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Taking Zolpidem
221 Patients currently take Zolpidem
30 Patients stopped taking Zolpidem
nettles
Depression: 1
Emotional: 0
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 0
External Stress: Overwhelming
30 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
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5 mg as needed since Apr 10, 2008
HINKLO
Depression: 2
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 0
Mania: 0
Physical: 1
External Stress: Moderate
20 M
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
HINKLO
10 mg daily since Mar 01, 2008
MarB
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: moderate
Chest: moderate
Legs: moderate
MarB
Ambien, 5 mg as needed since Sep 04, 2007

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Brand Names: Ambien, Ambien CR, Hypnogen, Myslee, Stilnoct 10 mg, Stilnox

Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia. It belongs to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics, which work by slowing activity in the brain to allow sleep. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Zolpidem

Other
Other: 100% 120
Insomnia
Insomnia: 45% 54
General health
General health: 9% 11
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 6% 7
Not indicated
Not indicated: 5% 6
Anxiety
Anxiety: 4% 5
Fatigue
Fatigue: 4% 5
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 2% 3
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 2% 3
Don't know
Don't know: 2% 3
Bladder problems
Bladder problems: 1% 1
Difficulty sleeping through the night
Difficulty sleeping through the night: 1% 1
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 1% 1
Trouble falling asleep
Trouble falling asleep: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.12 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 6.25 mg daily 6.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 13.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 19 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 3 mg as needed 4 mg as needed 5 mg as needed 6 mg as needed 6.25 mg as needed 10 mg as needed 12.5 mg as needed 12 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 40 mg as needed 50 mg as needed 10 mg alternate days N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 55 Number of Patients: 55 2 Number of Patients: 2 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 40 Number of Patients: 40 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 54 Number of Patients: 54  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Zolpidem

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
6
26
24
24
40
54

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zolpidem (multiple reasons could be selected)

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 10
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 90% 9
Other
Other: 90% 9
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 70% 7
Not indicated
Not indicated: 50% 5
Expense
Expense: 20% 2
Personal research
Personal research: 20% 2
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 10% 1

How Long Patients Took Zolpidem Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
4
5
3
8
3

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Zolpidem Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 12
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 75% 9
2 stars2 stars
2: 8% 1
1 star
1: 8% 1


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