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What is Prazosin?

Prazosin is indicated in the treatment of hypertension. It is used off lable for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); benign prostatic hyperplasia; Raynaud's syndrome.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Nightmares 25 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 20 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Bladder problems 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 2 1 Efficacy_major
Elevated blood pressure 2 0
Unrefreshing or poor sleep 2 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 44 patients currently taking Prazosin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Prazosin

Drowsiness 2
Nausea 1
Blurry vision 1
Abdominal bloating 1
Tachycardia (fast heart rate) 1

Reported Dosages

  2 2mg as needed 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prazosin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 50%
Other 2   Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Prazosin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Prazosin

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

Stopped Taking Prazosin

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Prazosin

Always
 7 70%
Usually
 3 30%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prazosin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 10 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Prazosin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 13%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 7 88%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.