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Posted 8/27/2016 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
What muscle relaxers do we like?

I could not use flexeril at all..so i just have not used them..

I feel like i would like to at least know after a hectic day that i had one in my fibro tool kit..so maybe once a week i could try 1/2 .

My dr is giving me trial scripts , a small amount until i find one i can maybe tolerate..

Lj
Posted 8/27/2016 6:12 AM (GMT 0)
I only try over counter ones ,I have tried ones from dollar stores,they work on me.Also Bengay ,icy spray,tiger balm.

I also have Arnica tablets which help me.

Slightly warm shower also keeps me pain free.

I wish I could try hot showers or baths but I have lupus and anxiety so I can't.

I wanna try blue massage gel ...but it's very expensive and also Australian cream which is also overly expensive.

Epsom salts are great esp which are with eucalyptus.

Wintergreen oil I have never tried but will try sometime.
Posted 8/27/2016 11:59 AM (GMT 0)
I use the generic flexeril.

The first time I took it, I understood. I take it at night, and it allows my body to stop vibrating and aching so that I can sleep. After a lot of exertion, I take one and then a hot bath. This usually allows me to recover more quickly.

A muscle relaxer can stop the nasty feedback between nerves and brain--sending signals of pain and overuse.
Posted 8/27/2016 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
Ive used Robaxin (methocarbomol) for years. I used to take it for extreme back pain and my doctor had me take 2 tablets every six hours. The first dose would make me very sleepy and I would be sound asleep within minutes. But the other doses didn't do that to me. The sleep issue with the first dose was the only side effect I had. I could drive, etc. with no problems.

When I started taking this again, I was given the same prescription but I didn't want to take so much so I tried taking one tablet every six hours and it worked with no side effects! Plus, I didn't get the sleepiness I had when I took two tablets. I now take one tablet twice a day...before breakfast and before dinner. If I'm in a flare I'll go back to four tablets a day. Sometimes, if pain wakes me in the middle of the night, I'll take one tablet and some Tylenol and I can go back to bed and sleep like a baby.

Everyone is different so I can't promise that you would have the same results but it sure is worth a try. I has made a significant difference in my pain.

By the way, this medication has been around for many years. I started taking it for back pain 35 years ago. Doctors like to prescribe the newer drugs. I like the tried and true older drugs myself.

Sherrine
Posted 8/27/2016 7:33 PM (GMT 0)
I meant to ask him about that one..but he gave me one called carisoprodol..

I will try 1/4 to see how i handle it.. Flexeril just knocked me for a loop..no matter what size i cut it down to... He figures we will have to try several before we find one i could use at all.. So we will see
Posted 8/28/2016 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
I can't take muscle relaxers. They give me bad mental side effects.

My favorite over the counter rub is Salonpas gel. It really knocks my muscle pains out.
Posted 8/28/2016 2:16 AM (GMT 0)
I've only tried Flexeril, but because I get so sleepy from it, I really should ask for another muscle relaxer to try. Even as little as 1/4 tablet can make me a little woozy. Sometimes it helps tight muscles; other times, it just makes me sleep.

Sometimes I'll take Neurontin, even though it's not a muscle relaxer. It does seem to take the edge off. It really helps nerve pain, too.

When I only have slight muscle tension, but it still annoys me, I drink chamomile tea or another tea from Celestial Seasonings called "Tension Tamer" which has chamomile, mint, and other relaxing herbs. Really tasty, too.

Or--I sometimes take one or two "Calm Tabs" from Puritan. They contain valerian and other herbs.

This doesn't work with severe stiffness, obviously, but at times they're a welcome change from a prescription muscle relaxer.

As Myself 09 says, hot baths help, too.
Posted 8/28/2016 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
Yes when i have not wanted to take a muscle relaxer , on a really bad night, when i have overdone,

I take 1/4 extra tramadol to take the edge off..still i think there are times my muscles would like a relaxer.

I do use heat and rubs etc...

I just felt like a would like to have one i could tolerate, in my war chest : )

Especially since i am always trying to work towards toning the muscles more and staying more active.

I know i would probably not use it daily..but a low dose at a really bad time type of thing.

I have been scared to even try 1/4 dose cause i keep remembering how bad i felt with flexeril.

Joy i may be like you and not be able to take it, but i did want to experiment with a different one. My doc said , if you react badly to this one , just call, we will try others. Easy for him to say.. : )

Lj
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