Q: is it safe to drink coffee and take a muscle relaxer?

Careful w/xanaflex: Most of the common muscle relaxers do not interact with caffeine and are therefore safe to take with coffee. Levels of tizanidine (zanaflex), however, are increased when taken with caffeine and this can enhance the dangerous side effects.

Q: can i take motrin & an over the counter muscle relaxer?

Possibly. : Read the label. If it contains ibuprofen than NO. ( because Motrin is ibuprofen ) if not, you are probably ok. Your pharmacist should be able to help you if you have the boxes

Q: what is the best muscle relaxer for tension or migraine headaches?

Migraines : Please continue to be followed by your doctor but you can also look into biofeedback therapy (from a specially trained clinical psychologist) or clinical hypnosis (www.asch.net). Peace and good health.

Question 1

which  non sedating  muscle relaxer non prescription is best?

Accepted Answer

No none prescription: At present that is non sedating.

Question 2

is clonazepam a muscle relaxer?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Clonazepam is a long acting benzodiazepine.  All benzodiazepines have anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, sedative, and hypnotic properties.  So it does have muscle relaxant properties.  That being said, it is not commonly used as a muscle relaxant.

Question 3

can i use aspirin as a muscle relaxer?

Accepted Answer

Not indicated : Aspirin is probably the oldest anti/inflammatory medicine around; it works well in this regard for some patients.!it's also used as an anti-pyretic to help reduce fever . It has also been used for many other conditions including headaches, 'blood thinning ' etc. It is not, however , a muscle relaxant . Ask your primary care physician about alternatives..

Question 4

can i drink motrin with muscle relaxer?

Accepted Answer

Yes: You can take Motrin with the muscle relaxer prescribed by your doctor. They have different mechanism of action and will not interact. Take the Motrin with food to protect your stomach.

Question 5

will a muscle relaxer help lactic acid?

Accepted Answer

No. : Lactic acid is normal products of muscle strong or prolonged activity.  It is helpful to have warm pad apply to increase blood circulation to bring the acid away.  Muscle relaxer is not work on blood vessels and may have significant side effects, not indicate to use for this purpose.

Question 6

can i take muscle relaxer and benadryl ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: You can take both of these meds but No drink alcohol!!!

Question 7

what are side effects of muscle relaxer metaxalone?

Accepted Answer

Many: Drug-induced gastrointestinal disturbance
nausea
vomiting
dizziness
headache
somnolence
feeling nervous
<1%
hemolytic anemia (rare)
leukopenia (rare)
jaundice (rare)
immune hypersensitivity reaction (rare).

Question 8

is it safe to drink coffee and take a muscle relaxer?

Accepted Answer

Careful w/xanaflex: Most of the common muscle relaxers do not interact with caffeine and are therefore safe to take with coffee.  Levels of tizanidine (zanaflex), however, are increased when taken with caffeine and this can enhance the dangerous side effects.

Question 9

can i take motrin & an over the counter muscle relaxer?

Accepted Answer

Possibly. : Read the label.  If it contains ibuprofen than NO. ( because Motrin is ibuprofen ) if not, you are probably ok. Your pharmacist should be able to help you if you have the boxes

Question 10

what is the best muscle relaxer for tension or migraine headaches?

Accepted Answer

Migraines : Please continue to be followed by your doctor but you can also look into biofeedback therapy (from a specially trained clinical psychologist) or clinical hypnosis (www.asch.net).  Peace and good health.

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