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What is Temazepam?

Temazepam is a benzodiazepine used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Off label it is used for the treatment of anxiety; adjunct in the treatment of depression; and management of panic attacks.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Insomnia 38 11
Sleep problems 4 0
Other 3 1
Anxiety 1 0
Depression 1 0
Night Anxiety 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 17%
Mild
1 8%
None
9 75%

Most commonly reported side effects

Difficulty falling asleep (sleep onset insomnia)
2 17%
wake up several times during the night
2 17%
Slow to wake in morning
2 17%
Hangover effect, next morning
1 8%
Difficulty concentrating
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  15mg as needed 30mg as needed 7.5mg as needed 30 mg yearly 1 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 12 Number of Patients: 12 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Temazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
6 67% Did not seem to work: 67%
Doctor's advice
1 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Other
1 11% Other: 11%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Temazepam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Temazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
7
12
8
7

Stopped Taking Temazepam

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
12 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
1 8%
A little
2 17%
Not at all
8 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
7 58%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.