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itching, swollen lips, rash 2008-07-26 10:01:10
45 year old women treated with skalxin for muscle spasms in shoulder. After 2 days off skalaxin, experienced extreme depression with suicidal thoughts. Side effects disappeared within a day or so. Pat 2008-09-04 05:38:51

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Total Skelaxin reports: 6.
Skelaxin FDA safety alerts: No.
Reported deaths: 8    Reported hospitalizations: 7.
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FDA Reported Skelaxin Side Effects: completed suicide, cardio-respiratory arrest, alcohol use, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, nausea, pancytopenia, back pain, dyspnoea, cyanosis, cholelithiasis, cardiac hypertrophy.
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Skelaxin Side Effects Report #5661956-2
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported SKELAXIN problem on Mar 10, 2008. Female patient, 37 years of age, weighting 190.0 lb, was diagnosed with pain and was treated with SKELAXIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: urticaria. SKELAXIN dosage: 800MG PRN PO. Patient recovered.

Skelaxin Side Effects Report #5616374-X
SKELAXIN problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Feb 05, 2008. Male patient, weighting 175.0 lb, was diagnosed with muscle spasms and was treated with SKELAXIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: back disorder, carpal tunnel syndrome, musculoskeletal disorder, nonspecific reaction. SKELAXIN dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Skelaxin Side Effects Report #5507790-5
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported SKELAXIN problem on Oct 30, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with back pain and was treated with SKELAXIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: abasia, alcohol interaction, overdose, speech disorder. SKELAXIN dosage: 800 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with FENTANYL, PERCOCET, OXYCODONE, ALCOHOL, ROBAXIN, IBUPROFEN, LEXAPRO. Patient died on 02/05/2006.

Skelaxin Side Effects Report #5489108-X
SKELAXIN problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 08, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with myalgia and was treated with SKELAXIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: stevens-johnson syndrome. SKELAXIN dosage: 800 MG, BID. During the same period patient was treated with CELEBREX, PLAVIX, NEXIUM, ELMIRON, CENESTIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Skelaxin Side Effects Report #5456480-6
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported SKELAXIN problem on Sept 04, 2007. Female patient was treated with SKELAXIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: nausea, non-hodgkin's lymphoma. SKELAXIN dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Skelaxin Side Effects Report #5411373-5
SKELAXIN problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Aug 02, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with muscle spasms and was treated with SKELAXIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: back pain, pancytopenia. SKELAXIN dosage: 800 MG, TID. During the same period patient was treated with LYRICA, IBUPROFEN, CELEBREX. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.