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What is Methocarbamol?

Methocarbamol is a muscle relaxant used to relieve pain and discomfort caused by strains, sprains, and other muscle injuries. It is available in an oral preparation, as an intramuscular injection and for intravenous infusion.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3
Moderate
7
Mild
15
None
19

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
5
Drowsiness
5
Grogginess
4
Weight gain
3
Dizziness
2
Brain fog
1
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Methocarbamol. See all 39 dosages ►

  1000mg as needed 100 mg as needed 100mg/mL as needed 1500 mg as needed 1tbs. as needed 2 500mg as needed 250mg as needed 2 750mg as needed 3 500mg as needed 4 500mg as needed 500 as needed 500 mg all the time (24/7) 500mg as needed 6000 mg all the time (24/7) 6000mg as needed 6 500mg as needed 750 as needed 750 mg all the time (24/7) 750mg as needed 8 750mg as needed daily mg as needed 2 other daily 4 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1500 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2250 mg daily 2500 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily 4500 mg daily 6000 mg daily
  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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 21 Number of Patients: 21 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 18 Number of Patients: 18 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 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 15 Number of Patients: 15 13 Number of Patients: 13 26 Number of Patients: 26 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methocarbamol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
22   Did not seem to work: 48%
Doctor's advice
10   Doctor's advice: 22%
Other
9   Other: 20%
Course of treatment ended
7   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Side effects too severe
3   Side effects too severe: 7%

See all 42 patients who’ve stopped taking Methocarbamol

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Methocarbamol

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

Stopped Taking Methocarbamol

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
25 57%
Usually
13 30%
Sometimes
4 9%
Never
2 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 2%
Somewhat
6 14%
A little
8 18%
Not at all
29 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 2%
$25-49
1 2%
< $25
23 52%

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Report created on September 09, 2010.