Insomnia

Insomnia can be a side effect of a medicine that stimulates your central nervous system. Please review the following list of medicines that can stimulate the central nervous system (not all people will experience this side effect):

• decongestants such as pseudoephedrine or phenylephrine (Sudafed, Sudafed PE and other brands)

• drugs for smoking cessation such as nicotine or bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin)

• antidepressant drugs

• asthma medicine (inhalers, albuterol, or theophylline)

• prednisone

• beta-blocker medications such as atenolol (Tenormin), propranolol (Inderal), metoprolol (Toprol) or others

• clonidine (Catapres), most commonly prescribed for blood pressure

• thyroid replacement

• anxiety medicine

• diet or weight loss pills

• medicine for attention deficit disorder such as methylphenidate (Ritalin, Methylin, Metadate, Concerta), atomoxetine (Strattera) and others

• medicine for narcolepsy such as drugs containing dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine, Adderall), modafinil (Provigil), and others

• migraine medication

• medicines for Parkinson's disease.

Have you recently initiated any medications from the categories that are listed?

Yes, a medicine change may be the cause of my insomnia.

No, I have not recently started to take any of these medicines.