Baclofen

Description

Common use
Baclosign is used for treating spasm of skeletal muscles, muscle clonus, cramping of muscles, rigidity, spinal cord injury, and pain caused by disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Baclosign acts by relaxing skeletal muscles, the muscles that move the skeleton (and are also called striated muscles).
Dosage and direction
Take Baclosign exactly as it was prescribed by your doctor. Do not take the medication in larger doses or take it for a long time. Take this medicine by mouth with a drink of water. Swallow it. The usual initial dose of Baclosign for adults is 5 mg given three times daily. The dose can be increased by 15 mg every three days to a maximum of 80 mg/day in divided doses.
Precautions
Your doctor needs to know your medical history, especially about kidney disease, diabetes, seizures, stroke, an unusual or allergic reaction to Baclosign, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives. You should tell your doctor if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant and if you are breast-feeding. If you suddenly stop taking your medicine, you may develop a severe reaction. The dose will be slowly lowered over time to avoid any side effects, and your doctor has to control this process. Follow the advice of your doctor. You may get drowsy or dizzy when you first start taking the medicine or change doses. You should stand or sit up slowly. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that may need your attention and can be dangerous. Stop this kind of activity until you know how the medicine affects you.
Contraindications
Patients with an allergy to Baclosign should not take it. Before taking Baclosign, tell your doctor about your allergy to any other drugs. Also, if you have kidney disease, epilepsy or another seizure disorder, or a history of stroke or blood clots, you have to discuss it with your doctor, and it is possible that you will not take this drug.
Possible side effects
There is a list of side effects that you should immediately inform your doctor or healthcare professional about. It includes allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue, chest pain, constipation, low blood pressure, hallucinations, vomiting, respiratory depression, inability to sleep, and increased urinary frequency or urinary retention, seizure. Also, there is another list of side effects that usually do not require medical attention, but you should tell your doctor or healthcare professional if they continue or are bothersome. It includes confusion.
Drug interactions
Baclosign may interact with the next medicines and products such as alcohol, antihistamines, medicines for depression, anxiety, and other mental conditions, medicines for pain like codeine, oxycodone, tramadol, and propoxyphene, medicines for sleep, phenobarbital. The use of Baclosign with other drugs may lead to an additional reduction in brain function. For example, the use of Baclosign and tricyclic antidepressants together may cause muscle weakness; the use of Baclosign and monoamine oxidase inhibitors can result in greater depression of brain function as well as low blood pressure.
Missed dose
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
Overdose
If you think you have taken too much of this medicine, you should immediately contact a poison control center or emergency room.
Storage
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Keep the container tightly closed and out of children’s reach.
Disclaimer
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