I slept in a wrong position.

Take the medicines! You bruised some muscle tissue inside your neck is what I'm guessing. I've done this before. Only time having a neck like yours would be pleasant, is in a fraudulent car wreck case. Hope you get well soon.

Regards
Mike

What you have is the proverbial "stiff neck"...the muscles on one side of your neck have remained in a contracted position for too long a time, and are now painful.
If the medicine prescribed is not working, for whatever reason, you MUST call your physician and let them know! You may need something like a muscle relaxer.

Thanks Mikey, thanks erzeke1 for your concern and lovely advice.

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For heavans sake,don't go to the ER!

Anthony, I get this a lot, due to back and neck problems...

Try some Icy Hot (the patches work very well, and don't smell so minty) or some Aspercreme. It will help to dull the pain.

It will probably hurt for about 3 days. :( That's the average that mine bugs me. It sucks, I know..But it's temporary. :)

Currently my back is bugging me, so we can be in pain together. :)

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Oh gosh..I'm so sorry Anthony, that is the WORST!!

Take a really hot shower and try working it out a bit..(Yeah, it'll hurt!) Oh, you've got a few agonozing days ahead of you!

See a chiropractor, your neck may be out of alignment.

That's not likely though! Save your $$$$$

Chances are it's your Sternocleidomastoid Muscle.

Thanks guys, everyone sounds so caring. I am touched with your concerns.

Over here, still no improvement in my neck. Actually, turning my neck towards the right seems to be the toughest thing for me in this planet now. I tried to sleep for a while because the medicines have some tendency of drowsiness, heck! this pain is not letting me live life.

Jessi, I can think about how painful your back will be. You just can't do anything right with such painful body parts. It's a bad day to begin with and god knows, how long it will last.

Fins, I feel like amputating my neck. It's hurting and I am struggling while I am writing this. It's only that my eyes are dry now. I went to a physio, he applied some radiation and told me to come again tomorrow. I have to take a course on that also. But I have to suffer with this pain now.

Ari, chiropractor will kill me. He will swing my neck and I will be dead forever.. lol

Roadwarrior, are you in medical field? You sound similar to the guy who put me on radiations this morning.

I am!

Anthony,I'm so sorry hunny!
Try Advil, it's cheaper than the ER, if you get my drift.

Aleve also helps this. When I first hurt my back, I was on so many muscle relaxers, and not a one of them helped. The only thing I found to work was the Aleve and hot packs.

Anthony-so sorry to hear about your neck, I suffer from this about every 6-8 weeks. Had a bad car wreck years ago,messed up my neck and back,now have arthritis in it.The speciallist told me to alternate heat and cold to get the blood flowing to the muscles and gave me anti-inflamatory and muscle relaxer-said the combination of the two would help-and it does. It does take a while,but doing all of that helps ease the pain. I also use heat patches for the neck,too. Hope u feel better soon!...Karen :D

Anthony's pain isn't due to trauma though. It's a "positional" injury,almost like a strain.Not to be confused with a sprain!

Anthony, Try the therma care wrap. Then alternate with ice. It is muscle strain most likely just like Road Warrior said. I sure know how you feel. I had major back surgery in Decemeber05. At times it still bothers me a lot. Hope you feel better. KYSIDE38

Ouch but whenever you don't feel the need to take those pain killers anymore you can send them my way. I have 2 pinched nerves in my back one in my shoulder or right by spine whichever it is it causes my brain to litterally malfunction the muscles in my eyes get all screwy and I have to shake my head real hard to get them to working again. The other is my siatic or however you spell it. That one usually stays numb for the most part and when it does start getting the feeling back it always seems to be after i relax real good. Hope you are feeling better

My goodness guest..have you seen a doctor?! Maybe I'm a big wimp, but I could not tolerate that!!

Anthony, where have you been lately?! I'm hoping that you are feeling much better now.

Thanks for all your prayers, guys. I had gone through so much in the past few days. But anyways, I am well now. Good wishes worked.

The doctor advised me to be hospitalized for a few days. He put me on traction with all the therapies running along. No movement, nothing. I can't describe the painful moments that I had gone through. But anyways, this is what was supposed to happen. It was in destiny and nothing can stop it. I have been discharged from the hospital and doctors advised me to be on rest for few days. I will be back soon. Thanks for all your concerns. I am touched.

Ouch!
Anthony, I'm so glad you're ok and back with us..Trust me, you were definitely missed. It doesn't sound like you had very much fun..Take care of yourself, and watch how you sleep!

Anthony,I've missed you and your posts,too! Take it easy,believe me if you don't,all will be for naught! Take Care...KAren :D

YAY! I'm glad you're doing better Anthony. I'm sore myself right now..

Ok, so I'm cheap...And our roof needed to be coated...And I refuse to hire someone to do it for me, because I'm capable of doing it myself..So I got up there tuesday and wednesday and took care of it..Now I'm pooped and sore..:) But not too bad.

Jessi, I hope you are doing better than me. I am feeling a lot better now. Maybe, I was at rest and it has put me in better shape. I keep turning my neck to the left and right just to feel perfect. I have already sent my leave application to my employer, so hopefully he will arrange something for me. He is a caring person, indeed. He called when I was at the hospital. Unexpected things come all of a sudden. I never thought something like this will happen in just a week's time. Thanks everyone for being in touch.

Good to hear from you Anthony! And it's good to hear you are doing alot better. What a great boss you have.Take Care...KAren

Anthony, hunny!!!
I am SO sorry to hear about your troubles and am glad you are on the mend!! You rest up and have the puter by your bed, OK???

I surely will. thanks kscornell. You know, it's natural to feel like a child when you are in pain. Some words and a tender touch by someone sitting by your side can heal the pain faster than the medicines. Since I have stayed alone all these days, I do feel lonely at times. But I am doing well now.

Karen, my boss is a good person. He really understands the needs of his staff. I won't say that he accepts all the requests put by everyone, but he is professional and makes decisions strategically, not on tactical basis.

im haveing the same problems exactly the same so i came to look for online help and my mom keeps telling me i got to push my neck to the right slwoly and it will help i can look straigh if i have my right shoulder down and my head about 80 degreese to the left ive tried muscle relaxers and their not doing a thing! im glad im not the only one who has had these problems :'(

Guest , am new to this forum. Must tell it really feels bad when you are in such a situation. Even I had that problem before. Have patience. All will be fine.