There are 194 ratings for the drug: ROZEREM in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for rozerem: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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1	Insomnia	Severe depression, stayed in bed and slept for three days, crying, suicidal, a complete mess.	I would advise anyone with depression issues to stay far away from this drug. I've never had depression until taking this medication. Awful drug!	F	39	2 days		1/5/2010
3	insomnia	Very vivid dreams. Nightmares. Very unpleasant.	I only slept for 5 hours. I take this medicine twice per week.	M	57	3 months		12/30/2009
1	insomnia	Hang over, groggy, dizziness, amnesia.	8mg would help me sleep but the side effects the next day were not worth it! I felt horrible!	F	41	7 days		12/29/2009
1	insomnia	very dizzy for 36 hrs after 8 mg. dose. Also woke up several times during the night.	I stopped after one dose. Didn't feel safe driving. With Ambien and Lunesta, I felt groggy the next day; but never dizzy. The Rozerem after-effects were like a buzz - also hand and neck tingling.	F	62	1 days		12/27/2009
1	insomnia	No sleep at night; extremely drowsy during the day. Work was a nightmare for one week until I realized what the problem was. When i stopped taking it, the daytime drowsiness stopped.		F	35	5 days		12/17/2009
2	Insomnia	VERY vivid dreams and nightmares. Did not fall asleep that fast. Hungover feeling the next day.	I experienced some of the same things others have experienced here. VERY vivid dreams--some of which were about me being in bed and not being able to sleep or move. Others were nightmares--strange, strange nightmares. I did not fall asleep that fast--maybe after about two hours. The next day I had a slight headache and a bit of a hingover feeling. My doctor says to give it time to work, but I might schedule that for a time when I am on vacation and don't have to work the next day.	M	44	2 days		12/8/2009 Email
4	couldn't fall asleep	did very well on 1/2 of tiny pill with just SLIGHT hangover in morning...	give it a chance as a whole pill might be too much at first...	F	75	14 days		11/29/2009
5	insomnia	heavy arms and legs stuck in a half sleep state. Then the rest was history sleeping like a baby!	I personally like this one. Ambien made me tripped out and my behavior was not normal "they gave me Ambien when I went into labor with my son to slip in a deep sleep and I woke up with the bright idea to head to the hospital and leave dad snoozin in bed because he had to work!" I like it feeling like its time to sleep guys I may be on to something!	F	26	3 days		11/16/2009
5	chronic insomnia	None	I have been on Ambien for 15 years. I have a lot of sleep eating and amnesia the next day. I cannot fall asleep. My doctor advised that Rozerem would not work for two weeks, so I took an Ambien CR with the Rozerem the first two weeks. After two weeks, I tried to go to sleep with just the Rozerem but couldn't. I then tried taking a 5mg. Ambien with the Rozerem and fell asleep right away. I will do this for two weeks and then attempt the Rozerem by itself again. I'm so excited to get off the Ambien so I can remember my actions. I have tried every other sleep aid there is, and have never fallen asleep with them.	F	54	18 days		11/13/2009
1	long-term insomnia	I finally fell asleep 5 or 6 hours after taking the drug and slept about 3 hours. When I woke up I felt extremely drugged, confused and felt like I existed in a fog. I didn't dare drive my car. Then the depression began. It became worse and worse and suddenly I began having frightening suicidal thoughts. I occasionally have short bouts of mild depression but do not need medication and have never felt depression like this or had suicidal thoughts. I only made it through the day by reminding myself over and over that it was just the drug and it would wear off. By evening I felt quite a bit better. I would never, ever use this drug again. I feel it is an extremely dangerous drug and should be pulled from the market. Where on earth is the FDA? Do they really check anything out? If I hadn't been a strong willed and rational person, I actually believe that I might have killed myself.		F	66	1 days		10/30/2009
1	insomnia/trouble falling asleep and	OMG! Anxiety, depression, EXTREME sadness, suicidal thoughts, hyper-sensativity, couldn't concentrate, worse insomnia	I would NEVER take this drug again! I realize everyone is different chemically, but for me it was almost suicide. I wasn't sure what was happening to me so I thought about the fact that I had been on Rozerem for 5 to 6 weeks. It actually worked at first for the insomnia. Little by little I started noticing me going down hill and I just didn't know why. I do have clinical depression and as long as I take my antidepressant I'm fine. I recognized the signs and wondered what the heck was going on. The ONLY thing different in my life was Rozerem. I went off of it 5 days ago, felt HORRIBLE for 2 days post, depression started lifting 3 days post, now I am back to normal. If you have ANY type of clinical depression or major depressive disorder I would say STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG!!! It almost caused a breakup in my relationship with my partner and last but not least, ruined my sex drive. I wouldn't take this drug again if I was paid to take it. I am convinced that it was doing something to my hormone levels, somehow, some way. I AM in the medical field but can't figure this one out. I really thought it was just an innocent, natural sleep aid, and apparently so did my doc. Just one more detail, I am also a recovering alcoholic and haven't touched alcohol for years. I was EXTREMELY close to drinking to get rid of the HORRIBLE depression, sadness, and anxiety.	F	55	6 weeks		10/26/2009 Email
2	insomnia	Feeling only half asleep - increase in fasting glucose.	I had very high hopes for this drug since my doctor told me that it is safe to take every night (I have had chronic insomnia for most of my life). First of all, I want to agree with those who mention a hung over feeling the next day. I would feel drowsy and drained (not much different from when I didn't sleep at all). I WOULD sleep with Rozerem but it was a creepy, half-asleep feeling - almost as if part of me was sleeping while the other part was wide awake and watching myself sleep. This has never happened with any other sleep aid. I have impaired fasting glucose and I monitor every morning to be sure I have it controlled (diet and exercise work for me). So, it is a HUGE issue for me that every night that I took Rozerem, my fasting glucose level would be extremely high in the morning. No Rozerum: normal glucose. I think this could be quite a dangerous drug - I went back to Ambien!	M	57	20 days		10/10/2009
