Table 1.
Overall | Anxiety symptoms | Pain symptoms | Depression symptoms | Other | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N Sessions | 13638 | 5343 | 4267 | 1440 | 2588 |
N Users | 2830 | 1679 | 1223 | 577 | 1026 |
Starting symptom level | 6.2 ± 2.2 | 6.2 ± 2.3 | 6.3 ± 2.0 | 6.5 ± 2.2 | 5.8 ± 2.4 |
Ending symptom level | 2.5 ± 2.2 | 2.2 ± 2.2 | 3.0 ± 2.1 | 2.5 ± 2.2 | 2.4 ± 2.3 |
Symptom relief | -3.7 ± 2.6 | -4.0 ± 2.8 | -3.3 ± 2.3 | -4.0 ± 2.7 | -3.4 ± 2.8 |
Better | 94.2% | 94.8% | 94.7% | 95.4% | 91.6% |
Same | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% |
Worse | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 5.2% |
Any positive side effect | 94.4% | 94.7% | 94.5% | 93.9% | 94.2% |
Any negative side effect | 60.0% | 60.0% | 58.9% | 65.5% | 58.8% |
Any context-specific side effect | 76.2% | 75.2% | 75.9% | 80.1% | 76.6% |
# of positive side effects | 4.6 ± 3.2 | 4.6 ± 3.2 | 4.4 ± 3.1 | 4.8 ± 3.4 | 4.8 ± 3.4 |
# of negative side effects | 1.4 ± 1.7 | 1.4 ± 1.7 | 1.3 ± 1.6 | 1.6 ± 1.9 | 1.3 ± 1.7 |
# of context-specific side effects | 2.0 ± 1.9 | 2.0 ± 1.9 | 1.9 ± 1.9 | 2.1 ± 1.9 | 2.0 ± 1.9 |
% of positive side effects | 24% | 24% | 23% | 26% | 25% |
% of negative side effects | 11% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 10% |
% of context-specific side effects | 20% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 20% |
Symptoms designated as treatable with benzodiazepines (Anxiety Symptoms) include agitation/irritability, anxiety, insomnia, muscle spasms, and stress. Symptoms associated with Opioid treatment (Pain Symptoms) include all ten pain conditions. Depression is the only symptom designated as treatable with antidepressants.