Zolpidem Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Ambien, Ambien CR, Hypnogen, Stilnoct (Stilnox)
What is Zolpidem?
Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia. It belongs to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics, which work by slowing activity in the brain to allow sleep. It is being used off-label in the treatment of restless leg syndrome.
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Reasons Taken
446 patients in the community are taking or have taken Zolpidem.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 200 | 44% |
| Insomnia | 140 | 31% |
| General health | 16 | 3% |
| Difficulty sleeping through night | 13 | 2% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 9 | 2% |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 6 | 1% |
| Fatigue | 5 | 1% |
| Anxiety | 5 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 5 | 1% |
| Don't know | 4 | <1% |
| Sleeplessness | 3 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 2 | <1% |
| Headache | 1 | <1% |
| Dreams exhausting me | 1 | <1% |
| sleep problems | 1 | <1% |
| Bladder problems | 1 | <1% |
| trouble falling asleep | 1 | <1% |
| Awakening due to pain | 1 | <1% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 1 | <1% |
| Headaches | 1 | <1% |
| Pain | 1 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | <1% |
| 0 mg day | 0 day | 0 mg none | 0 none | 0.12 mg day | 5 mg week | 0.5 mg day | 5 mg week | 2.5 mg day | 0 mg none | 0 mg none | 5 mg day | 5 day | 0 mg none | 6.25 mg day | 6.5 mg day | 10 mg day | 10 day | 12 mg day | 0 mg none | 12.5 mg day | 12.5 day | 13.5 day | 15 mg day | 19 mg day | 20 mg day | 22.5 mg day | 25 mg day | 40 mg day | 50 mg day | 80 mg day | 200 mg day | 543543 mg day | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Zolpidem or how long patients were taking Zolpidem before stopping.
Currently taking Zolpidem
Stopped taking Zolpidem
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 46 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 44% | 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 32% | 8 |
| Slight | 24% | 6 |
Insomnia
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 7% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 8 |
| Mild | 22% | 10 |
| None | 54% | 25 |
Top reported side-effects include: Grogginess, Amnesia, Sleep walking
Summary results are based on 46 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 46)
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- gardener
- Sensation: None
- Overall: None
- Cognition: none
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: none
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by gardener
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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- mountabora
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Moderate
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by mountabora
Jul 03, 2006
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Insomnia
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0 helpful marks