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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 4  Hiccups No side effects up to 80 mg daily. Insomnia, GI upset, salty taste with food, and daytime somnolence with doses above that. Sometimes needed 40 to 60 mg four times a day to control bad hiccup flares. M 45
20 4X day
5/30/2020
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 1  Cerebral Palsy Anxiety, digestive problems, stiffness, dry peeling skin, join pain, burning sensation in skin all over body, swelling of hands, arms and legs and feet. Urinary incontanence, two kidney stones. I think I have all the Rare/Severe side affects. I took Baclofen for 10 years, starting with 60 mg/day. I worked up to that dose under a Dr's guidance. It worked well for muscle spastiscity for about 5 years, then things started to go bad. At first, I had such weakness in my legs that I couldn't move, so I cut back to 40 mg/day. Then stiffness,and anxiety along with incontinance. I had no idea that all this was from the Baclofen! I just thought it was because I was aging. This past May things EXPLODED. I woke up swollen, (I blamed it on hot weather before) my hands were pink and swollen so much that I can't use my thumbs, and my fingers are stiff. I cut myself down to 30 mg/day and was working on weaning myself off the stuff, but things got so bad that at 20 mg/day, that I just stopped the drug. I felt so awful; anyway, I can't say I noticed a difference. The left side of my body is more swollen that the right, and my current Dr. is thinking Lymphedema, but my symptoms don't add up. I don't have the money to be throughly checked out. I'm currently taking Prilosec because I take 1200 to 1600 mg Advil/day, and Oxazepam 15 mg at night. Oh, yeah, I'm also on 25 mg atenolol for the rapid heart beat from Baclofen. I posted this in case there are others suffering as I am because I've been searching the web without much success. I just wanted others to know they're not the only ones. F 61
10 3X day
12/2/2012
 1  Nerve Damage The first night I took 10mg I woke up and was seeing gigantic bugs crawling every where the drug did not do anything for my pain or muscle spasms. M 36 1 times
10/24/2004
 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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 4  arm/hand tremors none has iliminated tremors temporarily if drug not taken for 2 days severe tremors come back M 50 1 days
8/30/2006
 3  Pulled muscle Sleep paralysis Nightmares death lady in black coming to my bed F 50 1 days
Ten 3 time
6/9/2016
 2  son is Only on 5 mg so far and isn't working yet for muscle spasms M 29 1 days
5/10/2007
 2  spasms Weird, mostly scary dreams,"racing thoughts", eyes wake middle of night, very relaxed/calm but couldn't shut my brain off or sleep. Nor sure if bachoflen as I'm also taking gabapentin/neurotin and other sedating meds. Spasms still occurring lots?? Almost afraid to or not continue- would to see other reviews. F 68 1 days
25
10/24/2015
 1  Neck pain This drug sent my dad to hospital. He has speech problems. Confusion. Been drowsy for 2 days. Still in hospital. I would not recommend this drug to anyone M 97 1 days
10
11/1/2015
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 1  Cervical Dystonia My arms and shoulders felt weak. I felt weird while laying down (as if it was hard to breathe). I felt tired and had blurred vision. It seemed like it also worsened the Cervical Dystonia. [Note: I took half a pill]. I was taking this to relieve the muscle pain and tension of Cervical Dystonia (a neurological condition). However, it actually made the Dystonia worse so my neurologist and I agreed that it was best for me to stop taking it. M 52 1 days
5 MG 1X day
8/15/2014
 1  severe muscle tension After one day of taking this crap drug I woke up with a severely sore jaw and hands from clenching both all night long. I finally talked to a second doctor who told me to stop the baclophen as it could be having the opposite effect on me than intended. So not only did this crap drug not work on my muscle tension which hurts very badly...it added to my muscle pain in my jaw and hands! F 48 1 days
2xDay
6/13/2013
 1  Muscle tightness, spasms in legs Took at bedtime friday, woke up at NOON on Saturday. Face, hands SWOLLEN, very emotional and literally suicidal. Depressed, cried all day till drug effects wore off, then back to normal. If you become depressed or suicidal, please stop this drug immediately!!! Get help if you need to until it leaves your system!! F 47 1 days
10 3X day
4/27/2013
 1  Lower back pain Sleepiness, charley horse in shins of both legs, confusion, weakness, kidney pain F 67 1 days
7/5/2017
 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  back spasms The only side effect I noticed was that it elevated my mood considerably. I then did some research and found out that it can do this. I am bipolar so it was very noticeable to me. It works well for the spasms and actually helps with depression to some degree. I take 30 mgs daily M 49 2 days
9/22/2006
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 4  muscle spasms, nerve injury dizziness This seems to work better than Flexeril. I take only as neeeded. F 48 2 days
8/4/2007
 3  Dr called it Neck Sciatica, shoulder Seems like all food tastes waaay too salty and arms and hands feel really shaky and ears ringing.. Not too sure of this medicine, but I was able too sleep last night without my arm over my chest or elevated by pillow or over my head... Just wonder if ANYONE else has the same kind of effects as me? F 57 2 days
10 mg2xday
1/16/2020
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 2  Muscle spasms from nerve damage It made me tired. This stuff didn't do much for the spasms I get. It wasn't worth the dopey feeling I got from it. Not taking it now. F 64 2 days
10 1X day
8/14/2018
 2  MS, spinal & Facet degeneration First day, neck was so stiff & painful I was afraid to move it. Sudden case of left underarm pain, not sure if associated but didn't have until Baclofen. Made muscle spasms worse in left shoulder (separate issue), couldn't raise arm. Will not continue taking. F 62 2 days
10 mg
8/20/2017
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 2  Muscle spasms, pain Took 1/2 doses 3 times first day, all okay. Started feeling ill but took it in stride second day. Horrible headache/nausea commenced and continued for two more days. Missed two days of work getting it out of my system/getting back on solid food. I had awful headaches on this med. though it seemd to help my other problems. I was unable to take it. It is too bad that I had such a reaction to it since it looked so promising. M 43 2 days
11/18/2004
  

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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