1	Insomnia	Anger, having realized that this is nothing more than Melatonin.	Let me start by stating that I'm a clinical nutritionist and know exactly what I'm talking about. I have moreover researched this subject extensively. Rozerem is nothing more than an over-glorified, highly-concentrated melatonin, do NOT waste your time or money on this. Just go to a reputable health food store, and purchase a reputable 3 mg Melatonin formula. Look for one that included B6 for absorption. Start with 3 tablets nightly (9 mg) the first week, decrease to 2 the 2nd week (6 mg), and finally to one by week three. Your day/light cycle will be significantly restored and you will have saved a ton of cash in the process.	M	36			10/4/2009
1	insomnia	Feeling drowsy but not falling asleep and staying asleep. Wake up 5 to 7 times a night. Often experience "restless body syndrome" shortly after going to bed; arms and legs flailing out of control. This experience is frightening. Only way to stop it is to get out of bed.	This drug is about as helpful to me as OTC Melatonin. Worked a few times and that was it. I find it hard to believe that in it's testing phases it helped a significant majority of people to sleep.	M	49	10 days		9/5/2009 Email
5	early waking	very few side effects. A little sleepy during the day.	In the beginning I did have some side effects: melancholy, weird sleep, some dizzyness and nausea. But I think I had better advice from my doctor: Give it time, let it work. Now I sleep 7 - 8 hours most nights instead of 4 like the last 30 years. I still have one or two nights a week when I sleep less but still more than 4. I'll take a little sleepiness during the day in exchange. I find if I nap for 10 - 20 minutes even that goes away. Napping is also a blessing; I could never sleep during the day before. Plus I love the vivid dreams. Very entertaining. My advice is unless you are having dangerous side effects then give it a month.	F	47	6 months		9/1/2009
1	sleeplessness	kept me up most of the night, the next day was awful, felt groggy and hungover		F	54	1 days		7/26/2009
1	Help getting to sleep	Numbness and tingling in extremities. No sleep at all. Started to panic because I felt like I was on drugs. I was afraid to try to go to sleep because the symptoms were all I could focus on.	I will never take this "sleep aid" again. I wasted over $120 on this prescription. I would rather have regular insomnia than all the extra side effects this drug gave me.	F	37	1 days		7/22/2009
3	menopausal insomnia "adrenal stress	Bit druggy in a.m., but I can't say this came entirely from the Rozerem. It cleared up quickly.	It works sometimes. That's why I gave it a "3" -- Somewhat Satisfied. Not sure what the key is. Perhaps sleep quality was also governed by how I generally felt that day.	F	53	20 times		7/8/2009
2	Insomnia	It helped me fall asleep but then I would wake up every hour, fall back asleep, then another hour or two passes and I wake up, this would go on all night after I take this drug. I also felt groggy the next day.	I had high hopes for this drug. I have tried Ambien, Lunesta, Trazadone, Remeron. Ambien worked the best for me. My psych dr gave me samples of Rozerem, thank God I didn't pay for it. What a lowsy sleep aid. You fall asleep only to wake up every couple hours, there for not getting a full nights sleep and feeling crappy the next day.	F	25	2 months		6/27/2009
2	Insomnia	I felt totally wasted the following day. Definitely not a benign drug or an improvement over anything else out there. That's too bad, I had really high hopes for this drug.	I thought this one would be different.. when will i ever learn.	M	24	2 days		6/15/2009
2	why do you think?	This stuff, at 4 mg, made me high as a kite. Yes, I know, it's supposed to be harmless and have no potential for abuse. It gave me a silly buzz and made me feel rather nice...in spite of its not helping me to sleep AT ALL!	What garbage! I took half a dose because one of my brothers, who is chemically similar to me in regard to medicines, said 8 mg kept him up all night. So I take 4 mg, and get this euphoric feeling and some tingling in my nervous system (I don't know how else to put it). It kept me awake. The next day, I am dizzy and drowsy. Thanks a lot, Rozerem. You are an expensive fraud. Lunesta (3mg) works WAY better for me, despite the crap-taste the next day.	F	55	1 days		6/11/2009
1	insomnia	no sleep! breasts hurt	Rozerem did nothing for me. I might as well have taken nothing. The only affect it had on me was making my breasts very sore.	F	29	5 days		6/9/2009
1	Acute Insomnia	None	I had high hopes for this medication, but it was completely ineffective. It didn't aid with either sleep initiation, or with sleep maintenance	M	39	10 days		6/8/2009
1	insomnia	Terrible stomach pain. Felt "hung-over" slept the entire next day with flu like symptoms, including body aches. Woke about 2 hours after taking it with my skin crawling and feelings that I could not breath. Horrible experience! I wonder how long I am going to be tired? Thank goodness I took it on a Friday night and do not have to go to work!	DO NOT take this drug!!!	F	41	1 days		6/6/2009
1	Bad Insomnia 15 to 20 years	Horrible Nightmares > Snakes were crawling all over me. I never have dreams like this , till I tried 1 Rozerem.	It did not help me sleep at all. I got about 15 minutes or less and for that brief moment I slept. I had huge snkaes crawling all over my legs and feet. Scared the crap out of me. I threw the rest of the samples in the garbage.	F	52	1 days		5/13/2009
1	Insomnia	Vivid dreams, sometimes nightmares; the worst of it is dizziness that didn't start until after I had taken it about a month but has gotten very bad; nausea	I'm afraid to take this now; the dizziness lasts throughout the day, and I'm worried to drive or go anywhere by myself. I stopped taking it two days ago but wonder how long it will take to get out of my system, as the dizziness and nausea have continued.	F	43	4 weeks		5/8/2009
