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What is Zolpidem?

Zolpidem tartrate is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is used for short-term treatment of insomnia that presents as difficulty of sleep onset and maintenance of sleep.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
7 10%
Moderate
11 16%
Mild
27 40%
None
22 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Grogginess
13 19%
Amnesia
13 19%
Morning grogginess
10 15%
walking around/eating w/ very little memory of the event
8 12%
Irrational behavior
7 10%
Dependence (drug)
7 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zolpidem. See all 23 dosages ►

  0.5 10mg as needed 10mg as needed 12.5 mg as needed 12.5mg as needed 20mg as needed 3.3 mg as needed 50mg as needed 5mg as needed 6.25mg as needed as needed 10 mg weekly 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6.25 mg daily 6.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 18.75 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 80 mg daily 200 mg daily 543543 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 40 Number of Patients: 40 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 19 Number of Patients: 19 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 83 Number of Patients: 83 27 Number of Patients: 27 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zolpidem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
22 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Did not seem to work
16 24% Did not seem to work: 24%
Side effects too severe
16 24% Side effects too severe: 24%
Other
16 24% Other: 24%
Expense
6 9% Expense: 9%
Course of treatment ended
5 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%
Not indicated
3 4% Not indicated: 4%
Personal research
2 3% Personal research: 3%

See all 62 patients who’ve stopped taking Zolpidem

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
8
11
26
26
30

Stopped Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
14
14
11
7
9
9

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
35 52%
Usually
21 31%
Sometimes
8 12%
Never
3 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
6 9%
Somewhat
5 7%
A little
13 19%
Not at all
43 64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 1%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
1 1%
$25-49
7 10%
< $25
37 55%

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

Report created on November 24, 2009.