Sominex for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 3)
Reviews for Sominex
- suz...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 19, 2018
"Sominex gave me terrible heart palpitations. Won't be using them again. They're now in the bin."
- mik...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 30, 2020
"Slept well through the night, after taking 1.5 tablets, but like a zombie the next day. Perhaps I took too much?"
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- Jim...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- October 10, 2018
"Works most of the time."
- Gaz...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 9, 2020
"This tablet is absolutely rubbish. Took at 12:00 midnight, and it's now almost 5:00 a.m. No sleep at all and don't feel at all sleepy. Waste of time and money."
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Your review helps others make informed decisions.- Mon...
- September 1, 2018
"This medication leaves me very groggy the next day."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 20, 2021
"At the moment, I take this every other night on average. For me, the key is to meditate 30 mins before taking it in order to get my body into a relaxed state. This is what works for me."
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- Ton...
- July 26, 2022
"Absolutely useless, might as well be taking Smarties."
- Lua...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 30, 2021
"Took me 6 hours to get to sleep (I was really restless and tossing and turning), then slept in and felt groggy when I woke up."
- No ...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 19, 2022
"Took 2200 hrs, fell to sleep around 0015, woke 0155 hrs. Do not feel sleepy. Was hoping they'd knock me out for eight hours. Disappointed."
- Joh...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 2, 2021
"Personally, I think they do not work. I've taken them for a week, even doubling my prescribed dose from my GP, and each night I lay awake thinking I'll drift off to sleep, but nothing."
- JSa...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 21, 2018
"Absolute rubbish. Didn’t help one bit, and I’m furious I wasted £6 on this junk."
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"This works much better than anything. It made me stay asleep longer as well."