Tizanidine for Muscle Spasm User Reviews (Page 3)

• Ashley
• August 31, 2019

"I was given tizanidine to help with back spasms from 2 herniated discs. Within 10-20 minutes of taking this, I was extremely tired. The first time I had the side effect, I would wake up a few hours into the night completely drenched in sweat, and it sounded like people were talking, which I live alone. I continued taking it with the same issue every night. After a week in, I woke up with hallucinations. I had never been so scared in my life, it lasted a good hour. I never took it again, and when reading up on it after, this is a common side effect. I just want to warn other people before taking this medicine."

• Daveg...
• January 13, 2012

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "Have ruptured disks in my lower back L4, L5. This is the best muscle relaxer for me, I have taken almost all of them. Better than Valium and Soma and they were two of the better muscle relaxers I had taken before!"

• dcroc
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 14, 2015

"I have been taking Tizanidine for about 8 months, having read about it in a medical publication. I have fibromyalgia caused by a Chiari I malformation (no surgery), adrenal adenoma (excess cortisol), bilateral peripheral neuropathy, 6 damaged discs, hiatal hernia, narrow esophagus, nervous/acid stomach, IBS (had), severe pain in upper leg muscles, tight hamstrings on legs (had/is effectively treated by medications), RLS, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, sublaxity and double joints, POTS; vasoconstriction, Raynaud's-like feet, see stars with hands over head, fluctuations in BP. Tizanidine taken at night, 0.2 mg dosage, helps me fall into a relaxing sleep with storybook-type dreams. It complements my other drugs well, in my opinion."

• Dewey
• February 1, 2020

"I took 1 dose of tizanidine 4mg and wham! and not with any warning it hit me ..this drug should be taken off the market!!! I almost fell literally fell asleep standing and just made it to chair ! I had a hallucination I guess they call it, I saw green lines, my heart rate dropped, my mouth became extremely dry I could hardly talk, I blacked out for a few minutes was extremely tired and the pain ! I felt 100 times worse than before. There was a nasty taste in mouth then my heart was having palpitations, I became extremely tired very fast ,hallucinated and no relief just tired! I have an autoimmune disease (adrenal hypofunction) and was afraid to take ANY med until this got out of my system, gave me a whopper migraine or pain in head , anxiety, heart rate dropped.Never ever will I take this."

• Magic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 5, 2018

"I first tried Tizanidine in 1992 in Egypt, where I used to live. It worked wonders for a neck strain I suffered from. It was sold under the name Sirdalud. When I came back to Canada, my general practitioner never heard of it and prescribed Flexeril, which gave me horrible side effects and no relief. I had a spinal cord injury three years ago, in 2015, and since then, I've been paralyzed. The muscle in my back “rolled” up my leg and would continue rolling up my back and down my chest, making my spine lurch forward that I would yelp in pain! My fentanyl for pain and hydromorphone wouldn’t even touch this pain. I searched on the internet about muscle relaxers, saw Tizanidine, and I instantly remembered Sirdalud from Egypt. The second day I was on Tizanidine, spasms at all, zero! This drug is a blessing for me, and the drowsiness is not that bad. I take 4mg twice a day. This drug has given my life back because if those muscle spasms continued, I would’ve ended my life for sure!"

• solovei
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 17, 2015

"I developed a muscle spasm in my neck while taking Lamictal. Eventually, the spasm did not go away—it turned into an incredibly painful condition, Dystonia. The spasm has displaced my jaw and disabled me from being able to work. After developing problems with Flexeril and Cogentin, I was switched to Tizanidine. What a wonderful difference. Though the spasm or pain never stops, it reduced my involuntary movements to the point where they are not obvious, and the pain is also reduced. No bad side effects besides tiredness."

• Shahkkc
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 18, 2016

"I use this for neck spasms and fibromyalgia. I was originally prescribed 4 mg twice daily, but found out quickly that taking it during the day made me feel like passing out, and I couldn't walk without falling. Plus, if I took it and couldn't nap, I felt awful. So, now (per my doctor's orders), I take 8 mg only at bed, and it relaxes me enough that I'm out like a light within 45 minutes. I do find that I wake myself up yelling at someone I was fighting with in a dream! It scares the bejeezus out of my cat! Lol. It really helps me sleep, which has been an issue for years because of the pain."

