Silenor User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• MS4...
• October 29, 2016

For Insomnia "Difficulty sleeping through the night. I did sleep the first night, but then most of the next day on Silenor. The second night, tossed and turned, but slept for about 4 hours. Felt drugged the next day. Took the third night, slept off and on. Felt horrible the next day: tired, weak feeling, headache. Also leaves mouth extremely dry. Not going to take Silenor anymore."

• boo...
• August 7, 2019

For Insomnia "The first time my Dr. gave me Silenor samples, he didn't tell me it specifically helps you 'get back to sleep,' so it didn't work for me because I didn't take anything with it. A year later, I tried the 6 mg samples again. This time I added 3 mg Melatonin (time released) and 1 - 25 mg Benadryl to help me initially get to sleep. When I woke up to go to the bathroom, I COULD GET BACK TO SLEEP!! I take it every night without fail. I don't like having to make sure I've not eaten for 2 1/2 to 3 hours before I take Silenor, but it was worth it to get a good night's sleep, and I thank Jesus and my Dr. for helping me to find it! I use CVS pharmacy, and it was cheaper to get a 3-month supply ($125) from the mail-order company than going to the store. This worked REALLY WELL for me for about one and a half years!! Now I am having trouble sleeping even with my 3-pill concoction. I may try going back to Trazodone and Melatonin. We'll see..."

• Anonymous
• February 5, 2011

For Insomnia "I've been on Lunesta for 3 years and would sleep 8 hours exactly every night. Cost went to $125 a month (new insurance) and then switched to Ambien but only slept 4-5 hours a night. Tried Silenor for the first time last night and slept almost 11 hours."

• Mel...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 11, 2024

For Insomnia "Wow. I have struggled with sleep since I was a very young child. I had ADHD and had a lot of anxiety a lot of my life. At one point, I stayed awake for 5 days straight. It was terrible. Even Ambien wasn't working for me. I thank God I gave this a try as I had very little hope when it was prescribed. I take 3-6 mg depending on the night. It doesn't knock me out like Ambien would for some people but slowly slows my brain down and gives me good and deep sleep all night. The first night I slept 5 hours on it - after my bout of not sleeping for 5 days. I now sleep well every night going on three years."

• Anonymous
• January 5, 2011

For Insomnia "Just tried Silenor at the 6 mg dose, and it works great for me. I didn't think there was an alternative for treatment of insomnia until my doctor told me. I have been on the others and did not do me any good. Those would include Ambien and Lunesta. I just want to sleep, and now finally I can."

• Anonymous
• November 15, 2011

For Insomnia "I was given samples of Silenor, and I've been taking it for about two weeks. My problem is not only that I can't sleep for more than 2 hours straight, but it also takes around 3 hours to fall asleep. Anyway, I noticed that I was getting a lot of terrible nightmares right away with the Silenor. As someone who hardly ever even remembers her dreams, the nightmares were quite obviously related to the medicine. Also, the Silenor didn't help me fall asleep/stay asleep at all. My doctor switched me to Ambien, and I'm trying that for the first time tonight. Most of you had a bad experience with Ambien and are loving the Silenor, so I'm not sure how this will work out."

• Ton...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2019

For Insomnia "The vivid nightmares and feeling like sleeping all the next day made me not try it a second time. I think it’s possible because I am so sleep deprived. If I took it on a Friday night, I could laze around all weekend and maybe get back to feeling normal."

• Anonymous
• July 6, 2011

For Insomnia "My sister had a stroke 5 yrs ago and has not been able to sleep since. I read about Silenor on the internet and got her doctor to prescribe it. She has now had her first good night's sleep in almost the last 5 yrs."

• Rob...
• November 15, 2016

For Insomnia "I have had severe insomnia for about 3 years. My physician gave me 2 sample packs of 6 mg Silenor. I cut them in half to take 3 mg as needed. They worked wonderfully, and I finally got several good nights of sleep without the groggy feeling in the morning. After the samples were gone, I got my Rx filled and found out my insurance will not cover it. After having been awake for 36 hours straight, out of desperation, I paid an arm and a leg for the Silenor. The first tablet of the Rx worked, but that's it. I increased to taking 6 mg, and it still didn't work. Still no sleep. I have given up on Silenor and have gone back to a different insomnia Rx that works sometimes, but at least my insurance covers it, it only costs me $5."

• Anonymous
• August 18, 2011

For Insomnia "I use Silenor only 2 times a week, I alternate it with Ambien. Silenor allows me to sleep the full 7-8 hours but leaves me useless the next day. So I take it when I don't have to work the next day. But oh, I love the sleep I get with Silenor! Ambien allows me to fall asleep and sporadically allows me to stay asleep."

• rja...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 27, 2020

For Insomnia "Not good, had high hopes that this would allow me to sleep better. I wake up every hour at night, can go back to sleep usually within 5 mins. I tried Silenor twice and last night I woke up more often! and had to pee, not fun. I'm not taking any more."

• Anonymous
• December 29, 2010

For Insomnia "I took Silenor 6 mg and slept like a rock, but had a terrible time getting going the next morning. Although I drank coffee, I still felt groggy and in a light daze well past noon. Going to try cutting it in half to 3 mg and see if it works without the grogginess."

