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What is Zolpidem?

Zolpidem tartrate is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is used for short-term treatment of insomnia that presents as difficulty of sleep onset and maintenance of sleep.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Insomnia	549	126
Other	151	22
Difficulty sleeping through night	92	21
Sleep problems	72	19
Difficulty falling asleep (sleep onset insomnia)	27	8
General health	23	1
Fibromyalgia	19	6
Support another treatment	13	6
Sleeplessness	12	1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	11	1
Fatigue	11	0
Treat my mood condition(s)	11	3
Awakening due to pain	7	2
poor sleep	7	3
trouble falling asleep	7	2
can not sleep	7	2
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	6	2
Anxiety	5	0
Lack of Sleep	4	1
Don't know	4	0
disease-related symptoms	4	0
Dreams exhausting	4	3
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	3	0
Headaches	2	0
Sleep deprivation	2	0
Sleep Apnea	2	0
insomnia, sleep problems	2	1
Pain	2	0
tired and weak next day	1	1
chronic pain	1	1
unrefreshing sleep	1	1
Leg stiffness and cramping, bilateral	1	1
Sleep aid	1	0
abc	1	0
just got diagnosed with MS and was having numb less and eye twitching	1	1
Sensation	1	0
Restless Body Syndrome	1	0
Stiffness/Spasticity	1	0
Obstructive Sleep Apnea	1	0
Sleepiness	1	0
Treat Parkinson's	1	1
Emotional lability	1	0
help to fall asleep	1	0
can't sleep	1	1
Slow my MS progress	1	0
Sleep Aid	1	0
Bladder problems	1	0
To help fall asleep	1	0
Night Tremors	1	1
insomina	1	0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	15	7%
Moderate	31	15%
Mild	70	33%
None	94	45%

Most commonly reported side effects

Amnesia	30	14%
Grogginess	28	13%
Morning grogginess	24	11%
occasional morning drowsiness	24	11%
walking around/eating w/ very little memory of the event	19	9%
Dependence (drug)	16	8%
Sleep walking	13	6%
Irrational behavior	10	5%
unable to sleep for more than 4 hours/night	9	4%
Increased Hunger	9	4%
Addiction	9	4%
loss of REM sleep	6	3%
hallucinations	6	3%
Not dreaming	5	2%
a little "foggy" upon waking	4	2%
Rebound Insomnia	3	1%
Memory Loss	2	1%
uncoordination	2	1%
Increase in suicidal thoughts	1	0%
Self injury or harm	1	0%
Stomach cramps	1	0%
Anxiety attacks	1	0%
Headaches	1	0%
Suicidal behavior	1	0%
Vision problems	1	0%
feeling drunk	1	0%
Crying	1	0%
dizziness/ "spinning"	1	0%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 28 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zolpidem. See all 53 dosages ►

0.5 10mg as needed	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	12.5 mg as needed	12.5mg as needed	12mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 10mg as needed	2.5mg as needed	3.3 mg as needed	3mg as needed	40mg as needed	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	6.25 mg as needed	6.25mg as needed	625mg as needed	6.5mg as needed	6mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.12 mg daily	6.25 mg every other week	0.5 mg daily	10 mg every other week	5 mg weekly	10 mg weekly	2.5 mg daily	5 daily	5 mg daily	6.25 mg daily	6.5 mg daily	10 daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	12 mg daily	12.5 daily	12.5 mg daily	13 mg daily	15 mg daily	18.75 mg daily	19 mg daily	20 mg daily	20 mg one time	22.5 mg daily	25 mg daily	50 mg daily	80 mg daily	200 mg daily	543543 mg daily
2	5	121	2	25	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	59	1	7	1	1	1	2	8	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	4	1	133	30	3	2	376	1	2	1	119	1	2	1	1	14	1	1	3	2	1	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zolpidem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	70	31%
Side effects too severe	55	24%
Doctor's advice	53	24%
Other	52	23%
Expense	18	8%
Course of treatment ended	13	6%
Personal research	10	4%
Not indicated	9	4%

See all 211 patients who’ve stopped taking Zolpidem

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
11	21	51	140	137	198

Stopped Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
38	38	33	34	40	35

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	132	63%
Usually	51	24%
Sometimes	21	10%
Never	6	3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	9	4%
Somewhat	15	7%
A little	39	19%
Not at all	147	70%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	1	0%
$100-199	1	0%
$50-99	12	6%
$25-49	25	12%
< $25	117	56%

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Patient Evaluations

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rodolptte24

Sex: F

Depression: 1

Emotional: 0

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 0

Physical: 0

External Stress: None

31 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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rodolptte24

10mg as needed

since Dec 10, 2008
Efficacy Major for Insomnia
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips Take this medication right before going to sleep. It has been my experience that if I do anything after taking this medication I will not remember it the nex... See full evaluation

mountabora

Sex: F

Depression: 1

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 1

Physical: 0

External Stress: Moderate

25 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low

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mountabora

10 mg daily

since Jul 03, 2006
Efficacy Major for Insomnia
Side Effects None
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Babystars

Sex: F

Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Babystars

10mg as needed

since Sep 04, 2008
Efficacy Major for Insomnia
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips When I use the ambien and my clonazapam together it puts me to sleep and I wake up feeling not tired right off the bat.I have to use both because the ambien ... See full evaluation

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Report created on November 20, 2009.

0.5 10mg as needed	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	12.5 mg as needed	12.5mg as needed	12mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 10mg as needed	2.5mg as needed	3.3 mg as needed	3mg as needed	40mg as needed	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	6.25 mg as needed	6.25mg as needed	625mg as needed	6.5mg as needed	6mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.12 mg daily	6.25 mg every other week	0.5 mg daily	10 mg every other week	5 mg weekly	10 mg weekly	2.5 mg daily	5 daily	5 mg daily	6.25 mg daily	6.5 mg daily	10 daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	12 mg daily	12.5 daily	12.5 mg daily	13 mg daily	15 mg daily	18.75 mg daily	19 mg daily	20 mg daily	20 mg one time	22.5 mg daily	25 mg daily	50 mg daily	80 mg daily	200 mg daily	543543 mg daily
2	5	121	2	25	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	59	1	7	1	1	1	2	8	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	4	1	133	30	3	2	376	1	2	1	119	1	2	1	1	14	1	1	3	2	1	1	1

0.5 10mg as needed	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	12.5 mg as needed	12.5mg as needed	12mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 10mg as needed	2.5mg as needed	3.3 mg as needed	3mg as needed	40mg as needed	4mg as needed	50mg as needed	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	6.25 mg as needed	6.25mg as needed	625mg as needed	6.5mg as needed	6mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	0.12 mg daily	6.25 mg every other week	0.5 mg daily	10 mg every other week	5 mg weekly	10 mg weekly	2.5 mg daily	5 daily	5 mg daily	6.25 mg daily	6.5 mg daily	10 daily	10 mg daily	10 mg one time	12 mg daily	12.5 daily	12.5 mg daily	13 mg daily	15 mg daily	18.75 mg daily	19 mg daily	20 mg daily	20 mg one time	22.5 mg daily	25 mg daily	50 mg daily	80 mg daily	200 mg daily	543543 mg daily
2	5	121	2	25	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	59	1	7	1	1	1	2	8	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	4	1	133	30	3	2	376	1	2	1	119	1	2	1	1	14	1	1	3	2	1	1	1

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