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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 7 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Treat Parkinson's | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Mobility | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Leg pain (both) | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Muscle Pain | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 17% |
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Expense
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1 | 17% |
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Personal research
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1 | 17% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 17% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 17% |
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Other
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1 | 17% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 17% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- jntdsn
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- jntdsn
- 8 mg daily
- since Aug 18, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Stiffness/Spasticity
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Side Effects
Moderate
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Report created on November 21, 2009.