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What is Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide?

The combination of amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant, and chlordiazepoxide, a benzodiazepine is used for the treatment of moderate-to-severe anxiety and/or agitation and depression.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fibromyalgia 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Sleeplessness 5 2 Efficacy_slight
Sleep problems 2 0
Meneirs Disorder 1 1 Efficacy_major
Insomnia 1 0
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 1 0

See all 12 patients currently taking Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide

Nausea 1
Dizziness 1
Grogginess 1

Reported Dosages

  25 mg-10 mg daily 2 x 25 mg-10 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-10 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 50%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide

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

Stopped Taking Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 1 25%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Amitriptyline-Chlordiazepoxide

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

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Report created on May 28, 2012.