DRUG INTERACTIONS: Avoid flexeril drug taking MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, selegiline, tranylcypromine) within 2 weeks before starting or after stopping treatment flexeril drug with this medication. In some cases, a serious, possibly fatal, drug interaction may occur. This drug should not be used with the following medications because flexeril drug very serious interactions may occur: guanethidine, guanadrel. If you are currently using any of these medications, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting cyclobenzaprine. Before using flexeril drug this medication, tell your flexeril drug doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: certain types of asthma drugs (e.g., albuterol, salmeterol), flexeril drug cimetidine, clonidine, SSRI antidepressants (e.g., fluoxetine, flexeril drug citalopram), stimulants and weight loss products (e.g., ephedrine, dextroamphetamine, phenylphrine), flexeril drug tramadol, tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, imipramine). Tell your flexeril drug doctor or pharmacist if you also take drugs that cause drowsiness such as: anti-anxiety drugs (e.g., diazepam), antihistamines that cause drowsiness (e.g., diphenhydramine), flexeril drug anti-seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine), medicine for sleep (e.g., sedatives), narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine), tranquilizers. Check all prescription flexeril drug and nonprescription medicine labels (e.g., cough-and-cold products, diet aids, acid reducers) because they may contain ingredients which could increase the risk of side effects with cyclobenzaprine. Ask flexeril drug your pharmacist about the safe use of those products. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

FLEXERIL DRUG

SIDE EFFECTS: Drowsiness, flexeril drug dry mouth, fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, constipation or blurred vision may occur as your body flexeril drug adjusts to the medication. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly. Tell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely flexeril drug but serious side effects occur: mental/mood changes (e.g., confusion, hallucinations), difficulty urinating. Tell your doctor immediately if any of these highly unlikely but flexeril drug very serious side effects occur: fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat, fainting, yellowing of the flexeril drug eyes/skin, stomach/abdominal flexeril drug pain, persistent nausea/vomiting/lack of appetite, dark urine, seizures, loss of coordination. A serious allergic reaction to this drug is flexeril drug unlikely, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction include: flexeril drug rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing. If flexeril drug you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Flexeril drug (Cyclobenzaprine)

DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Cyclobenzaprine is a muscle relaxant. Specifically, cyclobenzaprine relieves muscle spasm when the spasm is due flexeril drug to local problems (that is, problems originating in the muscle itself and not in the flexeril drug nerves controlling the muscles). Cyclobenzaprine has flexeril drug no effect on muscle function. Cyclobenzaprine seems to accomplish its beneficial effect through a complex mechanism within the nervous system, probably in the brainstem.

NURSING MOTHERS: It is not flexeril drug known whether cyclobenzaprine is secreted in milk. However, since it is related to the flexeril drug tricyclic antidepressants, some of which are excreted in breast milk, caution is advised in using this medication in lactating women.