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Taking Diazepam
501 Patients currently take Diazepam
90 Patients stopped taking Diazepam
Bryan Scott Sex: M Depression: 1 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 0 Mania: 0 Physical: 2 External Stress: Moderate 48 M Function: High Distress: Low See profile Bryan Scott Valium, 0 10mg as needed since Sep 26, 2008
pell mel Sex: F Pain: Some Fatigue: All Sleep: All Stiffness: Some function: None external_stress: All Stickman: most Description:F53y FM:2y Dx CFS:?y See profile pell mel Valium, 10mg as needed since Jul 28, 2009
iMOVE4PD Sex: M Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile iMOVE4PD Valium, 10 mg daily since Sep 07, 2009

Diazepam Treatment Report

Brand Names: Valium, Stesolid, Atenex, Ducene

What is Diazepam? Diazepam is a benzodiazepine used to manage anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms; skeletal muscle relaxant; seizure activity; muscle spasms. Off label it is used for panic disorders; preoperative sedation, light anesthesia, and amnesia.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Jump to:: Reasons taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons taken

591 patients in the community are taking or have taken Diazepam.

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Anxiety	125	21%
Stiffness/Spasticity	124	20%
Other	70	11%
Insomnia	24	4%
Pain	18	3%
Treat my mood condition(s)	13	2%
Muscle spasms	10	1%
Support another treatment	8	1%
Dizziness	8	1%
Vertigo	8	1%
General health	7	1%
Fasciculations	7	1%
Muscle spasm, stomach	7	1%
Emotional lability	6	1%
Cramps	5	<1%
disease-related symptoms	5	<1%
Agitation	5	<1%
anxiety, depression, confusion, falling down	4	<1%
Spasms	4	<1%
Muscle cramps	3	<1%
Tremors	3	<1%
Bladder problems	3	<1%
Muscle cramping, spasms	3	<1%
Sleeplessness	2	<1%
Meniere's Disease	2	<1%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	2	<1%
Fybromyalgia	2	<1%
anxziety/ pain -CHF may 2007	1	<1%
Hyperventilation	1	<1%
5 mg one night aalternation with 10 the next	1	<1%
Awakening due to pain	1	<1%
sensory overload	1	<1%
Migraine	1	<1%
Depression	1	<1%
Spasms, calves	1	<1%
Spasms, back and neck	1	<1%
Unable to sleep	1	<1%
Night-time leg spasms	1	<1%
muscle spasms, both legs	1	<1%
visual aura	1	<1%
Stress/anxiety	1	<1%
Sensation	1	<1%
Sleep problems	1	<1%
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1	<1%
Stress	1	<1%
tremor	1	<1%
Muscle spasms, lower back	1	<1%
Clonus	1	<1%
Fibromyalgia	1	<1%
back spasms	1	<1%
Muscle spasms & twiching, jerks	1	<1%
Treat Parkinson's	1	<1%
Muscle spasms & Sleep	1	<1%
Works well with Baclofen	1	<1%
Migraine-associated vertigo	1	<1%
muscle pain/spasms, anxiety	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
muscle relaxant	1	<1%
Sexual dysfunction	1	<1%
soma seemed to make pain/stiffness more next morning/also didn't help me sleep all night	1	<1%
Gets me through the day	1	<1%
to sleep at night	1	<1%
trouble falling asleep	1	<1%
MRI sedation	1	<1%
muscle spasms, anxiety	1	<1%
lower back half tablet 3 times a day when needed 1 5mg every night before bed	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Diazepam.

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All (Show top 10)

0.05mg as needed	0 10mg as needed	0.5 5mg as needed	10 mg all the time (24/7)	10 mg as needed	10mg as needed	1.5 10mg as needed	1.5 5mg as needed	15mg as needed	1mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 2mg as needed	2 5mg as needed	2.5mg as needed	2 5mg/mL as needed	2 mg as needed	2mg as needed	30 5mg as needed	3 5mg as needed	37.5mg as needed	5 2mg as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	60mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	2 mg weekly	5 mg every other week	1 mg daily	2 mg daily	2.5 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	5 mg one time	6 mg daily	8 mg daily	9 mg daily	10 mg daily	12 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	30 mg daily	40 mg daily	50 mg daily	60 mg daily	150 mg daily
1	1	1	3	4	56	1	1	2	2	1	1	6	2	2	1	19	1	3	1	1	3	4	80	13	1	1	4	4	1	1	4	18	2	7	58	1	10	3	1	58	2	26	35	35	6	1	2	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Diazepam or how long patients were taking Diazepam before stopping.

Currently Taking Diazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	10	23	49	61	115

Stopped Taking Diazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
21	18	10	14	7	18

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	28	29%
Doctor's advice	26	27%
Course of treatment ended	25	26%
Did not seem to work	16	16%
Side effects too severe	8	8%
Not indicated	5	5%
Personal research	3	3%
Expense	1	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 77 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	64%	9
Moderate	29%	4
Slight	7%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	14%	11
Mild	38%	29
None	48%	37

Top reported side-effects include: makes me sleepy, Brain fog, slight hungover feeling at first the next day

Summary results are based on 77 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 77)

moogie16

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by moogie16
Aug 19, 2008

EfficacySlight
Side-effectsNone

Stiffness/Spasticity

Advice/Tips: Makes me a little sleepier.

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1 helpful mark

Sportsfan

Sex: M

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

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by Sportsfan
Sep 04, 2008

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