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What is Zolpidem?

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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients Efficacy	# of patients evaluated by
Insomnia	662	172
Sleep problems	155	43
Other	151	24
Difficulty sleeping through night	125	29
Fibromyalgia	42	17
Difficulty falling asleep (sleep onset insomnia)	34	10
General health	24	1
can not sleep	24	8
Sleeplessness	15	3
sleep	13	4
Support another treatment	13	6
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	11	1
Fatigue	11	0
Treat my mood condition(s)	11	3
trouble falling asleep	9	2
Awakening due to pain	8	2
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	8	4
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	5	0
Anxiety	5	0
Don't know	4	0
disease-related symptoms	4	0
Lack of Sleep	4	1
Dreams exhausting	4	3
Sleep Apnea	3	0
Pain	3	1
Sleep deprivation	3	0
Occasional Insomnia	2	0
Sleepiness	2	0
Multiple Sclerosis MS	1	0
unrefreshing sleep	1	0
Restless Body Syndrome	1	0
Stiffness in legs	1	1
Stiffness/Spasticity	1	0
just got diagnosed with MS and was having numb less and eye twitching	1	1
Sensation	1	0
Obstructive Sleep Apnea	1	0
Chronic pain	1	1
Parkinson's Disease PD	1	1
Headaches	1	0
tired and weak next day	1	1
increased insomnia	1	0
Emotional lability	1	0
Night Tremors	1	1
back pain, too severe for sleep	1	0
Bladder problems	1	0
insomina	1	0
can't stay asleep	1	0
abc	1	0

See all 48 reasons taken ▼

See all 1205 patients currently taking Zolpidem

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	25	8%
Moderate	46	15%
Mild	110	37%
None	117	39%

Most commonly reported side effects

Amnesia	41	27%	17 19 9
Grogginess	35	23%	16 16 6
Groggy in morning	29	19%	15 13 8
Drowsy in a.m.	28	19%	18 8 4
Sleep-related eating with amnesia	21	14%	6 12 4
Sleep walking (somnambulism)	20	13%	6 10 5
Dependence (drug)	17	11%	2 10 5
Irrational behavior	12	8%
unable to sleep for more than 4 hours/night	11	7%
Increased Hunger	11	7%
Addiction	10	7%
loss of REM sleep	7	5%
hallucinations	6	4%
Not dreaming	5	3%
Brain fog	4	3%
Headaches	3	2%
Rebound Insomnia	3	2%
Fatigue	2	1%
Suicidal thoughts or urges	2	1%
Memory Loss	2	1%
uncoordination	2	1%
Bad dreams	2	1%
Crying	2	1%
Migraine Headaches	1	1%
confusion at night	1	1%
at first very sleepy not now though	1	1%
hallucinations, amnesia	1	1%
sleep eating	1	1%
please see comments	1	1%
Visual hallucinations	1	1%
Visual disturbance	1	1%
Suicidal behavior	1	1%
Drunk feeling	1	1%
Depression	1	1%
wake up wide awake and cannot get back to sleep	1	1%
Sleep talking (somniloquy)	1	1%
Head pain, migraines	1	1%
Hangover effect, next day	1	1%
Morning sleepiness	1	1%
Headaches in morning	1	1%
Short term memory problems	1	1%
sleepwalking	1	1%
Hallucination	1	1%
Memory lapses (brain blinks)	1	1%
Self injury or harm	1	1%
Cramps in stomach	1	1%
Disinhibition	1	1%
Double vision (diplopia)	1	1%
Spinning dizziness (vertigo)	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 49 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zolpidem. See all 55 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
2	5	149	1	2	26	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	68	11	1	1	1	2	8	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	6	1	173	34	3	2	497	1	2	1	136	1	2	1	1	21	1	2	2	1	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zolpidem (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	93	32%
Side effects too severe	80	27%
Doctor's advice	68	23%
Other	66	22%
Expense	21	7%
Course of treatment ended	16	5%
Personal research	13	4%
Not indicated	10	3%
Change in health plan coverage	4	1%

See all 280 patients who’ve stopped taking Zolpidem

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
8	32	64	112	162	261

Stopped Taking Zolpidem

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
52	45	39	46	55	48

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	186	62%
Usually	72	24%
Sometimes	31	10%
Never	9	3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	13	4%
Somewhat	23	8%
A little	45	15%
Not at all	217	73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	1	0%
$100-199	2	1%
$50-99	13	4%
$25-49	40	13%
< $25	159	53%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 298 patient evaluations

rodolptte24

Sex: F

Depression: 1

Emotional: 0

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 0

Physical: 0

External Stress: None

32 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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rodolptte24

10mg as needed

since Dec 10, 2008
Efficacy Major for Insomnia
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips Take this medication right before going to sleep. It has been my experience that if I do anything after taking this medication I will not remember it the nex... See full evaluation

mountabora

Sex: F

Depression: 1

Emotional: 0

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 1

Physical: 0

External Stress: Severe

25 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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mountabora

10 mg daily

since Jul 03, 2006
Efficacy Major for Insomnia
Side Effects None
See full evaluation

Babystars

Sex: F

Flare-up: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Severe

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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Babystars

10mg as needed

since Sep 04, 2008
Efficacy Major for Insomnia
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips When I use the ambien and my clonazapam together it puts me to sleep and I wake up feeling not tired right off the bat.I have to use both because the ambien ... See full evaluation

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Report created on March 21, 2010.

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Zolpidem Treatment Report

What is Zolpidem?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

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Forum

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
2	5	149	1	2	26	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	68	11	1	1	1	2	8	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	6	1	173	34	3	2	497	1	2	1	136	1	2	1	1	21	1	2	2	1	1	1

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
2	5	149	1	2	26	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	68	11	1	1	1	2	8	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	6	1	173	34	3	2	497	1	2	1	136	1	2	1	1	21	1	2	2	1	1	1

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Zolpidem Treatment Report

What is Zolpidem?

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Side Effects

Dosages

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Duration Hide details ▲

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼ Adherence, Burden & Cost Hide details ▲

Patient Evaluations

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Forum

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

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
2	5	149	1	2	26	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	68	11	1	1	1	2	8	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	6	1	173	34	3	2	497	1	2	1	136	1	2	1	1	21	1	2	2	1	1	1