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What is Zanaflex?

Zanaflex® is a brand name for the drug tizanidine. It is used as a skeletal muscle relaxant 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 13%
Moderate
5 33%
Mild
7 47%
None
1 7%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
9 60%
dry mouth and eyes
6 40%
dizziness/ "spinning"
3 20%
Fatigue
2 13%
wt gain
2 13%
Some dizziness
1 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zanaflex. See all 14 dosages ►

  1.5 2mg as needed 2 4mg as needed 2mg as needed 4 mg all the time (24/7) 4mg as needed 6mg as needed 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 4 mg one time 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 12 mg daily 20 mg daily 24 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 12 Number of Patients: 12 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zanaflex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice
1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Side effects too severe
1 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended
1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Zanaflex

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zanaflex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
2
9
13
7
21

Stopped Taking Zanaflex

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
8 53%
Usually
5 33%
Sometimes
2 13%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 7%
Somewhat
2 13%
A little
5 33%
Not at all
7 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
2 13%
$25-49
1 7%
< $25
9 60%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.