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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 14%
Mild
2 29%
None
4 57%

Most commonly reported side effects

makes me sleepy
2 100%
Very hard to wake me
1 50%
Dry mouth
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diazepam. See all 22 dosages ►

  0.05mg as needed 10mg as needed 1mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 5mg/mL 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
7 54% Other: 54%
Doctor's advice
3 23% Doctor's advice: 23%
Did not seem to work
2 15% Did not seem to work: 15%
Side effects too severe
1 8% Side effects too severe: 8%

See all 13 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

Stopped Taking Diazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 57%
Usually
2 29%
Sometimes
1 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
7 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 57%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 21, 2010.