Re: Re: sleep medication

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Dixie wrote: <snipped>

> FYI, Starnoc is the Canadian name for the U.S. med Sonata.

So as not to confuse our members who live on the other side of the pond......

Zaleplon (Starnoc, Sonata) was developed by the Danish drug company Lundbeck.

It has subsidiaries all over the world. Sonata is Zaleplon's trademark name in

the US, Starnoc is its trademark name in Canada.

Around the world there are so many different trademark names for the same darn

drugs that it can get really confusing when we use the trademark names instead

of the drug names. Not knowing the appropriate drug name can really cause

problems when travelling to other countries. (I found that out the hard way. :-)

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Lyndi

[Guest guest]

jean mckeever wrote:

> My doctor prescribed a very new hypnotic,

> starnoc, recently. It put me to sleep very

> quickly and I slept solidly for five hours. Of

> course being awake at 4 a.m., albeit, rested and

> very comfortable, is still not what I'm after.

Hi Jean

It might be a good idea to ask your doctor if you may try Zoplicone (Imovane).

It lasts longer than Zaleplon (Starnoc), so you should be able to sleep a little

longer. My GP first prescribed it for me several years ago and I've never

needed to change the dose or had any strange side effects from it. It's

available as a generic as well, so it isn't too expensive and the generic works

as well as the original.

When I came down to the US, I found it wasn't available here (at least my US doc

and pharmacist can't find it), so whenever I fly home to Canada, I get it

refilled.

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Lyndi

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info. I tried Ambian and fell backward into the bathtub when I

got up to go to the bathroom. Needless to say I went back on Xanax for sleep.

I learned a valuable lesson. donna