Zolfresh is an Indian brand of Zolpidem tartrate prescribed
for people with sleep problems. It induces sleep and use to treat insomnia. Its
brand name used in US is Ambien. Compared to other medications that induces
sleep this medication causes less disruption of sleep architecture.
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| Zolfresh tablets |
What are the side effects of Zolfresh?
This medication causes drowsiness within one hour of taking
it. The drowsiness effects usually lasts for around six to eight hours.
However, some people may experience persistent drowsiness in next day morning.
In addition, some may experience impairment in memory, motor coordination and
other cognitive deficits.
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| Prescribed for sleep problems |
Therefore, it is sometimes becomes dangerous to drive
vehicles or operate machinery next morning when you take this in the night.
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| Dangerous to operate machinery next morning |
It is advised that you should at least leave eight hours between
taking Zolfresh and working on a skilled task.
In addition to that this medication is known to cause nausea,
diarrhea, headache and dizziness. Some people may experience hallucinations and
clinical depression with this medication.
During sleep induced by this medication, some may experience
nightmares. In addition, there are documented cases of sleepwalking associated
with this medication.
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| Nightmares can occur in sleep |
Some may get confused while on this medication. It is
especially common among elderly people. Some people may experience motor
coordination difficulties, muscle weakness, falls and may get double vision. In
addition, some may experience tremors of the hands and body.
Taking this medication with alcohol would exacerbate the effects of alcohol and would cause more severe side effects.
List of common side effects of Zolfresh
- Drowsiness and sedation
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Memory problems
- Nightmares and sleepwalking
- Hallucinations and clinical depression
- Difficulties in motor coordination, muscle weakness and falls
- Problems in driving and operating machinery
If you have following problems then you cannot take this
medication. Therefore, mention it to your doctor. In addition, you need to
mention other medications you are on.
- Myasthenia gravis
- Obstructive sleep apnea (people with snoring at night tend to have this problem. It is very dangerous to have sedatives such as Zolfresh when you have this problem as it would cause breathing problems at night. Sometimes it could be fatal)
- Psychotic illness
- Severe respiratory distress
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
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| Pregnant women should be careful when taking this medication |
Women who are pregnant should be careful when taking this
medication. Taking this medication in late pregnancy can cause problems in the
new born. In addition, it is safe not to take this medication in first three
months of pregnancy.
This medication was found in significant amounts in breast
milk. So it is safe to stop it during breast feeding.
Potential for dependence of Zolfresh
This medication is habit forming in some individuals. When
this is taken for long duration, some may could not sleep without it. Some may
experience calmness, and relief of anxiety therefore tend to abuse it. In
addition, this medication should not be used for more than four weeks. If it is
taken more than that, it need to be slowly discontinue.
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| Dependence and abuse of this medication is a problem |
Sleep hygiene methods
It is always better to try sleep hygiene methods before get medications. Common sleep hygiene methods are
1. Use bed only for sleep : - Do not read or watch television on the bed
2. Do not take daytime naps
3. Take a glass of warm milk before bedtime
4. Do not take caffeine containing drinks such as coffee or tea before sleeping
5. Do not take alcohol just before sleep
6. If you are unable to sleep just get up from the bed and do something else such as reading a book.
Following video will illustrate the sleep hygiene methods
If you need to take this medication for more than four weeks then its indicated that there could be a underlying cause for the sleep problem. It need to be found out. Commonest causes for abuse of this medication and continued sleep problems are depression and anxiety disorders.
1. Use bed only for sleep : - Do not read or watch television on the bed
2. Do not take daytime naps
3. Take a glass of warm milk before bedtime
4. Do not take caffeine containing drinks such as coffee or tea before sleeping
5. Do not take alcohol just before sleep
6. If you are unable to sleep just get up from the bed and do something else such as reading a book.
Following video will illustrate the sleep hygiene methods
If you need to take this medication for more than four weeks then its indicated that there could be a underlying cause for the sleep problem. It need to be found out. Commonest causes for abuse of this medication and continued sleep problems are depression and anxiety disorders.
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