PatientsLikeMe : Hydroxyzine Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Hydroxyzine
8 Patients currently take Hydroxyzine
2 Patients stopped taking Hydroxyzine
dbrister Sensation: moderate Overall: mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile dbrister Atarax, 50mg daily since Dec 04, 2007
Mamaw5 Sensation: mild Overall: mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile Mamaw5 Atarax, 25mg daily since Nov 22, 2007
jojo07 Flare-up: severe Sensation: moderate Overall: moderate Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile jojo07 Atarax, 250mg daily since Aug 01, 2003

Brand Names: Atarax, Hydroxyz pam, Vistaril
Generic Name: Hydroxyzine
See also: Hydroxyzine hcl

What is Hydroxyzine? Hydroxyzine is a generic drug in two preparations, pamoate and hydrochloride salts, used to relieve itching caused by allergies and to control the nausea and vomiting caused by various conditions, including motion sickness; also used for anxiety and to treat the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Read more...

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Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

10 patients in the community are taking or have taken Hydroxyzine.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	7	70%
Anxiety	1	10%
Itching (pruritus)	1	10%
disease-related symptoms	1	10%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Hydroxyzine.

0 mg none	0 none	10 mg day	25 mg day	50 mg day	75 mg day	250 mg day
2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Hydroxyzine or how long patients were taking Hydroxyzine before stopping.

Currently taking Hydroxyzine

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

Stopped taking Hydroxyzine

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	2	100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	100%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	50%	1
Mild	0%	0
None	50%	1

Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

dbrister

Sensation: moderate

Overall: mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by dbrister
Sep 04, 2008