Is it OK to take Flexeril with amlodipine?

Is it OK to take Flexeril with amlodipine?

No interactions were found between amlodipine and cyclobenzaprine.

Is amlodipine a muscle relaxant?

How it works. Amlodipine may be used to treat heart conditions such as angina and high blood pressure. Amlodipine inhibits the influx of calcium ions across cardiac (heart) and smooth muscle causing relaxation of these muscles and dilation (widening).

What medications should not be taken with amlodipine?

Tell your doctor if you’re taking any of these medicines before starting amlodipine:

• antibiotics such as clarithromycin, erythromycin or rifampicin.
• calcium channel blockers like diltiazem or verapamil.
• itraconazole or ketoconazole, antifungal medicines.
• medicines to treat HIV or HCV (hepatitis C virus)

Can I take a muscle relaxer with blood pressure medicine?

When certain drugs are used with cyclobenzaprine, they may not work as well. An example of these drugs includes guanethidine. Cyclobenzaprine can block the blood pressure-lowering effect of guanethidine. This means your blood pressure may increase.

Does muscle relaxant affect blood pressure?

It was also shown that muscle relaxation has a significant effect upon lowering diastolic and systolic blood pressures between premeasures and postmeasures and has a significant effect upon lowering diastolic and systolic blood pressures as subjects progress from the first period of a treatment session to the last …

Does amlodipine cause muscle pain?

This drug may cause muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness. The risk may be raised if you have low thyroid function or kidney problems. It may also be raised if you take this drug with certain other drugs, or if you are 65 or older.

What painkillers can I take with blood pressure tablets?

In general, people with high blood pressure should use acetaminophen or possibly aspirin for over-the-counter pain relief. Unless your health care provider has said it’s OK, you should not use ibuprofen, ketoprofen, or naproxen sodium. If aspirin or acetaminophen doesn’t help with your pain, call your doctor.

Is Flexeril OK to take with high blood pressure?

Cyclobenzaprine can block the blood pressure-lowering effect of guanethidine. This means your blood pressure may increase.

Can Flexeril help high blood pressure?

Metoprolol and cyclobenzaprine may have additive effects in lowering your blood pressure. You may experience headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, and/or changes in pulse or heart rate.

Can you take Flexeril if you have high blood pressure?

Is back pain a side effect of amlodipine?

General: allergic reaction,1 asthenia, back pain, hot flushes, malaise, pain, rigors, weight gain, weight decrease. Musculoskeletal System: arthralgia, arthrosis, muscle cramps,1 myalgia.