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What is Prosom and why is it prescribed? Prosom is a sleeping pill given for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Prosom is potentially addictive. You should plan on taking Prosom only as a temporary sleeping aid. Even after relatively short-term use of Prosom, you may experience some withdrawal symptoms when you stop taking the medication. How should you take Prosom? Follow your doctors directions for taking Prosom. A typical schedule is 1 tablet at bedtime. For small, physically run-down, or older people, one-half a tablet may be a safer starting dose. Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages while taking Prosom. If you have ever had seizures, do not abruptly stop taking Prosom, even if you are taking antiseizure medication. Instead, taper off from Prosom under your doctor's supervision. Even if you have never had seizures, it is better to taper off from Prosom than to stop taking the medication abruptly. Experience suggests that tapering off can help prevent drug withdrawal symptoms. Typically, the only withdrawal symptoms caused by Prosom are mild and temporary insomnia or irritability. Occasionally, however, withdrawal can involve considerable discomfort or even danger, with symptoms such as abdominal and muscle cramps, convulsions, sweating, tremors, and vomiting. Take Prosom at bedtime only as needed. It is not necessary to make up a missed dose. Store Prosom at room temperature. Are there any Prosom side effects? Prosom side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. More common Prosom side effects may include abnormal coordination, decreased movement or activity, dizziness, general feeling of illness, hangover, headache, leg and foot pain, nausea, nervousness, sleepiness, and weakness. Less common or rare Prosom side effects may include abdominal pain, abnormal dreaming, abnormal thinking, abnormal vision, acne, agitation, allergic reaction, altered taste, anxiety, apathy, arm and hand pain, arthritis, asthma, back pain, black stools, blood in urine, body pain, chest pain, chills, confusion, constant, involuntary eye movement, constipation, cough, decreased appetite, decreased hearing, decreased reflexes, decreased sex drive, depression, difficult/labored breathing, double vision, dry mouth, dry skin, ear pain, emotional changeability, eye irritation, fainting, fever, fluid retention, flushing, frequent urination, gas, hallucinations, hostility, inability to hold urine, inability to urinate, increased appetite, indigestion, inflamed sinuses, intestinal upset, itching, joint pain, lack of coordination, little or no urine flow, loss of memory, menstrual cramps, mouth sores, muscle stiffness, nasal inflammation, neck pain, nighttime urination, nosebleed, numbness or tingling around the mouth, purple or reddish spots on the skin, rapid, heavy breathing, rash, ringing in the ears, seizure, sensitivity to light, sinus problems, sleep problems, sore throat, stupor, sweating, swollen breast, swollen lymph glands, thirst, throbbing or fluttering heartbeat, tingling or "pins and needles", tremor, twitch, urgent need to urinate, vaginal discharge/itching, vomiting, and weight gain or loss. What are the possible food and drug interactions when taking Prosom? If Prosom is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. Be sure to inform your doctor of all the prescription and over the counter medications you are taking. Do not drink alcohol while you are taking Prosom. This combination could make you comatose or dangerously slow your breathing. For the same reason, do not combine Prosom with any other medication that might calm or slow the functioning of your central nervous system. Among such drugs are: Antiseizure drugs (such as Dilantin, Tegretol, and Depakene), Antihistamines (such as Benadryl and Chlor-Trimeton), Major tranquilizers (such as Haldol and Mellaril), Barbiturates (such as phenobarbital), MAO inhibitors (such as the antidepressants Nardil and Parnate), Narcotics (such as Percodan and Tylox), and Tranquilizers (such as Valium and Xanax). If you smoke, you will tend to process and eliminate Prosom fairly quickly compared with a nonsmoker. Are there any special warnings about Prosom? Since Prosom may cloud your thinking, impair your judgment, or interfere with your normal physical coordination, do not drive, climb, or perform hazardous tasks until you know your reaction to Prosom. It is important to remember that the tablet you took in the evening may continue to affect you well into the following day. If you are older or physically run-down, or if you have liver or kidney damage or breathing problems, you will be particularly vulnerable to side effects from Prosom, and you should use this medication with special caution. |
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