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Valium (diazepam) Treatment Report
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Generic Name: Diazepam
What is Valium? Valium is a brand name for the benzodiazepine drug Diazepam. This is used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, and muscle spasms.
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Reasons Taken
129 patients in the community are taking or have taken Valium.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/spasticity | 28 | 21% |
| Other | 27 | 20% |
| Anxiety | 23 | 17% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 8 | 6% |
| Insomnia | 5 | 3% |
| Support another treatment | 4 | 3% |
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | 2% |
| General health | 2 | 1% |
| Fasciculations | 2 | 1% |
| Muscle spasm, stomach | 2 | 1% |
| Difficulty walking | 1 | <1% |
| Cramps | 1 | <1% |
| chronic insomnia | 1 | <1% |
| Migraine | 1 | <1% |
| Spasms | 1 | <1% |
| trouble falling asleep | 1 | <1% |
| Hyperventilation | 1 | <1% |
| Spasms, calves | 1 | <1% |
| Restless Leg Syndrome | 1 | <1% |
| Sensation | 1 | <1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | <1% |
| tension | 1 | <1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Valium or how long patients were taking Valium before stopping.
Currently taking Valium
Stopped taking Valium
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 12 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 60% | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 30% | 3 |
| Slight | 10% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 14% | 5 |
| Mild | 26% | 9 |
| None | 60% | 21 |
Top reported side-effects include: makes me sleepy, slight hungover feeling at first the next day, Very hard to wake me
Summary results are based on 12 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 12)
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- jmscout
- Sex: F
- Sensation: None
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by jmscout
Sep 16, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Stiffness/spasticity
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- webguy1958
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: severe
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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by webguy1958
Sep 26, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks