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What do other patients take for INSOMNIA?

iGuard.org has more than 48,880 users on treatment for INSOMNIA. Learn more about what medications they are taking to treat insomnia from the table below...

Commonly Used Medication Name* (Hover mouse over name to see medication class)	% of Patients	Average Risk Rating	Generic	Patient-reported Severity
Ambien	41 %		YES
Desyrel	16 %		YES
Benadryl	8 %		YES
Lunesta	7 %		NO
Xanax	7 %		YES
Melatonin	6 %		YES
Seroquel	< 5 %		NO
Ativan	< 5 %		YES
Restoril	< 5 %		YES
Amitriptyline	< 5 %		YES
Klonopin	< 5 %		YES
Abilify	< 1 %		NO
Neurontin	< 1 %		YES
Valium	< 1 %		YES

*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of iGuard.org users are listed.

**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.

EXAMPLE:

41 % of iGuard.org patients that use medications for INSOMNIA regularly use Zolpidem as part of their treatment.

Comments for INSOMNIA

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Question/Comment:

I have been taking seroquel for about 1 year. I had not been able to have a good night sleep for year prior to seroquel. I also have anxiety issues. I do well on seroquel but have gained weight.

49 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-14 21:07:30 Rating:

Question/Comment:

I also have been on Ambien for insomia. Amnesia, hallucianations, grogginess and every other side effect you can think of, I incurred. I was then changed over to some old time meds that seems to continue to work without many major side effects. First I was paired with Doxepin and Trazadone. I was able to drop the Doxepin (has weight gain side effect~ I gained 50# in one year) when Elavil was introduced into my med diet. The Elavil does have a grogginess side effect but I'm waiting it out to see if the benefits out-weigh the negative side effects.

40 year old female
Posted: 2008-10-01 20:59:15 Rating:

Question/Comment:

I was prescribed Seroquel for insomnia. I do not recommend it! I did not fall asleep any faster or have fewer waking episodes; I apparently clenched my jaws all night long as I awoke with them aching every morning; and my appetite greatly increased-I gained 5 lbs in one week. It may work for some but be very careful of the side effects.

45 year old male
Posted: 2008-09-08 01:14:51 Rating:

Question/Comment:

Melatonin worked for me, but I would feel really average in the morning, i.e stomach cramps etc. Just before I got married in Feb I tried a new product called Melatrol mainly because they offered a free trial! They throw some other herbs in as well, and I found it to be much better on the stomach front, and had the same effect on me as far as sleep was concerned... Try it out and let me know how it goes for you, I'd be interested to hear.

23 year old male
Posted: 2008-09-01 06:02:27 Rating:

Answer/Reply:

hi there, i have suffered insomnia and depression most of my life,due to great trauma in my past ptsd. i asked my dr bout melatonin and she said she cant find it.
i live in australia could it be that it is not allowed here?
would be grateful for any feedback re this or seraqul

46 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-13 01:33:16 Rating:

Question/Comment:

Ambien: I walk, talk, eat and smoke while sleeping with no memory of it. Rozerem seemed to be the best drug for me and sleep, although it did not work every night. Now I take Seroquel for my bi polar 11 disorder. It works well and I am calmer the next day. Nothing works for me all the time. I have probably tried every drug on the market, RX and OTC. L-Tryptophan worked the best but was removed from the market many years ago. Even though it is in Milk, that doesn't work for me. It is is turkey too, but I don't like turkey (except on Thanksgiving, with all the fixings etc.)

53 year old female
Posted: 2008-08-31 19:19:18 Rating:

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