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Wow, just a fine and a loss of licence? To me the serious thing is the Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) abuse. It is a powerful drug, NOT to be combined with alcohol. If she was taking that and drinking she is probably a pretty heavy abuser of prescription drugs.

Cyclobenzaprine is a powerful muscle relaxant. It's often given for joint pain, soft tissue damage, tendinitis. The standard boilerplate on the package from your pharmacist will say, "do not drive or operate machinery." And there are extremely strict cautions against combining it with alcohol. For most people it's not a problem because it slows them down enough to put them right to sleep.

The interactions are listed as: "Alcohol and other CNS [Central Nervous System] Depressants potentiated." What that means is it makes the effect of booze much more powerful. The booze also enhances the drug. If you were to take a Flexeril and then go boozing, you would feel like you were going 70 when you were only going 30 (like our Peg). And if you needed to react to anything, your arms would be too rubbery to turn the wheel and legs too rubbery to work the brakes.

And then, why do you want to take this stuff in the first place: "adverse reactions are drowsiness, confusion, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, headache, hypotension, nausea, etc..."

This lady is a serious and extreme drug abuser... the people of Wisconsin are probably not safe unless she turns in her licence for good, or does a good inpatient rehab (30 days or so). Otherwise she's gonna do it again. It was blind luck she didn't kill anyone... she had no more control over that car than if she was in the back seat.

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Oh, I don't know about that. I'm a connesseure of pain meds and muscle relaxants due to another story for another thread. But I can tell you that cyclobenzeprine(flexeril) is about as powerful as a glass of milk. It's nothing! On top of that you need to take it constantly to maintain an elevated blood level of it to do anything. I could take six flexerils and chase em with a nice bottle of New Glarus Hop Hearty and never feel a thing. It's one of those millions of drugs which do nothing, cost a lot, and ease the mind, thinking you feel better.

Now Nubaine is a doozy! That would make the pain go away if you were nailed to the cross. Oxycontin super-sucks too. I don't know what all the controvercy is? Most oral pain meds are worthless.

And if you are in such pain that you need to be on medication, you should be in the hospital getting better, or strongly medicated at home under supervision getting physical therapy. Not taking pills, boozing, and bitch-ditchin.

Americans and pills..........Feh!

Wow, just a fine and a loss of licence?

More than likely, she will be able to apply for & receive a conditional license which will allow her to drive to & from work. She lives in Fond du Lac & commutes to Madison, approximately 150 miles round trip.

I've taken Flexeril & can't imagine anyone even attempting to drive while under the influence of that drug. And that's without adding booze to the equation.