Is this possible?? - Page 2

I had a patient once who stated she was allergic to saline flushes.

Yeah, I knew it wasn't a true allergy, but when I asked my preceptor about it, he said it was impossible for a muscle relaxer to cause increased muscle spasms. The patient was asking me if Norflex was in the same category as Flexaril and I said well, yeah. I was just wondering if anyone had ever heard of muscle relaxers doing this to anyone else, my preceptor just figured this patient was drug seeking as they had had 1mg of Dilaudid less than an hour before.

is characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements. Some examples of these types of involuntary movements include grimacing, tongue protrusion, lip smacking, puckering and pursing of the lips, and rapid eye blinking. Rapid, involuntary movements of the limbs, torso, and fingers may also occur.In some cases, an individual's legs can be so affected that walking becomes difficult or impossible.

You aren't missing anything. I've been an RN for two months, my preceptor (RN for three years) and another nurse that has been an LPN for many many more, both told me this was an impossible side effect and that this patient was drug seeking. I did not feel comfortable questioning their judgement, as I am still in orientation. I was also not aware that muscle relaxers could cause tardive dyskenisia, as in school it was only related to psych drugs, so thank you!