2	to remain asleep	drowsiness hours after awaking, slightly clouded consciousness	I took the medication hoping it would allow me to sleep more than about 3 to 4 hours, but it seldom did this. My best sleep was 4.5 to 5.5 hours. I usually awoke for a restroom visit. When I attempted to return to sleep, I was only able to attain a shallow sleep and a sensation as if I was struggling to fall asleep, as if I was "burrowing" into sleep. When the alarm rang, I still was not in a deep sleep. (I usually allowed 7 hours for sleep.) I believe I got some relief from fatigue in the first 3 months but there has been no progression in sleep duration. And, I realized I was drowsy and mildly "tipsy" long after awakening. I stopped the drug because of the drowsy after effects. I have not taken Rozerem for 5 nights and my sleep is about the same as with it. I feel "sharper" mentally without the drug. I suggest that if you take Rozerem, you take it for a short period, as I believe it is recommended, not for as long as I did. My physician regarded the drug as a long-term sleep solution and I did not find it to be.	M	63	10 months		3/29/2009
1	INSOMNIA	NO SLEEP, HUNG OVER THE NEXT MORNING, AND DIZZY ALL DAY.	THIS WAS A JOKE. I HAVE TAKEN EVRY SLEEP AIDE THER IS AND THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE WORST. DID NOTHING, I ENDED UP TAKING AMBIEN AFTER THE ROZAREM AND AM SO LOOPY TODAY.	F	41	1 days		3/27/2009
4	Problems sleeping & feeling rested	After 7 days of taking it I have not experienced any side effects.	So far it is really helping me - I feel more rested than I have in many, many months. It does not really make me go to sleep any faster but I am sleeping more soundly and feel much better.	F	53	7 days		3/26/2009
1	insomnia	insomnia	Rubbish. sleeping now worse than before	F	55	20 days		3/26/2009
2	long term insomnia; no deep sleep	Nauseous & dizzy within an hour first time. It also makes you very hungry. These problems are decreasing problem with use. Varies in speed of effect - sometimes 2 hours - sometimes 5 minutes. A real plus is I can taste my breakfast and wake up within an hour! All that other stuff I was taking dulled all my senses for about 4 hours after waking. I still do stuff without knowing I did it, though, on both ends going into sleep and coming out of it.	Intensifies problems already having - up and down all night after brief, non-restful 2 hours. Horrid nightmares over and over through partial sleep periods - like someone here describes as "having a high fever". It makes you feel like that all the time - day and night; also agitated and intensifies anxiety. Skipped my first period in 38 years and no interest at all in my man. It's getting better as time goes on though, and it's last chance so I hope it works. Have tried everything mentioned here plus herbals for months each because I've had insomnia so many years - trazedone, trypto something, valerians, lunesta, ambien & generics ambienCR, and two other the Dr's said were for "anxiety stressed war veterans". All of those either knocked me out for 3 days like anesthetic, or didn't do a darn thing but fog my mind. Actually, low dosage of Benadryl and Advil combined works as well as this stuff (see your Dr.) Ambien had worked great for awhile & then stopped totally. This drug seems a lot like Lunesta, & isn't much different than my own bad sleep pattern - and behavioral modification doesn't work w/some medical conditions. This could work in time, but I'd rather be knocked out; prefer switching back and forth from Ambien to Lunesta. It seems the effectiveness of this or anything else depends on the source of the problem - like if you have apnea vs. nerve damage vs. hormonal imbalances, etc.	F	51	3 weeks		3/22/2009
2	insomnia	taken for 8 nights,total hangover,weakness,paranoid,stressed worsten with no energy to deal with it,my dr said it would stimulate nateral meletonin, so I trusted it would help heal my imbalence.I also felt very hungery and constipated.	this stuff is going in the garbage,life is to short to live in alterd states.I felt just like I had out of surgery for 8 days,general anasthisia,a bummer trip!	F	49	8 days		3/15/2009
1	Insomnia	Took it only twice. I work for a psychiatrist who recommended it over Ambien CR. I was concerned about the addictive properties of Ambien CR, which actually works very well for me. Two nights on Rozerem produced flu-like symptoms, muscle ache, chills and dizziness. I have felt miserable for 3 days. NO MORE ROZEREM for me. I am not willing to "let it get into my system" - I can't wait until it's OUT of my system for good. Would NEVER recommend this drug to anyone.			53	2 days		3/13/2009
1	Insomnia	Insomnia, flu-like symptoms, depression, exhaustion, anxiety.	Like many other people said.... I slept much more lightly than I do on my Trazodone. I woke up constantly, and felt like I was tossing and turning all night. I had anxiety-related nightmares all night, too. The next day I had cold-like symptoms, felt like I had a fever and was constantly exhausted. I've found myself more depressed than usual, and subject to the abstract thoughts and anxiety that usually only come when I'm not on my medication. All this after only two days, so I'm not going to risk continuing and getting even worse. Back to Trazodone for me.	F	23	2 days		3/13/2009
1	Trouble falling asleep	Odd sensation of half being asleep, not a sounds sleep during the night. Next day dizziness,trouble focusing, felt like I had a fever later in the day, some nausea.	I have tried this twice, my sleep problems aren't severe enough that I have ever taken another prescription drug. This was just a bizarre experience though. The first time I tried it, I was in and out of sleep during the night, I slept worse than usual - normally I am a sound sleeper once I am actually asleep. The next day I was tired, dizzy, nauseous and had major trouble focusing on anything. Later in the day I thought I was getting the flu, it felt like I was getting a fever. The following day after that I woke up and was perfectly fine, I had NOT taken Rozerem the night before. After a few days I decided to try again, same experience - this drug is going out of my arnsenal, and judging from what I see here I am not the only one.	F	34	2 days		3/9/2009
1	Difficulty staying asleep	I took it for the first time and felt very relaxed but did not sleep a wink it seemed like. I thought that one night could not judge the effectiveness of this drug so I took it again. I had the same effect. I have been off of this pill for about a week now and I am convinced that I am not getting more than an hour of sleep a night where I was getting about 3-4 hours before starting this medication. Does anyone know how long it takes to clear out of your system? I am not sure how I am going to continue to function with such little sleep. I highly do not recommend this medication.		F	32	2 days		2/24/2009
