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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Muscle spasms 730 205 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 642 168 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 307 64 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Sleep problems 164 57 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Stiffness/Spasticity 145 36 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Back pain 111 35 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 1786 patients currently taking Cyclobenzaprine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 32
Moderate
 93
Mild
 149
None
 217

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cyclobenzaprine

Drowsiness 83
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 47
Hangover effect 32
Poor Concentration 24
Sleepiness 19
Constipation 17
See all 84 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Cyclobenzaprine. See all 67 dosages ►

  2 10mg as needed 3 10mg as needed 10mg as needed 5mg as needed 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily
  14 Number of Patients: 14 18 Number of Patients: 18 343 Number of Patients: 343 117 Number of Patients: 117 130 Number of Patients: 130 529 Number of Patients: 529 85 Number of Patients: 85 191 Number of Patients: 191 252 Number of Patients: 252 24 Number of Patients: 24  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cyclobenzaprine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 180   Did not seem to work: 38%
Other 105   Other: 22%
Doctor's advice 94   Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe 82   Side effects too severe: 17%
Course of treatment ended 63   Course of treatment ended: 13%
Expense 16   Expense: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 10   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Personal research 7   Personal research: 1%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 1%

See all 459 patients who’ve stopped taking Cyclobenzaprine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cyclobenzaprine

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

Stopped Taking Cyclobenzaprine

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cyclobenzaprine

Always
 284 58%
Usually
 129 26%
Sometimes
 69 14%
Never
 9 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cyclobenzaprine

Very
 13 3%
Somewhat
 36 7%
A little
 73 15%
Not at all
 369 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cyclobenzaprine

$200+
 3 1%
$100-199
 2 1%
$50-99
 4 1%
$25-49
 26 7%
< $25
 314 90%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.