Okay... So I'm guessing here come all the people saying just start taking heroin... But I'm in serious need of muscle relaxants. I know Valium is often used as a muscle relaxant but I find it just makes me tired and relaxed. I'm looking for something that will relieve muscle spasms in the lower back, or just for constant lower back pain.
I've tried natural therapies already, physio, excercising, stretching, trying to sit with better posture.. I've tried acupuncture.. I really don't want to see a chiropractor because I'm in my mid twenties and am too afraid to take the risk of injuring it worse. This is chronic lower back pain, in my hips, spine and tailbone. I believe playing physical sports and working hard labor has caused this. anytime I massage the outside muscle on my hips where my pelvis is, and on the top end of my ass; it is the most relieving feeling ever. Maybe I need extensive massage therapy but I don't really want to spend thousands of $ on that.
Does anyone else have this problem with their back? How do you cope with it? I've been prescribed a muscle relaxant last year for this reasoning but it was only a x20 script. They said I would need to look into natural therapy, so I did. Didn't work. Now I'm here.
Has anyone had experience with "Carisoprodol" or "flexeril"? These are the two most common used muscle relaxants other than Valium. If you know of a better one please let me know. Also if anyone knows if these are on the markets, any idea how much the cost?
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I have chronic back issues and flexiril is a good muscle relaxer. Soma works well too. You should get an MRI if you haven't to identify what your problem is. I've been dealing with chronic back issues for decades now. Unfortunately it's a tough beast. I've been under the knife and had failed back surgeries. So I've given up on them for now. First you need to identify the problem. Get an MRI and see a spine Doctor.
Depending on what it is, treatment for bad lower back injuries is muscle relaxers and opioid therapy. But opioids are even getting hard to come by esp if you are under 30. You may get relief from steroid injections or nerve blocks. Nerve blocks have changed my life dramatically. I was walking with a cane for a while until I had it done. I get it done yearly now. But again, first you need to identity the problem. You possibly have an issue with your L5/S1 disk. Or even some thing with the sacrum. Only an MRI can tell you for sure. If you have pain radiating down one leg to your foot, that is an l5/s1 pinched nerve. If pain radiates but stops at the knee I believe that is an l3-l5 disk problem.
Aside from medications keeping at a healthy weight and exercising will help tremendously. If you have a pinched nerve muscle relaxers aren't going to help much. In that case look to Gabapentin or lyrica. If your issue is truly muscular than a something like flexiril or soma are good meds for that