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Brand Names:
Zanaflex, Sirdalud Retard
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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533 patients in the community are taking or have taken Tizanidine HCl.
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 345 | 64% |
| Pain | 23 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 3% |
| Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders | 19 | 3% |
| Muscle Spasms, feet and toes | 12 | 2% |
| Calf, feet cramps and muscle spasms | 8 | 1% |
| Muscle spasms | 6 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 5 | <1% |
| Spasms | 4 | <1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 4 | <1% |
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How long current patients have been taking Tizanidine HCl or how long patients were taking Tizanidine HCl before stopping.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 35 | 41% | |
| Doctor's advice | 20 | 23% | |
| Other | 18 | 21% | |
| Side effects too severe | 16 | 19% | |
| Personal research | 7 | 8% | |
| Expense | 3 | 3% | |
| Course of treatment ended | 1 | 1% | |
| Not indicated | 1 | 1% |
Results from 36 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
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Swallowing
| Severe | 6% | 2 |
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| Moderate | 22% | 8 |
| Mild | 31% | 11 |
| None | 42% | 15 |
Top reported side-effects include: Sleepiness, dry mouth and eyes, Fatigue
Summary results are based on 36 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Report created on November 08, 2009.