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Taking Tizanidine
235 Patients currently take Tizanidine
35 Patients stopped taking Tizanidine
nPAIN24/7 Flare-up: severe Sensation: severe Overall: moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile nPAIN24/7 12 mg daily since Aug 31, 2006
YbNormL Depression: 1 Emotional: 0 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 0 Physical: 2 External Stress: Moderate 52 F Function: High Distress: Low See profile YbNormL Zanaflex, 4 mg daily since Jun 12, 2007
Sportsfan Sensation: moderate Overall: mild Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile Sportsfan 7 mg daily since Jul 24, 2007

Brand Names: Sirdalud Retard (Tizanidine), Zanaflex

Tizanidine is a centrally acting a2-adrenergic agonist. It is used to treat spasms, cramping, and tightness of muscles. Read more...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Tizanidine

Stiffness/spasticity	166
Other	29
Disease-related symptoms	10
Pain	6
Not indicated	5
General health	3
Fasciculations	2
Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders	2
slow my disease's progress	2
Calf, feet cramps and muscle spasms	1
Cramps, calf muscles	1
Depression	1
Ms hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1
Muscle spasms, feet and toes	1
Muscle twitching (fasciculations)	1
Night-time leg spasms	1
Sexual dysfunction	1
Spasms	1
Tonic spasm	1

Patient Dosages


	1 mg daily	2 mg daily	3 mg daily	4.5 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	6 mg daily	7 mg daily	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	12 mg daily	14 mg daily	16 mg daily	18 mg daily	20 mg daily	24 mg daily	25 mg daily	30 mg daily	32 mg daily	40 mg daily	75 mg daily	300 mg daily	N/A
	1	24	3	1	78	1	16	1	33	9	17	2	16	3	8	9	1	3	2	1	1	1	37

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Tizanidine

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
8	19	16	33	33	75

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tizanidine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work	18
Doctor's advice	9
Side effects too severe	7
Expense	4
Personal research	4
Other	4
Not indicated	2

How Long Patients Took Tizanidine Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
6	8	6	4	3	8

Average: Tizanidine Ratings

	5
	9
	4