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Diazepam Treatment Report
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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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 19 | 22% |
| Anxiety | 12 | 14% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Insomnia | 9 | 10% |
| Fasciculations | 7 | 8% |
| Cramps | 4 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 4 | 4% |
| Muscle cramping, spasms | 3 | 3% |
| General health | 2 | 2% |
| Clonus | 1 | 1% |
| Stress/anxiety | 1 | 1% |
| Emotional lability | 1 | 1% |
| Works well with Baclofen | 1 | 1% |
| 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 | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Diazepam or how long patients were taking Diazepam before stopping.
Currently Taking Diazepam
Stopped Taking Diazepam
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 |
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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)
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- janik
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
- Type: Upper Motor Neuron
- See profile
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by janik
Dec 01, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Stiffness/Spasticity
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- gecc4
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
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by gecc4
Jan 15, 2009
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Stiffness/Spasticity
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 07, 2009.