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Patients

Taking Zonisamide
20 Patients currently take Zonisamide
1 Patient stopped taking Zonisamide
old salt Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile old salt 75mg daily since Oct 04, 2007
mscrony Sensation: Severe Overall: Mild Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile mscrony Zonegran, 200mg daily since Jul 15, 2008
jillwagner Left Eye: moderate Right Eye: none Sensation: mild Overall: mild Swallowing: mild Arms: moderate Legs: moderate Bladder/Bowel: none Spinal Cord: mild NMO-igG positive See profile jillwagner Zonegran, 200mg daily since Mar 08, 2002

Brand Names: Zonegran

What is Zonisamide? Zonisamide is an anticonvulsant. It is used in combination with other medications to treat seizures in adults with epilepsy. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

21 patients in the community are taking or have taken Zonisamide.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	6	28%
Other	5	23%
Headache	2	9%
Treat my mood condition(s)	2	9%
Stiffness/spasticity	1	4%
Slowness	1	4%
Mood swings	1	4%
Mobility	1	4%
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy)	1	4%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Zonisamide.

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0 mg day	50 mg day	75 mg day	100 mg day	200 mg day	300 mg day	300 mg none	400 mg day	600 mg day	800 mg day	900 mg day
1	1	1	3	5	2	1	1	2	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Zonisamide or how long patients were taking Zonisamide before stopping.

Currently taking Zonisamide

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	3	0	1	1	8

Stopped taking Zonisamide

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zonisamide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	1	100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	100%	1

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	100%	2
None	0%	0

Top reported side-effects include: tiredness, Sedation

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

mscrony

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by mscrony
Oct 01, 2008