241 patient evaluations for Baclofen

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Jul 1, 2015 (Started Sep 15, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation, fatigue, lightheadedness, sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: lightheadedness, sleepiness, constipation, fatigue

Jan 22, 2009 (Started Sep 15, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (constipation, fatigue, lightheadedness, sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: lightheadedness, sleepiness, constipation, fatigue
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 9, 2016 (Started Sep 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Three times daily

Nov 21, 2016 (Started Sep 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Three times daily

Nov 14, 2016 (Started Sep 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Three times daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 3, 2017 (Started Jan 16, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: My DR. and I have decided to try taking i 3 or 4 times daily to help with the problem 
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 9, 2016 (Started Jan 16, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: Mainly take before bedtime and sometimes during the day to help with spasms
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 20, 2017 (Started Nov 11, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Improve mobility)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Twice daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 15, 2016 (Started Nov 11, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Improve mobility)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 10, 1999 (Started Aug 17, 1995)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (itching, cotton mouth)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 32 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I haven't used Baclofen since the mid/late 1990's. It's effects were instant but the benefits were extremely short lived. In what seemed to be lightening speed, I needed the maximum dosage to control my spasticity. Very quickly this level of medication proved to be absolutely useless.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 29, 2015 (Started Aug 24, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for spasticity)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Didn't stop the spasticity so kept taking and it actually slowed my breathing and heart rate and i ended up in a coma
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 26, 2017 (Started Jan 12, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Twice daily

Feb 24, 2017 (Started Jan 12, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 15, 2017 (Started Jun 19, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for progressive muscular atrophy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 35 mg Daily

Sep 16, 2016 (Started Jun 19, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for progressive muscular atrophy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 35 mg Daily

Jun 10, 2016 (Started Jun 19, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for progressive muscular atrophy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily

Jul 10, 2015 (Started Jun 19, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for progressive muscular atrophy)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily

Mar 7, 2015 (Started Jun 19, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for progressive muscular atrophy)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: can make you dizzy or having a feeling that someone has put a band on your head and is tighting the screw especially after small amount of alcohol!!
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 25, 2017 (Started Jun 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 22, 2019 (Started Feb 23, 1995)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I have the 20 m.g. dosage at night at bedtime. I don't believe I have any unexpected benefits, and, the impact has been very beneficial for nighttime spasticity.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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