Prescribed 10mg Cyclobenzaprine aka flexeril (muscle relaxer)

[xxsuprman22xx]

Any negative effects towards buliding up my muscles. Any input is appreciated.

 

[gettnlarge01]

Lack of drive and focus in the gym and loss of appetite. Thats been my experience

 

[RexHead]

Lack of drive and focus in the gym and loss of appetite. Thats been my experience

Same experience here. I only use these when absolutely necessary because they make me loopy enough I can't function at the gym.

 

[gassy]

They are anti-boner pills for me...they relax ALL the muscles. Great for back spasms though.

 

[pesty4077]

I had a presciption, I only took at night before bed. I didn't like the fact they still made you feel drowsy the next day.

 

[mekanikal]

used to take these for a neck injury and they worked awesome while I was clean....allowed me to sleep/work pain free at 10 mg. However, later re-injured myself while on test, took them in much higher doses..30-40 mg and they didn't do a thing for me. I kind of felt like the test and flexeril were competing

 

[chris250]

wont take them

 

[kid1dakota]

you do build a tolerance,but a muscle relaxer definately will work against you in the gym.But it is a must for some,so they have to deal.

 

[scottbee]

ask your doc for skelaxin...works well and no groggy feeling!

 

[gettnlarge01]

I have physical issues that keep me on pain meds and muscle relaxers but I had to figure out a timimg schedule so I can get in a desent workout and still be able to work. My workouts will never be the same but I feel better because I do workout and am thankful my doctor understands that.

 

[willpwr82]

if I take them before bed which I cant see any other time 2 take em due to not wanting to move, I sweat my ass off all night and wake up cold. anyone else experience this?

 

[gettnlarge01]

if I take them before bed which I cant see any other time 2 take em due to not wanting to move, I sweat my ass off all night and wake up cold. anyone else experience this?

most of the time. I sweat at night anyway but being cold in the morning was new for me. Its strange if I dont sleep all night (awake at 3am) I never get cold just sweating like always.

 

[Newman]

Cyclones are a wonderful tool for pinched nerves & torn muscles causing spasms, but ease into them. No frontloading...

Two cyclones & two T3s generally do the trick when I'm hurtin, but you'll have to find your own effective dosage depending on your activities.

 

[xxsuprman22xx]

So the general consensus is that cyclo would be negative to bodybuilding because of its effects on focus, drive, appetite. But it has no negative effects as far as muscle repair ie growth?

 

[Newman]

Try some. If you can think & operate through the drowsyness, you will be fine, just make sure to let the injured area relax & recouperate. There's no sense relaxing an injured muscle just to tear it worse with unrealistic expectations in the gym.

 

[MiteyMite]

Tired after taking, very groggy the next day, takes a few cups of coffee to get through the day. It had no effect on my workouts.

 

[sodzl]

Like most others have stated they will make you very groggy. I found that I had to take one as early as 5pm - 6pm just to function properly the next day. If I took one after 9pm I'd be groggy until noon the next day.

 

[Newman]

Like most others have stated they will make you very groggy. I found that I had to take one as early as 5pm - 6pm just to function properly the next day. If I took one after 9pm I'd be groggy until noon the next day.

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[Che]

Since I'm rather anonymous, I don't mind telling you that they made me crap my pants when I took them. I hurt my neck badly so the doctor prescribed them - they made me feel horrible. The next day I went to finish up a final for grad school...went to the urinal and crapped my pants in the process. Needless to say - I stopped taking them and never will. They took it off the market for a time and then brought it back if that tells you anything.