Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Skelaxin as follows:
- Skelaxin use can induce some dizziness and make one drowsy, especially when the medication is taken with a high-fat meal. Avoid taking the Skelaxin with high fat meal. If the dizziness becomes bothersome, report it to your physician and other health care personnel, for any change in plan of care to be considered. Starting Skelaxin on a low dose and gradually increasing it to the desired dose can help accommodate to the dizzy symptoms.
- Skelaxin can interact with a lot of other medications, thus influencing their function. If you are being newly started on Skelaxin, discuss with your physician regarding all your current medications and their safety with Skelaxin. Also, notify your physician regarding any current Skelaxin intake, if you are being started on any new medications and discuss their safety with Skelaxin.
- Skelaxin only helps with relieving muscle spasms, by temporarily depressing the brain and spinal cord and consequently inhibiting the nerve impulses sent to the skeletal muscle. Skelaxin only relieves the spasms, but does not fix the actual condition causing the muscle spasms and so, is not a permanent cure.
- Continue taking Skelaxin as ordered, even if you experience relief from muscle pain and spasms. Abrupt discontinuation on Skelaxin intake can result in worsening muscle spasms again. Discontinuing the medication should only be on your physician’s recommendation.
