Archive for May, 2010
Flexeril Pain Relief
Do not take Flexeril if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. Significant, potentially terminal side effects can happen if you take Flexeril before the MAO inhibitor has cleared from your body. You should not take cyclobenzaprine if you have latterly had a coronary, or if you have got a heart rhythm disorder, congestive cardiac arrest, heart block, or an overactive thyroid.
Be cautious if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol, which can increase some of the side effects of Flexeril. Cyclobenzaprine, especially when used with alcohol or other CNS depressants, may impair mental and/or physical abilities required for performance of hazardous tasks, such as operating machinery or driving a motor vehicle. In the elderly, the frequency and severity of adverse events associated with the use of cyclobenzaprine, with or without concomitant medications, is increased. In elderly patients, Flexeril online should be initiated with a 5 mg dose and titrated slowly upward.
Cyclobenzaprine is FDA pregnancy category B. Cyclobenzaprine isn’t anticipated to be harmful to a unborn baby. Tell your health practitioner if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
Side effects such as drowsiness, dry mouth, fatigue, blurred vision, or constipation may occur as one’s body adjusts to the medication. If any of these symptoms continue or worsen, please contact your doctor without hesitation. Your doctor will prescribe this medication because he or she feels the benefit of taking Flexeril outweighs any side effects which may occur. In rare occasions other side effects may occur such as mental/mood changes, difficulty in urination, pounding irregular heartbeat, fainting, yellowing of the eyes, stomach and abdominal pain, nausea, lack of appetite, seizures, and loss or coordination.
