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What is Meditation?

Meditation is a discipline in which the mind is focused on an object of thought or awareness. It usually involves turning attention to a single point of reference. The practice may engender a higher state of consciousness. Meditation is recognized as a component of almost all religions, and has been practiced for over 5,000 years. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
3 17%
None
15 83%

Most commonly reported side effects

It tends to bring back some bad memorys
1 6%
Muscle soreness
1 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Meditation. See all 37 dosages

  0.5hours as needed 10minutes as needed 15minutes as needed 1hours as needed 1other as needed 20minutes as needed 30minutes as needed 3 hr as needed daily weekly 0.6 hours monthly 0.5 hr weekly 1 hr weekly 0.2 hours daily 0.25 hours daily 2 hr weekly 0.33 hours daily 2.5 hours weekly 3 hr weekly 0.5 hours daily 4 hr weekly 0.6 hours daily 20 min monthly 5 hr weekly 0.75 hours daily 1 hr daily 7 hr weekly 1.5 hours daily 2 hr daily 3 hr daily 4 hr daily 5 min daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 hr daily 30 min daily 40 min daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Meditation (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 60% Did not seem to work: 60%
Other
3 60% Other: 60%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped using Meditation

Currently Using Meditation

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
2
10
16
16

Stopped Using Meditation

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 11%
Usually
9 50%
Sometimes
6 33%
Never
1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 6%
Somewhat
3 17%
A little
5 28%
Not at all
9 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 6%
$50-99
1 6%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
10 56%

Report created on November 21, 2009.