What is Passionflower?

Category: Supplements

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Passionflower is a herb used to treat insomnia, anxiety, epilepsy, neuralgia, and withdrawal syndromes from opiates or benzodiazepines.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Anxious mood 9 4
Insomnia 3 1
Difficulty staying asleep 2 5
Pain 2 0
Anxiety attacks 1 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 2
None 10

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Passionflower

Side effect Patients Percentage
Sleepiness 1
Slow to wake in morning 1

Why patients stopped taking Passionflower

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 3
Did not seem to work 2
Expense 1
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Duration

Stopped taking Passionflower

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 1
1 - 6 months 2
6 months - 1 year 2
2 - 5 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 7
Sometimes 4
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 11
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 7
Not specified 5
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1 patient evaluation for Passionflower

May 13, 2010 (Started May 05, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleeplessness)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed

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