5	sleeplessness	No side effects at all.	Without Rozarem I wake up 11-13 times a night. When I take it, I go to sleep within twenty minutes or so; I wake up around 4:30-5, but I can go back to sleep. I feel rested when I get up at 6:15. On two nights, a week apart, when I didn't take it, I woke up excessively again. I am very happy with it for now.	M	48	30 days		2/21/2009
2	insomnia	My Dr.started me on lunesta with rozerem. Told me to take both for a week then just go to rozerem. Last night I went to just the rozerem and did not sleep well at all. Was awake off and on all night. I finally took a sonata at around 3:00 am and dozed some. I don't know if I should continue or not. Kind of back to where I was before taking it.		M	59	1 weeks		2/19/2009
2	couldn't stay asleep	drowsy next day		F	60	1 years		2/13/2009 Email
1	insomnia	Excessive sleeping; drowsiness all day	I've been on and off Ambien/Ambien CR for 4 years with no side-effects, but this Rozerem knocked me out!	F	32	14 days		2/11/2009
1	Insomnia	headaches, neck and muscle pain, extreme lethargy lasting throughout the day.	I typically sleep 4-5 hours a night and occasionally have to take Ambien, but I am very high functioning and do great on a little sleep... the doctor suggested this medication (her experience is that fewer patients report side effects as compared to ambien). She also told me I needed to take it for two weeks for it to work but I can't take it any more, I can't stay awake. I am sleeping about 18 hours a day and have had to take several days off work because I am so drowsy.	F	34	10 days		2/7/2009
1	Insomnia	Felt a little sleepy and relaxed at first and then stayed awake all night. My body was numb, itchy and I had some dizziness when I tried to move about and I could not fall asleep. The following day was the worst. On top of being tired, I had an upset stomach, dizziness, and what felt like panic attacks throughout the day. Accelerated heart rate was hardest to deal with.	Worst experience ever with a sleep medication. Do not try this!!!!!	M	36	1 days		2/5/2009
2	Not sleeping well	No side effects.	I only tried Rozerem for the first time last night. It made me fall asleep faster, but I woke up several times during the night, and had a hard time falling back to sleep. That was my issue in the first place, so I guess this drug didn't really work for me.	F	26	1 days		2/4/2009
4	Severe Insomnia	Felt somewhat lethargic for the first 30 minutes after waking, but also felt refreshed and clear-minded.	The first night I took Rozerem, I experienced the best night of sleep in 13 years. I slept like a baby for nearly 11 hours and woke up feeling completely rejuvenated. It was the first time that I can recall sleeping through the night without disturbance in more than a decade. I've tried a host of other medications and alternative methods, but this is by far the best yet and I will continue to take Rozerem on an evaluation basis for the next few weeks.	M	34	2 days		1/31/2009
1	To stay asleep all night	I took the drug half hour before going to bed and I did not have any problems throughout the night. It was the next day that things started to happen. I woke up fine, somewhat droggy, but as the day went along I got droggier and developed sinus headache symptoms. As the day went along I lost all attention span and ability to think or analyze properly. Very depressed type fellings. Just terrible overall feeling. I normally do not take naps during the day but I had become so tired that I had to. During the two hours I was asleep I experienced some of the worst nightmares and hallucinations I have ever experienced and found it very hard to wake up from it. It was like watching myself thrashing about in my bed and not being able to do anything about it.	The first time I took the drug I took it for two days with all the negative symptoms on both days, so I waited a week and took it again with all the same symptoms all over again. It has scared the hell out of me, since I felt I was out of control and dangerous to myself while I was on it. I will not use this drug again and will be talking to my doctor about an alternative medicine to keep me asleep throughout the night.	M	48	3 days		1/30/2009 Email
5	insomnia related to bipolar	Take 1/2 of pill to eliminate side effects	Works well taking 1/2 of pill at bedtime or on first wakeup. My sleep is deeper and I do better the next day. Goes well with small dose of risperidone if I need it.	M	64	7 months		1/11/2009
1	Insomnia related to bipolar	up every hour, dreams so vivid did not know if I was asleep or awake. HORRIBLE drug and experience kind of like trying to sleep with a really high fever. Exhausted next day very drousy slep like a baby afternoon nap next day. I really think I have become hypersensitive to caffeine. Lets hope. never realized how much I have been consuming with coffee at the local Diner, and then diet soda during day.	skip it......ALWAYS save your money and maybe your life or sanity by checking this site before trying or buying. I have never known this site to be inaccurate.	M	48	1 days		12/31/2008
1	Insomia	all side effects listed by the drug company, especially nausea, severe roaring of the ears, confusion, dizziness, feeling as if i am dying;	this is a horrid horrid horrid drug and i cannot figure out how it is still on the market; i truly felt as if i were dying during the night and for a full 24 hours felt the worst i think i have ever felt; it intensified my already severe clinical depression; i like the analogy of sawing off my leg with a butter knife that someone else wrote, because yes, that's what i would have rather done than have taken this medication; i almost had my husband take me to the emergency room; ambien works for me and lunesta although lunesta tends to linger around in my body a lot longer; i am a nurse and know a lot about medications, and this one is BAD; i have taken it maybe 10 times because i wanted to actually make sure it was the drug and YES IT WAS; no question in my mind that this is a dangerous drug especially if you are suffering from any type of depression or mental illness, DO NOT TAKE IT! take it very very cautiously if you insist on actually trying it, otherwise leave it alone; it's very	F	41	10 days		12/22/2008
