Can I take cyclobenzaprine again for muscle spasms?
Patient: I was prescribed cyclobenzaprine 2 and a half years ago because I was having muscle spasms. The expiration date of the drug was at the end of 2012. I am having slight muscle spasms again and I m planning to get a new prescription but I was wondering whether it is still safe to take my older medication. Doctor: Hello,I can understand your concern. Having any medicine after passing its expiration date runs the risk of developing adverse reactions and no effect at all after taking the medicine. Expiration date is given for the medicines for a reason and it should not be ignored as the drugs are strong chemical molecules that you do not want to play with when they can have huge effects on your health beneficially as well as adversely. I would advise you to get the new prescription of the drug that has expired and do not take the medicine you have. Hot compressions can help in mild cases of muscle spasms. I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HCM. Let me know if you have follow up questions.Best,Dr. Viraj Shah