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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 47 13
Other 10 2
Sleep problems 4 2
General health 2 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Treat my mood condition(s) 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
6 35%
Mild
3 18%
None
8 47%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sedation
4 24%
Slow to wake in morning
4 24%
Difficulty concentrating
4 24%
Difficulty thinking
3 18%
Brain fog
3 18%
wake up several times during the night
3 18%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Temazepam. See all 14 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 15mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 15mg as needed 30mg as needed 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 22.5 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Temazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
8 38% Doctor's advice: 38%
Did not seem to work
8 38% Did not seem to work: 38%
Personal research
4 19% Personal research: 19%
Course of treatment ended
3 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%
Side effects too severe
3 14% Side effects too severe: 14%
Other
2 10% Other: 10%
Expense
1 5% Expense: 5%

See all 19 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
1
7
8
10
5

Stopped Taking Temazepam

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 59%
Usually
7 41%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 6%
Somewhat
1 6%
A little
5 29%
Not at all
10 59%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
2 12%
$25-49
1 6%
< $25
6 35%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.