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    Condition: Muscle Spasm
    2/2/2024 8:15:32 PM

    Reviewer: Brianna , 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    This medication ruined my life. I took it for about a month. Was not explained medication or side effects. Ended up in the er 4 different times. Suffered a stroke from it interacting with my other medications. Checked myself into inpatient from extreme anxiety. Completely ruined my vision. Was a completely healthy 30 year old that was newly engaged. Now I am a shell of myself and suicidal.

    Condition: Muscle Spasm
    4/24/2021 10:53:42 AM

    Reviewer: mother, on Treatment for less than 1 month

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 3

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 3

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    took 4mg tablet when going to bed as my doctor said it would relax my leg muscle and help me sleep. NOT I had terrifying nightmares all night long!! I started them around midnight I guess and was still going on at 8am the next morning. I was so scared I couldn't force myself to get out of bed I hid under the covers. Finally at 9 am forced myself to get up and call doctor. She said not to take ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Muscle Spasm
    4/7/2021 9:23:04 PM

    Reviewer: Dezzyfae, 35-44 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    Ive got a spinal stim and permanent nerve damage. I take this med every night. It does knock you out. So only take it when your ready to sleep. It does give dry mouth pretty bad, worse if you fight to stay awake or wake up after an hour or two. But ive missed a dose one night and the charlie horse was enough to pull the muscle in my calf. Weeks later and it still hurts from pulling it. It works bu ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Muscle Spasm
    3/10/2021 5:17:13 PM

    Reviewer: gg, 75 or over on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 3

    Comment:
    tok 2 pills e.8.hjrs...deep sleep for hours, groggy, heartrate in low 40's..reduced to one pil e. 8 hrs again put me in deep sleep for at least an hour. took 1/2 pill e.8. hrs. works great, relieves spasms, heart rate ok. still puts me to sleep but only for about 1/2 to 1 hr

    Condition: Muscle Spasm
    2/24/2021 4:18:58 PM

    Reviewer: jess, 55-64 Female (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 1

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 1

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    took 2 pills, in less than 20 mins. i was passed out on sofa, my husband tried to wake me to eat dinner. i never heard him. i finally woke up about 2 hours later, my i was numb, dizzy couldn't walk good, my speech was slurred and my husband couldn't understand me. i will never take 2 again.

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