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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
6 7%
Moderate
16 17%
Mild
34 37%
None
36 39%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
36 39%
dry mouth
23 25%
Hangover effect
20 22%
Poor Concentration
14 15%
Constipation
10 11%
Sleepiness
10 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Cyclobenzaprine. See all 31 dosages ►

  0 10mg as needed 0.5 10mg as needed 10 mg all the time (24/7) 10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 15mg as needed 20 10mg as needed 20 mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 10mg as needed 2 5mg as needed 2 7.5mg as needed 30 mg as needed 3 10mg as needed 500mg as needed 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 7.5mg as needed daily 10 mg yearly 30 mg monthly 10 mg weekly 5 mg daily 40 mg weekly 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 58 Number of Patients: 58 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 35 Number of Patients: 35 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 139 Number of Patients: 139 17 Number of Patients: 17 48 Number of Patients: 48 2 Number of Patients: 2 38 Number of Patients: 38 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Cyclobenzaprine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
27 42% Did not seem to work: 42%
Other
15 23% Other: 23%
Doctor's advice
12 19% Doctor's advice: 19%
Side effects too severe
11 17% Side effects too severe: 17%
Expense
5 8% Expense: 8%
Course of treatment ended
3 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%

See all 57 patients who’ve stopped taking Cyclobenzaprine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Cyclobenzaprine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
12
19
33
79
45
109

Stopped Taking Cyclobenzaprine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
11
8
6
4
19

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
51 55%
Usually
30 33%
Sometimes
7 8%
Never
4 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
5 5%
Somewhat
9 10%
A little
18 20%
Not at all
60 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
6 7%
< $25
58 63%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.