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 |
| 5 | not being able to sleep | Only side effect is I'm getting up at anywhere from 4:00AM to 5:00AM, my normal was 7:00 to 8:00AM, this is good for me. I'm getting things done that I need to do, that I couldn't do before. | F | 55 | 20 MG 1X O | 3/11/2011 | 5 | Trouble falling asleep at night | Dryish mouth; if you end up doing something else (which takes great effort), you'll hallucinate. DO NOT DRIVE on it. Increased heart-rate, but that could be because I get frustrated when I can't sleep. | It definitely puts me to sleep. The first cycle, I was amazed at how fresh it felt. After being off for a few weeks, I went back on it, but woke up groggy, but I'm still trying to sleep without meds, so I don't take it until later at night which doesn't leave enough hours for sleep before morning. WAY better than ambien which made me puke foam. Mild. | F | 34 | | 11/5/2004 | 4 | Insomnia | It puts my brain to sleep but not my body; my husband says I twitch like mad in my sleep when I take it | F | 35 | | 4/20/2007 | 4 | Insomnia | Loved it the first year -- worked extremely quickly for taking with middle-of-the-night awakenings so I got back to sleep. But it has lost all effectiveness now. I have to take 10-20 mg and only lasts 2-3 hours. I end up taking my whole 30 day supply in a few nights and am still up several times per night. I even wondered if the last few bottles were placebos....sometimes I would take 2-3 pills over an hour and still be awake. Loss all effectiveness for me. | I never had side effects with Sonata, but horrid ones with Ambien, Ambien CR and Lunesta: night wandering with total amnesia, cooking and eating with no memeory. Woke up one time in bed with a grilled cheese sandwich and had left the stove on downstairs. Even gained weight from pigging out at 3 AM in bed without knowing it (except for the mess!) No memory whatever. Was afraid I might drive somewhere so I stopped and flushed the remainder. | F | 57 | | 1/2/2010 | 3 | | 1/6/2005 | 2 | | 11/17/2004 | 2 | M | 34 | | 5/17/2007 | 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 | 4 | Early wake up. | None | When I wake up, usually between 2-3AM, I take 5mg and sleep another 2-3 hours, which is what I need. Take 5-7 nights a week. No side effects or "hangover." Have tried all the other sleep aids, only regular Ambien was effective. Ambien CR did not seem to work. | M | 67 | 1 days | 9/9/2007 | 3 | Trouble falling asleep | Hallucinations | I made the mistake of staying up on Sonata in order to spend time with my significant other and I had the strangest yet most wonderful hallucinations. I actually quite enjoyed it, it felt like the universe opened up and shined its light upon me, I felt as if I had taken a bite of the forbidden fruit and gained the knowledge of all. I then proceeded to have wonderful sex with my partner and it was quite lovely. I felt as if we were in the midst of a forest on a fall evening and I heard the whisperings of magical creatures of the woods all around us. After that and after he fell asleep, i created some absolutely wicked art pieces. It didn't put me out but I gained even greater sex and my long since dead and dried out creativity. That's a fine trade. | F | 23 | 1 days | 7/14/2015 | 3 | Severe insomnia | 2 hallucinations that really scared me!!! | F | 52 | 1 days 10mgs 1X day | 6/25/2022 | 2 | Insomnia | Still wide awake. Took it an hour ago and nothing | F | 34 | 1 days 5-10 | 2/13/2012 | 2 | Insomnia/frequent waking | Muscle twitches. Also, a weird tingly feeling in my hands and feet if I deliberately attempted to control the twitching, like electricity was building up in my limbs. So weird! Also, dizziness. | This medicine did not work at all for me. Not only did it still take forever for me to fall asleep, but I still woke up every hour all night. | F | 21 | 1 days 10 MG 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 2 | Insomnia | Doesn't work. I took 10 mg 6 hrs ago and nothing. I just took another 20 mg about 1/2 hour ago, nothing still. I'm used to ambien. I went to my doctor today and asked for a different sleep med only because the ambien was wearing off. I was waking up after 4 hours on it, and having to take another dose. But, that's alot better than not sleeping at all on this stuff. | I'm calling my doctor tomorrow to get another prescription for ambien. I've tried everything...from lunesta to trazadone. I was hoping Sonata would be effective, but I haven't even begun to get sleepy yet. | F | 34 | 1 days | 6/20/2006 | 2 | insomnia | Hallucinations | I am an RN and took this drug for sleep. I started having hallucinations about an hour after taking it. The valance on my windows started turning into faces and other odd experiences. I even burst into tears out of fear. Very frightening and would not take it again | F | 40 | 1 days | 3/14/2007 | 1 | Insomnia | Made me drowsy, but the drug is not powerful enough to remove any anxiety associated with insomnia. The drowsy effects deminish after an hour or so. The next day, I felt worse than I would if I'd not taken anything and gotten zero sleep. | If your insomnia is caused by anxiety, Sonata is not for you. Take something stronger like Xanax or Ambien. | M | 42 | 1 days | 6/10/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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)