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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 25 |
88% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 88% (26
Members)
find Diastat helpful
Diastat Reviews
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Cannot use due to breathing problems with it.
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Praise the Lord for Diastat - has stopped long/cluster seizures on many occasions!
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Only used once
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I have not had to use it yet I have the injections.
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have not had to administer this at home thankfully, but have it if needed.
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Used for prolonged seizures.
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it helps some to bring her out of seizures
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havent used it
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It's the only thing that stops it.
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Only use in cases of seizures that last more than 5 minutes. Works immediately.He usually sleeps for a few hours afterwards.
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Thank GOD for insurance or we wouldn't be able to afford this med! $246.00 a dose! How do people sleep at night charging that kind of $$ for something you HAVE to have?
Working / Worked
only when she has cluster seizures of more than 5 or so in 20 minutes
Somewhat Helpful
Helped her sleep, but only held off the seizures for about 3 to 4 hours.
Somewhat Helpful
Only use when having a TC
Somewhat Helpful
Also used this when his "drooling" seizures were 15 mins apart. Not as effective as the ativan.
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When Is It Time To Go The ER?
My daughter has complex partial seizures, and they do come in clusters. Her neurologist prescribed her Diastat, Which is rectal Valium. He said that... [More] -
Help with controlling my childs seizures
I know what your feeling sleepless nights worry all day. My daughter 14 is going through the same right now. She was/is on Depakote went to Trileptil ... [More] -
Registering for Kindergarden with Seiziures
My daughter is 14 now I made sure everyone that needed to know knew. I had a plan in place on what to do if she has a seizure. I also send some meds t... [More] -
So lost
My 12 yr was dx in Aug 06. She was started on topamax right away. Did very well for 3 months, and had another gran mal in Nov. In Dec they did a video... [More] -
Anyone know about status epilepticus?
Joann had seizure like this too. Some lasting for hours. Dr gave us Diastat which is a rectal valium , if her seizure last for more the 5 minutes. [More]