2	long term insomnia	Wanting to get off Xanax and Lunesta which had become ineffective. MD suggested Clonazepam to get me to sleep, and Rozerem to stay in a deeper sleep state. The combo worked, but I was hung-over the entire next day and very weak.	I have other health issues: bone/muscle pain and weakness from side effects of Arimidex (for breast cancer)which I also had to stop taking. The Rozerum seemed to make these things much worse, especially the weakness, and my brain was so groggy I could barely drive, had to leave work since I couldn't focus and also had amnesia. I have taken just the Clonazepam the past few nights and the side effects are less, but I have to get off these meds!!There are NO good ones out there!! Maybe hypnosis is the answer??	F	67	10 days		12/19/2008
4	Sleep issues	Occassional vivid dreams; a few unpleasent.	Haven't been on it on a regular basis but their is some inconsistancies in how well it works. However, no hang over or other noticable side effects. Have taken everything from Abmien to valium to whatever and prefer this as it is not habit forming. My Doctor is a psycologist and specializes in addition and medication. He claims it works only with certain people ( if melationin) works for you this should).	M	60			12/18/2008
4	insomnia related to bipolar	Possibly some very mild side effects but difficult to determine.	To avoid side effects, usually take less than whole pill, about one half (4 mg.) Sometimes take a tiny amount of melatonin with it (just of small chip of 3 mg. pill). Definitely helps me sleep much sounder and helps stabilize my emotions. Goes well with very small amount of risperdal, if needed.	M	64	180 days		12/14/2008
5	Considered taking it	Found out that this drug is the same as over the counter Melatonin (8 mg Px vs. 3 mg OTC). No sense in obtaining a Rx since generic melatonin is far cheaper.	Same as over the counter Melatonin (8 mg Px vs. 3 mg OTC)	M	66	0 days		12/11/2008
1	insomnia possibly due to bipolar me	rapid heartbeat, paranoia, worse insomnia, waking up every hour, headache	tried this a few days, doctor said it would take time. Sawing off my leg with a butter knife would take time too and I would rather do that than take this drug. I was having all of the side effects listed here. Regular sleep aids like ambien or sonata tended not to work or make me wired. Now I just take two or three sonata instead of one and it knocks me out instead of making me wired. Judging by comments posted and my own experience I think this stuff is crap, gonna share this website with my doc.	M	31	5 days		12/6/2008
1	insominia	moderate to severe headaches 20-30 after ingestion. have been taking few times a week for a year. worked ok for first six months, now headaches and worsened insominia when i take.		M	60	1 years		12/3/2008
1	Insomnia	Headache, mild skin rash and the most horrible experience with depression that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. First two nights I slept well and then I was back to my normal routine.	If you try this drug please write down how you feel before you take it. I didn't realize right away that it was the medication making me feel so depressed.	F	41	10 days		12/3/2008
1	chronic insomnia	A physiological state worse than insomnia.	Taken on a few occasions, each time thinking the results would be different. I never liked the way OTC Melatonin made me feel, and this stuff is the same. Undoubtedly makes things worse. Feels like being wide awake while having nightmares all night. Very weird	M	27	2 days		12/2/2008
1	Trouble falling asleep	Didn't fall asleep right away, woke up frequently, totally drugged the next day with slight dizziness, nausea, bad headache, could not wake up all day	I have trouble FALLING asleep. Once I do, though, I rarely have problems with waking up in the night. With this drug, I woke up every couple of hours. I took it when I didn't have to do anything the next day -- and I DIDN'T do anything today. Could not wake up! Maybe could have if I truly had to, but every time I'd wake up a little, I thought, ughh, gotta get up... then somehow I'd fall asleep for 2 more hours. I still have a headache at 7:15 pm the next day and I never really woke up all day. I feel like I'm in a fog. I will try a couple more times just to see if I get better with it, but THIS is not worth it.	F	31	1 days		12/1/2008
1	Insomnia, fibromyalgia	vivid dreams	I tried this once, months ago and it didn't work but I was told by my doctor that I had to let it build up in my system, it works kind of like melatonin. So I waited until the long Thanksgiving weekend to try it again. I took one the night before last, read a boring book for half an hour and went right to sleep. Had a very vivid dream, woke up 90 minutes later. Went back to sleep, woke up 60 minutes later. So it went all night. Vivid dreams (no nightmares though) and wake up... after about 8 hours of being in bed, got up, put on a movie & slept solidly for two hours. Woke feeling groggy and hungry. Second night, exactly like the first. I woke up every hour to 90 minutes all night long, feel incredibly groggy today. No way could I drive, let alone work today. I'll try it again tonight to see if I can sleep through the night--if it doesn't work tonight, into the garbage it goes!!	F	51	2 days		11/28/2008
1	insomnia	it doesn't work on me, stayed awake for hours then fell into sleep briefly, then woke up again.	it's my first time taking rozerem... should have checked this website first..	F	31	3 days		11/16/2008
1	insomnia	While taking Rozerem I was able to FALL asleep fast....however, I was awake at 1am and UNABLE to fall back to sleep!!	I've given it two nights following all "sleep-hygiene" procedures.....and with four small children I can't afford to try for a third night!!!!	F	30	2 days		11/13/2008
1	for sleep	stayed awake all night and i wish we had checked this website before buying it.. I wish we could get our money back.	DONT BUY THIS DRUG	M	63	1 days		11/7/2008 Email
1	Because I can't get to sleep	It upsets my stomach	I was on Ambien for 8 years, which put me to sleep and kept me asleep for at least 6 hours. Rozerem is a high priced sleep aid does does absolutely nothing for me. What a joke! And then have the nerve to charge double the copay.	F	57	14 days		11/6/2008
1	insomnia	one of the worst headaches I've ever had in my life. Like I had a very bad hangover, but it started 30 min. after I took it and lasted until I slept the next night when I went back to Ambien CR. Also scary haunted nightmares with ghosts and noises. I can believe the lady who said she was crazy with it. This stuff is soooo bad.		F	55	2 days		10/30/2008
1	insomnia	I had some of the worst nights of my life after taking this drug. Regular insomnia is better than taking this stuff.		F	30	3 days		10/21/2008
