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Can a muscle relaxer such as Skelaxin or Flexeril help with atypical migraine?
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∙ 15y ago
A muscle relaxer can help to decrease inflammation on nerves which are just itching to act out and blow up into a migraine. (As in, your muscles are tight and consticting nerves the nerves are constricted and increased inflammation, the whole migraine process gets kicked off). They can also assist in ending migraines, by helping to not prolong certain nerves from being in flames.
They can also help you deal with bothersome affects, such as tightening of muscles during a migraine.
Muscle relaxers will not help with the hemiplegia, numbness, or weakness that may occur in the body during atypical migraine. They are not considered a migraine abortive, so they aren't something which you can take to end the migraine.
As far as muscle relaxants go, Tizanidine (Zanaflex) is what many headache specialists are using. Sometimes they pair this with Baclofen, which works on GABA like Neurontin does to control pain, but mainly works as an anti-spasmodic. These are paired together as a preventative measure, for people with forms of chronic daily headache.
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Is skelaxin a narcotic?
Skelaxin is a muscle relaxer and is NOT an opiate drug. As far as I know it will not show up on any drug tests. I used to take it for muscle spasms.
Will skelaxin show up on a drug test as a barbituiate?
no, it is an anti-inflammatory/muscle relaxer
Is flexeril a pain killer?
Pretty sure it's a muscle relaxer.
Is flexeril a narcotic?
Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) is a muscle relaxer and is not a narcotic. It is used for the relief of muscle spasm.
Does Flexeril contain sulfa?
No! It's generic name is cyclobenzaprine. It is a muscle relaxer
Can skelaxin and melatonin be take together?
Yes, one is a prescription muscle relaxer and one is an herbal sleep/relaxant.
What kind of muscle relaxer is carisoprodol?
what kind of muscle relaxer is common in diazepam
What class of drug is flexeril?
Flexeril is a muscle relaxant prescribed to relieve muscle spasms resulting from injuries such as sprains, strains, or pulls. Combined with rest and physical therapy, Flexeril provides relief of muscular stiffness and pain.
Can you take celebrex and skelaxin together?
yes, its okay, i have been prescribed skelaxin plus ibuprofen at the same time, skelaxin is a muscle relaxer and ibuprofen is a anti-inflammatory plus non-narcotic pain reliever. I had to side effects from combining the two.
Can you take skelaxin with xanax?
Yes, you can take whatever you want. Now, SHOULD you take them together is the question you want the answer to. I am no doctor, but have been on xanax for over 10 years now. During this period I have had to take musle relaxers three times. Twice it was skalaxin and once it was flexeril (of the two, I found flexeril a little more effective). The only danger is that they are both CNS depressents, but as long as you don't take too many of either then they most certainly can be taken together. Source-- Been There, Done That.
Can itake metoprolola beta blocker and flexeril at the same time?
It is generally safe to take a muscle relaxer such as flexeril with a beta blocker. If you have concerns I would ask your physician however.
What is methocarbam?
Methocarbamol is also known as Robaxin. It is a is a central nervous system depressant with sedative and musculoskeletal relaxant properties that is derived from guaifenesin.
