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Zolpidem Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Ambien, Ambien CR, Zolpidem Tartrate ER (Show all)

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151 patient evaluations for Zolpidem

keyba

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F51y
FM:4y Dx
by keyba
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**Purpose:** Sleep problems *(Started Apr 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 23, 2010	12.5 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

MiniRoo/VVV

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 3

Mania: 0

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 4

Compulsion: 3

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

22 M

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by MiniRoo/VVV
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**Purposes:** Insomnia and Restless feeling in legs *(Started May 09, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Insomnia Perceived effectiveness	Restless feeling in legs Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 22, 2010	10 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Mild	Usually	Very

Date: May 22, 2010
Advice & Tips: 10mgs at night, worked exceptionally well, ..... however, once I increased my dosage of Parnate, 15-20mgs is necessary to make me fall asleep, and I wake up 3-4 hours after dosing, and must re-dose in order to go back to sleep. Obviously, Ambien has positive effects besides its Anti-Insomnia properties, these include (for me) - reduction of Anxiety/Depression/OCD/Fibromyalgia/RLS symptoms. I have found Ambien to also be useful for Random unexpected bouts of Akathisia, but positive effects only last 4 hours at most, which limits its usefulness for long periods of time. For Me, Tolerance to the sedative/hypnotic effects of Ambien/Zolpidem occur rapidly with Daily use, (tolerance does not seem to occur for any of the other beneficial effects) --- thus, I occasionally take short breaks from use.
Cost: < $25 monthly

1 helpful mark

Eliza

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Parkinson's: 23 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinsonism (unknown cause)

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by Eliza
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started May 20, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 20, 2010	10 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: May 20, 2010
Advice & Tips: Ambien is responsible for the only night sleep I get

0 helpful marks

PammyPam

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar II

Depression: 4

Mania: 1

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 3

Compulsion: 3

External Stress: Overwhelming

Rx Therapy

30 F

Function: Low

Distress: High
by PammyPam
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**Purpose:** Sleep problems *(Started Mar 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 14, 2010	10 mg Daily	None	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Inconsistent sleep pattern

Date: May 14, 2010
Advice & Tips: Along with OTC sleep aides, this med has stopped working.

0 helpful marks

Joho

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

ALS: 1 yr

Ventilator Wheelchair Feeding tube

Bulbar: severe

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe
by Joho
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Jan 07, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 14, 2010	5 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	A little
Feb 09, 2010	5 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: May 14, 2010
Advice & Tips: Stopped working
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

Mary Clare

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: None

Fatigue: None

Sleep: Little

Stiffness: Little

function: Most

external_stress: None

Stickman: little
Description:F59y
CFS:23y Dx
FM:15y Dx
by Mary Clare
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**Purpose:** Inability to sleep *(Started Dec 30, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 24, 2010	10 mg Daily	Major	Moderate	Always	A little

Date: Apr 24, 2010
Advice & Tips: I find that taking the medicine about the same time in the evening is very important, otherwise I get headaches and my whole day is off! I like the fact that now when I go to bed, I know that I will fall asleep and stay asleep. And the impact in my daily life is pretty good. I can't "wake up" for at least a few hours in the morning due to grogginess, but than at least I am not tired all day long and hardly need to nap anymore!
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

SCRABBLE37

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 28 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Inherited (genetic) Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: mild
by SCRABBLE37
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**Purpose:** Sleep problems *(Started Jan 30, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 21, 2010		Major	Mild	Sometimes	Not at all
Mar 12, 2010	As needed	Moderate	None	Sometimes	Not at all
Nov 19, 2009	As needed	Moderate	None	Sometimes	Not at all

Date: Apr 21, 2010
Advice & Tips: DO NOT TAKE OFTEN, NOR RELY ON IT.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

Goodpenny

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Parkinson's: 9 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by Goodpenny
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Jun 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 31, 2010	As needed	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Jan 06, 2010	As needed	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Aug 11, 2009	As needed	Major	Mild	Always	A little
Apr 01, 2009	As needed	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Drowsy in a.m.

Date: Mar 31, 2010
Advice & Tips: This stuff works really well for me, although I've had to increase the dosage somewhat. Insomnia is getting worse. I use the generic version, Zolpidem.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jan 06, 2010
Advice & Tips: As my insomnia problems increase, I'm finding that I'm now taking Ambien 4 to 5 times a week, instead of 1 or 2 times. Also, in order to get a full 7 - 8 hours of sleep, I need to take 2 pills instead of 1.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Date: Aug 11, 2009
Advice & Tips: Use the minimum effective dosage to avoid side effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Apr 01, 2009
Advice & Tips: I only use Ambien once or twice a week, but it really works for me. With one tablet, I usually get 6 to 7 hours of sleep with no additional drowsiness the next day or any other side effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

edawgg

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 11 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: none
by edawgg
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**Purposes:** Insomnia and Difficulty sleeping through night *(Started Feb 17, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Insomnia Perceived effectiveness	Difficulty sleeping through night Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 30, 2010	10 mg Daily	None	None	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Marie-NC

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 10 yrs

Ventilator Wheelchair Feeding tube

Bulbar: severe

Arms: severe

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe
by Marie-NC
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Apr 30, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 21, 2010	10 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Mar 21, 2010
Advice & Tips: problem with sleep Apnea
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

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