• Effectiveness

  Major (for insomnia)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (dry mouth)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 50 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: could not stay awake for about 10 days when I first started med.

Side effects: dry mouth

• Effectiveness

  Major (for insomnia)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 20 mg Daily

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for insomnia)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 20 mg Daily

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for migraine headaches)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (grogginess)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Advice & Tips: If you really want to sleep through the night in a major way, this is for you. I dropped it a few years back because I felt I was taxing my liver with too many pharmaceuticals and my migraine problem had gone away, hopefully never to return. I have no idea what this stuff costs as I'm a 100% disabled service-connected vet so the VA (American tax-payers) provide all my meds, even those not intended for MS symptom control.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: grogginess

• Effectiveness

  None (for nerve pain (neuralgia))
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), mood changes)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Advice & Tips: Be cautious in upping your dosage and if you feel it is not really working ask to be switched instead of increasing your dosage.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: mood changes, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)