241 patient evaluations for Baclofen

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Jan 21, 2009 (Started Feb 21, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms)
  • 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 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 21, 2009 (Started Dec 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (staggering gait, sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: staggering gait, sleepiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 15, 2009 (Started May 15, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 13, 2009 (Started Jan 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The cold weather agravates my spasticty severly. Sometimes the heat affects my mobilization.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 4, 2009 (Started Jun 30, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue, weight gain, dry mouth, frequent urination)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The benefit is worth the side effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: frequent urination, dry mouth, weight gain, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 18, 2008 (Started Sep 13, 1995)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: sleepiness

Sep 14, 2008 (Started Sep 13, 1995)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Side effects: sleepiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 13, 2008 (Started Jan 25, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 11, 2008 (Started Nov 11, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (fatigue, muscle weakness, sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Hardly no effecton spasticity
Side effects: muscle weakness, sleepiness, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2008 (Started Nov 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It is much better then Valium for spasms and leg cramps but you do not get the sedating effect from Valium which I think might just be good for MS patients to keep us from being stressed and caught in that loop of stress causing more MS problems causing more stress loop.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sleepiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 10, 2008 (Started Jun 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue, shallow breathing, muscle weakness, sleepiness, frequent urination)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: shallow breathing, muscle weakness, sleepiness, fatigue, frequent urination

Aug 24, 2008 (Started Jun 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: shallow breathing, muscle weakness, sleepiness, fatigue, frequent urination

Aug 23, 2008 (Started Jun 03, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: shallow breathing, muscle weakness, sleepiness, fatigue, frequent urination
  • 0 helpful marks
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