Skelaxin Treatment Report
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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. Skelaxin is a brand name owned by King Pharmaceuticals.
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Reasons Taken
42 patients in the community are taking or have taken Skelaxin.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/spasticity | 16 | 40% |
| Other | 12 | 30% |
| Pain | 5 | 12% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 5% |
| Back pain | 1 | 2% |
| Muscle tension | 1 | 2% |
| Headache | 1 | 2% |
| Lower back pain | 1 | 2% |
| Pain, leg | 1 | 2% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Skelaxin.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Skelaxin or how long patients were taking Skelaxin before stopping.
Currently taking Skelaxin
Stopped taking Skelaxin
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 100% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 0% | 0 |
Top reported side-effects include: sleepiness
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- crazylegs
- Sensation: moderate
- Overall: mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
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by crazylegs
Aug 22, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsModerate
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- use with stretching exercises
- See full evaluation
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