4	insomnia	The first couple of nights I felt hot after taking the meds. I felt like I was running a fever, but that went away after a few days.	The 1st night or two it did not make a difference. After a few days I started falling asleep sooner and sooner after taking the drug. After about 2 weeks it is working well, and I am falling asleep about 30 min. after taking it. It has been a huge help for me.	M	40	3 weeks		10/9/2008
1	insomnia	Nightmares, itchiness, sleeplessness, nausea, sick to my stomach.	I have been taking ambien and afraid of getting addicted so I tried Roserem. Worst night of my life followed by the worst day of my life. NEVER AGAIN!	M	29	1 days		10/8/2008
1	INSOMNIA	HORRIBLE NIGHTMARES, HEADACHES, DID NOT LET ME SLEEP, NEXT DAY DROWSINESS, THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD, HALF AN AMBIEN IS A BLESSING COMPAIRED TO THIS.		F	51	2 days		10/4/2008
1	insomnia	non-effective, nightmares, useless	It seems only the salesperson for the company (Rozerem) had any positive things to say about using the drug, hmmmm.	F	65	14 days		10/3/2008
1	Insomnia from fibromyalgis	Rozerem kept me awake all night.	Does Rozerem contain codeine? That also keeps me awake.	F	75	1 days		9/29/2008
1	have ic and trouble falling asleep	wide-awake, accelerated heartbeat, while at rest body was numb-like, restless leg problems, itchy.	I took it for 1 night. A half hour later my mind was clearer and less foggy but I did feel like going to bed, I thought it might work. A half hour I layed in bed and every 2 minutes I would get an itcy sensation but never in the same spot. If I laid completely still for a minute or 2 my body felt drugged and numb and I wouldn't be able to get moving easily, I was up all night with a accelerated heartbeat and a heavy chested deep breathing that felt like my heart would stop. The next day I had a bad headache and still couldn't sleep. I went to bed without taking it and still had a hard time sleeping. I may try it one more time because it was so expensive but I dought it will be any different. I have tried Ambien and Ambien CR and had trouble sleeping on them too. But I would rather take them then this one.	F	32	1 times		9/28/2008 Email
1	Insomnia	Insomnia, headache, wide awake	Total waste of money, gave me a migraine and was wide awake all night with a nasty migraine the next day	F	34	3 days		9/15/2008
1	Insomnia	No real side effects because it didn't work at all. After being awake for 48 hours I went to the urgent care center to get treatment because I can't afford to miss work and can't work when I am dead on my feet and mind not clear. Doctor would not give me even 3 tablets of cheap ambien (which will put you down....with a few side effects) but said to try this medication. It is totally worthless. If the doctor tries to give it to you.....refuse and demand something else. Chronic Insomnia is a curse that many of my family members from mother to sister to nephew deals with so I know what I am talking about.	Ineffective Drug!!! and Expensive!!!	F	43	2 days		9/14/2008 Email
5	I have chronic insomnia	first couple days after experienced some drowsiness and then it went away	I have been taking Rozerem for almost 4 months (yes, it is safe to use long-term). I think my success for using this drug is because I am a drug rep for the company and understand how Rozerem works. There is a "right way" and a "wrong way" to take it. I knew not to expect a feeling of sedation (like other sleep aids) and I also practice good "sleep hygiene", because treating insomnia has to be a lifestyle change. This is how to take it... I take my Rozerem about 9:30pm (30 min before I need to go to bed), take a warm shower, turn off the tv/computer/lights, and do anything else to prepare for bed. Then it's lights out! If you expect to be sedated, then you will certainly be disappointed. If you are searching for a way to sleep more normally (and not mask the problem), it will require a little patience and effort, but it's well worth the outcome! I'm so much happier not suffering from insomnia anymore. After about 2 weeks on the med, I started sleeping 8 ho	F	31	4 months		9/11/2008
4	insomnia	More dreams, more movement during the night	My problem has not been gettting to sleep but staying asleep, usually waking after 3 hours. Tried all the usual suspects. I take this w 2 mg melatonin, and have had better sleep the last few nights than in months.	M	55	3 days		9/11/2008
4	RLS	none	Works well for RLS, I am able to fall asleep rather quickly..a nice drift off..sometimes I wake during the night as normal to use the lav...but otherwise feel great..a bit slow to wake but, small price to pay for being able to sleep at night. Have not met the big Beaver yet though...	F	38	1 months		9/9/2008 Email
1	Primary Lifelong Insomnia	Next morning rozerem hangover, severe depression, unreality.	I took this for a week, as long as I could stand it, and it made me terribly depressed and foggy and generally strung out. Plus it didn't really help much with the insomnia.	F	43	7 days		9/9/2008
1	Chronic, severe, insomnia	Increased insomnia	I am 48 and have probably never slept normally. I have always had a parodoxical reaction to OTC medications that are supposed to cause drowsiness. For instance a cold medication that "causes drowsiness" will keep me up all night. I have had sleep studies and am now using a CPAP mask, however the mask does no good if you can't get to sleep. My sleep specialist does not like sleeping pills and so has tried Terazodon (sp?) which did not work but at least did no harm. Now I have been on Rozerem for two weeks. I have lost every gain that I had made with the CPAP mask. It takes over an hour to fall asleep and I am awake three or four times during the night for up to an hour at a time. I am discontinuing the Rozerom. However, to his credit, the doctor did not think that Rozerem would work.	M	48	14 days		9/8/2008
1	waking after 3 hours sleep nightly	There were vivid, very disturbing dreams. I had a spacey feeling all day after taking it, and worst of all, I was overwhelmed with a feeling of sadness, deep dark sadness. I tried it again and the same thing happened. Now I have the sensation that my heart is in my throat.	I would rather deal with the difficulty sleeping and tiredness than the way this makes me feel	F	54	2 days		9/8/2008
2	could not fall sleep stay upfor day	worst headache of my life,sleep all day long,was up half the night,and i was sleep all day long it was like did not take anything	and it cost me 131.00 USD	M	21	2 days		9/2/2008
