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39 People found this comment helpful

I use to take soma's. and thay didn't work. I ask my Dr. for something else he gave me Zanaflex. And my stiff neck and spasms went away.

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4 People found this comment helpful

I took my first dose two hours ago. Just realized my freaking out feeling is related to this med. My mouth and throat are very dry, the dizziness and drowsiness had a weird parallel irritability, esp. sensitive to noise. Doubtful I'll take it again.

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Sharon J | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/31/2023
Condition: Muscle Spasms caused by a Spinal Disease
Overall rating 5.0
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Zanaflex made my life worth living again, after nearly 30 Years of pain. I didn’t realize how bad it was until it was gone. After multiple spinal surgeries and 48 screws and 4 rods (full spine and neck) my muscles separated and healed deformed. That’s how tight muscles were for 30+ years. I was kind of just waiting/wishing to die, no joke. This medicine is such a blessing. I want to live! It’s honestly that dramatic

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Mel | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/6/2023
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 4.7
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Makes me drowsy but helps my pain level.

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jd | 55-64 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/24/2023
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 1.3
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I was prescribed this medication right after coming out of lower back fusion surgery. At first it would just knock me completely out as soon as I took it. i found I had to be in bed to take it, that is how quick it hit me. two days after taking it I had terrible nightmares and could not make them go away. then on the 3rd day of taking it, I started getting nauseous and could not stop vomiting and shaking with the chills. I felt as if I had been poisoned. I quit taking it and it took 12 hours for me to start feeling better. I was vomiting for 48 hours before it finally went away. I would not give this to my worst enemy. This is the only drug that has caused me to have hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, uncontrollable chills. I will never take it again and would not recommend it for anyone.Read More Read Less

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Debbie | 13-18 | Female | Patient
3/9/2023
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 5.0
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Zanaflex is absolutely my go to drug for muscle spasms. I have tried so many other drugs and never gotten the relief that I get from Zanaflex. I always tell my friends and even doctors about how wonderful I think this drug is.

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Michelle | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/8/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 5.0
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I use this medication for severe neck and shoulder pain, I use this to sleep at night. I can’t take this during the day cause it makes me very sleepy. I’m actually getting a good nights rest with this medication. Nothing has helped me in the past.

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Julie S | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/26/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.0
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I caution everyone not to take this med! I took it for 3 days, 2mg twice a day. The first dose knocked me out sitting up and I was stumbling around the house. After that I thought I was losing my mind. My joints and muscles hurt all over, especially my back and abdomen, extreme nausea, muscle spasms, tingling in my hands, paranoia, cry for no reason, panic attacks, high anxiety and depression, fear that something was truly wrong with me. It has taken me over a week to get rid of the majority of the side effects. Still a little ab muscle tenderness and tightening, but it improves every day. I have been unable to function for almost a week. I had none of these issues before starting the med. Read More Read Less

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Joanne | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/13/2023
Condition: Muscle Spasms caused by a Spinal Disease
Overall rating 2.3
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Lower back pain after two fusion spinal surgeries L5, S 1 and the disc above that. A year later after taking five Norco 10/325’s, Meloxicam for arthritis and Xtampza (a 12 hr time released pain reliever) with no success, I tried Tizanadine 4 mg. Worse experience in a long time. First of all, I was so buzzed I couldn’t function. Laid in bed. Then I felt I had to go use the washroom and had NO uterine control, hence the muscle relaxer. I walked ten steps from the toilet and blacked out. My husband couldn’t even carry me to the bedside (I’m 150 lbs, he’s 300). I was totally limp. I finally got there crawling on my hands and knees. Now I’m at 20 hrs past taking it and still having cloudy moments. Can’t get up and walk without stopping every ten ft to shake it off. Horrible side effects. BUT my back just started hurting two hours ago. I DID get a repreive for 18 hours of no pain, but couldn’t enjoy it because my brain was muddled. Read More Read Less

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Miniackj | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/10/2022
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.0
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Suffer from insomnia and headaches. This is the strongest my doctor will give me. It isn't very affective in keeping me asleep and makes me sweat very bad at night.

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
1/11/2021
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 3.0
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I have had severe hallucinations. Very scary.

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Dee | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
7/30/2020
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 1.0
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Took around 10am. Became drowsy and dizzy. Shortness of breath. Difficulty breathing. This is going to be discarded. Not worth it. I would have rated it a zero.

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Ranger | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/6/2020
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 2.3
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Severe, unbearable itching, nothing helped. So dizzy the room was spinning. Didn't help my spasms!

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/5/2019
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 4.3
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Prescribed for my back...Makes me extremely sleepy..can not take it during the day, I can not function on this medicine during the day so I just take it at night time. Helps my back...I've got bulging disc and my sciatica nerve with neuropathy is pretty painful but I dont want to be on pain pills so this works fine.

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Mdrousso | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
2/12/2019
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 4.7
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I have been in this medication for 15 years. The worst thing I’ve found is the dry mouth. Biotine works well to solve this.

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Bgray | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
2/13/2018
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.3
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Rx 4mg every 12 hrs for pain. Been on this rx for over 1 month. Has done nothing for the pain nor sleep. Does give an upset stomach if taken without food

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Gastroparesis Girl | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
9/15/2017
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.7
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I use this for migraines. I take this medication 4 times a day, the first two times 1/2 a pill (each pill is 4 mg), and then at the end of day before bedtime I a whole pill. I take this is conjunction with topomax and gabapentin, and since it was added to my migraine prevention cocktail on 9/5/17, I haven't had any migraines, when I used to get them 2-3 a week. I am very pleased with it right now. I hope it keeps up. Even the 1/2 mg makes me a little tired but I can still do whta I need to do with that dose as long (as my chronic disease cooperates) and it doesn't put me to sleep like the whole pill does. So far it's been wonderful. Read More Read Less

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sazerac7 | 65-74 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
5/5/2017
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.7
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I have 6 crushed vertebra. The Zanaflex works much better than the Flexeril I had been taking.

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jenni82 | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/14/2016
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 2.7
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It has no effect on my back at all. It makes me extremely sleepy. When I ran out of the medication I began shaking and had very blurred, confused vision, as well as extreme nausea . I will never take this again.

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dolores | 75 or over | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
8/24/2016
Condition: Muscle Spasms caused by a Spinal Disease
Overall rating 5.0
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makes me sleepy

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RGail | 55-64 | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
5/28/2016
Condition: Muscle Spasm
Overall rating 5.0
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I was diagnosed with DISH and this med is the only thing that is working for me. Pain meds either don't touch the pain or are too strong for me. This does sedate me about an hour after taking it but it only lasts for around an hour and then I can resume my activities so I plan around that. I am very satisfied with Zanaflex as this is the only thing along with ibruprophen that is helping with my DISH right now. I take 4mg and might have to take another 2mg 4-6 hours later as relief is short lived and it depends on what I have to do that day but I have never needed over 16mg a day. I am very happy with this med.Read More Read Less

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/9/2016
Condition: Other
Overall rating 5.0
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It has helped me sleep because of pain in my back and neck. I do not feel drowsy or blah when I wake up after taking it. It has finally let me get some much needed sleep.

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