[Sel50]

Does anybody have any knowledge or experience with this new sleeping medication?

[mpvt]

Here's a little bit of info on Rozerem:

What is Rozerem?
• Rozerem is in a class of drugs called sleep medications. Rozerem affects chemicals in your brain that may affect sleep.
• Rozerem induces sleep and causes relaxation. It is used to treat insomnia.
• Rozerem may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

What is the most important information I should know about Rozerem?
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Rozerem will cause drowsiness and may cause dizziness. If you experience drowsiness or dizziness, avoid these activities. Rozerem should be taken just before bedtime. You may experience some carryover effects the next day.
• Take Rozerem within 30 minutes prior to going to bed and limit your activities to those necessary to prepare for bed.
• Do not take Rozerem with or immediately after a high fat meal.
• Talk to your health care provider if you experience a worsening of insomnia or any new mental or physical problems that concern you.
• Contact your health care provider if you experience any of the following:
· decreased sex drive;
· excessive flow of milk from the breasts during nursing or milk flow from the breasts that is not associated with childbirth or the nursing of an infant in women;
· a loss of menses (period) in women; or
· fertility problems.






Good luck,google rozerem and you will get all kinds of info.....Dave

[Sel50]

Thanks Dave,

That is useful info - I have read very positive stuff on Rozerem. Unfortunately for me it doesn't seem to be licensed for prescribing in the UK - probably too new, and/or expensive..according to the British guidelines N.I.C.E, who have a lot of influence, patients should be prescribed the lowest effective dose, and least expensive, which means with conditions like depression, which I also suffer from, it can take a long time to sort out.

I do feel resentful that I took Zopiclone in good faith, not thinking it was addictive, but a year later I know I have a problem. Now more and more reports are coming through that these 'Z' meds do have dependency problems. I wouldn't recommend anyone to use them for more than a week or two....

[fairlassie]

FYI on ROZEREM::: I was prescribed this sleep med. I found that if I ate any kind of food less than 2 hours before taking it, I was not able to sleep. There is a warning on the label that states you should not eat a high fat meal before taking it. I ate a salad and had the same insomnia after taking the pill.



Dorothy from FL