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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Treatment for lower back sprain. Relieve spasms a little. Took it before bedtime. I kept waking up 2 hours after falling asleep. After 3 days, experienced blurred vision. Doctor pulled me off medicine. Still have blurred vision in left eye after 24 hours.
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Reviewer: Shari, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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This medication works well for spasm in my lower back due to a terrible car wreck. I have noticed I am losing some hair after taking for about 1 year. I also have nightmares some and it has made me sleep walk.
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Reviewer: mine, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: wjackie, 35-44 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I've been using this med for muscle spasms in my neck & shoulders, & also my lower back at times. I think it worked pretty well to begin with, but seemed to become less effective as timed passed. I was concerned when I began to feel like my eardrums were congested or something. I don't know if that's related or not. But what really worried me, is when I started losing a LOT
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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