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What is Zanaflex?

Zanaflex® is a brand name for the drug tizanidine. It is used as a skeletal muscle relaxant for treatment of muscle spasticity. Off label it is used for tension headaches, low back pain, and trigeminal neuralgia.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 6%
Moderate
3 17%
Mild
4 22%
None
10 56%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
3 33%
worsening burning feeling at calves, feet & toes.
2 22%
dry mouth and eyes
2 22%
Fatigue
2 22%
Hair loss (alopecia)
1 11%
Dreams about teeth
1 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zanaflex. See all 28 dosages ►

  0.5 2mg as needed 10 2mg as needed 2 4mg as needed 2 mg all the time (24/7) 2mg as needed 3 4mg as needed 4 4mg as needed 4 mg as needed 4mg as needed 8 mg as needed as needed daily 1 mcg daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 16 mg daily 18 mg daily 20 mg daily 24 mg daily 30 mg daily 32 mg daily 40 mg daily 300 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 33 Number of Patients: 33 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 16 Number of Patients: 16 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zanaflex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
10 48% Did not seem to work: 48%
Side effects too severe
7 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Doctor's advice
3 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Other
3 14% Other: 14%
Personal research
1 5% Personal research: 5%

See all 21 patients who’ve stopped taking Zanaflex

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zanaflex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Zanaflex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
14 78%
Usually
2 11%
Sometimes
2 11%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 6%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
17 94%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 6%
$25-49
3 17%
< $25
7 39%

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

Report created on February 09, 2010.