SONATA Reviews (ZALEPLON)Average Rating: 2.8 (133 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SONATA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SONATA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Insomnia | WIRED. This medication not only failed to make me sleep it actually woke me up I tossed and turned all night, my teeth were clenched as well. Am I allergic to this??? How could I have the opposite effect??? | Never again | F | 54 | 1 days 5mg 1X day | 7/20/2021 | 1 | Insomnia | Took a 5 mg at 9:30 pm and was wide awake. At 1:00 am, I took another and spent the rest of the night wondering if I was really sleeping or not. It's now 6 am and I'm wide awake and anxious. No more for me! | F | 50 | 1 days 5 1X day | 9/28/2020 | 1 | insomnia | I have anxiety disorder and was having a lot of anxiety - I was having trouble sleeping and took sonata - I fell asleep ok but I woke up at 4am and couldn't go back to sleep! I also had increased anxiety, agitation, difficulty concentrating and depression. | This drug should NEVER be prescribed to someone who has anxiety!!! | F | 47 | 5 days 10 1X day | 2/6/2016 | 1 | Insomnia& awakening after a few hrs | Sleeplessness, anxiety, racing thoughts, feeling jittery and wired, stomach pains, sweating and hot/cold sweats | I had been taking Ambien for years and was used to getting a full nights sleep because of it. All of the sudden it stopped being so effective for me. I would awaken after only 3 hours of sleep. Dr switched be to Sonata. I expected it to work in the same manner. (Fall asleep quickly) NO SUCH LUCK. I took this medication and experienced the worst night of my life! I didn't sleep AT ALL! I mean none! I felt wired and anxious and sleepy but couldn't even doze off for a short period. Then I started sweating and shaking and had extreme stomach cramping. I literally laid in bed for 7 hours feeling like I was losing my mind! I would rather get 3 hours of sleep on Ambien. | F | 39 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 11/24/2015 | 1 | Insomnia | Horrific tinnitus. Brain fog. | I was prescribed this medication at Mayo clinic for my severe insomnia. On the second night after taking it, I developed severe ringing in the ears… Horrific buzzing sound. I have had it every night since then. Two nights ago I stopped taking it, and now miraculously the sound is gone. It also caused severe next day drowsiness, brain fog and general feeling of being unwell. I have barely been able to function for the last few months on this horrible drug. Although it is advertised as having a short half-life, in me the effects last up to 18 1/2 hours. | F | 50 | 4 months 5 mg | 11/8/2015 | 1 | Insomnia, Anxiety | Hallucinations, energy | I took it at 1 this morning, and I'm now writing this at 6 am. Tired? No no no. But man, have I been tripping balls! It started with my phone feeling weird, like the case was crumpled cheap tin foil. Texting became a challenge. First the buttons became hard to press and would stick. I have an iPhone. Then the words on the screen decided to show off them moves like jagger and formed a conga line. Then I was transported to the titanic as it was sinking, because my spring matress turned into a waterbed. Sensations WERENT the only form of hallucinations either. I'm assuming math hates me as much as I hated it, because geometric shapes flew at me, hovered around me, and just stares at me. I got a special guest apparance hailing all the way from gnomes lair in south park, Colorado, the underwear gnomes! They've seem to have refined their tastes though, as they tried to pull the blanket off of the bed and take it. Once they saw themselves out, the Wild Wild west decided to swing on by unannounced. Tiny toy horses everywhere. Now don't get me wrong, sonata isn't all bad, it's slightly magical. It has the magical ability to make all technology 3D. My iPhone, kindle, Macbook, even my ancient tubular TV that was all the rage back in the 90s. Apple may have invented retnia display, but Steve Jobs MUST be rolling over in his grave because of king pharmaceuticals stroke of genius. 