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Finally, if anxiety is making it tough to fall asleep, there are sleeping pills. These include Halcion, Ambien and Restoril--and, like other true antianxiety drugs, they carry the potential for abuse. It's O.K. to use them if you really must. But it's better to deal with insomnia in other ways first--if you're tossing and turning, leave the bedroom and try reading. These pills are strong medications that should be used only with caution...
...needlepoint kit b) Wintergreen Rolaids c) New, improved barfless Halcion d) Electoral College coloring books...
...HALCION DAYS A new independent study says the sleeping pill Halcion is safe and effective when used as recommended. But taking it longer or at higher dosages merits study of possible side effects like amnesia...
...Other reviewers have had to explain clearly who they mean by Philip Roth the author, Philip Roth the character and Philip Roth the imposter. The opening of the story explains that Philip Roth the character (and the author too) spent part of 1987 addicted to the sleeping drug Halcion prescribed after a botched knee operation. The pills produced horrid side effects of depression, suicidal tendencies and hallucinations...
Some sleeping pills like halcion have been known to cause periods of amnesia, and all sleeping pills lose their effectiveness after a few weeks. At that point they can, ironically, even begin to cause drug-induced insomnia...