BACLOFEN Reviews (BACLOFEN)

Average Rating: 3.2 (119 Ratings)

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BACLOFEN  (BACLOFEN):  Baclofen is used to treat muscle spasms caused by certain conditions (such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury/disease). It works by helping to relax the muscles.   FDA Approval Date: 1988-07-21 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Hip Injury Insomnia, head and neck pain, nausea, diarrhea, unable to concentrate during the day (could be the lack of sleep), dry mouth. Did not notice improvement to pain. F 45 3 days
10 1X day
12/13/2023
 2  Replacement for soma Horrific back spasms radiating down left leg, twisting leg and foot, pain like DVT in left calf, exacerbate all back and sciatica pain, have to med myself with Diazapam, Norco, steroid inhaler,also prednisone then have screaming pain until everything somewhat calms down have to wear compression stocking day and night on left leg, pain returns when I am walking through grocery store (only walking around I do except for doctor's appts). Also noticed swelling pressure in both legs, do not get pitting edema because I have very muscular legs). Don't want to increase dosage since I finally put 2+2 together and noticed all the pain started after no more soma and switched to Baclofen, I had one soma left and pain went away in less than 20 minutes. F 63 2 months
5mg 3X day
12/5/2023
 5  Back spasms F 61 0 years
3X day
5/27/2023
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 1  Fibromyalgia and muscle spasm None - it's the withdrawal that's bad. I had a terrible experience with Skelaxin last year, so I tried baclofen EXTREMELY cautiously. Taking 2.5-5mg at a time, no more than 7.5mg total per day. I have done this for the past week for my muscle spasms. Slept fantastic all week, felt much better. The second I tried to cut down and only took 5mg yesterday with none before bed, only missing that 2.5mg dose... insomnia, restless legs, super anxious. Been up half the night. Finally got fed up and took 2.5mg at 4am. Quickly started feeling better again. How tf do I get off this stuff if such a TINY dose is causing this kind of dependency, because I can NOT go through another bad withdrawal?! M 29 7 days
2.5mg 3X day
1/3/2023
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 1  Fractured rib pain and spasms Extremely weak,dizziness worse than my usual dizziness, felt like my body was hundreds of lbs heavier Made my spasms and pain worse, I had no idea of this medicine being used for Multiple Sclerosis, especially since I had complained about muscle spasms a rigidity for yrs and diagnosed in1997 with Multiple Sclerosis, then diagnosed with Lyme disease and Co infections along with a list of other ailments such as Hoshimotos hypothyroiditis, degenerative disc disease , spinal stenosis Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome , horrific ringing in left ear MUCH LOUDER THAN RIGHT EAR early menopause at age 30, memory loss etc..... JUST CURIOUS WHY THIS MEDICINE WASN'T RECOMMENDED YEARS AGO,and wondering if this med would have worked or made symptoms worse as it has in the 2 days of use, very concerning and confusing! F 57 2 days
20mg 2X day
4/9/2022
 5  Compression fractures Helped me breathe as back spasms stopped. Doctor says only take 10mg bid for possible new lower back fracture. I was on 20mg bid but ended up taking 20mg tid. Dr says he hates baclofen but I've tried other antispasmodics that didn't work at all. Dr says it's causing all over swelling last time, gone currently and now he states it is cause of sliding down 3 steps. It's not! I slipped. Pain was already there 5 days before. I'm disappointed F 56 0 days
3X day
3/17/2022
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 5  Diaphram spasms. Hiccups None. I had severe diaphragm spasms one after the other continuous. On some occasions I would completely lose my breath on odogs I had to sit there for 15 or 20 seconds before I could get a breath down I couldn't even talk to hiccup for so bad it's much more than a hiccup but that's what they refer to that did several test including an endoscope which showed nothing not even a hiatal hernia the doctor said he had never seen anything like that but this is the second time I've had it in five years the first time I think it was allergic reaction to cigars this time I don't know what it was but I tried all kinds of things to alleviate this nothing happened couldn't sleep I couldn't have a conversation with anybody before the hiccups hit Thank God after two months living like this they stopped when I used this medication M 73 5 months
30 mg 1X day
2/19/2022
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 1  Back pain, dextroscoliosis Nightmares, night terrors, inability to fall asleep, drowsiness, feelings of hopelessness, depression I took Baclofen 1 time and I've never experienced so many nightmares back to back. My wife had woke. Me saying I was whimpering in my sleep. This was after having a nightmare of glass shards through my extremities, haunted house, gigantic snakes, falling through glass floors to my death, my children being violated, etc. the nightmare are horrible. My back felt great for about 4-6 hours but the feelings of fear and anxiety during sleep are disabling. I've nerv had that many nightmares so close together! Would not recommend. M 26 1 days
