Midazolam Report for Patients Like You

What is Midazolam?

An example of Midazolam

Midazolam is a benzodiazepine used for sedation and anesthesia prior to procedures. It is also used for therapeutic sedation in the intensive care unit. Off label it is used for anxiety and status epilepticus.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
			Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Epilepsy	3	0
Nerve damage	1	0
Anxiety attacks	1	1
Nerve pain (neuralgia)	1	0
Brain quakes/vibrations	1	1
Tremor(s)	1	0

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See all 10 patients currently taking Midazolam

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	1
Moderate	0
Mild	1
None	0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Midazolam

Headaches	1	1

Reported Dosages

1.5 1mg/mL as needed	2mg as needed	5mg/mL as needed	5 mg every 3 months	1 mg daily	2 mg daily	3 mg daily	5 mg daily	15 mg daily
1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Midazolam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Personal research	1
Side effects too severe	1

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Currently Taking Midazolam

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

Stopped Taking Midazolam

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Midazolam

Always	2	100%
Usually	0	0%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Midazolam

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	1	50%
A little	0	0%
Not at all	1	50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Midazolam

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

Purposes: Brain quakes/vibrations, Panic attacks, and Anxiety attacks (Started May 01, 2009)

Date

Dosage

Brain quakes/vibrations Perceived effectiveness

Panic attacks Perceived effectiveness

Anxiety attacks Perceived effectiveness

Side Effects

Adherence

Burden

Jan 01, 2010

As needed

Interactions

Other Names

Versed and midazolam

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