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Unisom SleepGels for Insomnia User Reviews

Rating: 5.1

Unisom SleepGels has an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 from a total of 21 reviews for the treatment of insomnia. 38% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 48% reported a negative experience.

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Reviews for Unisom SleepGels

  • Dow...
  • 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."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • July 25, 2009

"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."

10 / 10
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  • Qui...
  • June 21, 2017

"At first, I thought I found the perfect drug, I slept finally! But the side effects are pretty much there. (Dizzy, blurred vision, strange emotions, anxiety), and after every use, they are getting stronger."

6 / 10
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  • Ins...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 29, 2020

"Little (minuscule) 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!!!!"

1 / 10
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  • Can...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • April 24, 2020

"Started taking these Unisom SleepGels 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."

10 / 10
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  • 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 1-50 mg 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."

7 / 10
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  • use...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 7, 2020

"I've taken two 50 mg 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."

1 / 10
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  • AMH...
  • July 22, 2017

"I have extreme insomnia, and I've taken everything that's supposed to help you sleep since I was 14 years old. Please see a professional for your insomnia because OTC sleep aids don't work most of the time, and you can do damage to your internal organs by taking more and more. Lunesta, BEST EVER!"

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  • Mon...
  • 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."

3 / 10
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  • Ang...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • December 20, 2015

"Tried this after my new doctor took me off of Ambien that I'd been on for 3 1/2 years by a sleep doctor for my insomnia. I can stay wide awake for up to 48 hours, and then if I do fall asleep, I only get between 2-6 hours of sleep. New doctor thinks I'm depressed, but I'm far from that and keeps wanting to put me on depression medicine! Called the sleep doctor back in Iowa to tell the new doctor here in Louisiana that I have insomnia, which she did, but the new doctor doesn't believe the sleep specialist!"

1 / 10
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  • 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."

9 / 10
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  • Kim...
  • March 15, 2017

"There are no side effects. It works well."

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • November 18, 2011

"Have tried all sorts of prescription medicine from my doctor, but found these worked so well."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • October 19, 2009

"I did not sleep at all, in fact, I stayed up longer."

1 / 10
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  • Sil...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 30, 2019

"I tried one today (50 mg), and it hasn't kicked in after 30 minutes. If you are someone with pretty bad insomnia, this isn't effective at all."

2 / 10
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  • STI...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 28, 2017

"Garbage. Don't waste your $$$. Took as directed at 11 pm and still tossing and turning at 1:22 am. Buyer beware. A total waste."

1 / 10
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  • Hol...
  • August 4, 2016

"does absolutely nothing. I took 2, then 2 more a few hours later."

1 / 10
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  • and...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 8, 2018

"For the first couple of days, it worked like a charm, but after a while, I guess I grew a tolerance for it? Good if you have occasional sleeplessness."

6 / 10
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  • Bda...
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • August 4, 2020

"I find using these Unisom SleepGels a couple of nights a week works well. I rotate between the SleepGels and Benadryl, they work well."

8 / 10
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  • Jel...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 20, 2021

"Works faster than Unisom SleepGels."

10 / 10
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  • Fal...
  • 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."

1 / 10
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