Ramelteon side effects treatment for insomnia

Ramelteon is a medication approved for insomnia treatment. Ramelteon (known as Rozerem), acts in the same way as melatonin, the natural hormone that has been linked to healthy sleep in numerous studies.

Ramelteon side effects
Rozerem side effects include impairment of thinking, drowsiness, and sleepiness the morning after use. Do not drink alcohol while you are taking Rozerem.

Ramelteon had no major effects on cognition or movement control and no apparent potential for abuse according to Archives of General Psychiatry, October 2006.

Ramelteon for the treatment of insomnia in menopausal women.
Menopause Int. 2009 Mar; Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Room D-317, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of ramelteon, a selective melatonin receptor agonist, for the treatment of menopausal insomnia. A total of 20 healthy peri- and postmenopausal women with insomnia participated in this six-week, prospective, open-label trial of ramelteon (8 mg) at an academic medical centre. Participants completed sleep-wake diaries on a daily basis for six weeks. Self-report measures of sleep impairment, daytime functioning, quality of life and mood were also completed on a bi-weekly basis. Significant improvements in latency to sleep onset, total sleep time and sleep efficiency were observed in diary data while gains in sleep quality, sleep impairment, daytime functioning, quality of life and mood were found in self-report measures. There was no evidence of tolerance or rebound over the course of the trial. Overall, results suggest that ramelteon is an effective non-hormonal approach for the treatment of insomnia in menopause.

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