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What is Vistaril?

Vistaril is a brand name for the drug hydroxyzine, an antiemetic and antihistamine, used in the treatment of anxiety, as a preoperative sedative, as an antipruritic and off label for alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Anxiety 15 4
Anxiety and frustration 4 1
Insomnia 3 1
Nausea 2 1
Muscle tension 1 1
headache 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 43%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 14%
None
3 43%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
4 57%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  25mg as needed 2 pamoate25mg as needed 2 pamoate50mg as needed 50 mg as needed as needed pamoate25mg as needed 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vistaril (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
4 44% Did not seem to work: 44%
Doctor's advice
3 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Other
2 22% Other: 22%
Side effects too severe
1 11% Side effects too severe: 11%
Course of treatment ended
1 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Vistaril

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vistaril

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

Stopped Taking Vistaril

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 86%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 14%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
6 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 57%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.