Rapid Rx Quiz: Muscle Relaxants

Other than a bad taste in the mouth, adverse effects reportedly associated with cyclobenzaprine include:

• Arrhythmia

• Asthenia

• Blurred vision

• Confusion

• Constipation

• Dizziness

• Drowsiness

• Dry mouth

• Fatigue

• Headache

• Hepatitis

• Hypotension

• Immune hypersensitivity reaction

• Indigestion

• Jaundice

• Nausea

• Nervousness

• Palpitations

• Pharyngitis

• Syncope

• Tachycardia

• Vasodilation

• Anaphylaxis (rare)

• Cardiac dysrhythmia (rare)

• Cholestasis (rare)

Postmarketing reports indicate risk for heart block, hypertension, myocardial infarction, serotonin syndrome, and stroke.

Learn more about cyclobenzaprine.

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Cite this: Mary L. Windle. Rapid Rx Quiz: Muscle Relaxants - Medscape - May 18, 2022.