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Reviewer: notasleep, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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i have a severe form of insomnia called Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome,and .5mgs (2 pills) of Halcion puts me to sleep quickly and doesn't give me a hangover effect. I've tried ambien, restoril, doral, serax, klonopin, etc and all were either useless or left me drooling on myself the next day- Halcion is really potent medicine, but it's helped me live close to a normal life for 10 years
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Reviewer: Asmodeous, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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This is the only sleep medication that is effective for me. When I start having long spells of insomnia or restless nights I wind up getting stress related cluster headaches. After between 1 and 3 nights of taking Halcion I'm well rested and the headaches are gone and I can stop taking it until the next episode.
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Reviewer: Monica, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have in all my life had trouble going to sleep. Since I was a kid. When about 30 years of age I tried diffrent insomina tabletts. Some work and I felt terrible the day after. Some didn´t work at all. Then I got Halsion or Trazolam and my Words I have slept like log. Beuatifullt and no hang overs in the morning at all. I am a women and now I am 70 years of age and I have had this tablett sin
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Reviewer: Sonnie, 75 or over on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have used Triazolam for 15 years. I split the tablet, take half before going to bed and half in the middle of the night when I wake up again. Never an after effect in the a.m. I do wonder about the long term effects of taking it, but can't seem to find any info on that. At this point I also wonder whether it's very effective for me, but I have tried lots of other sleeping pills and no
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Due to chronic insomnia I have been on sleep medicine since I was five years old. I have taken virtually every sleep medicine and halcion has by far been the best for me. About thirty minutes after taking I get a nice fuzzy warm feeling and can easily drift off to sleep.
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