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What is Methocarbamol?

Methocarbamol is a muscle relaxant used to relieve pain and discomfort caused by strains, sprains, and other muscle injuries. It is available in an oral preparation, as an intramuscular injection and for intravenous infusion.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Muscle spasms 138 38 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle pain 62 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 54 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 19 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 15 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 10 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 255 patients currently taking Methocarbamol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 8
Moderate
 9
Mild
 22
None
 36

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Methocarbamol

Drowsiness 7
Nausea 6
Grogginess 4
Weight gain 3
Stomach upset 3
Dizziness 2
See all 22 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Methocarbamol. See all 38 dosages ►

  750mg as needed 2 500mg as needed 500mg as needed 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,250 mg daily 3,000 mg daily 4,500 mg daily
  26 Number of Patients: 26 8 Number of Patients: 8 31 Number of Patients: 31 26 Number of Patients: 26 19 Number of Patients: 19 17 Number of Patients: 17 41 Number of Patients: 41 16 Number of Patients: 16 16 Number of Patients: 16 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methocarbamol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 41   Did not seem to work: 53%
Doctor's advice 14   Doctor's advice: 18%
Other 12   Other: 16%
Side effects too severe 11   Side effects too severe: 14%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 75 patients who’ve stopped taking Methocarbamol

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Methocarbamol

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

Stopped Taking Methocarbamol

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Methocarbamol

Always
 44 59%
Usually
 16 21%
Sometimes
 10 13%
Never
 5 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Methocarbamol

Very
 4 5%
Somewhat
 9 12%
A little
 13 17%
Not at all
 49 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Methocarbamol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 2%
$25-49
 1 2%
< $25
 39 95%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.