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Diazepam Treatment Report

Brand Names: Valium, Stesolid

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.

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Reasons taken

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

Top 10 (Show all)

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Diazepam.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

  0.05mg as needed 10mg as needed 1mg as needed 20mg as needed 2mg as needed 5mg as needed 5mg/mL as needed 60mg as needed daily mg as needed 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 9 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 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
1
1
2
5
8
10

Stopped Taking Diazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
1
1
2
3
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Diazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 2 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Doctor's advice 2 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe 1 10% Side effects too severe: 10%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 20% 1
None 80% 4

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

Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 5)

  • janik
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    Type: Upper Motor Neuron
  • janik
  • by janik
    Dec 01, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Stiffness/Spasticity

  • gecc4
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • gecc4
  • by gecc4
    Jan 15, 2009
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Stiffness/Spasticity

See all evaluation results for Diazepam

Report created on November 07, 2009.