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Customize Your List of Questions to Ask Your Doctor to Find Out About Causes & Treatment Options for Your Insomnia

Asking your doctor the right questions can go a long way toward resolving your insomnia. So make the most of your visit by getting all your sleep-related questions answered.

Below are some examples of questions to ask in five sleep-related categories. Simply check off the questions you have for your doctor, and then click "print" below.

Checking the boxes below that only pertain to you will enable you to customize the printout. Then you can use the printout as a reference for discussing your symptoms during your doctor's visit.

Sleep Loss
What can I do about stress-related sleep loss?
Are there certain lifestyle factors that can cause sleep loss?
Can napping during the day cause sleep loss at night?
What medical conditions could be causing my sleep loss?
Could any of the medications I'm taking be causing my sleep loss?

Sleep Problems
How do I know if I'm not getting enough sleep?
What defines having difficulty falling asleep?
What could be causing me to wake up frequently during the night and have trouble returning to sleep?
How can I tell the difference between a few nights of un-refreshing sleep and a more serious sleep problem?

Sleep Tips
How can I change my sleep environment to help?
What lifestyle changes can I make to improve my sleep?
Are there relaxation techniques that can help?
How could a sleep medication help?

Over-the-Counter Sleep Aid Medications (available without a prescription)
How do these products work?
Are these any safer than prescription sleep medications?
Will I feel groggy when I wake afterwards?
What are the side effects?

Prescription Sleep Aid Medications
What are the advantages of taking a prescription sleep medication instead of an over-the-counter (non-prescription) medication?
How safe is treatment with sleep medications?
What are the side effects?

Remember, in addition to printing the questions you've selected to ask your doctor, you can also register and take advantage of our 7-night FREE trial offer. Simply register, print your trial certificate and then bring it to your doctor to see if AMBIEN CR is right for you.

AMBIEN CR is indicated for the treatment of insomnia.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

AMBIEN CR is a treatment option you and your healthcare provider can consider along with lifestyle changes and can be taken for as long as your provider recommends. Until you know how AMBIEN CR will affect you, you shouldn't drive or operate machinery. Be sure you're able to devote 7 to 8 hours to sleep before being active again. Sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake, with amnesia for the event, have been reported. If you experience any of these behaviors contact your provider immediately. In rare cases, sleep medicines may cause allergic reactions such as swelling of your tongue or throat, shortness of breath or more severe results. If you have an allergic reaction while using AMBIEN CR, contact your doctor immediately. Side effects may include next-day drowsiness, dizziness, and headache. It's non-narcotic; however, like most sleep medicines, it has some risk of dependency. Don't take it with alcohol.

Please see additional important information. Please refer to the full prescribing information.

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