A List of Muscle Relaxant Drugs

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Muscle relaxants are drugs used to treat skeletal muscle problems in order to help alleviate residual muscle spasms. It is mainly used to lessen muscle pains, spasms, and over responsive reflexes. There are two types of muscle relaxants; the neuromuscular blockers used in surgery and medical procedures, and spasmolytic, used generally to calm or suppress muscle spasms. Both types are muscle relaxants to an average person, but in medical terms, they are commonly referred to by their technical names.

Muscle relaxers list, benefits and potential users:

Arthritic people commonly use muscle relaxants to get more restful sleep. Rheumatologists prescribed muscle relaxants to induce stage 4 sleeps so patients can feel refreshed in the morning. People with fibromyalgia can also benefit from the muscle relaxants as it helps relieve stiffness, body aches, and fatigue that can lead to poor sleep quality. Muscle relaxants are centrally acting and work with the central nervous system. It can act as an alternative to antidepressant to patients with anxiety disorders. People with severe tension headaches can also benefit from this list of muscle relaxers especially if the headache is caused by muscle tension around the neck and head.

Other likely use of muscle relaxants:

- Use in intensive surgeries and emergency procedures to induce paralysis

- Antispasmodic

- Treats symptoms of fibromyalgia i.e. stiffness, fatigue, and body aches

- Alleviate back pain and neck pain

- Used as a treatment for tension headaches

- Relieves pain from MPS or Myofascial pain syndrome

- Induce stage 4 sleep.

Commonly used muscle relaxants list:

Carisoprodol (e.g. Soma) - a muscle relaxer that works by blocking the pain sensations from the nerves by acting on the central nervous system. It is used to temporarily relieve pain from muscle pain, spasms, sprains, and strains. It is also used as an antidepressant.

Diazepam (e.g. Valium) - aside from relieving muscle pains and spasms, it also alleviates acute alcohol withdrawal, seizures, and anxiety related symptoms. It acts on the brain and nerves and produced a temporary calming effect on the user.

Cyclobenzaprine (e.g. Flerexil) - used to treat muscle spasm and pain associated with acute musculoskeletal conditions. Cyclobenzaprine is commonly used as an off-label treatment for fibromyalgia.

Metaloxone (e.g. Skelaxin) - a relatively strong muscle relaxants that produced little side effects, it is used to relax muscle and lessen muscle pain and spasms. Increased viability is impressed when taken with food.

Methacarbamol (e.g. Robaxin) - a central muscle relaxant used to treat skeletal spasm and helps to relax muscles and reduce muscle pains associated from sprains, strains, and muscle stress.

There are probably more than one hundred lists of muscle relaxers available on the market to choose from, but you must understand one thing about these drugs. They can be habit forming or addictive. Always follow your dosage guidelines, and call your doctor if you experience any side effects while taking these medicines.