A 34-year-old member asked:

What is the difference between flexeril and robaxin (methocarbamol)?

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Muscle relaxants: Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl) tends to cause more sedation and is a stronger muscle relaxant.

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I have TMJ & facial pain that refers to my teeth/gums. Flexeril helped but gave me heart palpations. Same for Baclofen & Robaxin (methocarbamol). What can I take?

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What is better to take for muscle pain that won't cause stomach problems like acid reflux, robaxin, (methocarbamol) flexeril, or diazepam?

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What's the difference between flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl) and methocarbamol muscle relaxers?

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Can robaxin (methocarbamol) & flexiril be taken together?

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If methocarbamol seems to help better than flexeril, (cyclobenzaprine hcl) does it tell you anything useful about what the underlying problem might be?

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