• miga
• April 20, 2015

"I take 8 mg a day. 2 mg in the morning and noon, and 4 mg in the evening. Effective in spasm relief and perfect for the night. Before, I was constantly tired, but unable to rest at night due to discomfort and pain in the neck. Now I am alert during the day with some exceptions. An hour after I take a 2 mg pill, I feel sleepy if I am relaxed, but if I am outside or active, sleepiness goes away. However, this does not apply to the 4 mg. After taking this dose, I am out."

• Anonymous
• May 11, 2009

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "I've been on Zanaflex for over a month now, and all I can say is it really makes me sleep well. I take pain medicines for chronic low back pain and also take sleep medicines to help me because the pain gets worse at night, keeping me up. I wasn't happy when they gave me this instead of Soma because I had great results with Soma. Now I can say I'm glad I did go on this medicine. I take 2 about 45 minutes before I want to turn in for the night. My spasms are relieved, and I can sleep through most of the night and wake without any hangover effects. I'm glad I have this now."

• serve...
• September 15, 2010

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "MRI reveals badly blown out cervical disc at C4-5. Now, as long as I didn't do much, I wouldn't have much pain, but getting anything done (like yard work, working out with pushups, painting a wall, etc.) was another story and would leave me in severe pain. However, always THE NEXT DAY and for at least several days afterward (I never really felt the pain on the day of the activity). Then, my doctor gave me Zanaflex, and now I take one 4 mg tablet that night, the next day is pain-free! I haven't noticed any side effects, no next day grogginess, and even the quality of sleep is normal with pleasant dreaming, in fact, if anything, my dreams are slightly easier to remember, which shows plenty of REM."

• winat...
• July 9, 2008

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "This is the best medication by far. I was originally given this medication for migraine headaches, but in the process, it has helped me with my severe back pain. I can finally sleep through the night. The best."

• Anonymous
• August 11, 2009

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "I also have taken many muscle relaxants, including soma. When my doctor suggested this medicine to me, I made sure that it was not a narcotic and habit-forming. It is not. This has really been a blessing for me. It still makes me sleepy, but if taken with food, wow, it works!"

• Sleepy...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 21, 2019

"Lower back pain after spinal fusion .After ups and downs with back pain resulting in have surgery, my neurosurgeon switched me from flexiril to zanaflex because I wasn't sleeping. I am on 4mg 3x daily and my experience so far has been good. I totally get good rest at night and I must say during the day my back doesn't feel like a concrete block lol. Movement like walking is more at ease too although I'm still a lil slow. I'm certainly glad my neurosurgeon switched me. Now gladly, I take the zanaflex with aleve...I'm off all narcotics. Overall I'd definitely recommend zanaflex :-)"

• Jolie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 10, 2019

"I had compressed discs in lumar and cervical spine. I was prescribed this to relax muscles and was ineffective, and caused fatigue, and hair loss - eventually 1/3 of my hair. Had to figure out on my own thru research on the web that this was a possible side effect - after just being told by Dr to take biotin. Hair loss stopped when stopped taking tizanidine, but no visible regrowth aft. 3 months."

• anits...
• February 8, 2016

"Life saver!!!! This muscle relaxer is beyond amazing!!!! I take 4 mg at bedtime, and within 45 minutes, I'm feeling complete relief and fall asleep!!! I don't take a full pill during the day because I literally can't walk straight or fully function after taking a full dose. Works awesome for a sleep aid too!"

• Misch
• November 7, 2020

"Was diagnosed with severe muscle spasms that caused my migraines at age 16. It was an incredible amount of pain. Was put on tizanidine at 2mg every 8 hours a day. Took Par Pharmaceutical manufacturer all these years, and it has helped a lot - not all the pain is gone, but it almost completely eliminated my migraines. My insurance had to change as of this year, and almost 10 years later I had to switch pharmacies. The new pharmacy gave me Apotex manufactured tizanidine. I started having pain and migraines again, but I thought it was due to the stress of the pandemic - we were several months in at this point. It was only recently when I found some leftovers of my old par pharmaceutical tizanidine and took one out of curiousity that I realized the manufacturer change had really set me back - Apotex just doesn't work for me. Never have had bad side effects, aside from minor drowsiness when I started taking it, but that all depends on the person."

