Muscle Relaxants

Muscle Relaxants are drugs that relieve muscle spasm. You have centrally-acting muscle relaxants like Benzodiazepines and Methocarbamol as well as smooth muscle relaxants like dicyclomine. There are several other skeletal muscle relaxants: Baclofen, Carisoprodol, Chlorzoxazone, Cyclobenzaprine, Dantrolene, Metaxalone, Orphenadrine, Pancuronium and Tizanidine. Discuss the pros, cons and side effects of various muscle relaxants.

Death caused by muscle cream overdose

New York medical examiner's office announced last week that a teenage American track star had died after excessive use of muscle relaxing cream that contained the ingredient methyl salicylate. Arielle Newman, a 17-year-old cross country runner was suffering from pains in her legs because of her...

by Mayo over a year ago

What is considered a high level in a drug screen and could other medication effect said level

I have been seeing a pain management doctor for quite some time now post-op as well for a current non-surgical issue. I have 4 ruptured discs in my neck and a ruptured disc in my lower back with a disc tear. I have never taken anything other than what I have been prescribed (legal or otherwise for...

by Kacy over a year ago

Cyclobenzaprine

Hi, The week of June 17, 2007 I got into a bad car accident. My car got totalled from front end direct-car impact. I did not get seriously injured a lot of bruises and numbness of my feet which subsided also muscle tightness and pain. A doctor of the hopsital perscribed me Cyclobenzapr (the...

by Guest over a year ago

Death from Topical Pain Cream with Cyclobenaprine as an ingredient

Has anyone heard of death from toxic levels of Cyclobenzaprine (Flexoril) in a compounded cream with other ingredients such as ketamine, tramadol, amytripyline? The only toxic blood level was cyclobenzaprine, and the person was found dead after one days use on a facial area near tmj. Body...

by Guest over a year ago

I have a prescription for lexerall 10mg. my doctors has take 3x daily. he also gave me zanaflex 1/2

My dr has prescribed Flexerall 10 mg and has 3x a day., I was taking 1-2 pills at bedtime. I went to get my prescription, and there is a script for zanaflex 1/2 pill at bedtime. Looking at them the are both muscle relaxers. I have fibromyalgia, and CIDP (which is a nerve disorder) I do have muscle...

by Karen over a year ago

Soma Withdrawals Help Needed

Answered by a doctor

Please tell me they stop :'( I had only been on them for 3 weeks when I realized If i didn't take one I would flip out. There is crushing anxiety. (I went to the store and bought makeup and actually used this because of flipping out....I am a guy. I'm going to lose my job over these things. Does...

by majcric150912 over a year ago

Combined Flexeril, now having complications.

I have been researching online, and have called my pharmacy but still don't feel at peace, so perhaps someone here can assist. Last week I went into urgent care for intense pain in my back and kidneys. Turns out I had a sever back spasm and sprained pelvic area. The doctor told me to take 800 mg IB...

by gorilla_garden101605 over a year ago

herbs for relaxing muscles

Answered by a doctor

I am in desperate need for some relaxation! I have noticed that my muscles are extremely tense. I go for a full body massage once every two weeks, but I can't afford to go more regularly as my insurance will not cover more than that. What role can herbs play in relaxing muscles? I suppose there must...

by cody_154910154910 over a year ago

Doctor prescribed me Cyclobenzapr 5mg

I was recently in a car accident and got rear-ended and have been experiencing some pain, so my doctor prescribed me Cyclobenzapr 5mg which is just a generic form of Flexeril. He told me to take it 4 times a day; at breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime. It kinda seems like that may be too many...

by Guest over a year ago

my daddy's health. he is 64 yrs old

My daddy is 64 years of age. Around 15-16 years ago he was doing clothes business and used to carry weights on the left side of his body. After sometime he noticed that his left side of the body was not as effective as his right part. For e.g. he was not able to wear his shoes in the left leg as...

by shabuddinshaikh109544 over a year ago