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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
2 7%
Moderate
12 43%
Mild
11 39%
None
3 11%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
18 64%
dry mouth and eyes
10 36%
Fatigue
5 18%
Muscle fatigue, dry mouth.
3 11%
dizziness/ "spinning"
3 11%
dry mouth
3 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Tizanidine HCl. See all 19 dosages ►

  1.5 2mg as needed 16 mg all the time (24/7) 2 4mg as needed 2mg as needed 4 mg all the time (24/7) 4 mg as needed 4mg as needed 6mg as needed 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 4 mg one time 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 12 mg daily 16 mg daily 18 mg daily 20 mg daily 24 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 27 Number of Patients: 27 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 22 Number of Patients: 22 16 Number of Patients: 16 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tizanidine HCl (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
5 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Side effects too severe
2 20% Side effects too severe: 20%
Other
2 20% Other: 20%
Doctor's advice
1 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Course of treatment ended
1 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%

See all 10 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
3
5
12
22
9
33

Stopped Taking Tizanidine HCl

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
5
0
1
2
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
18 64%
Usually
7 25%
Sometimes
3 11%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 4%
Somewhat
4 14%
A little
10 36%
Not at all
13 46%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
3 11%
$25-49
2 7%
< $25
18 64%

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

Report created on November 23, 2009.