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Tizanidine HCl Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Zanaflex
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.
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Reasons taken
111 patients in the community are taking or have taken Tizanidine HCl.
Top 10 (Show all)
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle spasms | 32 | 28% |
| Muscle Pain | 15 | 13% |
| Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders | 9 | 8% |
| Sleeplessness | 8 | 7% |
| Muscle spasms, lower back | 5 | 4% |
| shoulder/neck PAIN | 4 | 3% |
| Insomnia | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 1% |
| spasms/shocks in legs | 1 | <1% |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 | <1% |
| 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 | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Tizanidine HCl or how long patients were taking Tizanidine HCl before stopping.
Currently Taking Tizanidine HCl
Stopped Taking Tizanidine HCl
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 27 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 67% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 33% | 1 |
low back pain
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 7% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 41% | 11 |
| Mild | 41% | 11 |
| None | 11% | 3 |
Top reported side-effects include: Sleepiness, dry mouth and eyes, Fatigue
Summary results are based on 27 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 27)
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- Dolanpower
- Sex: F
- Pain: Some
- Fatigue: Little
- Sleep: Some
- Stiffness: Little
- function: Most
- external_stress: Little
- Stickman: little
- Description:F44y
- FM:1y Dx
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by Dolanpower
Apr 17, 2009
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Muscle spasms
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- floobydust
- Sex: M
- Pain: All
- Fatigue: All
- Sleep: All
- Stiffness: All
- function: None
- external_stress: All
- Stickman: all
- Description:M53y
- FM:16y Dx
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by floobydust
Dec 24, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Muscle spasms
- Advice/Tips
- Doctor is amazed at my level of tolerance fot this and all other mrds,,,, Hee cannot believe I can even stand up afyer taking 16mg, I have ALWAYS had a VERY HIGH TOLERANCE to Meds, like novacain at the dentist even as a child, it took alot, and they had to wait!
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Report created on November 07, 2009.