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• Cyclobenzaprine or Flexeril (RX): These muscle relaxants are good for acute muscle spasms–whether the spasm is from injury or a personal tendency to spasm. If you have a history of leg, back or neck spasms, carry one of these. (Keep in mind that Flexeril can cause significant drowsi...
Muscle relaxant medication (such as cyclobenzaprine) can certainly ease the discomfort of mild-to-moderate backache that's caused by injured muscles, but they tend to be hard on the stomach, kidneys and liver, so they should be viewed as short-term help at best. Keep in mind that muscle ...
Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine) is a commonly prescribed medication for moderate to severe muscle spasms that works on your central nervous system to relax your muscles. While this is helpful, NSAIDs (like ibuprofen) have been shown to relieve acute symptoms from muscle spasms more effectively.[18] ...