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Possible food and drug interactions when taking this medication
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to c
hange the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking Sonata, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:
- Alcohol (with chronic use) or
- Barbiturates, especially phenobarbital or
- Carbamazepine (e.g., Tegretol) or
- Glutethimide (e.g., Doriglute) or
- Phenylbutazone (e.g., Butazoli
din) or
- Phenytoin (e.g., Dilantin) or
- Primidone (e.g., Mysoline)
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How should you take this medication?
Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered. If too much is taken, it may becom
e habit-forming (causing mental or physical dependence).
Take Sonata just before going to bed, when you are ready to go to sleep. This medicine works very quickly to put you to sleep.
Do not take this medicine when your schedule does not permit you to get at least 4 hours of sleep.If you must wake up before this, you may continue to feel drowsy and may experience memory problems
, because the effects of the medicine have not had time to wear off.
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Cautions
This medicine will add to the effects of alcohol and other central nervous system (CNS) depressants (medicines that cause drowsiness). Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medicine f
or hay fever, other allergies or colds: sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicines; prescription pain medicine or narcotics; barbiturates; medicine for seizures; muscle relaxants; or anesthetics,
including some dental anesthetics. Check with your doctor before taking any of the above while you are using this medicine.
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Side Effects
The most common side effect is:
- Headache
Other common side effects may include:
- Abdominal pain, dizziness, drowsiness, eye pain, memory loss, menstrual pain, nausea, tingling, w
eakness
Less common side effects may include:
- Anxiety, arthritis, back pain, bronchitis, chest pain, colitis, confusion, constipation, depression, decreased sensation, difficulty conce
ntrating, disturbances in sense of smell, dry mouth, ear pain, eye inflammation, feeling of unreality, fever, generally ill feeling, hallucinations, indigestion, itching, joint pain, loss of appetite,
migraine, muscle pain, nervousness, nosebleeds, rash, sensitivity to light, sensitivity to noise, swelling of the hands or feet, taste changes,
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Before Using This Medicine
Ingorml your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially
- Liver diseaseˇX Higher blood levels of Sonata may result, increasing the chance of side effects.
- Alcohol abuse (or
istory of) or
- Drug abuse or dependence (or history of)ˇX Dependence on Sonata may develop
- Breathing problems or
- Mental depressionˇXSonata may make the condition worse
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What Is It
Sonata belongs to the group of medicines called central nervous system (CNS) depressants (medicines that make you drowsy or less alert). Sonata is used to treat insomnia (trouble sleeping). In general
, when sleep medicines are used every night for a long time, they may lose their effectiveness. In most cases, sleep medicines should be used only for short periods of time, such as 1 or 2 days, and g
enerally for no longer than 1 or 2 weeks.
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