because your not taking that many (only 3 a day 7.

In the meantime, I can recommend a position that may help you sleep. Just a warning though, you will probably sleep in this position for the rest of your life, because it becomes a habit quickly. My PT told me to lay on my side of my good arm, and let my bad arm rest in front of me with a pillow under it. I also keep a pillow between my knees because the accident tore ligaments from my cervical vertebrae and caused sacroiliac dysfunction.

Hello and hope you are doing well. Moderate interactions occur between lunesta and skelaxin. They have central nervous system and/or respiratory-depressant effects. I would strongly caution you not to drive or operate heavy machinery while on these medications as you might injure yourself or others. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

I dont think it's a potassium deficiencty cuz I love green vegi's ). I dont want to take a narcotic muscle relaxer cuz I have to work. Does anyone know if Skelaxin helps? Im curious cuz maybe thats worth trying? IDK, if anyone has suggestions I'd really appreciate it. Anything to make it stop... IT HURTS! Oh ya, is this just a normal thing i'll likely be managing w/ MS or is it a flare thing? I dont feel like i'm in a flare. I just came out of one....

Today I woke up at 12pm and took my vyvanse at 4 pm. I know it's stupid but its 2 am now and I can't go to sleep. I do have cyclobenzaprine, skelaxin, benadryl, and even alcohol if any of these can help me fall asleep. What should I do?

As the result of a back injury in February, I began taking Soma and 10 mgs of hydrocodone at night to help me sleep. I took no pain killers during the day, just Skelaxin. I stopped taking Skelaxin several weeks ago and am now in the process of discontinuing the Hydrocodone. I took the last Soma and 1/2 of a 5 mg tablet several nights ago. This is my second round with trying to get off this med. The problem is the insomnia or sleeplessness that occurs in the middle of the night.

CURRENTLY I TAKE 1500MG OF VICODIN EVERY 4 TO 5 HOURS AND 800 MG OF SKELAXIN EVERY 6 HRS,, FYI DOC ONLY TOLD ME TO TAKE SKELAXIN AT NIGHT,, BUT IT DOESNT HELP SO I UPED IT MY SELF PER MFG WEBSITE... GOD PLEASE HELP ME..ASAP.. MY FOLLOW UP IS MON JAN 12TH AND I WANT TO BE INFORMED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE...

The pain became the worst ever to the point of tears. The doctor prescribed skelaxin 800mg, it didn't help, then I added 400mg Advil.. The pain somehow got better, but still there. So Went for Motrin 800mg with Skelaxin, didn't help. So finally she gave a prescription of Tramadol 50mg.. it doesn't work. I don't what to do, I can sleep, I can't move my head, it's hard to drive. I had tried ice therapy and about to start heat theraphy, but I'm still waiting for the swelling to go down.

It would pull me so far into sleep..At first I would sleep blissfully all night..Then as my body was getting more and more use to it, I would only sleep for a few hours then my eyes would pop open and I wouldnt be able to go back to sleep for a long time! I'm sorry to say but with my experiance, it only got worse the longer I took it..The sleep lasts shorter and shorter and you have to take more and more..I just stopped taking them because by that point I was getting better sleep without them!

Not sure what the difference is since all this is new happenings. But yeah I might do a quarter skelaxin once or twice a week here and there to help me sleep, I deserve a break I think. hehe. ordered a theracane from amazon.com. :) as well as this book? http://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Therapy-Workbook-Self-Treatment/dp/1572243759/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1291943457&sr=8-3 I am really hopeful that the chiropractor didn't mess me up and that this is all thyroid related.

00 am avery morning. I would go to sleep with no pain and wake up with a migraine. I couldn't work and started to see a neurologist the current tx. is Topomax 200 mg at bed time, Neurontin 100 mg 2 tabs will tapering up to 400 mg. at bed time. Skelaxin 800 mg q 4 hours ( only one thats helping with my neck pain) , Floricet two tabs every 6 to 8 hrs for slow progresing migaines. Maxalt for full blown migraines to control them. Lexapro 1 tab at bed time. Ambien 5 mg at bed time.

They start from the time I get up in the moring and don't go away unitl I have taken my Ambien Cr and go to sleep. I have had a CAT scan, and an EEG, so for nothing. They keep telling me it is migraines, but I have not heard of migraines lasting longer that a couple of weeks. I have bee put on "Topomax, Skelaxin, Prednisone, Naprosyn, and Immitrex, and Midrin. Nothing alleviates thte pain. The pain is horrible and sometimes i feel like my head is being squeezed, or about to blow up.

