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It is prescribed to me, 800 mg. 4 times a day.
I dont take it because it simply does nothing for me.
I dont feel it, its like I didn't even take anything.
Its supposed to be a muscle relaxer, but it doesn't relax my muscles.

It does help me, but doesn't knock me out. It's so expensive (for me) though that I don't use it now since my surgery was successful.

Thank you both so much. I am going to try it. Nothing to lose huh :-(

I didn't have any luck with this and the price was 120.00.thank goodness it was workmans comp. I had more luck with robaxin.

Skelaxin is a muscle relaxer not a pain medication, so if you need a muscle relaxer it might work for you.

A little more info:

I'm assuming you mean Medrol. Medrol is a corticosteroid kind of like prednisone. And Mobic is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug in the same group as Advil, Aleve, etc. but is a prescription drug.

Medrol can help with inflammation but can make you hungry and cause fluid retention, plus some other annoying stuff. Works good short term (a week or so). Beyond that the side effects increase.

my dr. gave me a bunch of this (samples) so i can't comment on the price, but it did nothing for me. it didn't help to rest ether. but everyone is different, it is worth a try. hope it helps you, koilover

it didnt help me a bit,the neurontin helped for a while longer :)

I was prescribed it, still have tons of bottles leftover. It did not help me. I tried flexeril before, and it help a bit. The Mobic is good for arthritis, but it doesn't always help everyone. You have to kinda try out different meds and see what works the best for you. After 9 yrs. i've ended up on, Suboxone, and I take Naproxen sometimes. I try not to take too much of anything cause I have Hep C.

I have taken this in the past. It did help. Its a muscle relaxant