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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.
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Reasons Taken
149 patients in the community are taking or have taken Cyclobenzaprine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/spasticity | 59 | 39% |
| Other | 33 | 22% |
| Pain | 12 | 8% |
| Fibromyalgia | 5 | 3% |
| Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain | 3 | 2% |
| General health | 3 | 2% |
| Muscle cramping, spasms | 3 | 2% |
| Awakening due to pain | 3 | 2% |
| Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders | 2 | 1% |
| Back pain | 2 | 1% |
| Muscle spasms, lower back | 2 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
| Restless Leg Syndrome | 1 | <1% |
| Restless legs when trying to sleep | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
| Mobility | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | <1% |
| 0 mg As needed | 0 mg Daily | 1 mg As needed | 5 mg As needed | 7.5 mg As needed | 10 mg As needed | 10 mg Daily | 20 mg As needed | 30 mg As needed | 30 mg Daily | 40 mg As needed | 50 mg All the time (24/7) | 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 | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Cyclobenzaprine or how long patients were taking Cyclobenzaprine before stopping.
Currently taking Cyclobenzaprine
Stopped taking Cyclobenzaprine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 12 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 20% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 40% | 2 |
| Slight | 40% | 2 |
Stiffness/spasticity
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 17% | 2 |
| None | 83% | 10 |
Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Poor Concentration, "Hangover effect"
Summary results are based on 12 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 12)
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- cureseeker
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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by cureseeker
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- dosages above 10mg result in very dry mouth, requiring extra dental care
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1 helpful mark
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- D'awesome
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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by D'awesome
Aug 26, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Stiffness/spasticity
- Advice/Tips
- Take early in the evening... by 10pm, so that you have a full 8hrs to sleep. Better yet, use Zanaflex.... it's more effective.
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0 helpful marks