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Muscle spasms Report

Muscle spasms and cramps are spontaneous, often painful muscle contractions. The rapid, uncontrolled contraction, or spasm, happens unexpectedly, with either no stimulation or some trivially small one. The muscle contraction and pain last for several minutes, and then slowly ease.


What we've learned from patients who report Muscle spasms

Symptom severities

Severe
3,908
Moderate
7,391
Mild
5,015
None
2,665

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Muscle spasms

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Muscle spasms
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Baclofen 738   Baclofen: 5%
Flexeril 640   Flexeril: 4%
Cyclobenzaprine 314   Cyclobenzaprine: 2%
Zanaflex 233   Zanaflex: 1%
Tizanidine 168   Tizanidine: 1%
Soma 138   Soma: 1%
Diazepam 135   Diazepam: 1%
Valium 107   Valium: 1%
Skelaxin 104   Skelaxin: 1%
Methocarbamol 102   Methocarbamol: 1%
Robaxin 73   Robaxin: 0%
Heating Pad-Hot Packs 58   Heating Pad-Hot Packs: 0%
Carisoprodol 53   Carisoprodol: 0%
Clonazepam 35   Clonazepam: 0%
Amrix 31   Amrix: 0%
Stretching 28   Stretching: 0%
Gabapentin 16   Gabapentin: 0%
Magnesium 15   Magnesium: 0%
Klonopin 14   Klonopin: 0%
Metaxalone 14   Metaxalone: 0%
TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation 13   TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: 0%
Mirapex 12   Mirapex: 0%
Lyrica 9   Lyrica: 0%
Neurontin 9   Neurontin: 0%
Lorazepam 9   Lorazepam: 0%
Orphenadrine 8   Orphenadrine: 0%
Ativan 8   Ativan: 0%
Antenex 7   Antenex: 0%
Norflex 7   Norflex: 0%
Robaxin-750 7   Robaxin-750: 0%

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