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Zolpidem Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Ambien, Ambien CR, Stilnox
What is Zolpidem? Zolpidem tartrate is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is used for short-term treatment of insomnia that presents as difficulty of sleep onset and maintenance of sleep.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
67 patients in the community are taking or have taken Zolpidem.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Insomnia | 47 | 70% |
| Sleep problems | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Sleeplessness | 2 | 2% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | 1% |
| insomina | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Zolpidem or how long patients were taking Zolpidem before stopping.
Currently Taking Zolpidem
Stopped Taking Zolpidem
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 13 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Treat Parkinson's
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 15% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 15% | 2 |
| Mild | 23% | 3 |
| None | 46% | 6 |
Top reported side-effects include: Amnesia, Grogginess, Morning grogginess
Summary results are based on 13 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 13)
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- mamamia
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by mamamia
Oct 11, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Insomnia
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- sinukip
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by sinukip
Dec 17, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsModerate
- Insomnia
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.