Butler, PA
A 26-year-old female asked:
Can starting flexeril 10mg cause mood changes (agitation, anxiety)?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Krishna Kumaranswered
Psychiatry 55 years experience
Flexeril effects: Flexeril is a muscle relaxant.
Common psychiatric side effects are Irritability, mental acuity decrease and, nervousness.
Flexeril may cause depressed mood, anxiety and agitation.
Please see your Physician for:
•Diagnosis
•Flexeril benefits and side effects
•Monitoring of medication dose and response
•Decrease dose or discontinue Flexeril
•Physical Therapy
•Massage therapy
•Breathing Relaxation
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