Unisom SleepGels for Insomnia User Reviews
Unisom SleepGels has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 17 reviews for the treatment of Insomnia. 35% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 53% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Unisom SleepGels
- DownT...
- September 26, 2010
"I really like Unisom SleepGels. I work at night, so sometimes I have difficulty sleeping in the mornings. They help me get the sleep I need, with no grogginess. And I only take them when I'm too hyped up to go to sleep, but I need to sleep."
- user
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 7, 2020
"I’ve taken two 50mg pills and I am wide awake, other sleeping medications have done a way better job but they eventually stopped working which is why I switched brands to see if it’d help, I feel like I wasted money"
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- Quir
- June 21, 2017
"At first I thought I found the perfect drug, I slept finally! But the side effects for are pretty much there. (Dizzy, blurred vision, strange emotions, anxiety) and after every use they are getting stronger."
- AMHNLM
- July 22, 2017
"I have extreme insomnia and I've taken everything that's is suppose to help you sleep since I was 14yrs old. Please see a professional for your insomnia because OTC sleep aids don't work most of time n you can do damage to ur internal organs by taking more n more. Lunesta BEST EVER!"
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- Cant...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- April 24, 2020
"Started taking these Unisom sleep gel a year ago. Very effective. I was taking them only Sunday night through Thursday night. I noticed I was getting very nauseous on the weekends and couldn’t pinpoint why. I felt amazing throughout the week. Horrible on weekends. Found out it was because I wasn’t taking them on weekends. Now I have to take them every night I am very worried it will get me sick. But the nausea is so bad."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- January 15, 2016
"This medication works well if taken as directed for your insomnia and for no longer than about 1 month. I began taking 1-50mg twice a week which worked very well but I continued to increase the dosage every 2 weeks. It did make me tired enough to fall right to sleep after about 45 minutes of taking it and with no drowsiness the following morning. "
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- Insom...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- August 29, 2020
"Little (miniscule) help with insomnia, but BAD BAD side effects. In the morning very tired, groggy, not able to function normally. The morning feels like I am recovering from some illness. The worst sleep medicine ever!!!!"
- Monti
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 5, 2019
"Helps me fall asleep fast but the side effects are insane. I usually get around 7 hours of sleep and every time I take this pill it makes me feel super dizzy and weird in the morning. Also one day in class I either experienced micro sleep or passed out for a solid 2 seconds but it was scary and I’m almost positive it was due to this softgel pill."
- Angel...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- December 20, 2015
"Tried this after my new Dr took me off of Ambien that I'd been on for 3 1/2 years by a sleep Dr for my insomnia, I can stay wide awake for up to 48 hours & then if I do fall asleep only get between 2-6 hours of sleep. New Dr thinks I'm depressed BUT I'm far from that & keeps wanting to put me on depression medicine!! Called sleep Dr back in Iowa to tell new Dr here in Louisiana that I have insomnia which she did BUT new Dr doesn't believe sleep specialist!!"
- Anonymous
- February 8, 2010
"I have used it for two years. Works every time, but I had to increase the dosage to 100 mg after the first year."
- Kimgu
- March 15, 2017
"There are no side effects. It works well."
- Anonymous
- October 19, 2009
"I did not sleep at all in fact I stayed up longer. "
- Anonymous
- November 18, 2011
"Have tried all sorts of prescription medicine from my doctor, but found these worked so well. "
- SilverB
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 30, 2019
"I tried one today (50mg) and hasn't kicked in after 30minutes. If you are someone with pretty bad insomnia this isn't effective at all."
- STILL...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 28, 2017
"Garbage .. Don't waste your $$$.. Took as directed at 11pm and still tossing and turning at 1:22am.. Buyer beware .. A total waste ."
- Holli...
- August 4, 2016
"does absolutely nothing. I took 2, then 2 more a few hours later"
- andyo...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 8, 2018
"For the first couple days it worked like a charm, but after a while I guess I grew a tolerance for it? Good if you have occasional sleeplessness. "
- Bdaddy
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- August 4, 2020
"I find using these Unisom SleepGels a couple of nights a week work well. I rotate between the sleepgels and Benadryl work well."
- Fall
- April 14, 2023
"I tried these because I couldn’t find the ones I usually take, and now I’m feeling constantly lightheaded whenever I do anything."
- Jelly...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 20, 2021
"Works faster than Unisom SleepTabs."
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"I love Unisom SleepGels. I can't go to sleep and then can't stay asleep. This has fixed that with no grogginess next morning, no matter if you sleep 4 or 5 hours or 8 or 9 hours and feel the same. No hallucinations or anything. Best yet, it's over the counter and cheap."