Norflex
(orphenadrine)
Relaxes your muscles.
Our bottom line
Norflex (orphenadrine) can be used for relaxing muscle spasms and it also can relieve pain.
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- Drug class: Musculoskeletal
- Rx status: Prescription only
- Generic status: Lower-cost generic available (orphenadrine)
Upsides
- More effective than placebo for treatment of muscle spasms and nonspecific musculoskeletal pain in the short term.
- Extended release pills last 12 hours.
- Available as generic.
What to expect from Norflex, on one page
Downsides
- Not a first choice treatment for muscle spasms.
- Norflex (orphenadrine) can make you sleepy or drowsy.
- At higher doses, Norflex (orphenadrine) can make you confused or hallucinate.
- Dry mouth and difficulty urinating can happen at higher doses.
- Pills cannot be crushed and must be swallowed whole.
- Can't be used in people with glaucoma, certain types of bowel obstruction or peptic ulcers, prostatic hypertrophy, certain urinary problems, cardio-spasm (megaesophagus) and myasthenia gravis.
What to expect from Norflex, on one page
Although it's not clear how Norflex (orphenadrine) relaxes skeletal muscles, it is thought to be related to its effects on the nervous system and pain relieving properties.
- Drug class: Musculoskeletal
- Rx status: Prescription only
- Generic status: Lower-cost generic available (orphenadrine)
Used for
Dosage forms
- Extended release pill
- Pill
- Injection
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What to expect when you take Norflex (orphenadrine) for Muscle spasms
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- Effectiveness
- Full effects
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- Possible side effects
- Dry mouth
- Sleepiness and dizziness
- Difficulty urinating/constipation
It can take time for a drug to start working, or for some side effects to go away.
Source: FDA product label and Iodine pharmacistsSide effect rates for Norflex (orphenadrine)
Manufacturers don’t say how common these side effects are when taking Norflex for muscle spasms (100mg orally twice daily and iv/im 60mg every 12 hours)
- Changes in the heart beat
- Dizziness
- Drowsinesss
- Hallucination
- Headache
- Mental confusion
- Itchiness
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dry mouth
- Difficulty urinating
- Anemia
- Tremor
- Weakness
- Changes to vision
- Dilated pupils
- Increased eye pressure
- Nasal congestion
- Severe allergic reaction
Risks and Warnings for Norflex (orphenadrine)
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- › Taking other medications that also cause sleepiness
- › Recreational drug use
- › Excessive alcohol use
Taking Norflex (orphenadrine) can make you feel sleepy and dizzy. If you're taking other medications that can also make you feel sleepy, or if you're taking recreational drugs or drinking too much alcohol, it can be even worse. Avoid driving or doing other tasks that require concentration until you know how this medication affects you. Get up very slowly from a seated or lying down position.
Common concerns from people taking Norflex (orphenadrine)
Final section. Do you want to return to drug navigation?- Taking Norflex (orphenadrine) can make you feel sleepy and dizzy. If you're taking other medications that can also make you feel sleepy, or if you're taking recreational drugs or drinking too much alcohol, it can be even worse. Avoid driving or doing other tasks that require concentration until you know how this medication affects you. Get up very slowly from a seated or lying down position.
- Norflex (orphenadrine) can make you feel very tired or sleepy. Don't drive or do anything that requires concentration until you know how it affects you.
- Taking Norflex (orphenadrine) with alcohol or narcotics can worsen the drowsiness.
- Norflex (orphenadrine) can make you sleepy or drowsy.