Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 My doctor prescribed Flexeril for me when my knee began to give me trouble and it really helped but I had to stop taking it because it made me hungry all the time. (low blood sugar). I had surgery for meniscus repair and while I was waiting to be scheduled I took tylenol 8 hour instead of flexeril and it worked very well. Ora On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:47:38 -0500, " millburytimes " wrote: >Flexeril was given to me by my pain management doctor to use if my >breakthrough pain medication had worn off and it was too soon to take any >more. He said it is a much safer drug to take than any of the benzo's, and >is a good pain reliever as it relaxes the whole body. He did give me a >prescription for Valium to be used only for emergency pain. I have found >unfortunately, that it (Valium) really does work well, so I literally force >myself not to take it. In fact I had my husband hide it, so I have to wait >until he comes home from work to ask for it. Most of the time, either I have >taken the flexeril or listened to my meditation tapes, and I feel better, so >I no longer need it by the time he comes home. I can see how easily it would >be to take more and more as the strength wears of and you want to take more. >It is a shame that a medication that works so well has to be so dangerous. I >mentioned it several times before, but check out the Yahoo Benzo group and >read the posts and see how these people got trapped in the cycle of taking >too many, and now are really suffering. But it doesn't happen to everybody - >some can quit just fine, but you never know which one you are until it is >too late. > >nne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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