muscle relaxer not good

I was prescribed flexeral for my neck pain and I took it last night about 8 when my neck pain and tightness is really bad. I put the baby to bed and just passed out. I woke up this morning mad as he'll because all the dishes from dinner were still on the table. My husband had to put the other 3 to bed, and I usually clean up everything after kids r in bed. It was a Labour intensive dinner(homemade pita,hummus, and yogurt marinated grilled chicken) it was really good but just making it wore me out. At least everyone ate it. So this morning I'm bust cleaning the kitchen from last night. Dinner is going to be simple tonight. Any suggestions on a muscle relaxer that isn't going to knock me out.

Flexeril is known for sedation. I doubt very seriously your dr will rx Valium because of it being considered addicting. It is one of the best but they stopped rxing it years ago. Now a days usually spine surgery folks get it for limited use.

I take Baclofen which works very well for me, however, it may do the same as Flexeril did with you. They are all trial & error to see how you will react. You know we each one metabolize meds differently. I hope you can find one that will help & not be so sedating. Good luck.

I am aware that you are rx'd it BTL. However, it is very rare for people to get it. Its one of the best in my book, but the addiction issue is the reason they stopped rxing like before.

I believe they stopped rx valium for muscle relaxer because it can be dangerous with pain medication. At least that's what my last pain doctor said.

Crazy hazey nut - yes, I think it is, in terms of respiratory depression. I never take the two close together.

Hubby took flexeril many, many yrs ago and it cost him a job because it knocked him out and he couldn't go into work. No one told us that could happen.

Valium works very well for me with pain meds or alone. I doesn't knock me out or affect my ability to function. But, everyone is different. What drs rx depends on the patients history, how well and long the dr has known the patient and the drs personal feelings about certain meds. The way drs rx also seems to vary greatly depending on where you live. Caution has been recommended. But, there are no laws telling a dr what they can & can't prescribe.

Valium is a safe and effective muscle relaxer because of its half life, between 60-200 hrs. Secondly, it can be started as low as 1mg and titrated up from there.
. Btw, any muscle relaxer that is true to that classification of drug will make you drowsy, so keep that in mind.
. Finally, I was a corpsman and a surgical tech in the Navy foe 11 years; I know first hand about how difficult it can be to have chronic pain and try to stay awake long enough to perform your duties.
. I did 2tours in Iraq and.suffered severe head, facial.and spinal trauma that prevents me from working as either a surgical tech, or an EMT, so just being able to earn enough money to support myself has been a challenge ever since I returned home in 2011, but I do thank God I'm alive; I just have issues with our VA system and how they treat all veterans. I have been waiting to get my jaw and fractured teeth repaired since I've been home! I've spent several thousand dollars of my own $$$ on the oral surgery and get judged by my appearance all the time. You see, I'm in my early 40's and am missing most of my teeth, so everyone assumes I must me a crack or meth head. I was even turned down by a plasma donation lab because they said that even though I had been in Iraq, I've had far too many surgical procedures for a person my age. They basically called me a person looking to donate mu plasma so that I could afford to pay for my illegal drug habits.
. In summation, I've grown tired of the entire medical system, moreover, I wish that docs didn't have to be afraid to practice quality medicine because of the DEA and government oversight.
. If you go to Canada, Tylenol with codeine is sold as.an over the counter drug, because sometimes OTC drugs just wont cut the pain.
. I van only pray that with the move towards legalized cannabis, that the money the US wasted annually on the war on drugs could be better spent elsewhere.
I apologize for the rant, but something's got to be done to help all of us PM patients and the docs who are still brave enough to realize that first doing no harm also means assistance to all of us who suffer from chronic pain.
US Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, (r), orif spinal fusion w/ bone grafts and lueky rods l-4 through sacrum, fractured jaw with two stainless steel plates , seizures from TBI sustained in Iraq. Also awaiting complete implanted teeth on upper and lower jaws from a result of the IED that blew me through a sandstone wall. Last, but not least, PTSD .

the very first time I took flexeril I slept for 24 hours! now I take it 3 times per day and it doesn't bother me. I couldn't survive without it.

sending healing thoughts.

Used it, my advise would be to take it only right before bed. Ask for an alternative if you don't like it.
Valium works better for me at a low 5mg. dose.