PatientsLikeMe : Zopiclone Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Zopiclone
21 Patients currently take Zopiclone
6 Patients stopped taking Zopiclone
Kiwi Kay Mouth/throat: none Arms: moderate Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile Kiwi Kay 7.5mg daily since Apr 14, 2007
Patsy Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: severe Chest: moderate Legs: severe See profile Patsy 15mg daily since Nov 30, 2005
Laura72 Sensation: severe Overall: severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Laura72 7.5mg daily since Nov 28, 2006

Brand Names: Imovane
Generic Name: Zopiclone

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...

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Insomnia	13	50%
Other	9	34%
General health	2	7%
disease-related symptoms	1	3%
Treat my mood condition(s)	1	3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Zopiclone.

0 mg day	0 mg none	3.75 mg day	7 mg day	7.5 mg day	11 mg day	15 mg day	75 mg day
1	2	3	2	5	1	3	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	2	1	2	3	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	0	0	1

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zopiclone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	3	50%
Other	3	50%
Did not seem to work	1	17%
Personal research	1	17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

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

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	100%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

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

Top reported side-effects include: Metallic taste in mouth

Adherence

Always	100%
Usually	0%
Sometimes	0%
Never	0%

Burden

Major	50%
Moderate	0%
Slight	0%
None	50%

Cost

$200+	0%
$100-199	0%
$50-99	0%
$25-49	0%
less than $25	50%

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

mountabora

Depression: 0

Emotional: 0

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 2

Physical: 1

External Stress: Moderate

24 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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by mountabora
Jul 07, 2006