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Reviewer: julia , 13-18 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I really like this drug for sleep aid. It works well and the pills are tiny. However it does say is not addictive, and while that may often be true, I find its not really the case. But really, how can you not be just a little addicted to something that makes sleep so much easier?
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month
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Using generic brand almost every night. Question: why does it say to not use with alcohol?
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Reviewer: Sleepy, Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Taken it in Zquill and Unisom whoever is on sale. Works great...can even get up to use the bathroom and fall right back to sleep. Unisom makes me a little more drowsy than the Zquil, but from both, am able to wake up in the a.m. reasonably refreshed. Was prescribed Lunestra but was afraid of scary side effect and addictiveness. They say Diphenhydramine is not addictive but I do use it at
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Reviewer: bboopgirl7, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years
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This really puts me to sleep. I take this after I have had more that two days of not sleeping.
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Reviewer: sleepy, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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