I'm a veteran diagnosed with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. During a s severe period of hypervigilance and insomnia I was hospitalized at the VA and prescribed this medication to help me sleep. It worked and I slept for nearly 30 hours. I take 50mg as needed for sleep and anxiety/panic attacks. It also helps with my congestive heart failure allowing me to use less lorazepam. The only drawback for...
This medication does not work for bipolar disorder or depression and should be look at by the FDA because to many doctors are giving this medication to treat these conditons. Hydroxyzine is a antihistamine and should be given for that condition only. Many of us are told by our doctors that this medication will help us with our depression and bipolar disorder to which this is untrue.Congress needs...
Anonymous | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/4/2008
Condition: Anxious
Overall rating 1.0
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Did nothing for anxiety.
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qut356 | 35-44 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
12/25/2007
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.3
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This medication was prescribed to me for insomnia. It didn't help at all.
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bxtale8 | 45-54 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
12/4/2007
Condition: Inducing of a Relaxed Easy State
Overall rating 1.0
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trying not to use percocet any longer and needed to try to stop taking them so I was prescribed this med. 25mg. 3x daily and it is not doing anything to help me from withdrawals from percocet
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Anonymous |
11/29/2007
Condition: Nausea and Vomiting
Overall rating 4.0
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Using for nausea, but makes me so tired I can't function!
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jski48 | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
11/14/2007
Condition: Anxious
Overall rating 4.7
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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/20/2007
Condition: Anxious
Overall rating 1.3
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Gobin56 | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/8/2007
Condition: Other
Overall rating 5.0
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This medicine was prescribed by my doctor as a supplement to the painkiller hydrocodone. It works very well.
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