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Tizanidine (generic Zanaflex)

  • What is Tizanidine?
    Tizanidine (generic Zanaflex) is a prescription medication used to relieve muscle spasms. Muscle spasms are common occurrences that involve the sudden, involuntary movement of your muscles. These are often caused by dehydration, exercise, or stress.

    Looking for a safe, effective way to keep your muscle spams under control? Talk to your doctor about whether tizanidine may be right for you.

  • What are common side effects of tizanidine? While adverse reactions to tizanidine are uncommon, some patients who take the drug may experience mild side effects, including dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, nervousness, depression, vomiting, tingling sensations, dry mouth, constipation, diarrhea, stomach pain, heartburn, increased muscle spasms, rash, and sweating.

    Rare, more serious adverse events have also been known to occur. If you are concerned that tizanidine may be causing you to experience any number of adverse side effects, please contact your doctor or clinician.

    For more information, please visit the National Institutes of Health’s DailyMed webpage.

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Frequently asked questions about tizanidine

What is tizanidine?

Tizanidine (generic Zanaflex) is a prescription medication used to relieve muscle spasms. Tizanidine is a fast-acting medication, so your doctor will likely prescribe you multiple doses per day, or will advise you to take the medication 1 to 3 hours before your body will most benefit from it.

Muscle spasms are common occurrences that involved the sudden, involuntary movement of your muscles. These are often caused by dehydration, exercise, or stress.

Looking for a safe, effective way to keep your muscle spams under control? Talk to your doctor about whether tizanidine may be right for you.

What is tizanidine used to treat?

Tizanidine is used to treat muscle spasms and increased muscle tone caused by stroke, brain injury, spinal injury, or multiple sclerosis (MS).

How does tizanidine work?

Tizanidine is a skeletal muscle relaxant, which means that it slows down the actions of the brain and nervous system, allowing your muscles to relax more. As muscles become more relaxed, they are less likely to spasm.

Tizanidine belongs to a family of drugs known as muscle relaxants. These medications slow down the actions in your brain and nervous system in a way that relaxes your muscles and makes them less likely to spasm.

What are common side effects of tizanidine?

While adverse reactions to tizanidine are uncommon, some patients who take the drug may experience mild side effects, including:

  • Sweating
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Rash
  • Back pain
  • Increased muscle spasms
  • Constipation
  • Tingling in the arms, legs, hands, and feet
  • Weakness
  • Depression
  • Vomiting
  • Nervousness
  • Heartburn
  • Stomach pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Dry mouth

Rare, more serious adverse conditions have also been known to occur. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following:

  • Seeing things or hearing voices that do not exist
  • Pain in the upper right part of the stomach
  • Unusual bleeding or bruising
  • Yellowing of the skin or eyes
  • Flu-like symptoms
  • Changes in vision
  • Extreme fatigue
  • Lack of energy
  • Loss of appetite
  • Slow heartbeat
  • Nausea

Notify your doctor if your side effects become unmanageable. There may be additional side effects of taking Tizanidine. You should speak to your doctor about the risks of taking Tizanidine before beginning a prescription. For more information, please visit the National Institutes of Health’s DailyMed webpage.

How long does it take for tizanidine to work?

Tizanidine is a fast-acting drug, meaning that it beings to work within 1-3 hours of your dose. In many cases, doctors prescribe multiple doses per day to ensure you’re covered from additional spasms.

What is a typical starting dose of tizanidine?

The typical starting dose of Tizanidine is 2 mg every 6 to 8 hours. You should not exceed 3 doses in 24 hours.

Your doctor may gradually increase your prescription up to 4 mg over time. You should not take more than 36 mg total of Tizanidine per day.

Can I get tizanidine over-the-counter?

Tizanidine is currently only available via prescription. This means the use of this drug must be authorized by a licensed health care provider.

Providers on Sesame can write a prescription – or refill an existing one – during a virtual or in-person visit. Depending on the medication, you can arrange for same-day pickup at a pharmacy near you or order the medication to be delivered to your door for just $5. Book an online consultation with a real, licensed provider on Sesame today to determine whether or not tizanidine is right for you.

Note that all prescriptions are at the discretion of your health care provider. Providers on Sesame cannot prescribe controlled substances.

Can I get tizanidine online?

Yes! Sesame offers a fully integrated prescription service, which means you can get the medication you need delivered right to your door, starting at just $5 a month.

Talk to a provider on Sesame and get your online doctor prescription or refill ordered right away for fast and convenient pickup from a pharmacy of your choice.

Note that all prescriptions are at the discretion of your clinician.

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