Should muscle relaxers make you sick???

Question

I have a condition called Scolisos and I am taking muscle relaxers that the doctor gave me for the pain,I have noticed I am sick to my stomach and headaches alot since i have begain taking them.Has anybody that is on these or has been had the same symptms???If so tell me what i should do???THANKS!!!

Answer 1

Try to take them on a FULL stomach. Or with a glass of milk to coat your stomach. Those pills are potent. Good luck. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I'm an RN who has taught Nursing for over 20 years. I've also had scoliosis since age 13 so I thoroughly understand the condition. Scoliosis by itself usually doesn't cause pain but after a period of time musclespasm often develops. Depending on the antispasmodic, nausea and wretching are common complications and headaches are also a possible side effect. I suggest that you report these side effects to your doctor and see if you can be prescribed a different muscle relaxant. In addition you might try taking the muscle relaxant with dinner or with food at bedtime. Since many patients find muscle relaxants to be very sedating taking them at bedtime seems to help. Also the muscle relaxants are only one mode of treatment for people experiencing problems with scoliosis. A physical therapy treatment program along with warm/hot baths at home and stretching exercises done at home prove to be very helpful for people with your condition. In addition, many Orthopedic Physicians suggest that their patients with scoliosis use pain relieving muscle relaxant creams of which there are many on the market. Also you might find massage therapy treatments to be beneficial. Good luck to you. Just keep persevering as there are numerous things available that might be helpful for you.

Answer 3

Yes, muscle relaxers can have those effects. Just go back and tell your Doctor. They are common side-effects for some people using muscle relaxers. There are different kinds muscle relaxers that won't cause the same side-effects.

Answer 4

I was taking Vicodin for pain and it does help with the pain but it made me sick and dizzy. If I take the Vicodin I take it at bedtime when I am not moving or up and about. I would try a muscle relaxant and that is what I am going to ask my doctor about because I have a fractured tailbone.

Answer 5

All medicines effect people differently. Pain Killers and muscle relaxers keep me from sleeping and make me sick to my stomach. Ask the doctor to try a differnt kind, maybe one that's not so strong. Good-luck!

Answer 6

Headache is a pain in the head, scalp or
neck. Headaches can becaused by minor problems like
eyestrain, lack of coffee or moreserious reasons like
head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis andmeningitis.
Taking painkillers continuously can have harmful side
effects, so it is better to modify your lifestyle. More information
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Answer 7

check drugs.com, put in the name of your particular muscle relaxer. Look at the adverse reactions section. Nausea is an extremely common side effect of many different medications.

Answer 8

You can check with same doctor or a different one to see if the medication is wrong for you(had naproxen sodium in prescription strength for back sprains). But yes, I'm guessing at what you mean and truthfully had the same affect. Might just be the results of the stuff.

Answer 9

Call the doctor's office, or even call the pharmacy and speak to the pharmacist.
Check the literature that came with your medicine. If stomach upset is a side effect, there's your answer. And if it isn't, ask what you can do to alleviate it, like taking it with food or a glass of milk. Above all, before self-diagnosing, call either dr. or pharmacist and ask.

Answer 10

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