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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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When I fall asleep, it helps me stay asleep and have deeper sleep. I still have plenty of sleepless nights even though I take it regularly. I have to take it with food because it upsets my stomach.
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Reviewer: Emily T, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This drug is POISON to your system. After only taking one dose, I have had 3 days of nausea, headache, extreme dizziness, and weakness in my legs. Never take this drug, it could kill you. I took a 50 mg dose and am a healthy 65 year old, waiting and praying for it to leave my system. The doctors that prescribe this poison ought to be forced to take it themselves
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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very good,wake up abit groggy at frist
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Reviewer: Tom, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I've been taking this for 11 years after a bout of a week or more insomnia. I began with 50 ml and it worked great. It began loosing its affect after 4-5 years. So my Dr. Bumped me to 100 ml. It quit working as we'll several months ago so I decided to ween myself off of it. Big mistake! After many days of tryingHalcyon, Ambien, etc. I increased my dosage of Desryl to 150 and Eureka!
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Reviewer: Paige, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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i have tried every drug out there for sleep and for insomnia (ambien, lunesta, benadryl) and the only thing that totally knocks me out is trazadone (desyrel). I have been taking it for many years and the effectiveness is still great now as it was 10 years ago. I wake up with no side effects like ambien or valium BUT it only lasts for 4-5 hours when I have to wake up and take the other half of a
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