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Zolpidem Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

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

Generic Name: Zolpidem

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151 patient evaluations for Zolpidem

halo9906

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: F
- Age: 27y
- Organ: Liver
Quality of Life:
- Social: None
- Mental: None
- Physical: None
1. Liver : 3y Transplanted
by halo9906
See halo9906's full Zolpidem history

**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Mar 29, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 11, 2011	5 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Sometimes	Not at all
May 27, 2010	5 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

SusyQ

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

PLS: 9 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

Bulbar: moderate

Arms: mild

Chest: moderate

Legs: moderate
by SusyQ
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Mar 23, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 03, 2011	5 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Feb 06, 2011	5 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Sep 03, 2010	5 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Jun 21, 2010	5 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Sep 03, 2010
Advice & Tips: Be sure o allow time to sleep at least 8 hrs when taking. Might consider using an alternate sleep aid as you body adjusts to Ambien and its efficiency decreases.

Date: Jun 21, 2010
Advice & Tips: Helps so much to get a good night sleep. Helps keep positive attitude.

0 helpful marks

ZachW91

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 1

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 3

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Severe

Rx

21 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate
by ZachW91
See ZachW91's full Zolpidem history

**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Nov 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 01, 2011		Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Jun 01, 2010		Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jun 01, 2010
Advice & Tips: I loved Ambien.

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relayman

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Parkinson's: 9 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 1 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: none

Chest: none

Legs: none
by relayman
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Dec 15, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 09, 2011	As needed	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Double vision (diplopia)

0 helpful marks

Theta1229

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F31y
CFS:?y
FM:4y Dx
by Theta1229
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**Purposes:** Insomnia and Unrefreshing or poor sleep *(Started Jan 07, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Insomnia Perceived effectiveness	Unrefreshing or poor sleep Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 27, 2011	As needed	None	None	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jan 27, 2011
Advice & Tips: Did not help with sleep issues.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Linda M.

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F58y
CFS:9y Dx
FM:12y Dx
by Linda M.
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia, Insomnia, and Restless feeling in legs *(Started Jan 31, 2000)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Insomnia Perceived effectiveness	Restless feeling in legs Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 04, 2011	10 mg Daily
Jun 22, 2010	10 mg Daily

Side effects:: Feel like a zombie, Bad mood, Feeling like a Zoombie and Hangover...., Tiredness, Feeling like I was hit by a Mac Truck

Date: Jan 04, 2011
Advice & Tips: If I can get 3 or 4 hrs. Yes! It's better then not having any. Taking this med. I make sure I'm in bed... It does make u do strange things....so that scared me. My granddaughter told me and my daughter.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jun 22, 2010
Advice & Tips: I do sleep for 3 or 4 hours... It's better then NOT sleeping....
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

jbphotonut

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Parkinson's: 8 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinson's disease Off

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by jbphotonut
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started May 06, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 04, 2011	10 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Aug 15, 2009	10 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jan 04, 2011
Advice & Tips: Helped me to go to sleep, but not able to stay asleep. Dr. suggested we try Ambien CR.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Aug 15, 2009
Advice & Tips: Praise God for sleep!
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

sstafne

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 9 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

Bulbar: mild

Arms: severe

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe
by sstafne
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Apr 08, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 31, 2010	12.5 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

I"m Tired

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all
Description:F59y
FM:17y Dx
CFS:17y Dx
by I"m Tired
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started May 23, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 30, 2010	As needed	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

sandhouse

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all
Description:F29y
FM:3y Dx
CFS:3y Dx
by sandhouse
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia, Pain, and Sleep problems *(Started May 19, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness
Dec 15, 2010	As needed	?
Sep 24, 2010	10 mg Daily
Aug 18, 2010	10 mg Daily
Jul 15, 2010	10 mg Daily
Jul 09, 2010	10 mg Daily
Jun 15, 2010	10 mg Daily
Jun 02, 2010	10 mg Daily

Date: Sep 24, 2010
Advice & Tips: This stuff erases my pain and stiffness and sometimes my depression, too. I developed a tolerance to the sleepiness.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Aug 18, 2010
Advice & Tips: It helps a lot with the pain but not with sleeping. So I have been taking it once a day as a pain reliever.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jul 15, 2010
Advice & Tips: I have built a tolerance and almost all effects are gone now.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jul 09, 2010
Advice & Tips: This medication takes away my pain completely. I have built a tolerance so that it doesn't put me to sleep as well anymore but I can take it in the evening and stay up till midnight and have all of that time pain free. I wish it was ok to take this stuff all the time as a pain reliever. I'm going to ask my doctor about all this next week when I see him.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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