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Taking Cyclobenzaprine
88 Patients currently take Cyclobenzaprine
23 Patients stopped taking Cyclobenzaprine
StabilityDream
Depression: 1
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 2
Mania: 0
Physical: 3
External Stress: Moderate
42 F
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
StabilityDream
Flexeril, daily since Dec 17, 2007
mballard30
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: none
Walking: moderate
mballard30
Flexeril, 25 mg daily since May 22, 2008
rogershome
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: severe
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: mild
Walking: moderate
rogershome
Flexeril, 5 mg daily since Apr 24, 2008

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Brand Names: Flexeril

What is Cyclobenzaprine? Cyclobenzaprine is a centrally-acting muscle relaxant used in the treatment of painful musculo-skeletal spasms. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Cyclobenzaprine

Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 100% 33
Other
Other: 85% 28
Pain
Pain: 18% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 15% 5
General health
General health: 12% 4
Muscle cramping, spasms
Muscle cramping, spasms: 6% 2
Muscle tension
Muscle tension: 6% 2
Aching/burning/throbbing/buzzing tendon body pain
Aching/burning/throbbing/buzzing tendon body pain: 3% 1
Awakening due to pain
Awakening due to pain: 3% 1
Cramps
Cramps: 3% 1
Restless legs when trying to sleep
Restless legs when trying to sleep: 3% 1
Slowness
Slowness: 3% 1
Spasms
Spasms: 3% 1
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 3% 1
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 3% 1

Patient Dosages

5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 1 mg as needed 5 mg as needed 10 mg as needed 15 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 30 mg as needed 40 mg as needed N/A
4 Number of Patients: 4 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 35 Number of Patients: 35 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Cyclobenzaprine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
13
6
15
14
22

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

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 8
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 75% 6
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 63% 5
Other
Other: 38% 3
Personal research
Personal research: 25% 2
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 25% 2

How Long Patients Took Cyclobenzaprine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
6
7
4
3
2
2

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Cyclobenzaprine Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 6
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 83% 5
2 stars2 stars
2: 33% 2
1 star
1: 33% 2


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