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What is Hydroxyzine HCL?

Hydroxyzine is a generic drug in two preparations, pamoate and hydrochloride salts, used to relieve itching caused by allergies and to control the nausea and vomiting caused by various conditions, including motion sickness; also used for anxiety and to treat the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
6 20%
Moderate
2 7%
Mild
8 27%
None
14 47%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness
13 43%
Sleepiness
4 13%
dry mouth
2 7%
Morning sleepiness if taken too late in the evening.
2 7%
doesnt help anything
1 3%
Sleep Apnea
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Hydroxyzine HCL. See all 35 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 25 mg all the time (24/7) 25 mg as needed 25mg as needed 2 hydrochloride25mg as needed 2 hydrochloride50mg as needed 2 pamoate25mg as needed 2 pamoate50mg as needed 3 pamoate25mg as needed 4 hydrochloride50mg as needed 4 pamoate25mg as needed 50 mg all the time (24/7) 50 mg as needed 50mg as needed as needed hydrochloride10mg as needed hydrochloride25mg as needed pamoate25mg as needed 25 mg monthly 10 mg daily hydrochloride 10 mg/5 mL daily 20 mg daily 25 g daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 3 x hydrochloride 10 mg/5 mL daily 40 mg daily 4 x hydrochloride 10 mg/5 mL daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 7 Number of Patients: 7 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
9 30% Did not seem to work: 30%
Doctor's advice
9 30% Doctor's advice: 30%
Other
7 23% Other: 23%
Course of treatment ended
6 20% Course of treatment ended: 20%
Side effects too severe
2 7% Side effects too severe: 7%

See all 29 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydroxyzine HCL

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
11
27
13
20

Stopped Taking Hydroxyzine HCL

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
7
6
2
1
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
19 63%
Usually
6 20%
Sometimes
4 13%
Never
1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 7%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
5 17%
Not at all
23 77%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
19 63%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.