User Reviews for methocarbamol oral

I take a couple of 500 mg tablets a day when needed for back or neck pain. They don't make me sleepy or cause me headaches like other muscle relaxers have. I just notice after a while I'm not noticing the pain as much. I do not have stomach issues with it at all. Sometimes I take it when I have a tension headache along with ibuprofen in the hopes it will help some. It's hit or miss there since I have headaches and migraines a lot.

This year I've started having back pain and spinal condition in the lumbar my last trip to the ER they decided to stop playing their prescription pad games and stopped giving me anti inflammatories and flexeril and put me on tramadol and methocarbamol with a chronic severe pain diagnosis. The methocarbamol is effective and is my favorite muscle relaxer because I can take it and not be knocked out 45 minutes later so I can actually take it 4 times a day as needed whether I'm at work or on the couch or whereverRead More Read Less

I have cervical myelomalacia and narrowing from C6-T2. Tizanidine 4 mgs was short acting and I woke up at 3am, like a light switch. Then I was switched to 750mgs Methacarbamol 4 X’s a day and I’m thinking if this lasts, I can postpone my cervical decompression surgery. It would be posterior due to a 4 level ACDF that was done in 2010. Those surgeries are waaay more painful since muscle is cut. Hospitals are so mean after these aggressive surgeries, I’m trying to delay it with muscle relaxers and medical cannabis concentrate in a capsule BID. Methacarbamol helps with spinal cord injury spasticity ?? if the dose is right.Read More Read Less

I have many issues with my back I broke it back in 93 t 6 7 and 8, lumbar issues about AP lateral lumbar fusion at l5 s1 I have cervical issues are supposed to have surgery on my neck too but been on lots of meds this one didn't help at all the best muscle relaxer out there the old one it's called soma it's the only spasm medication that really works

Lower lumbar arthritis with chronic and occasional acute pain. I've tried neurontin and flexiril in the past that I couldn't tolerate. Methocarbamol 500 MG along with tylenol and ibuprofen works quite well to dull pain for 4-6 hours. Also in physical therapy. Hope its effectiveness continues and I get back to normal soon.

I have taken maybe 10 of the 500mg since I first got these on 6-28-22. I take them as needed. They do help with the pain in my shoulder. However, I have gotten 2 nosebleeds in the last 2 days. I haven't had a nosebleed in probably 10 years. And this is the only new medication that I've taken in awhile. Maybe it's interacting with one of my other Rx. Maybe it's a problem just with methocarbamol. Don't know.

Dr prescribed 500 mg, then later 750 mg of methocarbamol.Historically took 4mg tizanidine for muscle spasms. Every body handles medications differently but tizanidine has been much more effective, however side effects are drowsiness. Did not encounter much drowsiness on methocarbamol, however if its ineffective for my muscle spasms.

I took the recommended dose, but the only thing I seem to get is waking up to gut pain. Honestly, I do not notice much of a benefit. One extra strength Tylenol plus one Advil works much better.

I haven't noticed any benefits after a week. The only change I feel is being much more gasy.

I take it for muscle spasm caused by severe stenosis in the lumbar spine. I tried it at bedtime and it is like having a cup of coffee before bedtime (opposite of usual side effect) - it takes a long time to get to sleep and my sleep is short and restless. Taking a combination of methocarbamol and acetaminophen in the morning and again 6 hours before bedtime seems to help during the day and then I use a different muscle relaxant at night.

After taking it my pain goes away for about 2 hours. I then have to wait until I am able to use my next dose. After taking them for two days I started getting angry over things I typically wouldn’t. Aggression is my only side effect with this drug. I am diagnosed bipolar depression- hope this helps someone. I have now stopped taking them.

Took it at night for back pain. Woke me up 4 hours later due to gas and stomach ache. Exploded the toilet...back still hurts. Not a fan of this med.

Pinched nerve & does not help in any way

I had a major car accident resulting in 8 broken ribs and a fractured lower back. The Dr prescribed 500mg tablets to take 1 & 1/2 every 6 hours. After a week I started having twitching in my lower jaw and upper thighs very intensely so he took me off and switched me to fleril. The only side effect from this medication I experienced was blurred vision.

Gives you a stomach ache and nothing else No pain relief whatsoever better off just taking a paracetamol table Been using for 4 days and have no given up. 100% don’t bother with this medication.

I had on onset of sudden and very severe lower back pain for no apparent reason. Went to ER to rule out spinal injury and Kidney stones/infection. CT and labs are normal so they sent me home with this. It’s been two days and the pain is better but definitely not gone. This med really doesn’t seem to do anything but make me sleep (which is a plus because the pain has been horrific) and constipated (definite minus). I am going to continue to take it and I start PT tomorrow. Good luck to everyone! Read More Read Less

Was taking flexiril for months and it didn’t seem to work. This seems to be better so far

I've been taking 4000 MG./per day of methocarbamol for both chronic and acute pain for approximately one month. I've been severely suffering from chronic pain syndrome for the past 20-plus years and have tried just about everything available. Unfortunately, I'm also a rapid metabolizer of the vast majority of pain medications that I've tried. Very few pain medications (regardless of the dose) are truly effective at treating my condition. Consequently, methocarbamol has not really been very effective for me (big surprise), however, I have been fortunate to not experienced any type of side effects fron taking it. Read More Read Less

Absolute crap !! Might as well be taking sugar pills.

This has not worked for a single back spasm. I can not recommend this personally but others seem to have better luck. It seems like a mixed bag.