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Temazepam Treatment Report

Brand Names: Restoril, Normison

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.

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Reasons taken

70 patients in the community are taking or have taken Temazepam.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Insomnia 48 68%
Other 10 14%
Sleep problems 3 4%
General health 2 2%
Treat my mood condition(s) 1 1%
disease-related symptoms 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Temazepam.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

  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 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 18 Number of Patients: 18 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Temazepam or how long patients were taking Temazepam before stopping.

Currently Taking Temazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
5
10
10
4

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
Why Patients Stopped Taking Temazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 9 43% Doctor's advice: 43%
Did not seem to work 8 38% Did not seem to work: 38%
Personal research 4 19% Personal research: 19%
Side effects too severe 3 14% Side effects too severe: 14%
Other 3 14% Other: 14%
Course of treatment ended 3 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%
Expense 1 5% Expense: 5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 16 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 50% 1
Slight 50% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 31% 5
Mild 19% 3
None 50% 8

Top reported side-effects include: Slow to wake in morning, wake up several times during the night, Difficulty concentrating

Summary results are based on 16 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 16)

  • kgeneva
    Sex: F
    Depression: 3
    Emotional: 4
    Compulsion: 3
    Anxiety: 3
    Mania: 2
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Overwhelming
    44 F
    Function: Low
    Distress: High
    See profile
  • kgeneva
  • by kgeneva
    Nov 24, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Insomnia

  • avaquaint
    Sex: F
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Moderate
    20 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • avaquaint
  • by avaquaint
    Nov 12, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Insomnia

See all evaluation results for Temazepam

Report created on November 08, 2009.