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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 Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Anxiety	176	37
Stiffness/Spasticity	154	24
Other	73	14
Insomnia	39	9
Muscle spasms	38	8
Pain	31	2
Vertigo	15	2
Treat my mood condition(s)	13	3
Muscle spasm in stomach	12	0
Support another treatment	11	3
Dizziness	11	1
Anxiety attacks	9	2
Cramps	8	1
Muscle cramps	8	1
Seizures	8	3
Emotional lability	8	1
General health	7	0
Fasciculations	7	0
Agitation	7	3
Agitation/restlessness	6	1
Tremor	6	0
disease-related symptoms	5	0
Spasms	4	0
Fybromyalgia	3	1
Sleep problems	3	0
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	3	0
sleep	3	1
Bladder problems	3	0
Parkinson's Disease PD	3	0
To stop reacurring seizures	2	0
Costochondritis (inflammation, rib)	2	1
Psychogenic seizures	2	1
Depression	2	0
Meniere's Disease	2	0
anxziety/ pain -CHF may 2007	2	0
Sleeplessness	2	0
Stress	2	0
Panic attacks	1	0
Bruxism/teeth grinding	1	1
Hyperventilation	1	0
5 mg one night aalternation with 10 the next	1	0
hammertoes	1	0
Spasms in calves	1	0
Awakening due to pain	1	0
racing mind	1	0
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)	1	0
Spasms in back and neck	1	0
sensory overload	1	0
Migraine	1	0
anxiety,nervousness, depression	1	0
Spasms in legs	1	0
Anxiety while in public/large crowds	1	1
Works well with Baclofen	1	0
Unable to sleep	1	0
Nighttime leg spasms	1	0
Dizziness (vertigo)	1	0
Visual aura	1	0
muscle pain/spasms, anxiety	1	2
Sensation	1	0
muscle relaxant	1	0
MS hug	1	1
Withdrawal effects	1	0
Multiple Sclerosis MS	1	0
Muscle strain	1	1
Gets me through the day	1	0
Muscle spasms in lower back	1	0
Mobility	1	0
Paresthesia	1	0
Clonus	1	0
Fibromyalgia	1	0
Spasms in back	1	0
Muscle Relaxer	1	0
MRI sedation	1	1
Migraine-associated vertigo	1	0
Suicidal urges' used rarely	1	1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	0
lower back half tablet 3 times a day when needed 1 5mg every night before bed	1	0
Sexual dysfunction	1	0
to help with falling asleep	1	0
only as needed	1	0
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD	1	0
Spastic Esophagus	1	0
trouble falling asleep	1	0
MDDS	1	0
Heart Palpitations	1	0
Agoraphobia	1	1
Tension Headaches and Neurologist suggested I take it with my Oxycodone	1	0
and spasms	1	0

See all 88 reasons taken ▼

See all 596 patients currently taking Diazepam

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	2	2%
Moderate	17	17%
Mild	37	36%
None	47	46%

Most commonly reported side effects

makes me sleepy	26	53%	11 9 6
slight hungover feeling at first the next day	8	16%	6 1 1
Brain fog	8	16%	2 4 2
Grogginess	8	16%	3 5 0
Dry mouth	7	14%	5 1 1
Difficulty concentrating	4	8%	4 0 0
Dizziness	4	8%	2 2 0
Drowsiness	4	8%
Very hard to wake me	3	6%
Headaches	3	6%
Apathy	1	2%
Hangover effect	1	2%
Slurred speech	1	2%
Tremor	1	2%
Confused and sleepy	1	2%
euphoria	1	2%
relaxed	1	2%
Lethargy	1	2%
BACK PAIN	1	2%
hunger	1	2%
Somnolence	1	2%
Nausea	1	2%
Addiction	1	2%
Drowsiness,brain fog,slurred speech,sleepiness.	1	2%
Morning sleepiness if taken too late in the evening.	1	2%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 25 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diazepam. See all 52 dosages ►

0.05mg 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	20 mg all the time (24/7)	20mg as needed	2 10mg 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 5mg/mL as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	60mg as needed	8 10mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	2 mg weekly	5 mg every other week	20 mg monthly	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	3	3	65	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	7	2	3	1	25	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	88	15	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	22	3	9	78	13	1	4	1	77	3	33	44	37	10	1	2	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	36	29%
Course of treatment ended	32	26%
Doctor's advice	32	26%
Did not seem to work	18	15%
Side effects too severe	8	7%
Not indicated	5	4%
Personal research	3	2%
Expense	2	2%

See all 115 patients who’ve stopped taking Diazepam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Diazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	9	30	33	64	150

Stopped Taking Diazepam

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
23	26	12	16	14	22

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	63	61%
Usually	27	26%
Sometimes	9	9%
Never	4	4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	1	1%
Somewhat	6	6%
A little	18	17%
Not at all	78	76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	3	3%
$25-49	4	4%
< $25	61	59%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 103 patient evaluations

moogie16

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

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

See profile
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: 1

Emotional: 0

Compulsion: 2

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 1

Physical: 1

External Stress: Low

29 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

See profile
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 103 patient evaluations

Report created on March 22, 2010.

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Diazepam Treatment Report

What is Diazepam?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

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Forum

0.05mg 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	20 mg all the time (24/7)	20mg as needed	2 10mg 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 5mg/mL as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	60mg as needed	8 10mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	2 mg weekly	5 mg every other week	20 mg monthly	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	3	3	65	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	7	2	3	1	25	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	88	15	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	22	3	9	78	13	1	4	1	77	3	33	44	37	10	1	2	1

0.05mg 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	20 mg all the time (24/7)	20mg as needed	2 10mg 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 5mg/mL as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	60mg as needed	8 10mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	2 mg weekly	5 mg every other week	20 mg monthly	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	3	3	65	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	7	2	3	1	25	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	88	15	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	22	3	9	78	13	1	4	1	77	3	33	44	37	10	1	2	1

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Diazepam Treatment Report

What is Diazepam?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼ Adherence, Burden & Cost Hide details ▲

Patient Evaluations

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Forum

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

0.05mg 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	20 mg all the time (24/7)	20mg as needed	2 10mg 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 5mg/mL as needed	5 mg all the time (24/7)	5 mg as needed	5mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	60mg as needed	8 10mg as needed	daily	mg as needed	2 mg weekly	5 mg every other week	20 mg monthly	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	3	3	65	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	7	2	3	1	25	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	88	15	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	22	3	9	78	13	1	4	1	77	3	33	44	37	10	1	2	1