3D AND YOU DONT NEED GLASSES?! It's 2015, it's about time. TL;DR- I would rather stay up all night and | F | 21 | 1 days 20MG | 5/10/2015 | 1 | Insomnia | Headache, stomach upset, dizziness, hangover, depression, brain fog | F | 41 | 3 days 5 mgs | 3/2/2015 | 1 | Sleep aid for a sleep study | I was stuck in a half awake state. I had really vivid, disturbing dreams. I didn't feel rested at all in the morning and the following day I had no appetite and was extremely depressed. I would never take this again. | F | 43 | 1 days 10mg | 3/16/2014 | 1 | Insomnia | Experienced confusion, anger and depressed thoughts, unable to function. I would avoid this like the plague | M | 53 | 5 days 10 1X day | 2/19/2014 | 1 | Insomnia | I sleep for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs max - have tried taking 2nd dose and wake up another 2hrs later with awful migraine. Hallucinations. I sleep better/longer with Benadryl based sleeping aids - disappointed. | F | 56 | 6 days 10 - 20mg | 10/10/2013 | 1 | Difficulty falling asleep | Madness. Hallucinations. Could not sleep. In fact the accident opposite. Heard voices in my head. Severe headache and what felt like menstrual cramps. Awful experience. | F | 34 | 1 times 10mg | 5/31/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | Doesn't work at all for me. Took 20mg 2 hours ago and I'm still wide awake! Ambien works the best. | F | 50 | 2 weeks 20 1X day | 1/23/2012 | 1 | jet lag, sleep on long flights | I have to travel for work. I can never sleep on long flights, and have terrible jet lag once arriving overseas. Doctor prescribed Sonata to take on plane, and to sleep at right time once overseas. It had the OPPOSITE effect on me - terrible insomnia, revved up feeling. | I need something that acts quickly to help me sleep on planes and to fight jet lag, but it's NOT Sonata! I tried it 3 times, just to make sure it wasn't a fluke. Twice on flights and once while jet-lagged - same thing - wired me, made my mind race. | F | 49 | 3 days 10 1X AN | 1/1/2012 | 1 | For sleep | It was the most horrible night of sleep I have had in a very long time. My legs couldn't stand still, I was nauseas, but the worst is that going on 48 hrs I am still suffering from vertigo | Not for human use | M | 56 | 1 days 1 x 30mg 1X day | 6/15/2011 | 1 | insomnia | worse insomnia, hallucinations, agitation, panic attack | I was completely wired and agitated and had a panic attack because the dream-like hallucination I had was so creepy. I was scared to go back to sleep, which was alright I guess considering I couldn't anyway. Thank god it only lasts 4ish hours. | F | 20 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/4/2010 | 1 | chronic can't sleep more than 6 hrs | WORSE! Woke up after 5 hours, even though still exhausted. Body & mind have been totally drained after some of my worst months ever of NEVER being able to stay asleep longer than 5 or 6 hours. Desperately need restorative sleep, but this woke me up! And my whole day has been ruined so far. I never get headaches, but had such a bad headache & NECK-ache I had to take ibuprofin. My ONGOING always-hungry, never-satisfied issue is TRIPLE-BAD today = I am eating constantly yet feel I am STARVING. And, nearly 17 hours after taking it, I still feel like a complete ZOMBIE = FOGGY in a not-my-usual foggy way; "out of my body"; even my bones and muscles feel DRAINED. I hope I have given some validation to anyone else who has had such weird affects. I thought this was a MILD drug = but I am ultra-sensitive to "everything", so I probably should not be surprised! | TRUST YOUR BODY & YOUR DEEPEST INTUITION, everyone! Blessings! | F | 58 | 1 days 5 mg. 1X day | 5/20/2010 | 1 | insomnia | I tossed and turned all night, fully waking up at least every hour. I had a horribly, terrifying hallucination or dream-- it was hard to tell whether or not I was awake or asleep, but I woke up screaming, crying, and too scared to sleep for another hour. At least I did not feel a hangover effect the next day. | F | 23 | 1 days 1X AN | 5/1/2010 | 1 | Insominia | made me hyper. Just the opposite of what it was supposed to do. I have had about 21 hours of sleep in 6 days. Ambien CR didn't work either. B ut the Ambien did knock me out for a couple of hours. | Don't like this drug. Used one night, will not use again. | M | 46 | 1 days | 1/6/2009 | 1 | lack of sleep | Med works in reverse - Its 5am and I am here typing... | The few times I have taken the sonata (at about 11 or 12am) I have not been able to fall asleep for 5-6 hours. If I do drift into sleep then would wake up after only a few hours of sleep and be very tired. | F | 49 | 3 days | 6/4/2008 | 1 | Insomnia | Um... Insomnia. | I might as well have taken a crap in a pharmacy, asked a pharmacist to put it in a bottle, and sell it to me for $60. The most worthless "sleep aid" ive ever taken. I might as well watch a Meg Ryan movie to fall asleep. Damn. | M | 21 | 2 weeks | 4/27/2008 |
SONATA (ZALEPLON): This medication is used for a short time to treat people who have trouble falling asleep. If you have other sleep problems such as not being able to sleep through the night, this medication may not be right for you. Zaleplon is known as a hypnotic. It works on certain centers in the brain to relax you and help you fall asleep faster. FDA Approval Date: 1999-08-13 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)