1	Insomnia	This drug worked great - the first 2 or 3 times I used it. No side effects, no bad dreams. It got me to sleep - but didn't really keep me asleep long. I'd wake after about 4 hours. It then began taking longer and longer to work..30 minutes at first, then 45, 60 minutes. I'm on my 2nd 30 day supply....the effectiveness is now zero. I took it at 9:30 pm, it's now 2:00 am, and I'm more awake now than during the day. I have a feeling most others will experience the same thing...just use the samples the Doc gives you for at least a couple nights of releif. The effectiveness is non existent after taking it a half dozen times. You may as well take a Smartie - it'll have the same effect after a couple of weeks. Too bad, i was hopeful at first :(		M	43	2 months		8/26/2008
1	insomnia	nausea, stomach cramping, zonked for 24 hours	I felt heavily sedated and nauseous just about 30 minutes after taking. It knocked me completely out. Woke up with horrible stomach cramps twice & used the bathroom. Slept 12 hours straight, then spent another 12 hours trying to walk without a wobble, trying to focus, trying to shake off horrible drowsiness, grogginess, and doped-up feeling -- all without success. I lost 24 hours basically. I was afraid to drive. I did sleep, but the cost was too great. Not going to take any more of this stuff. It's way too heavy duty and strong for me.	F	62	1 days		8/22/2008
1	started sleep walking on ambien	On this medication,I could not wake completely up while having sleep apnea, slow shallow breathing which I would then stop breathing and body would jerk and twitch before I would take another breath, this went on for some time before I could wake completely up. Extremely bad experience. I had bad headache and eye ache when I did wake up. After an hour of being awake had to lay back down and slept most of the day since I was not really functional. Feel out of sorts, groggy, and arms and legs feel heavy. Mild stomach upset.	This medication took a few hours before I felt sleepy.Finally went to sleep 2 hours after taking medication (11pm) and finally could wake up at (7:30-8:00am) but had to lay down and slept again until 1:30pm. I tried Lunesta before this and felt too groggy and out of sorts for a few hours in the mornings. I will not take this medication again since the side effects were so drastic. Will be contacting my doctor first thing Monday morning.	F	49	1 days		8/22/2008
4	Insomnia	None so far	Grant it I've only been on it for one night, but the first night was the first time I had slept all the way through the night in weeks. This is a great drug. I have no sluggish feeling during the day. It does have different effects for different people, I would say try it.	M	20	1 days		8/17/2008
5	Insomnia from PTSD	None	I can't believe how well this worked for me. I read the reviews on this site before taking it and was pretty freaked out by others' experiences. After a long period of serious insomnia, the Rozerem worked within the first 30 mins of my first dose. I have felt absolutely no side effects (and I am someone who often experiences side effects) and have been completely satisfied with this drug. It might be of note that I take this along with Lexapro, which I also completely endorse. To be fair, the Lexapro probably reduced my anxiety and depression levels enough to allow for the Rozerem to work, but my sleep cycle was so disturbed by my PTSD, that even as I began to get that under control, I still could not sleep at all at night- until the Rozerem. I've had a couple nights over the last few days where I didn't need the Rozerem at all, so just skipped it and had no problems with that, either. In fact, I'd just complete the samples my provider gave me, but I think I'm going to ask for a	F	31	10 days		8/13/2008
3	frequent waking, ineffective sleep	The next day I felt mildly over-relaxed; sort of like the feeling I get after coming out of a sauna.	I've only used it 1 day, so my comments may not have much weight. I did sleep better. I like the way I gently drifted to sleep, as opposed to finally conking out after tossing and turning. I would have slept until my alarm went off, if my wife's nightmares didn't wake me. I could also remember my dreams, which were not at all scary or weird. I hope the effects were actually due to the drug, rather than coincidence. If so, I'd up my rating.	M	52	1 days		8/13/2008
1	insomnia	nightmares	i was just looking up rozerem to see what other people were saying. i have been on it for 3 weeks to try to get me off of ambien. it hasn't helped at all. i also had really bad nausea during work. also had bad nightmares. i have also become extremely extremely irritable during the day. i am definitely going to go off this now!	F	27	30 days		8/10/2008
1	insomnia from axiety	horrible headache the first morning. then terrible nightmares.	the second night, my nightmares were so detailed and it was like i couldnt wake up from them. then, when i finally did wake up, i was so paranoid and axious that i couldnt go back to sleep.	F	16	2 days		7/25/2008
1	Not getting deep enough sleep	Insomnia; nausea; morning grogginess	Probably got into deeper sleep, but it made me sick a half hour after taking it, woke up during the night with nausea as well, and then well into the next day. Skipped a day to make sure it was the pill and not something else that was making me sick. Not a good trade-off. Gotta function during the day. I like Midnite (get it at Walgreen's; herbal over-the-counter) better.	F	41	3 days		7/22/2008
1	Innsomnia from PTSD	This is the scariest drug I have ever seen in my life, I had some kind of bizarre psychotic episode between states of mania, acting like an animal, wanting to bang my face into the mirror, catatonic states, please never take this it's terrible	I had only slept 3 hours in 4 days before taking the 8 mg hoping to drift off to peace land. After feeling a burning sensation in the back of my head (cerebellum area of brain) and laying in bed for 1.5 hrs. I got up and literally went insane, pupils were very scary, tremors, I thought I might have a seizure or heart attack,then the insanity began. My husband was terrified and I was so scared to go to the hospital because I knew that would land me in the pysch ward with heavy drugs. Thank god the spell broke after another hour, but now I am still up with innsomnia at least I'm not crazy though. By the way I have never had any kind of episode like this in my life. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS ONE I THINK IT WILL PROBABLY BE ONE OF THOSE THE DRUGS THAT TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY "MISTAKENLY" FORGOT TO TELL THE FDA ABOUT THE REAL RESULTS OF THEIR STUDY	F	30	1 days		7/18/2008
