Guest guest Posted May 16, 2001 Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 Robaxin is also a muscle relaxer. It comes in 500mg. and 750mg. It does help. I take it trice a day along with cellebrex. Cellebrex is an antii-inflammatory that isn't as hard on your stomach. Vioxx and cellebrex work differantly that the old antiinflamatories. Its suppose to be much easier on your stomach...Some of the older drugs made me feel much worse with my cfids. I hope I didn't confuse ya!! Hugs Sharon a good example of how screwed up our body chemistries are and how the exact same meds work on one but do nothing for someone eles. i've had the extra strength robaxin. it does nothing for me. i've been on the flexeril for years. it provides some relief. my dr loaded me up with free samples of vioxx. i can't take them. every time i have, i have ended up almost in the fetal position, i.e., major stomach pain all day long. i don't think there's any one med that works the same on any 2 of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2001 Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 ... so nice to hear from ya, hon ! I thought it wasnt good to take Flexirl for to long ? But what you said, is just what I said earlier... we are sooo different, yet sooo much the same !! 8^) Robaxin is also a muscle relaxer. It comes in 500mg. and 750mg. It does help. I take it trice a day along with cellebrex. Cellebrex is an antii-inflammatory that isn't as hard on your stomach. Vioxx and cellebrex work differantly that the old antiinflamatories. Its suppose to be much easier on your stomach...Some of the older drugs made me feel much worse with my cfids. I hope I didn't confuse ya!! Hugs Sharon a good example of how screwed up our body chemistries are and how the exact same meds work on one but do nothing for someone eles. i've had the extra strength robaxin. it does nothing for me. i've been on the flexeril for years. it provides some relief. my dr loaded me up with free samples of vioxx. i can't take them. every time i have, i have ended up almost in the fetal position, i.e., major stomach pain all day long. i don't think there's any one med that works the same on any 2 of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 Trying to behave!! I'm doing great!! Am up for review for my SSD but should be ok as nothing has changed much. We'll see. Have a lot of things to distract me so I'm happy.... Hugs Sharon best of luck, Sharon. i'm praying for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2001 Report Share Posted May 18, 2001 >Some of the older drugs made me feel much worse >> with my cfids. **************************************************************************** If you don't mind telling me - how did the older anti-inflammatories make you feel worse with your cfids? Blessings and Hugs, Randi " Each new day brings a new beginning and promise for the future. Keep hope alive in your heart by daydreaming, writing in a journal, or sharing your dreams with a good friend. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2001 Report Share Posted May 19, 2001 Randi, Kind of hard to explain but made my disease feel full blown again. Right back to square 1. Everything was intensified. Hugs Sharon Re: Flexeril >Some of the older drugs made me feel much worse >> with my cfids. **************************************************************************** If you don't mind telling me - how did the older anti-inflammatories make you feel worse with your cfids? Blessings and Hugs, Randi " Each new day brings a new beginning and promise for the future. Keep hope alive in your heart by daydreaming, writing in a journal, or sharing your dreams with a good friend. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2001 Report Share Posted May 19, 2001 LETS SEE THE OLDER AND MOST NEWER ANTI-IMFLAMMORITES(?) THROWING UP, STOMACH CRAMPS, BLEEDING, SLEEPING ALL THE TIME. MOST SEND MY MIND INTO A FOG WORSE THAN FIBRO FOG LOL. MOST HAVE ASPIRIN IN THEM WHICH I AM ALLERGIC TO SO I AM EITHER SICK TO MY STOMACH OR DRUNK, REALLY DRUNK LOL AND SICK TO MY TUMMY TO BOOT LOL. THE ONLY ONE I HAVE FOUND I COULD TAKE WITHOUT SIDE EFFECTS IS VIOXX AND THE VA DOESN'T USE IT JUST MY LUCK. THE WORST HAS BEEN DAYPRO AND THAT ONE MESSED MY WHOLE BODY UP I SLEPT FOR A WEEK AND MY HEAD FELY LIKE IT WAS MILES AWAY AND COULDN'T FIND THE REST OF ME FOR A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER I STOPPED TAKING THEM. THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER 2 MONTHS AGO AND I STILL AM NOT BACK TO MY NORMAL. I ONLY TOOK THE THINGS FOR 3 DAYS AND THAT WAS 3 DAYS TOO MANY LOL. EVERY ONE OF US IS DIFFERENT THOU AND THEY MIGHT WORK GREAT FOR SOMEONE ELSE. I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY GIVE US THAT STUFF ANYWAY WE DON'T HAVE IMFLAMMITION (?) TO BEGIN WITH !!! SORRY CAN'T SPELL TODAY. LUV JO http://community.webtv.net/jowaca/JOSFAVORITEPICTURES >Some of the older drugs made me feel much worse >> with my cfids. **************************************************************************** If you don't mind telling me - how did the older anti-inflammatories make you feel worse with your cfids? Blessings and Hugs, Randi " Each new day brings a new beginning and promise for the future. Keep hope alive in your heart by daydreaming, writing in a journal, or sharing your dreams with a good friend. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I take 20 mg flexeril twice a day, as well as 75 mg of diclofenac twice a day, and 5 mg of trazadone at night. This makes it so that I can hold down a job,(pet groomer). I would not be getting out of bed without them. Lex . Use this link to look up meds before you take them. Be sure they don't interact with something you are already taking. http://www.rxlist.com/ Mood change is listed as a possible side effect for Flexeril, but sure would not have guessed it could be that bad. I take Paxil and for me, it's ideal. I have Seritonin Reuptake pretty bad (due to extremely severe Fibro), so signals weren't getting from my brain to my body. This corrects that. Only take it at night. Have for over 6 years. No problems, but I do pay attention to whether it needs to be increased or decreased a little and do that myself. Also promised my doc that if I feel " weird " I'll tell hubby, or if I am by myself, I will let someone in doc's office know. That way someone can check back with me to make sure all is well. I'd suggest this to anyone on this type of meds. For Fibros with these symptoms - anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive, and procrastination, an SSRI med can be great. Not all Fibros have those symptoms, but for those of us who do, they seem to come in a cluster. If you have one of them, you have the others, too. Anne Re: Re: New here I'm glad Flexeril work for you but let me caution any of you that have not tried it yet. I took it and it immediately made me very suicidal. I was not told that this was a possible side effect and once I took it the second time and again felt overwhelmingly suicidal I realized it was the meds so I asked the doc and he confirmed it, so just be warned and take notice of any dark feelings or thoughts. It may not effect anyone else that way but it is better to be warned ahead of time. I wish I had been, it would have saved me a lot of heartache. Donna Both Flexeril and Xanax are good for fibro. I still take the Flexeril. It helps with the morning achiness you wake up with. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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