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Baclofen Treatment Report

Brand Names: Lioresal Oral, Onelaxant R
See also: Baclofen Intrathecal, Lioresal Intrathecal

What is Baclofen? Baclofen is a skeletal muscle relaxant and antispastic agent used for the treatment of reversible spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord lesions.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons taken

1941 patients in the community are taking or have taken Baclofen.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Stiffness/Spasticity 1192 61%
Other 116 5%
Muscle cramping, spasms 72 3%
Pain 64 3%
disease-related symptoms 28 1%
Fasciculations 21 1%
Muscle spasms 20 1%
Mobility 14 <1%
Cramps 13 <1%
General health 13 <1%
Slow my MS progress 12 <1%
Support another treatment 8 <1%
Muscle Pain 7 <1%
Don't know 7 <1%
Fatigue 6 <1%
Treat Parkinson's 6 <1%
Bladder problems 4 <1%
leg spasms 4 <1%
Spasms 4 <1%
Laryngospasm 3 <1%
Muscle twitching (fasciculations) 2 <1%
Slow my ALS progress 2 <1%
Treat my PSP 2 <1%
Treat my MSA 2 <1%
Sensation 2 <1%
Trigeminal neuralgia 2 <1%
shaking in legs 1 <1%
Brain fog 1 <1%
muscle spasms and pain at night 1 <1%
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) 1 <1%
Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) 1 <1%
Loss of coordination/balance 1 <1%
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 1 <1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs 1 <1%
Stiffness 1 <1%
Numbness in my hands, arms, legs, and waist 1 <1%
Calf, feet cramps and muscle spasms 1 <1%
bladder retention 1 <1%
Night-time leg spasms 1 <1%
Pain, face 1 <1%
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy) 1 <1%
right leg spasms 1 <1%
leg stiffness 1 <1%
pain in legs but a feeling of having to strech them 1 <1%
Burning sensation, between shoulders 1 <1%
Shocklike spasms, tingling 1 <1%
Swallowing 1 <1%
Pain, lower back 1 <1%
Headaches 1 <1%
Muscle spasms, hands 1 <1%
Muscle Spasms, feet and toes 1 <1%
Joint pain, stiffness 1 <1%
twitches and jerks 1 <1%
Anxiety 1 <1%
To stop drop feet 1 <1%

Other treatments patients are taking for disease-related symptoms include Tizanidine HCl, Walking Stick/Cane, and Handicapped parking permit.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Baclofen.

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All (Show Top 10)

  0.05 mg all the time (24/7) 0.05mg/mL as needed 0.5 10mg as needed 0.5mg as needed 0mg as needed 10 mg all the time (24/7) 10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 115 mcg all the time (24/7) 120 mg all the time (24/7) 150 mg all the time (24/7) 20 mg all the time (24/7) 20 mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 10mg as needed 2 20mg as needed 30mg as needed 3 10mg as needed 40 mg all the time (24/7) 5 20mg as needed 5 20mg daily 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed as needed daily 0.05 mg daily 0.05 mg/mL daily 0.1 mg daily 0.15 mg daily 0.2 mg daily 0.35 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.5 mg/mL daily 4 mg weekly 0.8 mg daily 1 daily 1 mcg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 daily 2 mcg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 3 daily 3 mg daily 4 daily 5 mg daily 6 mcg daily 6.25 mg daily 8 daily 9 daily 10 daily 10 mcg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 daily 20 mcg daily 20 mg daily 24 mcg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 210 mg weekly 35 mg daily 40 mg daily 44 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mcg daily 50 mg daily 55 mg daily 60 daily 60 mg daily 65 mg daily 70 mcg daily 70 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 daily 80 mg daily 90 daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 110 mg daily 120 mg daily 126 mcg daily 130 mcg daily 130 mg daily 140 mg daily 150 mg daily 160 mg daily 180 mg daily 200 mcg daily 200 mg daily 210 mg daily 270 mg daily 400 mcg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 900 mcg daily 1240 mcg daily 1800 mg daily 2550 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 49 Number of Patients: 49 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 88 Number of Patients: 88 14 Number of Patients: 14 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 244 Number of Patients: 244 18 Number of Patients: 18 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 230 Number of Patients: 230 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 256 Number of Patients: 256 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 159 Number of Patients: 159 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 47 Number of Patients: 47 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 203 Number of Patients: 203 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 119 Number of Patients: 119 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Baclofen or how long patients were taking Baclofen before stopping.

Currently Taking Baclofen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
9
64
162
151
185
461

Stopped Taking Baclofen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
34
40
35
43
27
45
Why Patients Stopped Taking Baclofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 89 37% Side effects too severe: 37%
Did not seem to work 86 36% Did not seem to work: 36%
Other 47 20% Other: 20%
Doctor's advice 29 12% Doctor's advice: 12%
Course of treatment ended 17 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%
Not indicated 5 2% Not indicated: 2%
Personal research 4 2% Personal research: 2%
Expense 3 1% Expense: 1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 219 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 27% 6
Moderate 36% 8
Slight 27% 6
Can't tell 9% 2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 8% 17
Moderate 18% 40
Mild 29% 64
None 45% 98

Top reported side-effects include: sleepiness, Fatigue, Muscle weakness

Summary results are based on 219 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 219)

  • SIONZ
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: none
    Chest: none
    Legs: none
    See profile
  • SIONZ
  • by SIONZ
    Aug 19, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
do'nt drink alcohol.

  • JesswithMS
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • JesswithMS
  • by JesswithMS
    Aug 20, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Stiffness/Spasticity
Advice/Tips
Be very slow in your increase on this drug and you must wean yourself off if you need to stop. Make sure to discuss this with your doctor.

See all evaluation results for Baclofen

Report created on July 04, 2009.