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What is Alprazolam?

Alprazolam is a benzodiazepine used for the treatment of anxiety disorder, panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and anxiety associated with depression. Off label it is used to treat anxiety in children.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 4%
Moderate
3 6%
Mild
15 29%
None
31 61%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
10 20%
Sedation
4 8%
Drowsiness
3 6%
Memory problems
3 6%
it's addictive. I prefer totake a pill every night to sleep very soundly
2 4%
Interdose withdrawal effects (anger/irritability)
2 4%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Alprazolam. See all 42 dosages ►

  0.05mg as needed 0.25 mg all the time (24/7) 0.25 mg as needed 0.25mg as needed 0.25mg yearly 0.5 mg all the time (24/7) 0.5 mg as needed 0.5mg as needed 10mg as needed 15mg as needed 1 mg as needed 1mg as needed 2 0.25mg as needed 2 0.5mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 1mg as needed 2mg as needed 3 1mg as needed 3mg as needed 4mg as needed 5mg as needed daily mg as needed 0.01 mg daily 0.25 mg weekly 0.05 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 0.375 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.75 mg daily 1 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 daily 20 mg daily 200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 67 Number of Patients: 67 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 55 Number of Patients: 55 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 32 Number of Patients: 32 9 Number of Patients: 9 29 Number of Patients: 29 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 15 Number of Patients: 15 12 Number of Patients: 12 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 Alprazolam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
19 48% Other: 48%
Course of treatment ended
9 23% Course of treatment ended: 23%
Doctor's advice
8 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Did not seem to work
5 13% Did not seem to work: 13%
Side effects too severe
3 8% Side effects too severe: 8%
Personal research
1 3% Personal research: 3%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped taking Alprazolam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Alprazolam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
9
9
34
40
95

Stopped Taking Alprazolam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
6
5
8
3
13

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
32 63%
Usually
15 29%
Sometimes
3 6%
Never
1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 2%
Somewhat
2 4%
A little
4 8%
Not at all
44 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 2%
$25-49
2 4%
< $25
33 65%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.