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RSD Alert is a voluntary organisation
publishing information about CRPS (traditionally knwn as RSD). Most
of the data is provided by our readers.
All approved medical drugs work for some people but not for everyone.
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Drugs |
Drugs on RSD Alert
(notes and comments from correspondents) |
Tizanidine |
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Description |
A muscle relaxant that works by blocking nerve impulses (pain sensations) that are sent to your brain. It is also is used to treat increased muscle tone associated with spasticity. Also marketed as Zanaflex. Relaxes certain muscles and relieves muscle spasms or tightness caused by multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. Full name - Tizanidine Hydrochloride. |
Side effects(Don't be unduly alarmed. All drugs cause side effects for some patients) |
May cause drowsiness and dizziness, especially when rising from a sitting or lying position. Rise slowly to prevent dizziness and a possible fall. Possible allergic reaction (breathing difficulty; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives); · hallucinations or abnormal behaviour; or · liver damage (yellowing of the skin or eyes, nausea, abdominal pain or discomfort, unusual bleeding or bruising, severe fatigue). Increased muscle tone or spasms; or sweating. |
Warnings(These are standard cautions but may not apply in your case) |
To be used with caution for patients who have liver or kidney disease, low blood pressure or are receiving treatment for high blood pressure. Caution is also advised if the patient is taking birth control pills. This drug is listed in the Federal Drug Administration's pregnancy C category, which means that it is not known whether it may harm an unborn child. Consult your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Use caution with alcohol, other muscle relaxants, sleep or anxiety medicines, and pain medicines. |
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Many thanks to Kate - Hampshire, UK for researching the above data Zanaflex does not make me groggy, although it does help me sleep. I think that is a little bit of a technical difference. Keep in mind that because of my complicated medical conditions i.e., broken neck and then RSD, I have been on large amounts of narcotics and other meds, so I probably have a higher tolerance to medicines so I may tolerate these differently than others. What may keep me up may knock you or someone else out for a week. Trish Pennsylvania, USA. I have recently been prescribed Zanaflex (Tizanidine Hydrochloride)
for chronic pain and I can safely say that for the last six years
it's been almost unbearable, but since taking the Zanaflex the
pain has subsided to a more manageable level. Ask your doctor
if its right for you (it's a muscle relaxant) and if you need
any more info pop along to netdoctor.co.uk - it's great on chronic
pain, and after the first couple of days the side effects wear
off (sleepiness mostly, the drug has very few side effects long-term,
but it IS expensive and your doctor may try a cheaper alternative
like Baclofen first which was terrible for me). Elliott - Abergavenny,
Wales, UK |
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