Muscle relaxers - are they an antibiotic?

Was Playing hockey over the weekend and hurt a muscle in my back. The doctor said he will get me a muscle relaxer to help with the spasm. The nurse cam by with the meds. I asked if it will put me out (to sleep). and she said no - its only an antibiotic.

So are muscle relaxers an antibiotic? And why? What does killing off a bunch of bacteria have to do with a muscle spasm?

kazbern is right! They are certainly not the same thing. I would definitley call your pharmacy or doctors office to clarify what they gave you! Def don't take it til you find out!

Maybe she meant anti-inflammatory?

hmm, that's concerning. i hope you said something. always say something in situations like this; it can save your life. a nurse was talking about giving me blood thinners while i was in recovery after surgery. having previously been given a transfusion and having dangerously low O2/BP, that sounded ass-backward to me, so i said something. she double checked. i dont remember if it ended up actually being a near-mistake (i was still pretty out of it, at that point) but if it was, it would have been a pretty massive one. i also flat out rejected their attempts to give me stool softeners; my stool was PLENTY soft, it just wasn't moving. they failed to see the distinction, i said no anyway.

better an embarrassed nurse than a dead you. be assertive in your care! you've got a noggin, and no one knows your body better than you. Ask questions. Double check. As long as you're polite about it, they won't be upset.

I totally agree on the unfortunate frequency of medication mixups. One time the pharmacy gave me tramadol instead of trazodone. Needless to say, I was not pleased--I noticed the difference, but I bet a lot of people wouldn't (the pills look pretty much the same).

Deakin...I agree with the above posters....don't guess. You can call back the ER. They can look on your records and clarify for you, and if it doesn't make any sense, then follow up with your primary doc. Sorry you hurt your back!