METAXALONE vs METHOCARBAMOL

Myofascial pain syndrome patient here. I am into pharmacology and while nerding out I read that guaifenesin (Mucinex!) is most closely related to several old, no longer used muscle relaxers and sedatives. Dug further and found out they use it in vet med to anesthetize horses! I bought a value pack o

Hi all, first off, this is my first post in the forums, and I thought I would share my story to fellow pain sufferers. I am sorry that it may seem like I've written a novel, but this information only briefly encompasses my pain history. Basically, in late 2012 I was weight lifting and felt a sharp s

First of all, x-post from /r/offmychest. Second of all, like the title says, just seeking advice, encouragement, constructive criticism, solidarity. I've been lurking around /r/Assistance for a couple weeks now, finally started commenting here and there. I feel weird even posting this here, but I ne

I am on Butrans for pain management. I have severe nerve pain from a spinal injury and I take Lyrica and metaxalone in addition to the patch but they are not sufficient for breakthrough pain - they barely touch it. As I have experienced and as I have seen in comments on this forum, there is a noti

9 months ago, about a week after getting laid off from a well-paying job that I loved and two weeks after my fiancee/girlfriend of 5+ years left me, I messed up my back. I was around 320 pounds and I picked my daughter up out of her crib. Felt a pop, herniated disc. At that point I looked in the mir

So I am an alcoholic, 10-12 beers a day, every day for many years. Over the past two months I have cut my drinking down to 2-3 times per week, but still put away 10-12 beers per session. As of this post, have not had a drink in 2 days. My doctor prescribed me Naltrexone, 50mg, and I've taken it

My wife and I just finished watching S2E12 of The Pitt. An elderly couple couple came into the ER because he had accidentally knocked his wife down with their car. The doctors had a pharmacist review the man’s medications and she (the pharmacist) said “he’s taking meclizine which is an anticholinerg

Lexi gives no source, Micro only cites a PI, and I may have only found one source on PubMed possibly suggesting possible hemolysis.

I work with another pharmacist that refuses to make any substitutions at all. Example: dr sends methocarbamol 1,000mg, not available, refuses to switch to two of the 500mg without contacting prescriber first, because of perceived liability. Is this normal? Am I too liberal with my license to just ch

One of my newer techs was having problems with a drug and it really wasn't cooperating with her. I asked her what drug it was and it was methocarbamol. I laughed and said "guess it just doesn't want you to relax" Unfortunately the technician was new and didn't know what it was for and didn't under

I'm a tech working for CVS pharmacy. Since I started in January of this year, I've gotten varying answers from my pharmacists. The PIC has always claimed Texas law does not allow it and we can not do it under any circumstances. A new prescription from the doctor is required. On the other hand, the