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Neck Pain, Sleeplessness, Muscle Spasm, Taken Naproxen, Cyclobenzaprine
Question: Hi! Please help! My husband is having a severe neck pain, to the point that he can't turn it to either side, any slight movement is painful and it even hurts when he is lying still. It started 3 days ago and he thought that he just didn't sleep right. It never improved and actually started getting worse. He's been taking Advil but it didn't seem to help.
FYI, he did start working out recently after not doing it for years. But what's strange is that he worked out on Tuesday and was perfectly fine until Thursday. It's Sunday and his pain seems to be getting worse.
I took him to a clinic this morning, and the doctor there said it's a muscle spasm. He prescribed him Naproxen 500mg and Cyclobenzaprine 10mg. It's been couple hours and the meds don't seem to help at all. He is still having an enormous amount of pain. I wonder if it's something more serious and I should take him to ER. I really appreciate any feedback.
FYI, he did start working out recently after not doing it for years. But what's strange is that he worked out on Tuesday and was perfectly fine until Thursday. It's Sunday and his pain seems to be getting worse.
I took him to a clinic this morning, and the doctor there said it's a muscle spasm. He prescribed him Naproxen 500mg and Cyclobenzaprine 10mg. It's been couple hours and the meds don't seem to help at all. He is still having an enormous amount of pain. I wonder if it's something more serious and I should take him to ER. I really appreciate any feedback.
Hello
Thanks for your query.
Constant neck pain with painful movement, getting worse for three days in an young man; not responding to pain killer Advil; even pain killer (Napoxen 500 mg) and muscle relaxant( cyclobenzaprine 10 mg) without any history of trauma suggest some thing more than simple muscular spasmodic pain .
No doubt some times spasmodic pain may take time to respond. But since they have been worsening, I am a bit concerned.
So I encourage you to visit the ER (as pain is getting worse) for evaluation. This will be beneficial to patient not for only diagnostic purpose, but also for timely proper treatment.
Hope I have answered your query, I will be available to answer your follow up queries,
“Wish you Good Health and your husband a trouble free speedy recovery”
Regards
Thanks for your query.
Constant neck pain with painful movement, getting worse for three days in an young man; not responding to pain killer Advil; even pain killer (Napoxen 500 mg) and muscle relaxant( cyclobenzaprine 10 mg) without any history of trauma suggest some thing more than simple muscular spasmodic pain .
No doubt some times spasmodic pain may take time to respond. But since they have been worsening, I am a bit concerned.
So I encourage you to visit the ER (as pain is getting worse) for evaluation. This will be beneficial to patient not for only diagnostic purpose, but also for timely proper treatment.
Hope I have answered your query, I will be available to answer your follow up queries,
“Wish you Good Health and your husband a trouble free speedy recovery”
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for your response, Dr. Bajoria. I have not taken him to ER, because his pain started responding to the medications yesterday. It has reduced from a 15 down to 5-6 (on a scale from 1 to 10). However, this morning I noticed that his neck is getting swollen (a little bit, not dramatically) and also the medication is causing dry mouth. He has been drinking lots of water though. Because of all that his voice was changing this morning, like if he had a cold. So I am wondering: should I make a doctor's appointment or should I give it some time to let the medications work completely since he is responding to them? Thanks!
Hello
Nice to see you again
It is good he is responding to medicines,& his pain has started decreasing.
But swelling in the neck and change of voice are not a good sign & is not explained by the use of medicines.
Dryness of mouth can be due to side effects of medicines ,but not change of voice .
You can wait for a day or two not more than that,if swelling in the neck & change in voice persists or increase early consultation is essential.
‘Hope I have answered your query, “Wish you Good Health and trouble free speedy recovery”
Nice to see you again
It is good he is responding to medicines,& his pain has started decreasing.
But swelling in the neck and change of voice are not a good sign & is not explained by the use of medicines.
Dryness of mouth can be due to side effects of medicines ,but not change of voice .
You can wait for a day or two not more than that,if swelling in the neck & change in voice persists or increase early consultation is essential.
‘Hope I have answered your query, “Wish you Good Health and trouble free speedy recovery”
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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