Category — Rozerem Info

by Katie Rollason
June 2010

Hi everyone. First let me say that this is not a paid review. The Zeo Company is not paying me any money to write this review. I am just a long time, chronic insomniac who has tried a lot of different ways to get my much-needed sleep, and Zeo is one of many things I’ve tried. The Zeo itself is a sleek, electronic device that is perhaps the size of a kid’s shoebox.

The ultimate purpose of the Zeo is that it analyzes your sleep (in a variety of ways) and you can use that information to better understand the nature of your insomnia. It will tell you how long it took you to fall asleep and how many times you woke up during the night. It will indicate how much time you spent in REM (rapid eye movement sleep), which is the deep, most beneficial sleeping period. It indicates how much time you spent in light sleep and deep sleep also.

The ZEO utilizes a small, SD card, which I easily slip into my computer. This connects me to the Zeo website where the information is analyzed. The website interprets this information and acts as a coach: sending emails to me that give me specific recommendations of how I can sleep better. This is helpful even if you’re using a Rozerem prescription. In fact, the Zeo and Rozerem compliment each other really, really well.

You simply put on the headband, and the Zeo reads what state of sleep you’re in…what’s nice is it doubles as an alarm clock, and you can program it to not wake you up if you’re in a deep period of sleep. I find this feature to be extremely useful, and it’s been helping me maximize the benefits of my sleep.

How much does the Zeo Cost? Let’s face it…this is the question that a lot of people want answered. Well, the Zeo comes in two varieties… one is $199 and the other is $299. The main differences between the two packages are the length of the warranty and the more expensive one comes with a replacement headband.

All things considered…it seems smart and sensible that we should introduce the advantages of science in trying to beat our insomnia. The Zeo is a good tool for this purpose.

We’ve talked a lot about the daily problems insomnia causes its victims. New information however suggests that insomniacs don’t live as long as non-insomniac people. Wow, if there were ever a reason to get a Rozerem prescription and start getting your proper rest…there it is! Take a look at the death statistics of those who suffer from chronic insomnia. This is really scary stuff.

A few years back, I made a page that listed Rozerem side effects. That information was from the FDA circa 2005. Well, now we’re in June 2010, and I figured it was time to update information about Rozerem side effects.

This time I’m using a slightly different approach, so read carefully. I am not pulling from official sources. What I’ve done here is a research project in which I’ve read through various web message boards in which actual patients report their side effect experiences while taking Rozerem Ramelteon. So rather than this being any type of official documentation, it’s rather drawing on reported, anecdotal experiences. As a professional sociologist, I can tell you that this type of analysis has its own unique benefits. Some academics are quick to dismiss anecdotal information…but the very substance of our lives is really a string of connected anecdotes. I just wanted to make sure you understand the nature and context of this information being presented. Please understand it in this light. Thank you.

Now, I am still taking Rozerem, and I don’t think I have any side effects. Sometimes it seems to me that I may be a bit more thirsty than I should be…but, that may also be my imagination. I’ve been taking the sleeping pills for the last 18 months, and ….well, I guess that speaks for itself.

Okay, in other anecdotal, web forum posts I see a lot of people who say that they also do not suffer from any side effects. It’s fair to conclude, of course, though, that the people who are going to take the medication for an extended period of time are going to be those who don’t experience any adverse side affects.

I see some who reference minor headaches. Some of these same patients feel that the benefits of the medication outweigh the unpleasantness of the headaches. Some feel that they don’t want the headaches.

There are some reports of people who wake up feeling groggy.

A lot of people say that they absolutely love Rozerum and that it has improved the quality of their sleep and life beyond words.

Others speak of nightmares and associate the nightmares with their Rozerum usage.

One patient feels that it intensifies her Fibromyalia.

I saw a few reports about throwing up, and these patients associated their upset stomachs with the medication.

I read a few that thought the drug was expensive. A few thought that it was just generally ineffective. Some who felt that the drug had so helped them that it was priceless. There is a wide range of experiences out there: as there really is with any drug.

The largest number of reports were from satisfied Rozerem customers who say that they were initially unhappy with the drug. They say that in some cases it took three works before it really kicked-in and started getting them to sleep. Thinking back to when I started taking Rozerem, I do recall that it did take a bit for it affect me in the way I wanted. There are even some reports by patients I read which say it took a full two months before it started working on them.

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“Too Many People Accept Sleeping Poorly.” The title of this post is a direct quote written by two doctors: Dr. Kathy Sexton-Radek and Dr. Gina Graci. They maintain that sleep medicine is a relatively young discipline. In other words, sleeping pills like Rozerem and Ambien etc. haven’t been available for a long time. Notwithstanding, the pharmaceutical, sleep science is rapidly advancing, and, according to my personal experiences, now that there is Rozerem to provide the melatonin assistance, nothing more is really needed. So, if you are having trouble with insomnia, don’t be like the many who simply accept their sleep problems as a way of life. Don’t be depressed about it. Get yourself some help in a pill that will change your life for the better.

Today I received an email asking for a bit about the history of Rozerem. Fine. You know we aim to please over here at Rozerem Cheap Buy. So, basically Rozerem is made by the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. In 2005, the American Food and Drug Administration gave approval for Rozerem to be a legal medication to treat insomnia: importantly, this included not being categorized as a controlled substance.

The Takeda Company initially found the drug ramelteon (scientific name for Rozerem) in 1996. Rozerem’s new drug application was put forth in the year 2004. In the view of this author, human history had no truly viable treatment for insomnia until 2005. That is a somewhat stunning thought…don’t you think?

A barbiturate is a type of sleeping pill that was popular decades ago; however, rarely are they prescribed today. (Mainly in cases where benzodiazepines aren’t working.) Barbituates are more dangerous than medications like benzodiazepines and hypnotics like Rozerem. Barbiturates have a lot more side effects and are also extremely addictive.

Examples of barbituates include Seconal, Amytal, Nembutal, and Tuinal.