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What is the most important information I should know about Flexeril?
• Do not stop taking Flexeril suddenly if you have been taking it regularlyfor more than 1 week flexeril urine test. This may cause nausea, headache and general discomfort flexeril urine test.
• Use alcohol cautiously flexeril urine test. Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizzinesswhile you are taking Flexeril flexeril urine test.
What is Flexeril?
• Flexeril is a muscle relaxant flexeril urine test. It works by blocking nerve impulses (orpain sensations) that are sent to your brain flexeril urine test.
• Flexeril is used to relieve pain, tenderness, and limitation of motioncaused by muscle spasms flexeril urine test. It is used, along with rest and physical therapy, forshort-term treatment (i.e., 2 to 3 weeks) flexeril urine test.
• Flexeril may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide flexeril urine test.
Who should not take Flexeril?
• Do not take Flexeril if you
· have recently (within the last 6 weeks) had a heart attack,
· have irregular heartbeats,
· have a heart block,
· have heart conduction disturbance,
· have congestive heart failure, or
· have hyperthyroidism that is not under control flexeril urine test.
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you have
· urinary retention or
· narrow-angle glaucoma or increased intraocular pressure (pressure insidethe eye) flexeril urine test.
• You may need a lower dose or special monitoring during treatment if youhave any of the conditions listed above flexeril urine test.
• Flexeril is in the FDA pregnancy B flexeril urine test. This means that it is unlikely toharm an unborn baby flexeril urine test. Do not take Flexeril without first talking to your doctorif you are pregnant flexeril urine test.
• It is not known whether Flexeril passes into breast milk flexeril urine test. Do not takeFlexeril without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby flexeril urine test.
How should I take Flexeril?
• Take Flexeril exactly as directed by your doctor flexeril urine test. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou flexeril urine test.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water flexeril urine test.
• Flexeril is usually taken several times a day flexeril urine test. Follow your doctor's instructions flexeril urine test.
• You should begin to notice relief from your symptoms after 1 to 2 daysof treatment flexeril urine test.
• Do not stop taking Flexeril suddenly if you have been taking it regularlyfor more than 1 week flexeril urine test. Stopping suddenly may cause nausea, headache, and generaldiscomfort flexeril urine test.
• Store Flexeril at room temperature away from moisture and heat flexeril urine test.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember flexeril urine test. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the dose you missed and take your next regularlyscheduled dose flexeril urine test. Do not take a double dose of this medication flexeril urine test.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention flexeril urine test.
• Symptoms of a Flexeril overdose include drowsiness, seizures, irregularheartbeats, hallucinations, and difficulty breathing flexeril urine test.
What should I avoid while taking Flexeril?
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities flexeril urine test. Flexeril may cause dizziness or drowsiness flexeril urine test. If you experience dizzinessor drowsiness, avoid these activities flexeril urine test.
• Use alcohol cautiously flexeril urine test. Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizzinesswhile you are taking Flexeril flexeril urine test.
What are the possible side effects of Flexeril?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingFlexeril and seek emergency medical attention:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· seizures, hallucinations, or confusion;
· blurred vision;
· increased heart rate; or
· depression flexeril urine test.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur flexeril urine test. Continueto take Flexeril and talk to your doctor if you experience
· drowsiness or dizziness;
· dry mouth or a bad taste in your mouth;
· insomnia;
· difficulty urinating; or
· sweating flexeril urine test.
• If you stop taking this medication suddenly, you may experience somewithdrawal effects flexeril urine test.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur flexeril urine test. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome flexeril urine test.
What other drugs will affect Flexeril?
• Do not take Flexeril if you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor(MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), or tranylcypromine(Parnate) in the last 14 days flexeril urine test. Dangerous side effects could result flexeril urine test.
• Many drugs can increase drowsiness associated with Flexeril:
· antihistamines such as brompheniramine (Dimetane, Bromfed, others),chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton, Teldrin, others), azatadine (Optimine), clemastine(Tavist), and many others;
· narcotics (pain killers) such as meperidine (Demerol), morphine (MSContin, MSIR, others), propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet), hydrocodone (Lorcet,Vicodin), oxycodone (Percocet, Percodan), fentanyl (Duragesic), and codeine(Fiorinal, Fioricet, Tylenol #3, others);
· sedatives such as phenobarbital (Solfoton, Luminal), amobarbital (Amytal),and secobarbital (Seconal);
· phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Prolixin),mesoridazine (Serentil), perphenazine (Trilafon), prochlorperazine (Compazine),thioridazine (Mellaril), and trifluoperazine (Stelazine); or
· antidepressants such as doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Tofranil),nortriptyline (Pamelor), fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline(Zoloft), phenelzine (Nardil), and tranylcypromine (Parnate) flexeril urine test.
• Do not take any of the drugs listed above without the approval of yourdoctor flexeril urine test.
• The stomach medicine cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB) and pain relieverssuch as aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), indomethacin (Indocin), ketoprofen(Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail), fenoprofen (Nalfon), flurbiprofen (Ansaid), naproxen(Aleve, Anaprox, Naprosyn), and nabumetone (Relafen) may all increase the pain-relievingeffects of Flexeril flexeril urine test. Use these drugs under the supervision of your doctor flexeril urine test.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Flexeril flexeril urine test. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines flexeril urine test.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Flexeril written forhealth professionals that you may read flexeril urine test.
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