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What is Cyclobenzaprine? Cyclobenzaprine is a centrally-acting skeletal muscle relaxant used in the treatment of muscle spasm associated with acute painful musculoskeletal conditions.
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Reasons Taken
284 patients in the community are taking or have taken Cyclobenzaprine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/spasticity | 67 | 23% |
| Other | 55 | 19% |
| Muscle spasms | 19 | 6% |
| Pain | 16 | 5% |
| Fibromyalgia | 14 | 4% |
| Muscle tension | 7 | 2% |
| General health | 6 | 2% |
| muscle spasms and pain at night | 5 | 1% |
| Back pain | 5 | 1% |
| poor sleep | 4 | 1% |
| Awakening due to pain | 3 | 1% |
| Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain | 3 | 1% |
| Muscle cramping, spasms | 3 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | <1% |
| Arthritis | 2 | <1% |
| Muscle spasms, lower back | 2 | <1% |
| Don't know | 2 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 2 | <1% |
| Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders | 2 | <1% |
| all over body pain | 2 | <1% |
| Convulsive spasms (clonus) | 1 | <1% |
| Sleep problems | 1 | <1% |
| Cramps, foot and leg | 1 | <1% |
| Pain, leg | 1 | <1% |
| Restless Leg Syndrome | 1 | <1% |
| Cramps | 1 | <1% |
| Slowness | 1 | <1% |
| Spasms | 1 | <1% |
| Deep Bone Pain | 1 | <1% |
| psuedosciatica | 1 | <1% |
| Restless legs when trying to sleep | 1 | <1% |
| knees locking | 1 | <1% |
| Mobility | 1 | <1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | <1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Cyclobenzaprine or how long patients were taking Cyclobenzaprine before stopping.
Currently taking Cyclobenzaprine
Stopped taking Cyclobenzaprine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 36 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 30% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 40% | 4 |
| Slight | 30% | 3 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 3% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 6 |
| Mild | 31% | 11 |
| None | 50% | 18 |
Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Poor Concentration, "Hangover effect"
Summary results are based on 36 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 36)
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- cureseeker
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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by cureseeker
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- dosages above 10mg result in very dry mouth, requiring extra dental care
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1 helpful mark
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- TomBerdine
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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by TomBerdine
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Stiffness/spasticity
- Advice/Tips
- Dont think it does anything.
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0 helpful marks