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Baclofen Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Mylan Baclofen, DOM-Baclofen, Miorel (Show all)

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108 patient evaluations for Baclofen taken for the purpose of 'Stiffness/Spasticity'

speechlessinseattle

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

ALS: 6 yrs

Bulbar: mild

Arms: none

Chest: none

Legs: moderate
by speechlessinseattle
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**Purposes:** ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and Stiffness/Spasticity *(Started Feb 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 29, 2012	100 mg Daily	None	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Sep 17, 2011	100 mg Daily		Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Nov 14, 2010	100 mg Daily		Major	None	Always	Somewhat
Sep 02, 2010	60 mg Daily		Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Aug 08, 2009	40 mg Daily		Moderate	Mild	Usually	Not at all
Jul 16, 2009	20 mg Daily		Major	Moderate	Usually	A little
May 26, 2009	20 mg Daily		Moderate	Mild	Always	A little

Side effects:: Muscle weakness, Staggering walk

Date: Nov 14, 2010
Advice & Tips: If you think the baclofen is not working, stop taking it and you will see how much it really does work.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Sep 02, 2010
Advice & Tips: increased urination
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Aug 08, 2009
Advice & Tips: If you need it, take it. It helps.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jul 16, 2009
Advice & Tips: decreases stiffness and makes walking easier.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: May 26, 2009
Advice & Tips: there is a very fine line between what is needed to reduce spasticity, and taking to much so muscle weakness is intensified. everyone taking this drug should know what the line is, as not to be counter productive.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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passdapastaplease

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 16 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe
by passdapastaplease
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**Purpose:** Stiffness/Spasticity *(Started May 06, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 09, 2012		Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all
May 01, 2012		Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all
Nov 10, 2011	10 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Apr 06, 2011	10 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Jun 09, 2012
Advice & Tips: thought spasticity issues under control with magnesium so stopped baclofen
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: May 01, 2012
Advice & Tips: I felt magnesium would serve my purposes and am now doing reasonably well without Baclofen
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Nov 10, 2011
Advice & Tips: stopped Baclofen because I thought it was making little difference and spastisity wasn't a major concern anymore (improvement??)
Cost: < $25 monthly

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ALSSUX

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 3 yrs

Bulbar: mild

Arms: moderate

Chest: none

Legs: moderate
by ALSSUX
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**Purpose:** Stiffness/Spasticity *(Started May 21, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 29, 2012	15 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: May 29, 2012
Advice & Tips: I feel like I have a bit less stiffness/spasticity. I think a slightly higher dosage may be more effective; will talk to dr about it.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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life well lived

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 7 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by life well lived
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**Purposes:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and Stiffness/Spasticity *(Started May 20, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 23, 2012	10 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Date: May 23, 2012
Advice & Tips: It gave me sudden periods of intense sleepiness. I was unsafe driving and twice needed the wake up bumps on the side of the road to make it home from work in the afternoon/early evening after taking baclofen the night before. The drowsiness hit in waves from mid morning on through the day, and baclofen was the only change in my meds/routine.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Rejoice

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Little

Fatigue: Little

Sleep: Little

Stiffness: Most

function: Most

external_stress: Little

Stickman: some
Description:F41y
FM:9y Dx
by Rejoice
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia, Stiffness/Spasticity, Muscle pain, Sleeplessness, and Muscle spasms *(Started Jan 24, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness	Muscle pain Perceived effectiveness	Sleeplessness Perceived effectiveness	Muscle spasms Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 30, 2012	50 mg Daily
Feb 04, 2010	50 mg Daily

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KwazyKelli

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 21 yrs

Type: Primary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe
by KwazyKelli
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**Purposes:** Stiffness/Spasticity, MS (Multiple Sclerosis), and Muscle spasms *(Started Jan 04, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Muscle spasms Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 05, 2012	10 mg Daily
Apr 08, 2009	As needed

Side effects:: Fatigue, Fatigue

Date: Apr 05, 2012
Advice & Tips: i ended up taking 20mg 4x daily for spasticity and clonus. it wasnt enough. I have spasticity throughout my entire body but legs were worst. I relied on some of it to stand or walk, but it didnt help having such stiffness. So now have the pump. I have a UTI, so some stiffness has returned, but only take 10mg at night. it will cause fatigue when you first start taking it, but follow your prescription and stay on it, your body will become used to it and you wont have the fatigue.

Date: Apr 08, 2009
Advice & Tips: I felt fatigue at first, just kept taking it as scheduled, and my body got used to it, so fatigue went away it helps loosen my body up as i have spasticity all over. can definitely tell when i forget a dose, i get stiff all over again.

1 helpful mark

possma

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 24 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by possma
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**Purposes:** Stiffness/Spasticity and MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Sep 04, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 24, 2012	10 mg Daily	Moderate	Slight	Moderate	Sometimes	Very
Dec 17, 2008	10 mg Daily	Major		Severe	Never	Very

Side effects:: Weight gain, Fatigue, Muscle weakness, Dry mouth (xerostomia), Sleepiness, Staggering walk

Date: Feb 24, 2012
Advice & Tips: I have no problems taking Baclofen, but am always mindful how it affects my mobility - which is NOT positive! I find taking a drink of AllCalm before bed much more beneficial for spasms, or restless leg syndrome. It is a Magnesium Citrate drink and works almost straight away! EXCELLENT! It does not affect my mobility.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Date: Dec 17, 2008
Advice & Tips: I wouldn't be surprised if this drug was causing some of us to be in a wheelchair - but what do you do with spasms? I find that Magnesium Chelate (All Calm) works wonders! However, you have to boil water and who wants to get out of bed in the middle of the night? Thats when I have to resort to Baclofen!
Cost: < $25 monthly

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nursefairy

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 6 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by nursefairy
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**Purposes:** Stiffness/Spasticity and MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Jan 05, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 09, 2012	As needed	Moderate	?Can't tell	Moderate	Sometimes	Not at all
Mar 06, 2009	As needed	Slight		None	Usually	Not at all

1 helpful mark

Izzibath

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

ALS: 8 yrs

Bulbar: mild

Arms: moderate

Chest: none

Legs: moderate
by Izzibath
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**Purpose:** Stiffness/Spasticity *(Started Sep 28, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 07, 2012	2 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jan 07, 2012
Advice & Tips: I discovered that taking benedril for alergies had more anti spasum benefits.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

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junae

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 15 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild
by junae
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**Purposes:** MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and Stiffness/Spasticity *(Started Apr 01, 1999)*
Date	Dosage	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Stiffness/Spasticity Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 18, 2011	60 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all

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