Get Informed: Muscle Spasms
1 in 48 people have Muscle Spasms
iGuard is currently monitoring more than 41,573 patients with Muscle Spasms from around the United States as shown on the heat map below. These figures suggest that roughly 6.24 million Americans have Muscle Spasms with women being 3 times more likely to be affected than men.
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21-39
40-59
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Age (Years)
iGuard is currently monitoring more than 41,573 patients with Muscle Spasms.
Medications used for Muscle Spasms
Drugs commonly taken by iGuard users for Muscle Spasms are listed below, together with the percentage of patients that take each drug.
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Commonly Used Medication Name* (Hover mouse over name to see medication class) |
% of Patients | Average Risk Rating | Has Generic Available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flexeril | 17% |
|
Yes |
| Soma | 15% |
|
Yes |
| Vicodin | 12% |
|
Yes |
| Tylenol | 8% |
|
Yes |
| Baclofen | 7% |
|
Yes |
| Zanaflex | 7% |
|
Yes |
| Valium | 6% |
|
Yes |
Less than 5%: Parafon, Klonopin, Potassium, Magnesium, Methocarbamol, Requip
*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of iGuard users are listed.
**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.
Global Patient Feedback for Muscle Spasms ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I had terrible leg cramps but no one could give me an answer for it. My sister said she got them when she started Singular and she stopped. So I stopped taking Singular and my leg cramps slowly disappeared. It is amazing how a drug can create a problem and then they try to prescripe ANOTHER drug to combat it. They really don't know all the side effects yet do they.
78 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-03-05 11:24:58
Question/Comment:
Hi I am a male just turn 61 yrs old and I had trouble with me legs all my life. I have had every test know to man, trying to solve this problem, I had 2yrs of Sclero therapy also, I have taken every
pill know to man and no luck yet. When I was being treated with Sclero therapy it did help
the problem.I was told to wear support pantyhose and it helps a lot,but that was back in 2000.
My problem is leg cramps and throbbing in the legs.At night and sometimes during the day I
get this throbbing in my legs when trying to sleep or recline, if I don't get up I will get a cramp.
I don't know what to do anymore to solve this problem. can you help me? I can't get any sleep
sometimes I have gone 2 days without any sleep at all.
John
62 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-06-08 20:28:18
Question/Comment:
I have Raynauds disease and I get muscle cramps and spasms real bad behind my knees ,my toes arch of my foot at times I can barely walk .I take requip and also take potassium tablets daily. I am now getting spider veins quite badly on legs. Is there anything else I can do to help relieve some of the discomfort? I try to keep my legs elevated when I come home from work but not much relief.
50 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-06-02 15:00:28
Question/Comment:
has anyone hurd of musael spasem in the heart. if so can you tell me more
47 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-03-13 07:35:21
Question/Comment:
I am on Soma 350,3 times a day & at bedtime I also take Valium 10mg. and Zoloft 100mg. The soma & valium are for my cronic back pain the zoloft for depression.I also take Lortab 7.5 for the pain I only take that 2 times daily.Because along with my back pain I am in the last stage of COPD.My back Doctor has told me that I can not have surgery on my back 1.because it will not make the pain go away and 2.I can't be put to sleep.I am also on oxygen if I am up moving around you know cleaning & stuff & at night while sleeping.If anyone can tell me some kind of low impact exercise I can do to help me not be in so much pain please let me know.Because even though I am on all these meds. I am still always in pain.If you can help please contact me at deninebullard@yahoo.com Thanks I am only 44 yrs. old I want to be around for awhile longer.
45 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-03-06 16:51:34
Answer/Reply:
I suffer from severe back & leg pain.
No pain meds worked for me. Percocet, hydromorphine tabs, The only relief was a morphine patch called "fentanyl" it is on for three days and then you replace it with another one.
It prevents the highs & lows of pain. It keeps you stable so that you can function like a normal person. (no driving though). It worked for me. GOOD LUCK........
Maria
56 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-03-19 14:55:22
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