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Tizanidine Zanaflex Uses Treats muscle spasms. This medicine is a muscle relaxer. Storage Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any leftover medicine after you have finished your treatment. You will also need to throw away old medicine after the expiration date has passed. Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone. How To Use APPEARANCE: Tablet, Capsule. Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often. Your dose may need to be changed several times in order to find out what works best for you. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to. You may take this medicine with or without food, but you should take it the same way every time. Tizanidine works differently depending on whether you take it on an empty stomach or a full stomach. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions about this. Side Effects Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects: Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing. Change in how much or how often you urinate. Dark-colored urine or pale stools. Dry mouth, sleepiness, or loss of strength. Hallucinations (seeing things that are not really there). Lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting. Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, pain in your upper stomach. Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness. Unusually fast or slow heartbeat. Yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes. Precautions You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to tizanidine, or if you are also using the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox®) or certain medicines for high blood pressure such as clonidine (Catapres®), methyldopa (Aldomet®), or prazosin (Minipres®). Missed Dose If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to use the medicine and skip the missed dose. Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose. Drug Interactions Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, or if you have liver disease or kidney disease. This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert. To avoid dizziness from this medicine, stand up slowly from a sitting or lying position. Your doctor will need to check your progress at regular visits while you are using this medicine. Be sure to keep all appointments. Do not stop using this medicine suddenly without asking your doctor. You may need to slowly decrease your dose before stopping it completely.

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