100 patient evaluations for Cyclobenzaprine

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Jan 22, 2021 (Started Sep 30, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle spasms at night)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily

Jun 26, 2020 (Started Sep 30, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms at night)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 1, 2020 (Started Sep 30, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms at night)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 12, 2017 (Started Sep 30, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms at night)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 10, 2014 (Started Sep 30, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms at night)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 14, 2011 (Started Sep 30, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms at night)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 15, 2010 (Started Sep 30, 2006)

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

Oct 9, 2017 (Started Oct 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle tension)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for tension headaches)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: still must take with tramadol and acetaminophen. pain hasn't been too bad of late so haven't really been taking it for pain purposes. i now take it for insomnia with clonazepam. by itself, neither work. again, together it works where other sleep meds have failed.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 30, 2017 (Started Oct 15, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle tension)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for tension headaches)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: By itself - not really effective. With Tramadol and Acetaminophen, works great! Be aware if taking with other drugs that affect Serotonin, Cyclobenzaprine has the same chemical structure as a TCA (Tricyclic Antidepressant). It just does not have the antidepressant effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2015 (Started Mar 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 17, 2016 (Started Jan 23, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for cervical spondylosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 21, 2016 (Started Jul 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (drowsiness, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: It can cause a lot of daytime sleepiness with me having PD, so taking at night dose is good, but it can leave me somewhat groggy in the morning.

Apr 15, 2015 (Started Jul 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for back pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (drowsiness, fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 23, 2016 (Started Apr 17, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fatigue)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2013 (Started Sep 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The medication worked good, but my doctor is more concerned about my back pain so we switched to tizanidine.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2014 (Started Jul 01, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for sciatic neuralgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2013 (Started Oct 08, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence))
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: best not to take before driving or doing any activities requiring focus. Great relief for muscle spasms, though
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 12, 2014 (Started Jan 20, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for ankle sprain)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 3, 2014 (Started Jan 20, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: pain doctor said take every 6 hrs. rheumatologist said take none or l at bedtime. so I give in to stop
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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