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Posted 2/4/2012 3:14 AM (GMT 0)
I love the stuff, I hurt less, sleep better, my feet stay still.

But

I seem to cough a lot with it. I only take 10mg at bed time. Does anybody else notice this?
Posted 2/4/2012 5:12 AM (GMT 0)
no
Posted 2/4/2012 6:12 AM (GMT 0)
No, I can't say that I do. I'm taking it twice a day right now. Sleepiness is all I'm feeling from it.

Debbie
Posted 2/4/2012 11:58 AM (GMT 0)
Dry mouth but not coughing.
Posted 2/4/2012 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
No, makes me relaxed and sleepy.
Posted 2/4/2012 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
Nope, I've taken it off and on a lot over the years and I'm currently on it three times a day right now. Dry mouth is about all I experience from it. What sort of cough is it??? Maybe it's drying out your mouth and throat and that's why you're coughing? Just a thought. Either way, hope you figure it out and best wishes!!!
Posted 2/4/2012 3:53 PM (GMT 0)
Just a thought. Are you drinking plenty of water when you take your meds? I know that sometimes (especially with the really small pills) the pill doesn't go all the way down and will dissolve in the throat/esophagus instead of the stomach. This causes a coughing reaction.

I also know that some blood pressure meds can cause coughing. My hubby had a cough that wouldn't go away and it was blamed on his bp meds and when they were changed, his cough went away.

Hope you get some relief soon.

take care,
Posted 2/4/2012 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
I took it last year. It knocked me out w/i about 10 min, so I had to be laying down when I took it. It took away my burning, painful back which was wonderful, B U T - it dried out my mouth so badly. My tongue was so dry & so cracked and it stuck to the roof of my mouth. It hurt and I was unable to eat or talk w/o severe pain. It took a cpl of wks to return to normal.

Great for the back  yeah , terrible for the mouth mad . I had to stop it. It was the only relief I ever got for my back, but not worth it in the long run. I don't want to change one pain for another.

Hope the cough clears up and you can enjoy the 'good' parts of the med.

God bless.  Alice.

Posted 2/4/2012 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, it does cause dry mouth and sleepiness, but as for effectivity for the pain, it works well. I only take it as a last resort because it makes me go to sleep often. I take my oxycodone, lido patches, heating pad, a hot bath, tens unit and lyrica, all before I take the flexeril.

Hope it continues to be effective for you.

God's blessings.

Lindaloo
Posted 2/6/2012 3:37 AM (GMT 0)
I have had a flexeril prescription for about six months and I just started cutting it in half and taking that for bed this past week. I have been sleeping very well with one half of the pill. My husband said to me today "You were really out last night you kept snoring so don't talk about my snoring anymore". I am so grateful to be sleeping but I don't want to take it everyday so I am going to try it every other night this coming week. My mouth is very dry but no to the coughing. I was taking arthrotec for the arthritis in my knee and it made me cough for six weeks. When I stopped taking it I stopped coughing so I know medicine can do that to you.
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