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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

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 20 3
Depression 11 2
Emotional lability 10 2
Anxiety 8 2
Other 7 1
Slow my MS progress 5 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
6 100%

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Meditation. See all 25 dosages

  0.5hours as needed 1hours as needed 1other as needed 30minutes as needed 5minutes as needed daily 0.25 hours weekly 1 hr weekly 2 hr weekly 0.3 hours daily 2.5 hours weekly 3 hr weekly 0.5 hours daily 0.5 hr daily 0.75 hr daily 1 hr daily 1 other daily 8 hr weekly 15 min weekly 3 min daily 5 min daily 15 min daily 15 other daily 20 min daily 30 min daily
  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 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 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  

Currently Using Meditation

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
1
6
5
22

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 67%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
2 33%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 17%
Not at all
5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 50%

Report created on November 21, 2009.