Lathargic drowsy feeling with flexeril in the mornings?!

Lathargic drowsy feeling with flexeril in the mornings?

I am taking flexeril because i was in a car acident and i injured my back pretty badly. sometimes the pain is so bad i cannot sleep. the dr prescribed 10mg pills, but i cut them in half. i always feel extremely groggy and drowsy in the mornings. i know its a seditive type pill but even after sleeping 12-13 hours i feel very druged and drowsy with a hard time waking up. is this normal?

I have to take Flexeril sometimes too, and I'm very groggy in the mornings. What I do, and this works for me, is I take the Flexeril pretty early in the evening, about 7:00 pm, and get the coffee maker all ready the night before. Then in the morning I start drinking coffee and allow myself a little quiet coffee time and that seems to help. If I were to have to function right away then it would make me feel groggy for a longer period of time in the morning. I don't know why.