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What is Mexiletine?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Mexitil

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Mexiletine (Mexitil), an orally taken form of lidocaine, is used to treat irregular heartbeats and to relieve chronic nerve pain.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Peripheral neuropathy 27 0
Myotonia congenita 21 2
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 18 9
Muscle cramps 6 15
Myotonic dystrophy 3 0

Show all 23 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 149 patients that have taken Mexiletine

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 2
Moderate 7
Mild 4
None 21

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Mexiletine

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 2
Nausea 2
Belching 1
Blurry vision 1
Dizziness 1
Heartburn 1

Show all 10 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Mexiletine

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Side effects too severe 7
Did not seem to work 5
Course of treatment ended 2
Doctor's advice 2
Other 1
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Duration

Stopped taking Mexiletine

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
1 - 6 months 6
1 - 2 years 3
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 32
Usually 2
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 4
A little hard to take 2
Not at all hard to take 28
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 1
$25-49 4
< $25 19
Not specified 10

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Mexiletine after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Lorazepam (Ativan) 1
Phenytoin (Dilantin) 1
Quinine (Qualaquin) 1
Topiramate (Topamax) 1

Patients stopped taking Mexiletine and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 1
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) 1
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4 patient evaluations for Mexiletine

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Jan 17, 2017 (Started Dec 19, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for occipital neuralgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 10, 2017 (Started Dec 19, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for occipital neuralgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Twice daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 14, 2015 (Started Apr 06, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for muscle spasms)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (heartburn, irregular heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia))
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Twice daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 6, 2014 (Started Aug 12, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 450 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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