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Cyclobenzaprine
Aka: Cyclobenzaprine, Flexeril
- See Also
- Antispasmodic Skeletal Muscle Relaxant
- Indications
- Acute back or Neck Pain interfering with sleep despite Analgesics
- Class
- Antispasmodic Skeletal Muscle Relaxant
- Dosing
- Start: 5 mg orally at bedtime (5 mg is as effective as 10 mg and with less sedation)
- Maximum: 10 mg orally three times daily (primarily at bedtime for pain interfering with sleep)
- Contraindications
- Older patients
- See Medications to Avoid in Older Adults
- Seizure disorder (if concurrently on Tramadol)
- Glaucoma
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Recent Myocardial Infarction
- Efficacy
- See Antispasmodic Skeletal Muscle Relaxant
- Adverse effects
- See Antispasmodic Skeletal Muscle Relaxant for precautions
- Common: Anticholinergic
- Drowsiness
- Dry Mouth
- Urinary Retention
- Increased Intraocular Pressure
- Rare
- Arrhythmia
- Seizure
- Myocardial Infarction
- References
- Borenstein (2003) Clin Ther 25(4): 1056-73 [PubMed]
- Browning (2001) Arch Intern Med 161: 1613-20 [PubMed]
- Tofferi (2004) Arthritis Rheum 51:9-13 [PubMed]