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What is Diazepam?

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine used to manage anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms; skeletal muscle relaxant; seizure activity; muscle spasms. Off label it is used for panic disorders; preoperative sedation, light anesthesia, and amnesia.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
4 16%
Mild
11 44%
None
10 40%

Most commonly reported side effects

makes me sleepy
5 20%
Brain fog
5 20%
slight hungover feeling at first the next day
4 16%
Grogginess
3 12%
Difficulty concentrating
2 8%
Drowsiness
2 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diazepam. See all 21 dosages ►

  0 10mg as needed 0.5 5mg as needed 10mg as needed 15mg as needed 2 5mg as needed 2.5mg as needed 2mg as needed 30 5mg as needed 3 5mg as needed 5 mg as needed 5mg as needed 5mg/mL as needed 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 5 mg daily 7 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 5 Number of Patients: 5 10 Number of Patients: 10 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
10 37% Course of treatment ended: 37%
Doctor's advice
8 30% Doctor's advice: 30%
Other
6 22% Other: 22%
Side effects too severe
4 15% Side effects too severe: 15%
Did not seem to work
3 11% Did not seem to work: 11%

See all 25 patients who’ve stopped taking Diazepam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Diazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
3
11
8
11

Stopped Taking Diazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
9
5
3
2
0
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
14 56%
Usually
7 28%
Sometimes
4 16%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 8%
A little
6 24%
Not at all
17 68%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 4%
$25-49
2 8%
< $25
12 48%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.