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Hydroxyzine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Atarax, Hydroxyz pam, Vistaril
Generic Name: Hydroxyzine
See also:
Hydroxyzine hcl
What is Hydroxyzine?
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.
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Reasons Taken
42 patients in the community are taking or have taken Hydroxyzine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 22 | 52% |
| Anxiety | 5 | 11% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 4 | 9% |
| Itching (pruritus) | 3 | 7% |
| Insomnia | 2 | 4% |
| Dizziness | 1 | 2% |
| anxiety,depression,confusion,fallling down | 1 | 2% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 2% |
| Nausea | 1 | 2% |
| Rash/skin problems | 1 | 2% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Hydroxyzine or how long patients were taking Hydroxyzine before stopping.
Currently taking Hydroxyzine
Stopped taking Hydroxyzine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 25% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 1 |
| None | 50% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 29% | 2 |
| Mild | 14% | 1 |
| None | 57% | 4 |
Top reported side-effects include: Drowsiness
Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 7)
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- fragiletruth
- Depression: 2
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 23 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Moderate
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by fragiletruth
Jul 08, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsMild
- Anxiety
- Advice/Tips
- Didn't work for me, so I told them not to bother giving me a prescription for it when I left the hospital.
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0 helpful marks
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- dbrister
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by dbrister
Sep 04, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsModerate
- Other
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0 helpful marks