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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
0 0%
Moderate
3 8%
Mild
11 31%
None
22 61%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
9 69%
dry mouth
5 38%
Poor Concentration
4 31%
Hangover effect
3 23%
Constipation
2 15%
Urinary hesitancy
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Cyclobenzaprine. See all 28 dosages ►

  10 mg all the time (24/7) 10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 10mg daily 1mg as needed 20 mg all the time (24/7) 20mg as needed 2.5mg as needed 2 7.5mg as needed 30mg as needed 3 10mg as needed 3 5mg as needed 40mg as needed 50 mg all the time (24/7) 5mg as needed 7.5mg as needed daily mg as needed 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mcg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 59 Number of Patients: 59 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 50 Number of Patients: 50 9 Number of Patients: 9 9 Number of Patients: 9 26 Number of Patients: 26 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
26 43% Did not seem to work: 43%
Course of treatment ended
13 22% Course of treatment ended: 22%
Other
11 18% Other: 18%
Doctor's advice
8 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Side effects too severe
3 5% Side effects too severe: 5%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%
Expense
1 2% Expense: 2%
Not indicated
1 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 58 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

Stopped Taking Cyclobenzaprine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
17 47%
Usually
11 31%
Sometimes
8 22%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 3%
Somewhat
1 3%
A little
3 8%
Not at all
31 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
6 17%
< $25
20 56%

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Report created on March 14, 2010.