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Reviewer: Guido, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This drug did not work at all for me, and I was taking 20mg at night at least a half hour before going to bed. Didn't matter how long before bed I took it, it didn't work. Have tried MANY different drugs to try to sleep, to no avail. I'm hoping my doc will prescribe a different drug.
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Reviewer: Rico, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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suffered hallucinations which resulted in falling backward and striking head on cabinets and pelvis on floor
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Male 52 would wake up in the middle of the night took Zaleplon to fall back to sleep it didn't work at 5mg, 10 mg, or 15mg
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Reviewer: mamabonz, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have had a sleeepwalking episode but for the most part, It takes an hour or more to fallasleep and some time I awake in about 4 hours. I feel drugged upon waking in the morning
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