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What is Zolpidem?

Zolpidem tartrate is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is used for short-term treatment of insomnia that presents as difficulty of sleep onset and maintenance of sleep.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 5%
Moderate
11 20%
Mild
23 41%
None
19 34%

Most commonly reported side effects

occasional morning drowsiness
11 20%
Morning grogginess
9 16%
Amnesia
9 16%
Grogginess
8 14%
Dependence (drug)
5 9%
walking around/eating w/ very little memory of the event
4 7%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zolpidem. See all 16 dosages ►

  0.5 10mg as needed 10 mg as needed 10mg as needed 12.5mg as needed 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 6.25 mg as needed 625mg as needed 6.25 mg every other week 0.5 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6.25 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 20 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 36 Number of Patients: 36 11 Number of Patients: 11 118 Number of Patients: 118 33 Number of Patients: 33 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zolpidem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
16 35% Did not seem to work: 35%
Side effects too severe
11 24% Side effects too severe: 24%
Other
10 22% Other: 22%
Doctor's advice
9 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Course of treatment ended
3 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%
Expense
2 4% Expense: 4%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%
Not indicated
1 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped taking Zolpidem

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
10
22
38
38
65

Stopped Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
8
4
8
9
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
39 70%
Usually
12 21%
Sometimes
3 5%
Never
2 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 4%
Somewhat
9 16%
A little
14 25%
Not at all
31 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
4 7%
$25-49
5 9%
< $25
36 64%

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

Report created on November 22, 2009.