Thanks, Celeste. I know some MGers can take sleeping pills but it's hardly worth the risk since there are so many other things a person can do to have a good night's sleep. It's harder for those on Pred due to insomnia, though.
Here's the FDA updated warning.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/S...ce=govdelivery
And an article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/he...rugs.html?_r=0
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“It’s a very small step in the right direction,” he said. He added that sleeping medications like zolpidem might increase total sleep time by 20 minutes a night, but that most studies suggest that the use of sleeping pills impairs a person’s performance the next day."
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Like we MGers need impaired performance any more than what MG provides for us!
Annie