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What is Skelaxin?

Skelaxin® is a brand name for the drug metaxalone, a muscle relaxant used in the treatment of pain from sprains, strains, and other musculoskeletal conditions.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 8%
Moderate
4 15%
Mild
6 23%
None
14 54%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
11 42%
increased stiffness/spasticity
2 8%
Nausea/Vomiting
2 8%
Dizziness/feeling like passing out
2 8%
Pain
1 4%
hallucinations
1 4%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Skelaxin. See all 14 dosages ►

  3 800mg as needed 400mg as needed 800 mg all the time (24/7) 800 mg as needed 800mg as needed 25 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 400 mg daily 800 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1600 mg daily 2400 mg daily 3200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 23 Number of Patients: 23 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 12 Number of Patients: 12 9 Number of Patients: 9  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Skelaxin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
21 38% Did not seem to work: 38%
Other
10 18% Other: 18%
Side effects too severe
9 16% Side effects too severe: 16%
Course of treatment ended
8 15% Course of treatment ended: 15%
Expense
7 13% Expense: 13%
Doctor's advice
4 7% Doctor's advice: 7%

See all 49 patients who’ve stopped taking Skelaxin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Skelaxin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
8
9
13
17
24

Stopped Taking Skelaxin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
17
7
7
7
3
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
15 58%
Usually
8 31%
Sometimes
2 8%
Never
1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 15%
Somewhat
2 8%
A little
3 12%
Not at all
17 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
2 8%
$50-99
3 12%
$25-49
7 27%
< $25
9 35%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.