Zaleplon User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Tin...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 13, 2020

Zaleplon for Insomnia "I have had insomnia since I was a teenager. By having little sleep made me susceptible to being sick a lot as a young woman. Once I was prescribed Lunesta by my psychopharmacologist, it really helped, but over many years I became kind of 'immune' to it. My doctor recently prescribed Sonata, and I love it. It is gentle and does not leave a hangover. I take it before I go to bed, and it usually helps me right away."

• Zal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 11, 2022

Zaleplon for Insomnia "The effect of zaleplon is very much like the effect of zolpidem tartrate (Ambien), but zaleplon feels weaker to me. I used 5 capsules total in a night, 1 then 2 then 3 at later times, but the drug did not put me to sleep. Zaleplon tablets may be more effective than zaleplon capsules."

• Bri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 26, 2022

For Insomnia "At 10 mg, does not relax, trigger any symptoms not limited to no impact of drowsiness. Followed ritual of no alcohol, warm shower, no electronics, limited sex, no food, don’t smoke, no exercise, no TV several hours after taking the script to give it every chance to help. :) Ineffective: waste of money."

• Cra...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 14, 2017

For Insomnia "I have GAD and always had trouble sleeping, not so much falling asleep, but I wake up about 10 times a night. I can't take any of the hypnotics or even Benadryl because they make my anxiety worse. My doctor prescribed Zaleplon over a year ago, 10 mg, 2 times a night if needed, and it worked wonders. It's been a long time since I have needed it, but it seems to be when the seasons change and it gets dark early. This time around, I have taken it now 3 times, and it felt like it did the opposite and kept me awake all night. I thought it may be because I ate late or because I was expecting it to knock me out and I didn't feel a thing. Trying it again one more time on an empty stomach, hoping that will do the trick."

• Anonymous
• February 14, 2009

Zaleplon "I took Tylenol PM for several years, and then I started needing more help. I was not able to go to sleep and stay asleep. My doctor prescribed Sonata. It is mostly wonderful. My doctor prescribed 10 mg. If I take 10 mg, I have terrible nightmares. So, I take 5 mg about an hour and a half before I go to bed. It does not work immediately on me. I also take 2 Tylenol PM tablets. Sonata helps me go to sleep, and Tylenol PM helps me to stay asleep. Even if I wake up in the middle of the night to go to the restroom, I usually don't have difficulty going back to sleep."

• Mat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 22, 2020

For Insomnia "I've been struggling with 3 AM racing heart wake-ups that make it hard to go back to sleep and hoped this would be just the drug: short half-life, quick onset, seemingly low dose. Unfortunately, I got almost no benefit and plenty of side effects. I do get a little sleepier after I take this, but I don't sleep any more (~1-2 hours) than I do just trying to get back to sleep on my own, and I feel MUCH worse the next day: anxious, cognitively useless, and more tired than I am after my normal insomnia. The cognitive effects are mild but a little alarming: I make so many sloppy mistakes, can't recall words, forget chores I walked in a room to do (absent-mindedness, not dementia), can't keep things in mind, etc. Haven't suffered these downsides on any other sleep meds and see no upside to this one, so I won't take it again."

• Chr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 27, 2021

For Insomnia "Works very well for me. It even helps me get in a good mood before going to sleep. I fall asleep fast, stay asleep all night, rest well, and waken somewhat refreshed, having received a good night's sleep. If I do wake during the night, I find I am able to go right back to sleep with no issues."

• tex...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 11, 2020

For Insomnia "I tried zaleplon over 3 years ago. It did not work and made me feel strange. After trying 2 others, I finally got Triazolam .25 mg. What a world of difference. Been using it for 3+ years. Its rating is 3 points higher than zaleplon. Triazolam has given me no side effects."

• Goo...
• December 28, 2020

For Insomnia "I took this medicine once long, long ago before I even reached 18 years old. I had an exam back then, and I couldn't sleep. This medicine gave me the worst hallucinations in my entire life and I couldn't sleep at all that night."

• Jon...
• February 6, 2013

For Insomnia "I would rate this a 10 if it worked all night. I take the generic Zaleplon. It will make me drowsy in about 30 minutes, and I will fall asleep; usually with the TV on a timer. I used to take Xanax and a few cocktails, but wanted something different. I wake up about 4-5 hours later and sometimes get back to sleep sporadically; sometimes not. Now, I take 2.5 mg Xanax, then 30 minutes later take the Zaleplon and shortly after another 2.5 mg Xanax (I half one 5 mg Xanax and take it separately). I still wake up earlier than I want to, but I'm not sure there's anything I can do about that until I relieve some stress."

