Hi Im Taking Kratom Trying To Stay Away From Pharmaceutical

Posted on Thu, 11 Oct 2018

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Question : Hi im taking kratom trying to stay away from Pharmaceutical pain meds. Is it ok to take flexeril with it i have a horrible pain in my back. I do 2-4 grams a day

Answered by Dr. Dr.Arnab (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not recommended, please see the detailed answer below...

Detailed Answer:
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I can understand your concerns...

Please note, although Kratom may seem like a natural choice, it's a drug with a very high addiction potential with effects similar to that of any potent opioid. Flexiril is basically a muscle relaxant and not at all recommended while taking this as unsupervised intake can further potentiate each others action causing severe overdose like symptoms.

However, for the back pain, you can take safer analgesics such as Ibuprofen (eg. Motrin) 400mg thrice daily for the next 2-3 days or ACETAMINOPHEN (eg. Tylenol) 650mg up to three to four times a day for the time being.

Let me know if I can assist you further...

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee