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Hydroxyzine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Atarax, Hydroxyz, Hydroxyz pam, Vistaril
What is Hydroxyzine?
Hydroxyzine is a generic drug in two preparations, pamoate and hydrochloride salts, used to relieve itching caused by allergies and to control the nausea and vomiting caused by various conditions, including motion sickness; also used for anxiety and to treat the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.
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Reasons Taken
66 patients in the community are taking or have taken Hydroxyzine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 25 | 37% |
| Anxiety | 10 | 15% |
| Itching (pruritus) | 5 | 7% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 4 | 6% |
| Insomnia | 4 | 6% |
| anxiety,depression,confusion,fallling down | 3 | 4% |
| Stress/anxiety | 2 | 3% |
| chronic insomnia | 2 | 3% |
| hives | 1 | 1% |
| Rash/skin problems | 1 | 1% |
| Dizziness | 1 | 1% |
| can not sleep | 1 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 1% |
| Nausea | 1 | 1% |
| General health | 1 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Hydroxyzine or how long patients were taking Hydroxyzine before stopping.
Currently taking Hydroxyzine
Stopped taking Hydroxyzine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 13 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 50% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 1 |
| None | 33% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 8% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 23% | 3 |
| Mild | 8% | 1 |
| None | 62% | 8 |
Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, dry mouth, Morning sleepiness if taken too late in the evening.
Summary results are based on 13 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 13)
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- fragiletruth
- Sex: F
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 23 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by fragiletruth
Jul 08, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsMild
- Anxiety
- Advice/Tips
- Didn't work for me, so I told them not to bother giving me a prescription for it when I left the hospital.
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0 helpful marks
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- dbrister
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by dbrister
Sep 04, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsModerate
- Other
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0 helpful marks