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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Anxiety	144	27
Stiffness/Spasticity	132	18
Other	74	14
Insomnia	29	7
Pain	26	2
Treat my mood condition(s)	13	3
Vertigo	11	1
Support another treatment	11	3
Muscle spasms	11	4
Muscle spasm, stomach	11	0
Dizziness	8	1
General health	7	0
Fasciculations	7	0
Emotional lability	7	0
anxiety, depression, confusion, falling down	6	1
Cramps	6	1
Muscle cramps	6	1
disease-related symptoms	5	0
Agitation	5	2
Agitation/restlessness	4	0
Tremors	4	0
Spasms	4	0
Muscle cramping, spasms	3	1
Bladder problems	3	0
Fybromyalgia	3	1
Costochondritis (inflammation, rib)	2	1
Sleeplessness	2	1
Meniere's Disease	2	0
Treat Parkinson's	2	0
tremor	2	0
Depression	2	0
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	2	0
MS Hug, or girdle-band sensation, stomach/chest/thighs	1	1
Anxiety and Panic attacks	1	0
anxziety/ pain -CHF may 2007	1	0
Muscle spasms & twiching, jerks	1	0
Panic attacks	1	0
Muscle spasms & Sleep	1	0
Awakening due to pain	1	0
racing mind	1	0
Spasms, calves	1	0
sensory overload	1	0
Migraine	1	0
Anxiety while in public/large crowds	1	0
Works well with Baclofen	1	0
muscle pain/spasms, anxiety	1	1
Unable to sleep	1	0
Night-time leg spasms	1	0
Dizzyness/Vertigo	1	0
visual aura	1	0
Stress/anxiety	1	0
Sensation	1	0
Sleep problems	1	0
Stress	1	0
muscle relaxant	1	0
soma seemed to make pain/stiffness more next morning/also didn't help me sleep all night	1	0
Hyperventilation	1	0
Muscle spasms, lower back	1	0
Clonus	1	0
Fibromyalgia	1	0
back spasms	1	0
Gets me through the day	1	0
Spasms, back and neck	1	0
to sleep at night	1	0
Leg spasms (both)	1	0
Muscle Relaxer	1	0
Migraine-associated vertigo	1	0
sleep	1	0
Slow my MS progress	1	0
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	0
MRI sedation	1	1
Sexual dysfunction	1	0
muscle spasms, anxiety	1	0
Suicidal urges' used rarely	1	1
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD	1	0
5 mg one night aalternation with 10 the next	1	0
trouble falling asleep	1	0
sleep	1	1
Heart Palpitations	1	0
lower back half tablet 3 times a day when needed 1 5mg every night before bed	1	0
only as needed	1	0

See all 81 reasons taken ▼

See all 512 patients currently taking Diazepam

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0	0%
Moderate	13	16%
Mild	29	37%
None	37	47%

Most commonly reported side effects

makes me sleepy	24	30%
slight hungover feeling at first the next day	8	10%
Brain fog	8	10%
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	7	9%
Grogginess	6	8%
Drowsiness	4	5%
Very hard to wake me	4	5%
Difficulty concentrating	4	5%
Dizziness	3	4%
Headaches	3	4%
Hangover effect	1	1%
Slurred speech	1	1%
euphoria	1	1%
Apathy	1	1%
Lethargy	1	1%
Somnolence	1	1%
Nausea	1	1%
Addiction	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 18 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diazepam. See all 49 dosages ►

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	6 mg daily	7 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	21	1	3	1	1	3	4	80	13	1	1	4	4	1	1	4	18	2	7	59	10	1	3	1	62	3	27	37	35	6	1	2	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	28	29%
Course of treatment ended	25	26%
Doctor's advice	23	23%
Did not seem to work	15	15%
Side effects too severe	7	7%
Not indicated	5	5%
Personal research	2	2%
Expense	1	1%

See all 91 patients who’ve stopped taking Diazepam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Diazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	13	21	49	63	118

Stopped Taking Diazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
21	19	10	14	7	18

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	50	63%
Usually	20	25%
Sometimes	8	10%
Never	1	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	5	6%
A little	18	23%
Not at all	56	71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	2	3%
$25-49	3	4%
< $25	50	63%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 79 patient evaluations

moogie16

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

See profile
moogie16

10mg as needed

since Aug 19, 2008
Efficacy Slight for Stiffness/Spasticity
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Makes me a little sleepier. See full evaluation

anne ball

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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anne ball

2mg as needed

since May 23, 2009
Efficacy Slight for Vertigo
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips i was scared to try because thought side effects would be bad but had none See full evaluation

Hushpuppy

Sex: F

Depression: 2

Emotional: 1

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 0

Physical: 0

External Stress: Low

29 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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Hushpuppy

5 mg daily

since Sep 02, 2008
Efficacy Slight for Support another treatment
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Take only RIGHT before bed. Medication is strongest 30 min - 2 hours after taking. See full evaluation

See all 79 patient evaluations

Forum

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Report created on November 20, 2009.

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	6 mg daily	7 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	21	1	3	1	1	3	4	80	13	1	1	4	4	1	1	4	18	2	7	59	10	1	3	1	62	3	27	37	35	6	1	2	1

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	6 mg daily	7 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	21	1	3	1	1	3	4	80	13	1	1	4	4	1	1	4	18	2	7	59	10	1	3	1	62	3	27	37	35	6	1	2	1

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