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What is Sleep aids?

In general, sleep medications are most effective as a temporary aid, not a long term solution. For chronic insomnia, a good sleep environment, relaxation, and behavioral techniques provide relief without risk of medication side effects or tolerance.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Sleep problems 7 1 Efficacy_slight
Inability to sleep 4 0
Insomnia 2 1 Efficacy_major
Migraine 1 0
Other 1 0

See all 14 patients currently taking Sleep aids

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Dosages

  1cap(s) as needed 1other as needed 50mg as needed daily 2 mg daily 5 g daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily
  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 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sleep aids (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 100%
Expense 1   Expense: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Sleep aids

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Sleep aids

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

Stopped Taking Sleep aids

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Sleep aids

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 1 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sleep aids

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sleep aids

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

Report created on May 27, 2012.