237 patient evaluations for Baclofen

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Aug 31, 2010 (Started Oct 26, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: My husband and caregiver both help me take my medicines correctly and on time. I found the easiest way to take my medicine is in something else like pudding, jello or applesauce. I have trouble swallowing so these help ease the pills down my throat. Also, I take them at the same time every day so that it has become easier to remember.
Side effects: sleepiness

Aug 12, 2010 (Started Oct 26, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: sleepiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2010 (Started Feb 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 15, 2010 (Started Jun 09, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Taking this drug is simple and it works great for me...
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 13, 2010 (Started Feb 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (constipation, staggering gait, shallow breathing, dry mouth, muscle weakness, lightheadedness, sleepiness, weakness in leg(s))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have found that this treatment works well for me but the side effect of weakness, works against me in that I am not able to walk far distances without stopping.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness, lightheadedness, muscle weakness, constipation, shallow breathing, staggering gait, weakness in leg(s), dry mouth, dry mouth

Apr 14, 2009 (Started Feb 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation, staggering gait, shallow breathing, dry mouth, muscle weakness, lightheadedness, sleepiness, weakness in leg(s))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness, lightheadedness, muscle weakness, constipation, shallow breathing, staggering gait, weakness in leg(s), dry mouth, dry mouth

Apr 7, 2009 (Started Feb 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation, staggering gait, shallow breathing, dry mouth, muscle weakness, lightheadedness, sleepiness, weakness in leg(s))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness, lightheadedness, muscle weakness, constipation, shallow breathing, staggering gait, weakness in leg(s), dry mouth, dry mouth

Apr 2, 2009 (Started Feb 04, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Other)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation, staggering gait, dry mouth, muscle weakness, sleepiness, weakness in leg(s))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness, lightheadedness, muscle weakness, constipation, shallow breathing, staggering gait, weakness in leg(s), dry mouth, dry mouth
  • 1 helpful mark

Apr 1, 2010 (Started Feb 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for cramps)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2010 (Started May 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 0.15 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 29, 2010 (Started May 14, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Baclofen has been very effective at controlling my muscle spasms, which were occurring up to thirty times a day before I started treatment. Now I only have one spasm occasionally. I sometimes forget to take my tablet in the middle of the day, which may be the reason I get the occasional spasm.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 21, 2010 (Started Apr 09, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: As of 7/21/10 I am tapering off to zero dosage. I question if this medication is right for me and I want to see how I feel and function without it.
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 21, 2010 (Started Apr 09, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: eases stiffness and tightness in muscles of lower back
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 1, 2007 (Started Apr 09, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I have stopped taking baclofen. I find that stretching exercises and riding a stationary bike work much better for my stiff ankles and tight right leg.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 19, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dizziness)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I was originally prescribed Baclofen 10mg 3x's a day for the spasticity. My Doc gave me the freedom to take it as needed. I did not care for the side effects, it made me dizzy, and very sleepy or dopey. It actually made my balance worse, like I was drunk. I am having a flare up right now and taking the Baclofen made me feel worse than I already do from the flare up. As of last night, it made me so dizzy and effected my balance so bad, I could barely walk in a straight line and it was difficult to even hold my head up. I would've failed a field sobriety test hands down. I stopped taking it as of last night. I still am not doing well, due to the flare up of my MS, but there is a definite improvement by stopping the Baclofen. It did not work for me.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dizziness

Mar 3, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I originally started taking Baclofen for spasms I was experiencing due to a flare up brought on by a bladder infection. It did not seem to relieve the spasms at all, so I stopped taking it for a while. I recently started taking it again for spacisity in my legs and noticed a definite difference.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dizziness
  • 1 helpful mark

Jun 25, 2010 (Started Nov 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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