Zolpidem tartrate is a sedative-hypnotic drug that is used for short-term treatment of insomnia that presents as difficulty of sleep onset and maintenance of sleep.
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Most commonly reported side effects
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Amnesia
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41 | 27% |
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Grogginess
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35 | 23% |
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Groggy in morning
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29 | 19% |
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Drowsy in a.m.
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28 | 19% |
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Sleep-related eating with amnesia
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21 | 14% |
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Sleep walking (somnambulism)
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20 | 13% |
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Dependence (drug)
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17 | 11% |
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Irrational behavior
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12 | 8% |
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unable to sleep for more than 4 hours/night
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11 | 7% |
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Increased Hunger
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11 | 7% |
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Addiction
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10 | 7% |
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loss of REM sleep
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7 | 5% |
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hallucinations
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6 | 4% |
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Not dreaming
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5 | 3% |
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Brain fog
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4 | 3% |
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Headaches
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3 | 2% |
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Rebound Insomnia
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3 | 2% |
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Fatigue
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2 | 1% |
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Suicidal thoughts or urges
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2 | 1% |
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Memory Loss
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2 | 1% |
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uncoordination
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2 | 1% |
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Bad dreams
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2 | 1% |
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Crying
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2 | 1% |
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Migraine Headaches
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1 | 1% |
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confusion at night
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1 | 1% |
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at first very sleepy not now though
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1 | 1% |
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hallucinations, amnesia
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1 | 1% |
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sleep eating
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1 | 1% |
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please see comments
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1 | 1% |
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Visual hallucinations
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1 | 1% |
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Visual disturbance
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1 | 1% |
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Suicidal behavior
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1 | 1% |
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Drunk feeling
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1 | 1% |
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Depression
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1 | 1% |
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wake up wide awake and cannot get back to sleep
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1 | 1% |
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Sleep talking (somniloquy)
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1 | 1% |
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Head pain, migraines
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1 | 1% |
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Hangover effect, next day
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1 | 1% |
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Morning sleepiness
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1 | 1% |
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Headaches in morning
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1 | 1% |
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Short term memory problems
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1 | 1% |
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sleepwalking
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1 | 1% |
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Hallucination
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1 | 1% |
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Memory lapses (brain blinks)
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1 | 1% |
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Self injury or harm
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1 | 1% |
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Cramps in stomach
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1 | 1% |
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Disinhibition
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1 | 1% |
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Double vision (diplopia)
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1 | 1% |
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Spinning dizziness (vertigo)
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1 | 1% |
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Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zolpidem. See all 55 dosages ►
All dosages based on patients currently taking Zolpidem. See top 10 dosages ◄
| 0.5 10mg as needed | 10 mg as needed | 10mg as needed | 12.5 mg all the time (24/7) | 12.5 mg as needed | 12.5mg as needed | 12mg as needed | 1mg as needed | 20mg as needed | 2 10mg as needed | 2.5mg as needed | 3.3 mg as needed | 3mg as needed | 40mg as needed | 4mg as needed | 50mg as needed | 5 mg as needed | 5mg as needed | 6.25mg as needed | 625mg as needed | 6.5mg as needed | 6mg as needed | as needed | daily | mg as needed | 0.12 mg daily | 5 mg monthly | 6.25 mg every other week | 0.5 mg daily | 10 mg every other week | 5 mg weekly | 1 mg daily | 10 mg weekly | 2.5 mg daily | 5 daily | 5 mg daily | 6.25 mg daily | 6.5 mg daily | 10 daily | 10 mg daily | 10 mg one time | 12 mg daily | 12.5 daily | 12.5 mg daily | 13 mg daily | 15 mg daily | 18.75 mg daily | 19 mg daily | 20 mg daily | 22.5 mg daily | 25 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 80 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 543543 mg daily | ||
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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93 | 32% |
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Side effects too severe
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80 | 27% |
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Doctor's advice
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68 | 23% |
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Other
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66 | 22% |
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Expense
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21 | 7% |
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Course of treatment ended
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16 | 5% |
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Personal research
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13 | 4% |
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Not indicated
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10 | 3% |
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Change in health plan coverage
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4 | 1% |
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