Ok here is my perspective from a person on 4mg perscribed 8 tid........I am now only taking 2mg....half a tab......I took one mg......quarter of a tab then got used to taht for a few days and then worked up to 2....go easy and yes go down........going up from a script is an issue but down is usually ok if you experience poor side effects,......lets see they give it to MS patients so they can move and their muscles don't lock up let me get some medical info for you........hold on.....lol.......

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/100/105597.htm

http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-1470...gname=Zanaflex
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/tizanidine_ids.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dru...ation/DR207060

hope this helps....if more questions email me....

take care,
Victoria rn