This Just In .. Sleeping Pill Makes You Drowsy..

[Skeptical Greg]

http://www.rozerem.com/consumer/aboutrozerem_c2.aspx

Take Rozerem right before bed. Side effects may include drowsiness, fatigue, and dizziness.

For the love of Ed …
I realize the importance of warning people not to put their hands under running
lawn mowers, and not using hair dryers in the bath tub, but do you really need
to warn people that a sleeping pill might make you drowsy ?

 

[Soapy Sam]

MAY include drowziness?

Not exactly a ringing endorsement, is it?

 

[Hawk one]

Well... If it turns out that it turns you drowsy, but doesn't actually make you fall asleep, then it's not a good thing, I'd say. I certainly hate it when I really, really, really want to sleep, but my body just won't do it. So drowsy but not sleeping counts as a side effect in my book.

The warning about not operating heavy machinery seems rather superflouous, though... But I suspect if you want to get rid of that, then kill every single lawyer on the planet first.

 

[Yahzi]

I realize the importance of warning people not to put their hands under running

I could swear I had a pistol once which was stamped, "Read owner's manual before operating" on the side of the barrel.

DOH!

 

[Yahzi]

MAY include drowziness?

Not exactly a ringing endorsement, is it?

 

[Eos of the Eons]

So, does the bottle differentiate between intended effect vs. side effect? Or does it lump the two under "side effects"?

Hm. That's like saying the side effect of taking antibiotics is being infection free.

So drowsy but not sleeping counts as a side effect in my book.

Hm. I guess so too. I would have to look into how the sleeping pill is supposed to work. What actually makes us fall asleep, and how does the sleeping pill aide in that process? If drowsiness is all that the pill is supposed to do, then that is the effect rather than the side effect.

 

[Alareth]

I overheard an ad for a medication to help prevent heart attacks earlier today and one of the side effects listed was an increased risk of heart attack if you stop taking it.

WTF?

 

[MortFurd]

... but do you really need
to warn people that a sleeping pill might make you drowsy ?

Depends. If the drowsiness occurs when you take it, then the warning is superfluous. If the drowsiness occurs the next after you wake up, then that is a side effect and should be mentioned.

 

[Cuddles]

Depends. If the drowsiness occurs when you take it, then the warning is superfluous. If the drowsiness occurs the next after you wake up, then that is a side effect and should be mentioned.

This is what I assumed. I think I read an article about this that said people on sleeping pills were worse drivers during the day, with an effect about the same as the (British) legal drink limit. If I remember rightly they were actually worse when on the pills than if they had no sleep during the night, although they felt much better if they had sleep.

 

[Mongrel]

This is what I assumed. I think I read an article about this that said people on sleeping pills were worse drivers during the day, with an effect about the same as the (British) legal drink limit. If I remember rightly they were actually worse when on the pills than if they had no sleep during the night, although they felt much better if they had sleep.

Depends on the pills, one of the side effects of Temazepam is a 'hangover effect'. Simply put you're still sleepy and less attentive than normal for a period after waking up. Some drugs may hang around in the blood for longer than others, thus leading to more pronounced "morning after" effects

As for the OP - I only question the sanity of labels now if the "WTF?!" question can't be answered with "People can be idiots"

 

[Skeptical Greg]

As for the OP - I only question the sanity of labels now if the "WTF?!" question can't be answered with "People can be idiots"

" Here's your sign .. "