2	insomnia	Pain in hand joints after taking pill for 7 days. Continued taking and pain got worse. Stop taking one day and pain was gone. Tried it againa and pain came back.	It took about 3 weeks before it seem to work but my hand pain was so bad that I could not hold a pen. It's been 3 days since the last pill and some joint pain left but much better. Anyone else have this reaction?	F	42	3 weeks		7/10/2008
1	insomnia	none	didnt work at all:( used it for a week....nothing. then another, still nothing! everyones different, but it doesnt seem to phase chronic insomnia	F	23	2 weeks		7/2/2008
3	Insomina	Stoned feeling. Lethargy. Does NOT put you to sleep.	Its good stuff...except for the fact that it doesnt put you to sleep for 8 hours. I fell asleep by 11, and woke up at 12:30...WIDE awake...then 15 min later I go into this nice, deep, relaxation...but I cant sleep. I just stayed up looking up random sh*t on the internet. I probably read a dozen articles on Wikipedia and finally fell asleep 2 hours later. This is my first sleep med other than over the counter crap which really never works. Im too scared to try Ambien...I've heard way too many horror stories.	M	25	1 days		6/30/2008
2	chronic insomnia	Hangover like headache, you cannot take this if you need to work the next day.	The only positive thing I can say about it is the next day I can take normal catnaps which are near impossible otherwise.	M	44	2 days		6/27/2008
5	chronic insomnia	sleeplessnes for first week	I am a Rozerem patient and also work in a sleep clinic. I am educated in all the sleep aids on the market and I can tell you that although the BZRAs (Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata) all make you feel sleepy and knock you out for 8 hours, they are not safe (ie sleep-walking, respiratory depression, addiction, contraindications with other meds, etc.) Rozerem might take a while to work, especially for those that have been on BZRAs previously (these meds also have a rebound effect when stopped) but will "mimic" normal sleep. We're not supposed to feel drugged when falling asleep, just drift off to sleep. Like a lot of patients, I was a little disappointed in the first week because I didn't sleep at all! But after that I started falling asleep faster and faster, and now sleep for about 7 hours a night. Stick with it! Sweet dreams :)	F	33	7 months		6/11/2008
2	To get to sleep	Couldn't fall asleep. Then waking up frequently through the night. Felt refreshed somewhat in the morning, but very very droggy at work the whole day. Couldn't stay awake in the afternoon.	I got a little more sleep during the night than usual. But disappointed that it didn't keep me asleep. I hated the day after...in the afternoon I needed to go to bed so bad, but had to tough it out at work. I won't consider continuing this medicine	F	42	1 days		6/6/2008
3	Insomnia, frequent waking	Hypersomnia (excessive sleep)	This medication works differently but there are some ways to manipulate it. To fall asleep the fastest and feel tired the longest it can be taken after a "fatty" meal. The fats increase the sedative effects. Only problem is that when used like this it results in a fatigue that can last well into the next day so its best done when you don't need to do anything the next day. Insomnia and frequent waking returned about five days into the regimen even whan taken as directed (away from fatty meals). Resulted in some irritability and sedative efects never came back after first week. I also take an antidepressant to try to help my sleep so there may have been some unofficial interactions though the official website and MDs say it doesn't react with anything.	M	39	18 months		5/30/2008
3	insomnia, anxiety	nightmares, restlessness, unable to stay awake the next day	I had such bad dreams that I chewed through the inside of my lip until it bled and injured my arm thrashing about. I felt drugged until dinnertime the next day. Tried it again the next night, same thing. Now I take 1/2 pill at night with Ativan for sleep with much better results. Not groggy, but wake up several times during the night. Better than not sleeping at all, but still not great. Better than ambien night terrors.	F	50	180 days		5/23/2008
2	Anxiety induced insomnia	exasperated insomnia, strange tingling/burning sensation in sinuses	8mg (the standard dose) had lost effectiveness after some time of use, I was just upped to 16mg and about one half hour after taking the 2 pills I was awake and wired. possibly 12mg, one and a half pills, could work, but from doing nothing to making my insomnia worse, doesn't seem likely	M	19	6 months		5/21/2008
5	insomnia induced by shift-work	The most notable side effect was next-day vertigo, but that was my fault, being that I was so desperate to sleep, I doubled the dose to 16mg. (stupid me.) At the recommended dose I experienced very few or no side effects.	It is extremely important to note that Rozerem is different than any other sleep medicine; (as mentioned in another comment, Rozerem is not a "knock-out" drug!) it is designed to re-set your circadian rhythm to a normal "night=sleep" "day=awake" routine. Think "super-melatonin". It is vital to understand that this re-setting of the "body-clock" is a gradual process, sometimes requiring weeks of consistent, daily therapy. It should be taken at EXACTLY the same time every night, without fail; pick a realistic bedtime and stick to it! For Rozerem to be successful as an insomnia therapy it must be used with a high degree of patience. Note: If you have recently taken Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, et al., Rozerem will not work right away, since withdrawal (rebound insomnia) from stopping these other sleep meds can persist for 7-14 days. Give your body a few weeks to adjust.	M	28	1 years		5/11/2008 Email
1	insomnia! Duh!	1st night i was to awake to fall asleep,and too sleepy to stay awake!,bad nightmares..kinda like being in a deep transe,not asleep,aware of what was going on, but couldnt quite get all the way asleep.2nd night up and down all night,no rest.3rd night, i went to ER to get a shot in the ass to put me out of my misery!4th night,threw all pills in toilette!! this rozerem is a crock! may have well eat chocolate and drank a dew and just stayed up!	product sucks,doesn't help,only makes it worse	M	37	4 days		5/4/2008

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