I take zaleplon (the generic form of Sonata) when I wake up in the middle of the night after sleeping only 4-5 hours. I am wide awake at this time and find that if I do nothing, I can't get back to sleep for at least another 2 hours. Since this medication is effective for only a few hours, I take a pill. It works quickly (10-20 minutes) and I sleep for another 3-4 hours which does give me a nic...
does not put me to to sleep. I just there on my side trying to sleep, i roll too the other side and there is no difference a get i get a severe on my left femur, today I fell down when I put mt weight on the left. i am being very agitated over the simplest water the the lawn , making Brownie, tpying
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MikeyP | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
10/30/2007
Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
Overall rating 4.3
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Once i doubled what the dr recommended; it worked great, i only had problems falling asleep, staying asleep was never a problem, sonata put me right to bed
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hXc_daddy | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/27/2007
Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
Overall rating 1.7
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This drug sucks! I used it and it made me delusional and hungry, and thats it. I gained 15 pounds! I tired to fall asleep each night on it for a month and it kept me up until 4 in the morning at least. NEVER AGAIN!
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Anonymous | 35-44 | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/26/2007
Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
Overall rating 2.0
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Really not effective for me, if I did fall asleep on it-I woke up within a few hours.
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whitetip_24 | 55-64 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/26/2007
Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
Overall rating 5.0
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It worked quickly but I woke up not drowsey. I felt like I could start immediatly and felt really great and not drowsey
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tdcinc2005 | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Caregiver
10/24/2007
Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
Overall rating 2.7
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My grandmother has been taken this and was just taken off of it and has gotten a addiction to it. Shes giving the family lots of problems because of it.
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