237 patient evaluations for Baclofen

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Aug 26, 2011 (Started Apr 11, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 11, 2011 (Started Feb 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for MS Multiple Sclerosis Pain and Spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I was takeing the maximum dose per day, My Care team and I were discussing surgery about having a Baclofen Implant done.
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 9, 2010 (Started Feb 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for MS Multiple Sclerosis Pain and Spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in hip(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in leg(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: When on this treatment program your body will let you know htat you for got to take one because within a couple of hours the pins and needles kick in and then youĺl know you forgot to take a baclofen
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Mar 24, 2010 (Started Feb 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for MS Multiple Sclerosis Pain and Spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in hip(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain in leg(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Mar 10, 2010 (Started Feb 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for MS Multiple Sclerosis Pain and Spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in hip(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in leg(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have had no side effects with this medication although there was am increase in the dosage this week.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Jul 19, 2011 (Started Jul 06, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Improve flexibility/strength)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 1, 2010 (Started Sep 09, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: it was good when I was using the walker.. but in the wheelchair I didn't see benefits and I believed it helped cause constipation.
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 25, 2009 (Started Oct 13, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

May 18, 2011 (Started Feb 01, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 29, 2011 (Started Nov 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 22, 2010 (Started Dec 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.1 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 10, 2011 (Started Jan 03, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle twitching (fasciculations))
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I'm not sure how to evaluate because a couple meds were tweaked and I have more alertness and a slight increase in appetite but I'm not sure which drug helped. I actually take this one for spasms and I don't have them anymore, but that wasn't one of the choices I was given.
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 1, 2011 (Started Sep 04, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Improve mobility)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I had been on baclofen for years and in the past year I had to keep going up on the dose to the max of 80mg and still did not seem to work. It took me 2 months to wean off this drug and started a new muscle relaxent.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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