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What is Diazepam?

Diazepam is a benzodiazepine used to manage anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms; skeletal muscle relaxant; seizure activity; muscle spasms. Off label it is used for panic disorders; preoperative sedation, light anesthesia, and amnesia.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 3 1
Anxiety 3 2
Stiffness/Spasticity 3 0
Treat Parkinson's 2 0
tremor 2 0
Tremors 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

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

Most commonly reported side effects

makes me sleepy
1 50%
Dry mouth (xerostomia)
1 50%
Drowsiness
1 50%
Grogginess
1 50%
Dizziness
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Diazepam. See all 12 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 1mg as needed 2mg as needed 37.5mg as needed 5mg as needed 2 mg weekly 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Diazepam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Course of treatment ended
1 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%
Not indicated
1 50% Not indicated: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Diazepam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Diazepam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
3
0
4

Stopped Taking Diazepam

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 100%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.