My doctor gave me this medicine because of my muscle spasms. It was working great; then I started noticing for the past couple of weeks that I'm not sleeping at night. I'm up from 11 pm until about 4 or 5 in the morning. I take my medicine at around 6 pm, and I start getting sleepy at about 8pm. We'll go to bed at 9 pm, and I'll lay there and toss and turn until I get up from the bed and go into the living room and I don't get sleepy at all. I don't know what else to do. Except that I'm going to quit taking it. I need sleep.
Does tizanidine cause sleepless nights?
Question posted by Acbht3122 on 5 March 2023
Last updated on 5 March 2023 by masso
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masso
5 March 2023
"General
The most frequently reported adverse reactions include dry mouth, somnolence/sedation, asthenia, and dizziness.[Ref]
Nervous system
Very common (10% or more): Somnolence (up to 48%), dizziness (up to 16%)
Common (1% to 10%): Speech disorder, dyskinesia
Frequency not reported: Headache, ataxia, dysarthria
Postmarketing reports: Convulsion, paresthesia, tremor[Ref]'
Source: Drugs.com
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