• The...
• June 30, 2017

For Insomnia "I suffer from high anxiety and manic depression. I have had trouble getting to sleep for years and sometimes would go days without sleep, causing insomnia on top of everything I deal with, making me feel like I'm going nuts. After being up 3 days straight, I broke down, told my doctor I needed something to help me sleep, and he gave me zaleplon. I thought, sure, why the hell not? Worst thing that could happen is it doesn't work, right? Turns out it not working was the worst thing that happened. Not only did the crap not work, but I stayed up a 4th night waiting for it to make me tired. I might as well have taken nothing. At least with nothing, you're not anticipating things that won't come. Man, Benadryl works better than this. Waste of time and money."

• COr...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 22, 2020

For Insomnia "This zaleplon has worked for me at times, sometimes for periods of 6 months. Other times it does absolutely nothing, and I go back on Ambien, which usually works for me if I stop everything and lay down to let myself sleep. I have switched back and forth from Ambien to zaleplon with periods of just cleansing out and giving up on sleep with an accepting attitude and doing without. Usually, Ambien is better for me, but I have seen a friend go absolutely hallucinating crazy on one Ambien once, so I know for a fact there are some people who cannot tolerate this drug. It’s never affected me that way. Just helped me go to sleep but has never helped me stay asleep for an entire 7-8 hours, ever! Neither of the medications."

• Sle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 4, 2017

For Insomnia "5 mg dose does nothing for me. This is the second occasion I've tried it, and it's not working for me. I'll check with my doctor to see if I need a higher dose. I previously had 10 mg of Stilnoct, a European brand. One of those, and I was out ten minutes later."

• an_...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 18, 2015

For Insomnia "I was prescribed this drug for insomnia. I never felt it kick in, so as an experiment, I stayed up waiting to feel it. I never did. When I took it before bed, I found waking and functioning the next morning rougher than the time I hadn't been on the medication. I stopped this medication because I felt worse taking it."

• Onc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 13, 2021

For Insomnia "I saw the reviews, and thought nah, it’ll do me good. HA! Y’all were right!! I’ve been on five different sleep aids plus over-the-counter stuff. Ambien quit working. Lunesta gave me a hangover. Seroquel sent me to ICU. (Awful drug!) Remeron nope! Gabapentin no, but did help with nerve issues because of my neck. And now Zaleplon (Sonata). With the first two, I slept through the night. The others, just couldn’t sleep. So on to this... well... got to sleep, but this I swear has an alarm clock saying “WAKE UP!”"

• Anonymous
• August 4, 2008

"Overall, this drug does help me sleep. My only problem with Sonata is that I wake up feeling groggy and somewhat like I have a 'hangover.' I feel that it also lost its effectiveness the longer I have been on it. I do, however, like that it lasts for a 4-hour window of time versus the traditional 8 hours."

• jd ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 6, 2022

For Insomnia "So expensive my insurance would not pay for it. I said how about the generic. The man said that was the generic, so back to Ambien. I live in a one-pharmacy town, and the guy working there was someone I never seen there before, so I don't know if he was even looking at the right thing on the computer. I did not get it, so I don't know if it works or not."

• hsc...
• November 26, 2011

Zaleplon for Insomnia "Like Ambien, it's good for a solid four hours, but then I wake up totally unable to go back to sleep without taking another dose. It's good if you only need help getting to sleep."

• phl...
• July 25, 2017

Zaleplon for Insomnia "Mother passed away; had to quit my job after 19 years; had surgery on my left hand; had to be retrained. Definitely had a hard time sleeping with all of that going on. Sonata was the answer for me!!!"

• Sle...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2019

Zaleplon for Insomnia "Sonata medicine does nothing for me. Tried 10 mg as recommended. Upped it to 20 mg, nada. I never went to sleep or felt sleepy."

• NFa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 16, 2019

Zaleplon for Insomnia "Sonata doesn't seem to help me fall asleep. It does cause mild visual effects briefly, afterwards, I toss and turn a lot. Sometimes, the bed feels like it is being lifted and lowered."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 9, 2012

Zaleplon for Insomnia "I did not like it. I tried it for 2 weeks and always woke up at 2:30 AM or 3:00 AM, then I couldn't go back to sleep."

• Mic...
• March 16, 2020

Zaleplon for Insomnia "Sonata 10 mg, best sleep med I've ever had."

• Anonymous
• October 19, 2009

Zaleplon for Insomnia "Nice to finally stay asleep."

• Mic...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 22, 2020

Zaleplon for Insomnia "Sonata is the only sleeping pill that worked for me. No hangovers either."