• mjd
• August 30, 2014

"Worked great when I first started the meds, but slowly had to increase the dosage for relief. I have fibromyalgia. I take 12 to 16 mg at night. I have started having hallucinations and terrible nightmares. It causes really bad dry mouth. It doesn't help me sleep anymore. I will see if there is something else out there."

• 37188
• July 25, 2008

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "I have been on Zanaflex for about 2 months, and it has helped tremendously for migraines, which are caused by bulging discs in my neck. I am taking 4mg three times a day and suffering from only one side effect, which is dry mouth. I really recommend this to others with my condition."

• Chris
• February 9, 2020

"Seen a neurologist for neck pain & daily headaches (for over 9 years now). I was told I have arthritis and muscle spasms, so I was prescribed tizanidine 2 × day. I told the doctor they don't work at all on me, so she upped it to 3 × day! Now I'm having so much weakness and intense headaches. This is not the medication for me! Soma is the ONLY muscle relaxer that's ever worked for me but my regular Dr will only allow me to be on them for a month (at the most)... and then I have to take a month off of them, before she'll prescribed them again! Now I'm off to get Botox Injections, in my neck and shoulders "

• cprice
• May 8, 2009

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "I have been put on every muscle relaxant from Flexeril to Soma, and then my neurologist tried me on Zanaflex last week for the first time. I have to say, so far it's working pretty well. I feel a little drowsy, but hopefully that will pass as my system gets used to it. At this point with my MS, I am willing to try anything in order to feel better and not hurt all the time. I'm thinking we are on to something here. At least that's what I'm praying for."

• Colle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 9, 2015

"My doctor has just started me on Tizanidine. I can tell the difference already. I have already tried several different medicines for my lower back problems, but Tizanidine has eased the pain well enough for me to get to sleep at night and wake more rested in the morning."

• singi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 1, 2014

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "Zanaflex was working well for my lower back, which has been an issue since a car accident in Oct of 2013. This has progressed to a point where I am waiting for an M.R.I. During the last 3 months, I have been dealing with spasms in my left leg that went from annoying and limiting my ability to move around slightly to full-blown, unbelievably painful leg spasms. The medication is no longer working. I am going to call my doctor on Monday and ask about Soma since it seems to have a much better score when it comes to stopping spasms."

• Suse
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 9, 2022

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "I had muscle spasm from several neck surgeries. Diagnosed with DDD. I had been using carisoprodol for 21 years. I had to switch to a doctor that wouldn't prescribe carisoprodol. I was prescribed tizanidine and I am having a really bad experience. I have developed significant anxiety/nervousness. My eyes have gotten so dry that they're red. I can't sleep and experienced chest and right arm pain and a rapid heartbeat. My family is upset with me because I'm so anxious/nervous, and have become rude. I never had any of this before this drug. It's destroying my life and my doctor doesn't care. He doesn't believe any of these side effects. I'm taking 4mg four times a day. It helps a portion of the muscle spasms. I might like it if I didn't have these disturbing side effects. The carisoprodol was more effective for me."

• GgGi
• June 18, 2017

Zanaflex (tizanidine) "Strained my rotator cuff, MD acute care practice prescribed 4 mg. I asked both the doctor and pharmacist if it was okay to take with Allegra D. Both said yes. Luckily, I was safe at home. It was scary how sedated I was. I had set an alarm for an appointment 2 hours after taking mess. I got out of bed and could hardly make it to the restroom. Needless to say, I canceled the appointment. Next time I took the medicines separately and broke the 4 mg tablet into 1 mg. I'm no lightweight, but this was too strong for me."

• Chris
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 1, 2020

"I’ve been on the medication Tizanidine now for 2 years. It works great for my spasms neck and headache. As long as I take it with the other meds I’m prescribed with. Taking it alone is like taking a aspirin. I’ve had no side affects at all thus far."