Talk:Methocarbamol
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what happens if you take robaxin for no reason?
Your muscles will still relax and you'll want to lie down for a while. --Zeromaru[[User_talk:Zeromaru|<sup>T</sup>]][[Special:Contributions/Zeromaru|<sup>C</sup>]] 04:51, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
User:share- Methocarbamol is a muscle relaxant that exerts its effect by acting on the central nervous system (ie the nerves that control the muscles) rather than on the muscles themselves. Methocarbamol can be used in any condition where painful muscle spasms should be reduced for patient comfort (intervertebral disc disease, for example) but it is also considered the treatment of choice for metaldehyde (snail bait) poisoning, a condition causing severe muscle twitching. Methocarbamol is also used in the treatment of tetanus (which is characterized by muscle rigidity) and strichnine poisoning (characterized by stiffness and seizuring). In cats, methocarbamol is an important medication in the treatment of permethrin poisoning (which occurs when canine permethrin flea products are used inadvertantly on pet cats.)
An oral dose of methocarbamol is active in the body approximately 30 minutes after administration with activity peaking in 2 hours (in humans).