I just want to know what medications you take to relieve the symptoms, pain relievers?, sleep aids?, what? I'm in a rough place right now and I just can't handle the pain and live at the same time!

Try and keep youself distracted -( movies, games, books, hobbies, whatever) And maybe use melatonin, benadryl (my favorite), sleepytime (celestial seasonings) tea - for sleep problems. My sleep is just getting back in order after almost 3 months....yours wont be as bad I'm sure...and I did it!

She is a wonderful doctor as well a wonderful person. Recently had a sleep study and a MSLT nap study the following day. This was my 4th sleep study and they all have indicated the inability to get Stage 3 or 4 sleep (less than 5 min. per night). The combination of this study and my first MSLT nap study produced a perfect pattern for diagnosis of Narcolepsy. Has there ever been a study to look at the coorelation between the 2 diseases.

topamax, pamelor, skelaxin In the hospital: depakote, solu-cortef (hydrocortisone), zofran (not sure why...

I will try to avoid them right now tho because they make me sluggish and I am already fatigued with my cut in dose of hydrocodne..anything can be abused...skelaxin is a fairly safe muscle relaxer.....

Thanks for the info you have provided so far. I had some leftover Skelaxin tablets from when I'd been to the doctor for pain related to a herniated disk in my back before, so I tried taking those for a few days. I did notice an improvement, which is great, but it gave me insomnia to the point I was only getting a couple hours sleep a night and I just couldn't keep it up. I may try the meds again in a few days at lower amounts and see if I can get some more improvement.

My physician has me on ultracet and skelaxin, which just takes the edge off the pain, I am desperate for a good nights sleep!

numbness, twitching at night, trouble sleeping, depression, weight gain and that is just problems with my back and arm. I have had MRIs on my head, neck (2), back (4), CT (back), EMG (right arm), Dexa Scan (2), X-Ray (neck), Echo for tachy cardia & Bloodwork. I take Cymbalta 60mg, Omeprazole 20mg, Celebrex 200mg, Protonix 40mg, Calcium 2000mg, Fosamx 70mg, Trazodone 50mg, Skelaxin 400mg & Lortab 5. The last 3 I take as needed.

I was referred to a neurologist, who dx's tension headaches, and rx'd Mobic, Skelaxin and PT and time off work (8 weeks). No help. I switched to Flexeril at the suggestion of my GP and that helps me to sleep. My neruo ref'd me to an anethesiologist for trigger point injections this week. He dx'd occipital neuralgia as a result of the positions I was probably in during surgery and said to lay off PT.

He said he didnt have a problem with the skelaxin but maybe after this prescription I should take tylenol or motrin! He called me in Ultram and it does not even come close to touching the pain. What is the usual time line for them giving pain meds after a pretty severe surgery as this?

I was diagnosed at age 16, and have been on several powerful medications. Skelaxin and Relafin are two which have helped most, but go to a doctor and explain the pain you are experiencing to them! If they are a good doctor at all, they will help you to alleviate the pain with a mix of medication and physical therapy as they did with me. I wish you the best.

When i switch to my left side, the left side of my neck stays sore. when i try sleeping on my back, i have to elevate my knees to avoid low back pain, which i do. i don't know if this is just muscular pain or if there could be a pinched nerve or something. Skelaxin helps a little. it makes me unable to rest welll. my upper shoulder muscles are very tense. Any ideas? Thanks!

The pain is less when I sit, sometimes bothers me a lot at night making it difficult to sleep, but mostly any kind of activity will bring it on. I need to be active as part of my weight loss regimen.. and I do take short walks right now. MRIs are so expensive and therapy that follows is too .. and then if this is just a radiculopathy nerve pain that is radiating down, then would the MRI even show anything? Any ideas as to what this pain could be? It has been getting progressive.

I've taken zanaflex before. It's a muscle relaxer similar to flexeril, skelaxin, etc. I never took more than 1 or 2 occasionally, so I'm not sure about chronic use. But, most literature I've read says to taper down to avoid mild withdrawal symptoms. I'd just reduce my dosages, maybe by splitting pills, until you are off it. Muscle relaxers never did anything for me, personally.

No infections, no bacterias. Please help...I have gotten chills in my arms twice in the last couple of weeks while sleeping. I am taking azythromicin for my sinuses and skelaxin for my inflammation. Has anyone ever had these symptoms?. What else could I do?

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