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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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
16 patients in the community are taking or have taken Tizanidine HCl.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Other | 5 | 31% |
| Spasms | 3 | 18% |
| Muscle tension | 2 | 12% |
| Dystonia | 1 | 6% |
| neck pain/ stiffness | 1 | 6% |
| tonic spasm | 1 | 6% |
| Insomnia | 1 | 6% |
Other treatments patients are taking for Other include Walking Stick/Cane, MRI, and Levothyroxine.
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Tizanidine HCl.
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
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 1 | 100% |  |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
There is currently no efficacy data for Tizanidine HCl.
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 33% | 1 |
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| Moderate | 33% | 1 |
| Mild | 33% | 1 |
| None | 0% | 0 |
Top reported side-effects include: Sleepiness, dry mouth and eyes, Fatigue
Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)
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- Nyrsaeans
- Sex: F
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 3
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 32 F
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Moderate
- See profile
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by Nyrsaeans
Oct 24, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Insomnia
- Advice/Tips
- good for sleeping. works better for me than ambien.
- See full evaluation
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Report created on November 08, 2009.