ZANAFLEX Reviews (TIZANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.0 (125 Ratings)

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ZANAFLEX  (TIZANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat muscle spasms caused by certain conditions (such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury). It works by helping to relax the muscles.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-11-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ZANAFLEXCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 1  Muscle spasms Severe, unbearable itching over entire body. Started first with tingling all over. When I stood the room was spinning because I was so dizzy. Doctor took me off flexeril, don't know why, that made me sleepy... would rather sleep than be so itchy! Would not recommend and will never use them again. My spasms can be severe and zanaflex did not help only caused the constant, unmanageable itching and dizziness. Did not sleep at all because of this. F 64 2 days
2mg 1X day
3/6/2020
 2  Severe Back trap neck pain Felt like crap and didn’t help at all with pain. Felt like taking a Benadryl for no reason while in pain...also had nausea and did not help sleep. Garbage. M 29 5 days
4mg
10/26/2019
 5  Muscle spasms Great best muscle relaxer 33 6 months
4
8/31/2019
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 4  tight back muscles/disc herniation Tiredness, dry mouth, increased nighttime urination Would take again M 33 7 days
4mg 2X day
6/18/2019
 2  Muscle spasms, chronic pain. Dry mouth, vision blurry. 55 100 years
30 MG
5/21/2019
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 1  Muscle spasms in neck and shoulders Severe worsening of neck pain and stiffness, I fell because of drop in blood pressure. Also have pressure headaches now, as if I wasn't miserable enough. How is this better than Soma? The only side effects from Soma are relaxed muscles and mild sedation. But the doctor disagrees.... F 36 3 days
4mg
2/11/2019
 1  Muscle Spasms I tolerate medication very well and do not usually have a lot of side effects. This medication gave me the worst reaction I’ve ever had to anything. I started feeling quite dizzy and then completely lost my vision as I was walking. The next thing I knew I woke up on the hardwood floor with a knot on my head and my dogs next to me. I was alone at the time. What if I had been driving? I hadn’t reacted to it like that before, so I had no idea! I hadn’t taken it with any other new meds , I had eaten. There’s no explanation. I’ve never fainted before in my life. I have also taken several other muscle relaxers and not had any problems. I’m going to be very angry if this fall has damaged my recent cervical fusions. I recommend caution with this medication! It sounds like I’m not the only person that’s had serious side effects. Everyone has different experiences, but until you know how it affects you don’t drive and be careful. F 54 10 days
10 mg
11/8/2018
 5  MS pain and stiffness/leg cramps The only side effect I can say I go through is feeling a bit tired I love Zanaflex over any other muscle relaxer I believe it’s a great medication and does help and I prefer this over actual pain meds I get rest and relief My doctor gives me regular pain medicine which I keep on hand if I get in really bad pain but I much prefer to take this over any of the narcotic medication Although my narcotic pain medicine helps me as well I don’t like the side effects and I always wake up with a headache but Zanaflex doesn’t give me any of those pesky side effects other than being a little bit tired I’ve told many people about the Zanaflex and many of them have received it from their doctors and absolutely love the way it works. One of my Doctors actually uses this medication and swears by it. I recommend this to everyone looking for a safe medication I do not advise driving while taking this medication I know some people can do that I’m not one of them and to play it safe I only take this medication at night when it’s time for bed that’s what I usually have the worst pain by the end of the day so the timing works out great F 44 4 years
2mgs
5/18/2018
 1  Prescribed for sleep Blood pressure dropped VERY low, 71/49 F 60 3 months
4 mg
3/20/2018
 1  Muscle relaxer Pass out M 80 2 days
8/6/2017
