100 patient evaluations for Cyclobenzaprine

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Jul 1, 2011 (Started Oct 03, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (fluid retention weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily

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Oct 19, 2012 (Started Jul 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for TMJ (temporomandibular joint) pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Oct 8, 2012 (Started Jul 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for TMJ (temporomandibular joint) pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Worked wonders for my many tension/jaw clenching headaches.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jun 22, 2012 (Started Jul 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This is almost a "must have" medicine for me. I get horrible TMJ, leading into cluster headaches, turning into migraines if I go for more than a day or two without it. While on it, I have almost 0 headaches.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Sep 27, 2012 (Started May 05, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 5, 2012 (Started Jan 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (increased sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 29, 2012 (Started Jul 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in hip(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 15, 2012 (Started Aug 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain in upper back)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (hangover effect, feel like a zombie, dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 27, 2011 (Started Aug 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in upper back)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for muscle spasms)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (hangover effect, feel like a zombie, dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: It sometimes gives me energy, maybe by relieving some of the pain.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 1, 2011 (Started Aug 04, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain in upper back)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (hangover effect, feel like a zombie, dry mouth)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 22, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I'm not ususally awake and functioning for 16 hours a day, so fitting that middle dose in is tricky. I usually wind up skipping it.
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 19, 2012 (Started Jan 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (drowsy in morning)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I was prescribed this muscle relaxer for pain I get at night in my legs and arms (not muscle pain, but nerve-endings). I found it effective because it helped me fall asleep (painkillers ordinarily prevent me from sleeping). However, always the next morning after taking this drug, I have trouble focusing my eyes and feel "hungover."

  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 1, 2011 (Started Aug 12, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for muscle tension)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily

  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 22, 2012 (Started Sep 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (constipation, drowsiness, hangover effect)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, hangover effect, constipation

Jun 21, 2010 (Started Sep 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation, drowsiness, hangover effect)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, hangover effect, constipation

Nov 26, 2009 (Started Sep 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (constipation, drowsiness, hangover effect)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This med is great for pain, but I don't like the hangover effect nor the medicated sleep it put me in. However, I still take it occasionally. I prefer it to the hydrocodone that I was reduced to taking.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, hangover effect, constipation

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