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What is Restoril?

Restoril® is a brand name for temazepam, 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 18 3
Other 2 0
Treat my mood condition(s) 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 33%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Difficulty falling asleep (sleep onset insomnia)
1 33%
Hangover effect, next morning
1 33%
early morning wakening
1 33%
wake up several times during the night
1 33%
Morning nausea
1 33%
Slow to wake in morning
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  30mg as needed 7.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 75 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Restoril (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 43% Did not seem to work: 43%
Personal research
2 29% Personal research: 29%
Doctor's advice
2 29% Doctor's advice: 29%
Side effects too severe
2 29% Side effects too severe: 29%
Expense
1 14% Expense: 14%
Course of treatment ended
1 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Restoril

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Restoril

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
5
1
2

Stopped Taking Restoril

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 33%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 33%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 24, 2009.