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Brand Names: Imovane

What is Zopiclone? Zopiclone is a brand name for a a novel hypnotic agent used in the treatment of insomnia. Zopiclone is a brand name owned by Sanofi-Aventis. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

37 patients in the community are taking or have taken Zopiclone.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Insomnia 16 43%
Other 11 29%
General health 3 8%
Treat my mood condition(s) 2 5%
Sleeplessness 1 2%
disease-related symptoms 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Zopiclone.

  0 mg day 0 mg none 3.75 mg day 5 mg day 7 mg day 7.5 mg day 11 mg day 15 mg day 75 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

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

Currently taking Zopiclone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
2
2
5
6

Stopped taking Zopiclone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
1
0
2
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Zopiclone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 4 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Other 3 38% Other: 38%
Did not seem to work 1 13% Did not seem to work: 13%
Personal research 1 13% Personal research: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 1
Moderate 67% 2

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 25% 1
Mild 25% 1
None 50% 2

Top reported side-effects include: Metallic taste in mouth

Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 4)

  • mountabora
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Severe
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    Jul 07, 2006
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Insomnia
Advice/Tips
I had to quit this med because of the taste. Even water tasted bad. Even ice cream!

See all evaluation results for Zopiclone



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