Methocarbamol Side Effects

Serious Side Effects of Methocarbamol

Allergic reaction signs include hives, difficulty breathing, and swelling of the face, lips tongue, or throat.
Stop taking Methocarbamol if you experience slow heart rate, feelings of faintness, jaundice, confusion, or seizures.
Signs of infection are persistent sore throat and fever.
Symptoms of an overdose of methocarbamol, such as shaking, jerking, and sweating.

Common Side Effects of Methocarbamol

Because Methocarbamol is a muscle relaxant it is common to experience a loss of balance or coordination, dizziness, and drowsiness.
As the body adjusts, you may experience nausea, flushing, a tingly feeling under the skin, mild rash, itching, constipation, headache, blurred vision, and insomnia.
This medication may temporarily cause urine to turn brown, black, or green.

Warnings & Recalls for Methocarbamol

Methocarbamol General Warnings

Tell your doctor if you have myasthenia gravis, liver disease, or kidney disease
Methocarbamol can throw off results for certain medical tests.
Methocarbamol may impair reaction time and thoughts
Do not use methocarbamol without telling your doctor you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
Discuss risks and benefits of taking Methocarbamol if you are 65 or older. Other medications may be safer and equally as effective for older adults.

Methocarbamol Interactions

Let your doctor know if you are taking other medications that may make you drowsy, such as medicine for seizures, depression, colds, coughs, any sedatives and/or tranquilizers, or other narcotic pain relievers
Certain side effects are worsened by drinking alcohol
This medication may reduce the effects of pyridostigmine bromide.

Methocarbamol Treatment and Use

Methocarbamol | Robaxin, is a muscle relaxant used with physical therapy and rest to treat a variety of pains resulting from skeletal muscle injuries. These injuries include, but are not limited to, muscle strains, sprains, and spasms.

How Does Methocarbamol Work?

Rather than directly relaxing skeletal muscles, Methocarbamol relieves discomfort from musculoskeletal conditions by sedating the central nervous system through the blockage or slowing of pain impulses to the brain. This allows the muscles in the body to relax, which eases pain from muscle injuries.

Methocarbamol Dosage Information

Methocarbamol is an oral tablet that is taken between three and eight times a day, variable among patient condition. Six grams a day is typical for the first three days of medication. Afterwards, it is recommended to reduce dosage to about 4 grams a day for maintenance treatment.

To prevent or reduce upset stomach and nausea, it can be taken with food or directly after a meal.

It is to be taken exactly as directed. If you miss a dose, take another as soon as you remember unless it is near time for the next scheduled dose. Do not double your next dose.

Other Names for Methocarbamol

Brand name:

Robaxin

Robaxisal (Aspirin and Methocarbamol)

Generic name:

Methocarbamol