10mg 1X day
8/15/2021
 5  Gastroparesis I can not tell I took anything. This medication allows my stomach to relax and I can eat food again after not eating for seven months. Happy to leave a review and hope it helps someone else like it has me. F 51 2 months
10 2X day
7/19/2021
 5  Nystagmus I have not had any side effects I got nystagmus from non alcoholic werniicke encephalopathy after gastro sleeve surgery. Baclofen slows down my nystagmus but don't get rid of it. But slower makes me happy. F 47 5 years
20mg 4X day
7/9/2021
 2  Back pain Vivid nightmares, sleep paralysis, fatigue during the day It does relax muscles, but I'm not sure it's worth it. M 66 180 days
10 mg 3X day
6/29/2021
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 1  muscle spasms in back Lethargic, insomnia, shakes, confusion, hallucinations I thought I was dying. Literally. My husband said it's the drug. I didn't even know who he was. I packed a bag fir the hospital. Told my son I was dying. He said no you're not. My husband threw out the pills. 48 hrs later I was ok. It should not be on the market. I went to my granddaughter's dance performance+ I remember nothing. Very dangerous drug! F 70 3 months
Donâ€T 3X day
3/29/2021
 3  Muscle spasms It helped with the muscle spasms long enough for me to get to sleep, but the effects didn't carry into the next day. It made me slightly manic, like I'd had way too much coffee, but not enough to be dangerous. I had a doctor tell me not to make major life decisions on this drug, and i see why. The worst of it though it's the vivid, terrifying nightmares where I felt like I was in real danger and woke up screaming. They don't wear off fast either - I couldn't find my phone and remember thinking I'd left it in my dream. I woke up and thought some dream-entity had replaced my sleeping partner. And of course, my partner doesn't sleep well when I wake up screaming. M 31 7 days
10mg 1X day
2/1/2021
 2  Pseudo-gout extreme knee pain had to ice my swollen knee and 24 mg M 71 3 days
20 4X day
11/25/2020
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 1  Knee and muscle pain/strain Acid reflux, stiff joints and muscles especially neck and shoulders, sleepiness, upset stomach, heartburn A horrible drug that made my overall situation worse. Did nothing for the original pain/strain. Waste of money and time. Could have been on a better medication sooner. Had no idea all side effects were tied to this drug. I only took half of the prescribed daily dose and still had a terrible experience with it. F 57 7 days
10 2X day
10/21/2020
 4  MS No side effects that I know of and ive been on these for 7 months. Makes me sleep better and helps my muscles I think F 36 7 months
20mg 1X day
9/27/2020
 5  Alcoholism and anxiety Drowsiness at first but the pros outweigh the cons. My anxiety and cravings for alcohol are diminished. I am glad I found this drug F 48 30 days
60 3X day
8/18/2020
 5  Anxiety Difficulty concentrating. Later in the evening drowsiness, burping. Sometime really chatty Improves my mood and reduces my anxiety. But I keep having to increase my dose. I stopped taking it twice to see how I was. I suggest coming off this drug really, really slowly. As others have said, it felt as bad, maybe worse than coming off valium. But worth it as it's helped my life F 47 1 years
75-100mg 1X day
8/15/2020
 3  Back, shoulder, rib injuries Reoccurring disturbing dreams,sleeping longer but quality of sleep is affected - in particular - deep sleep stages & feeling mentally 'unsettled' handles pain well F 57 3 months
10 3X day
7/20/2020
 5  MS & Alcoholism I'm okay as I am desensitized from Horror movies so Baclofen nightmares are like watching a horror movie every night I sleep. Sometimes I wake up and still feel the dream is going on, however I snap out of it and realise. Wow..another creepy horror movie is over. It's a trip.. It's better than Campral by far.. 100 times better..Its a cure for me. I don't crave alcohol and I can always up the dosage of need be. I've also had MS for 17 years so this really is a cure for two serious diseases..legs feel loose and I'm walking well not restless leg syndrome anymore..i researched this extensively and a third benefit is my anxiety has dropped significantly as well..i feel chilled out..miracle! 43 2 months
10mg x 2
5/31/2020
  

BACLOFEN  (BACLOFEN):  Baclofen is used to treat muscle spasms caused by certain conditions (such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury/disease). It works by helping to relax the muscles.   FDA Approval Date: 1988-07-21 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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