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What is Tizanidine HCl?

Tizanidine hydrochloride is a skeletal muscle relaxant used for treatment of muscle spasticity. Off label it is used for tension headaches, low back pain, and trigeminal neuralgia.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
5 45%
Mild
3 27%
None
3 27%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
5 45%
dry mouth and eyes
3 27%
Fatigue
2 18%
makes me very sleepy
2 18%
Muscle fatigue, dry mouth.
1 9%
Nightmares
1 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Tizanidine HCl. See all 17 dosages ►

  2mg as needed 4 mg as needed 4mg as needed as needed daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 16 mg daily 18 mg daily 20 mg daily 24 mg daily 32 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 12 Number of Patients: 12 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tizanidine HCl (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
4 31% Did not seem to work: 31%
Side effects too severe
3 23% Side effects too severe: 23%
Expense
3 23% Expense: 23%
Other
3 23% Other: 23%
Doctor's advice
2 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Personal research
1 8% Personal research: 8%
Not indicated
1 8% Not indicated: 8%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Tizanidine HCl

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Tizanidine HCl

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
2
8
11
18

Stopped Taking Tizanidine HCl

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
4
2
0
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 55%
Usually
3 27%
Sometimes
2 18%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 9%
A little
1 9%
Not at all
9 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
3 27%
< $25
7 64%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.