Do muscle relaxers help you sleep?

I was prescribed these last month and I was so scared to take them because of the heavy sedation warning. They do put you to sleep very fast, but it felt a bit unnatural and heavy. If you are struggling with sleep, maybe ask your doctor for safer alternatives?

As someone who counts sheep till 3 AM every night, these pills felt like a blessing for my back pain and insomnia combined! But seriously, don't use them just for sleep. They will make you sleep, but you'll wake up feeling like a zombie.

I totally get it, when pain is keeping you awake all night, you just want anything that helps you sleep. Muscle relaxers do relieve the tension so your body can finally rest. Just be careful and take them exactly as your doc prescribed.

They don't just help you sleep, they practically put you in a mini-coma! My wife had to literally shake me awake the morning after I took one for my neck sprain. Use them only on weekends if you have a job to attend!