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Suggest Treatment For Severe Insomnia And Arthritis

I am 90 years old with very serious insomnia. I am on aspirin, tamsulosin, finestride, metoprolol,atorvastatin. Is there a prescription medication which can get me to sleep? After once asleep I urinate almost hourly, but the first process of getting to sleep initially is my problem. I have untreated rheumatoid arthritis with pain in my right shoulder joint.
Mon, 12 Dec 2016
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i would like to prescribe you tablet
ZOLPIDEM 5mg to be taken just before going to bed
Zolpidem is a sedative primarily used for the treatment of insomnia. It works quickly, usually within 15 minutes, and has a short half-life of two to three hours, it has minimal effect on respiratory and cardiac systems.Ask you physician to prescibe it for short-term (usually about two to six weeks) treatment of insomnia.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Insomnia And Arthritis

Hi i would like to prescribe you tablet ZOLPIDEM 5mg to be taken just before going to bed Zolpidem is a sedative primarily used for the treatment of insomnia. It works quickly, usually within 15 minutes, and has a short half-life of two to three hours, it has minimal effect on respiratory and cardiac systems.Ask you physician to prescibe it for short-term (usually about two to six weeks) treatment of insomnia.