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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Anxiety | 27 |
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3 | ||||
| Insomnia | 9 |
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2 | ||||
| anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, muscle tension, tremor, irratibility, depression | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Treat Parkinson's | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 2 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Alprazolam. See all 15 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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3 | 43% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 29% |
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Personal research
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1 | 14% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 14% |
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Other
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1 | 14% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 14% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Dana O.
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- Dana O.
- 0.5mg as needed
- since Feb 25, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Anxiety
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips I usually take less during the daytime or none. I don't take it consistently at this point although since my symptoms have recently increased so has my tend... See full evaluation
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- cacy
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- cacy
- 0.25mg as needed
- since Mar 20, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Anxiety
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I only take this medication when I'm feeling major anxiety. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.