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Hydroxyzine HCL Treatment Report

Brand Names: Vistaril, Atarax, Hydroxyzine Pamoate, Hydroxyz

What is Hydroxyzine HCL? Hydroxyzine is a generic drug in two preparations, pamoate and hydrochloride salts, used to relieve itching caused by allergies and to control the nausea and vomiting caused by various conditions, including motion sickness; also used for anxiety and to treat the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons taken

65 patients in the community are taking or have taken Hydroxyzine HCL.

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Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Hydroxyzine HCL.

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  10mg as needed 25mg as needed 2 pamoate25mg as needed 2 pamoate50mg as needed 4 hydrochloride50mg as needed 50 mg as needed 50mg as needed as needed hydrochloride25mg as needed pamoate25mg as needed pamoate50mg as needed 25 mg monthly hydrochloride 10 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 3 x hydrochloride 10 mg/5 mL daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Duration

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

Currently Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
4
11
3
10

Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
5
3
1
0
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 7 44% Did not seem to work: 44%
Doctor's advice 6 38% Doctor's advice: 38%
Other 3 19% Other: 19%
Side effects too severe 2 13% Side effects too severe: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 13 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 1
None 67% 2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 15% 2
Moderate 8% 1
Mild 31% 4
None 46% 6

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness, Sleepiness, dry mouth

Summary results are based on 13 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 13)

  • fragiletruth
    Sex: F
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 2
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Low
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • fragiletruth
  • by fragiletruth
    Jul 08, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Insomnia
Advice/Tips
Didn't work for me, so I told them not to bother giving me a prescription for it when I left the hospital.

  • b3ck
    Sex: F
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 3
    Mania: 4
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Overwhelming
    30 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Moderate
  • b3ck
  • by b3ck
    Sep 12, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
Vistaril was very ineffective in treating my panic attacks, they didn't even make me sleepy even though they are basically a super dose of benadryl. I did have an allergic reaction to a cat at one point, the vistaril did help with that...lol.

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Report created on November 08, 2009.