 1  Chronic migraine Insomnia, hypnic jerks I've always been a good sleeper but the second night on this pill I woke up 3 times with hypnic jerks - that falling feeling. Thought maybe it was just a "bad night" so I took a whole pill the third night. Nope....this med gives me insomnia. Will stop taking it. F 44 3 days
2 mg
5/1/2017
 3  Muscle spasm neck and back injury Dry mouth, irritated itchy throat, persistent horrible dry hacking cough, neck pain at the base of my skull and my vertebrae At first I was so happy. I thought finally a medicine that helps my muscles relax enough for me to fall asleep and stay asleep. After taking it for a week or so I started coughing a little more before going to bed and eventually the cough turned into this horribly persistent itch dry hacking kind of cough that wouldnt subside for hours. Which only increased my daily pain levels and muscle spasms from the violent coughing. If I find a remedy for the cough Id rate this med a 5! F 35 1 months
4mg
3/20/2017
 1  Back muscle relaxer On first morning after I took it..my entire left side of my body was asleep. Freaked me out. When that went away my entire right side of body went numb for 10 minutes. On 2nd day after I took it things took a turn for the worse. Someone mentioned psychosis..it was that plus I was having problems differentiating between dreams and waking reality. To my wife it looked like I was tripping acid. I was talking about things that happened days and weeks ago as if they just happened. It got so bad it scared the s?it out of her and she gave me ultimatum..she was calling 911 hauling 911 or hauling my stubborn butt to ER. I ONLY TOOK 2 doses and I was still tripping out 2 days after doctor told me to discontinue drug..which I did. Doc at ER WAS afraid I had a stroke but ct scans came up negative. I was NOT drinking and NOT taking any other drug not prescribed to me by same Doctor. Don't know if it was a chemical reaction or I'm just not meant to take this drug but warning..please be careful with this "non narcotic drug" This med F'ed me up. Always took flexeril and my doc switched me for reasons I do not know. She tried to give me soma but I know from past experience that is like taking a Valium or Xanax..which I definitely did not want. Read above for my side effects. I had to miss several days of work til I got back to my sane self. M 47 2 days
4ng
1/20/2017
 1  Muscle spasms due to Fibromyalgia. Worked briefly a couple times. Last 2 times caused agitation...buzzing and tingling in legs and arms. Funny sensation in neck and head...almost psychosis. F 52 5 days
2mg every
12/27/2016
 3  Back and neck spasms Paraesthesia. Way too short 1/2 life. M 39 7 days
8mg. t.i.d
12/12/2016
 5  Back spasms Makes me dream more often. I think Zanaflex is the best muscle relaxer. Baclofen would be a close second. M 48 1 years
4MG 3X day
4/22/2016
 4  For chronic pain and spasms Only side effects that I have had are vivid dreams and drowsiness. This medicine works very well, but there is always room for improvement. Baclofen and Zanaflex are very comparable as in it's effectiveness. M 47 1 years
4MG 3X day
3/17/2016
 3  Muscle Spasms Drowsiness. I am to take this when I get up and again right before bed. The morning dose made me extremely sleepy so I don't think I'll take the morning dose unless I'm planning on being on the couch all day, of course at night, it's perfect because I get some needed sleep. F 34 2 days
4mg 2X day
2/29/2016
 5  Severe menstrual pain The main side effect is loss of muscle coordination. I find myself dropping things and knocking things over very often while taking Zanaflex. Such as dishes, food, items etc several times a day. This does not happen when I'm not taking Zanaflex. Also, twice I had extreme slurred speech, like being severely tongue tied. I take a total of 2-3 mg a day 3 days out of the month, it has worked great on my pain. I take it with an Aleve or two Ibuprofen. It does not make me drowsy and I'm able to function throughout the day. It works much better than Tramadol. Before even with taking 10 or more Ibuprofen I wouldn't be able to get out of bed or move around much. F 28 1 years
1 3X day
12/21/2015
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 2  Lower back pain Slurred speech, dizzy, extreme sleepiness, mentally confused, tingling impulses down my arms to my hands, could not function had to get someone to drive me home F 57 2 weeks
8mg
11/20/2015

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