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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SONATA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Insomnia | Easily influenced; insomnia; memory loss | I've taken it for many years, so obviously the pros outweigh the cons. Generally, it puts me right to sleep and I have no grogginess in the morning. I learned that I have to be in bed, and ready to go to sleep immediately, before taking it. If not, I would do things that I would not normally do. I would convince myself that it was a good idea to buy whatever they were selling on TV. I had conversations with my daughter that I do not recall. I absolutely HAD to eat something. It was an occurrence last night that frightened me, but it was because I took it and then started looking at some things on the Internet instead of turning out the light and preparing to fall asleep. Apparently, I got up, got dressed and drove to the grocery store at 12:30 a.m. I made several purchases, drove home, put everything away and then must have gone to bed. I was surprised in the morning when I got up and was checking my bank account and saw a charge to the grocery store. I thought someone had stolen my debit card. I got up and went to the kitchen and discovered it was me. I have NEVER had anything this serious happen to me as a result of the Sonata. A review of this website is a relief since it appears that it was the Sonata and not me having a nervous breakdown. It may be time for a break from it. I'm sure I'll need some type of sleep aid since I have always had a difficult time falling asleep. So, I will take precautions like giving my keys to my daughter to hide at nigh | F | 54 | 10 years 10 mg 1X day | 8/16/2015 | 4 | insomnia, not staying asleep at night | sleepwalking, memory lapses, difficulty concentrating | The reason I gave this a high rating is because it does actually make me sleep. Not quality sleep by any means, but before sonata i got maybe 4 hours of sleep a week, if I was lucky. That being said, waking up in front of the coffeemaker at 4am drinking old coffee from the pot is a little disconcerting. My biggest problem with sonata is that my adhd medication negates its effects, and recently I have been getting no sleep at all because my other meds keep me up. TL;DR it might not work with your other meds and it might make you do weird stuff. | M | 16 | 2 months 1X day | 6/20/2015 | 4 | Early awakening | I take Sonata between 2:00 am and 4:00 am if I have woken and can't get back to sleep. In the mornings I sometimes experience lethargy lasting a few hours, and lapses of memory. Usually Sonata DOES promote sleep (not always). Sometimes the quality of sleep with Sonata is not good and occasionally it gives me bizarre, unpleasant dreams. | The trick with Sonata is not to take it too often. I try not to take it two nights running. It usually helps me to get back to sleep after early awakening, but the level of sleep may not be restful. The scary thing about this drug any any other sleep aid is the memory lapses. Is this occuring naturally because of my age? I don't think so. This has frightened me a little, and I take Sonata as little as possible. One other thing to consider: Alcohol will cause early awakening. Attend to that before resorting to Sonata. That said, I wouldn't be without it when I actually need. Hence the 4/5 rating. To sum up: Use it sparsely. | M | 70 | 4 years | 1/19/2008 | 3 | Difficulty falling asleep | First 2 weeks I experienced memory losses and felt out of it the next day. It does not help with early morning awakenings. At least you get to fall asleep for 5 hours. | Anybody that has problems falling asleep or early morning awakenings has an anxiety and/or depression problem. I recommend taking Xanax to help alleviate the anxiety of falling asleep. Depression is something else than can be minimized by eating Omega-3 supplements. | M | 32 | 3 months | 9/7/2003 |
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)