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Nelly

Updated 7mo ago

Muscle Relaxers for Fibromyalgia: Do They Work?

Does anyone use muscle relaxers for fibromyalgia? My doctors say it doesn't help fibromyalgia.

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kactus

3y

I use them to help me sleep, they gave them to me for nerve pain but not fibromyalgia specifically. The only thing i get from them is sleep
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Nelly

3y

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iLOVElucy

3y

I take celebrex and metaxalone. It helps.
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pain247365

2y

I take fexirl
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Fibrofairy

2y

Very rarely I’ll take tizanadine.
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nevernothurting

2y

I used to take flexiral and it helped with my sleep as well as my fibromyalgia, but when id wake up there wasn’t any lasting relief for my pain
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Millie

2y

I've done it when my back was super bad. But I try not to rely on them. Only when I'm ER worthy pain.
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EvilOne

2y

Yes, I've used carisoprodol and it helped me quite a bit.
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Fibroteacher1107

2y

Yes they work! My doctor gave them to me first thing.
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EvilOne

2y

I wish my doctor would prescribe the carisoprodol to me again but they eont
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EvilOne

2y

Won't I mean
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floet

2y

It makes it worse for me
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Laylah

7mo

I use flexiral and it’s really helped me. I wish I had been prescribed it twenty years ago. Helps me sleep and helps calm tight or snazzy muscles.

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