Okay .. so I was prescribed flexeril at 33 weeks gestation. I will be 34 weeks on thursday (5th).
My question ... I know that I wouldn't have been prescribed if it wasn't to benefit from the medicine. I am definetly benefitting from it .. but I am having side effects of extreme irratibility and fatigue. My baby also has been moving less .. but he's still moving enough to be assured that he's okay.
I was put on a ten day dosage of the medicine which will be up on monday next week. The problem. I can't make it through the day without the medicine now. Tylenol wasn't cutting the pain .. and now without the flexeril I can't go without it. I normally don't get dependent on medicine ...
I was prescribed this medicine for falling down the stairs and popping my left pelvis out of place and messing up alignement in my back ..
should I call my doctor and tell her about the side effects? I hate taking this medicine BTW .. makes me feel like crap!
2007-07-03 11:21:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I recommend you see a chiropractor as soon as possible. They will help you be able to get rid of the pain without medications and cause no problems for the baby. I've enclosed a link where you can find a chiropractor in your area.
2007-07-03 12:49:42 · answer #1 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took flexiril for back injury, it made me feel like crap also, made me extremely tired.... I would kind of be concerned with taking that and being pregnant, because there is no idea just how much your baby is getting! If I were you I would stop taking it, and take some tylenol...I would not risk harming the baby, or the baby being sluggish or having a problem when born, doctors don't know everything!!!! Just my opinion, but I am a nurse, and doctors can be so stupid
2007-07-03 12:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by Brandie D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hated it too, made me really drowsy,and only temporarily helped the pain.
I fell when pregnant,soaked in an epsom salt tub a few times, and got adjusted by my chiropractor(who was used to adjusting pregnant women)-also used ice packs and those cold gel packs to reduce inflammation.
That stuff helped alot more than the drugs.
Hope you feel better soon!
PS-the further along you are, the less your baby will move due to having less room.
2007-07-03 12:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by hillarie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