• Dai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 30, 2016

For Insomnia "I have had chronic insomnia for 5 years. I struggle to fall asleep, and once I'm asleep, I never sleep longer than 45 minutes to 1 hour without waking up. I take Ambien when I can afford it, so I have to limit myself to only a few times a week. I was given a sample pack of Silenor about a year ago, but the online reviews made me not want to try it. I was desperate last night, so I tried one 3 mg. My heart raced, and it did not make me sleepy. I took another half of 3 mg and finally dozed off about an hour later. The amazing thing is that even though I never felt sleepy from it like I do with Ambien, I actually slept for 3 straight hours on the Silenor. I do have a tiny headache today, so I don't know if I will take it again."

• Sha...
• June 23, 2016

For Insomnia "First night I tried a half. Fell asleep but woke up and was wide awake through the rest of the night. 2nd night took a full pill, feel heart pounding, numb fingers, can't fall asleep now, wide awake. Worse than first night."

• Anonymous
• November 17, 2011

For Insomnia "No matter what medication I take, I only sleep between 4-6 hours before waking. After trying Silenor, I tossed and turned all night, waking up every few hours and felt a bit nauseous in the morning. I was so hopeful by all the good reviews on here, I figured I'd give it a shot."

• Nel...
• March 25, 2011

For Insomnia "I have suffered from insomnia for many years. I have been on Remeron for 10 years but decided to wean off this medication. I began really having problems staying asleep after completely stopping this medication. I was so very hopeful that Silenor would work for me, but sadly after trying it for 10 nights, I have not had success. I carefully took Silenor on an empty stomach and as directed. I continue to awaken at 2-3 a.m. and cannot return to sleep."

• Cav...
• April 30, 2018

For Insomnia "I've been using Silenor on and off for about 6 months now. I haven't taken it every night; I find what works best is to cycle it on for 2-3 days, with 2 days off where I supplement melatonin (3 mg to 5 mg) on the days off if needed. I initially started using melatonin 3 mg, but I found I was waking up about 1-2 hours into the night with mini panic attacks and hallucinating; but once the anxiety settles and I recognize I'm hallucinating (within a couple minutes), the effect wears off and I am able to return to deep sleep for the remainder of the night. I now cut the dose in half (1.5 mg) and I've noticed I don't experience the anxiety/hallucinations anymore. I have also noticed that the morning brain fog/temporary memory loss does not bother me nearly as much with the half dose. As for the sleep; once I am able to fall asleep, it usually keeps me there. If you wake up, it's only for small intermittent periods, which is minor compared to what I used to experience when I wasn't using the medication."

• Anonymous
• December 30, 2010

For Insomnia "Silenor is helping me get a good night's sleep, but I feel quite 'out of it the next day.' My job requires intense focus and concentration, and this medicine is having an adverse effect on both. I'm not sure I can continue using Silenor."

• Res...
• October 27, 2010

"Well, took Silenor 3 mg twice over the past 5 days, and I have to say it works well. I noticed a difference in the quality of sleep. I feel very well rested the next day. Will keep it handy when I'm having problems sleeping through the night."

• Anonymous
• March 25, 2011

For Insomnia "I have been on multiple medications to help me sleep, however, this one has had the most adverse reactions of any other medication. Experienced quite a few neurological effects from this medication while trying to fall asleep. Also, along with that, I was experiencing quite an increase in my cardiac arrhythmia, SVT."

• pss...
• March 22, 2011

For Insomnia "I have been using Silenor for the past two to three weeks. I haven't noticed any increase in the amount I have been sleeping at all. As with most patients, my problem is not with falling asleep, but rather with staying asleep (sleep maintenance). I still seem to wake up every hour after 1 a.m. However, for some reason during the night, since I have started taking the Silenor, I am less anxious than I had been about the lack of sleep, so maybe that's something."

• Dav...
• May 15, 2011

For Insomnia "I read all the great comments here and talked to my doctor and tried this medicine. I guess you may have to give it more time than I did. I tried it for a few nights, and it really didn't work for me. But I have trouble falling asleep as well as staying asleep."

• fsm...
• December 4, 2010

"This was the 1st night in months I actually slept 8-9 hours. Took this little pill at midnight. Actually woke up at 5 am due to pain in left knee area due to a previous medial/lateral meniscus tear. Had arthroscopic surgery approximately 2 months ago but still painful, especially at night. Doctor claims pain is due to arthritis, so I sleep with a moist heating pad wrapped around the knee to ease the pain. After waking at approx 5 am, re-wrapped the heating pad around the knee and fell back to sleep within minutes. I've never been able to return to sleep in the past. I used to walk the floors after sleeping 3-4 hrs. Slept until 9:30 this morning."

• Sma...
• February 2, 2011

For Insomnia "I've been taking 6 mgs now for over a week, and it doesn't do much for me. Last night I slept maybe 2 hours. I may see if my doctor will prescribe 10 mgs doxepin. I'm really worried, as nothing seems to work."

• Cap...
• February 5, 2011

For Insomnia "I have been using generic Ambien for several years. Works great, no problems. The doctor gave me samples of Silenor - didn't go to sleep for 3 hours and then had hallucinations, which I never had before."