What is Temazepam?
Temazepam is a benzodiazepine used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Off label it is used for the treatment of anxiety; adjunct in the treatment of depression; and management of panic attacks.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insomnia | 19 |
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3 | ||
| Other | 14 |
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2 | |||
| Difficulty sleeping through night | 7 |
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2 | |||
| Awakening due to pain | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Sleeplessness | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Anxiety | 1 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Temazepam. See all 13 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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7 | 41% |
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Other
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4 | 24% |
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Personal research
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3 | 18% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 12% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 12% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 6% |
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Expense
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1 | 6% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 6% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- mammananny
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- mammananny
- 7.5 mg daily
- since Nov 06, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips temazepam is similar to Ambien and other sleeping meds. All tend to cause vivid dreams, hang over and sleep walking or talking See full evaluation
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- Mom-o-Four
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: None
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: none
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- Mom-o-Four
- 30 mg daily
- since Jan 30, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Insomnia
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Side Effects
Moderate
- See full evaluation
See all 8 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.