Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking restoril as follows: Observe a regular sleep time every evening, as sleep is a habit that can be trained. Take the dose of restoril about an hour before the sleep time, as it needs about 30 – 45 minutes to show the desired effect of sleep induction. Maintaining compliance with the sleep time and medication intake an hour before the sleep time can help [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking restoril as follows: Individuals on restoril for long period of time can present with severe withdrawal symptoms, if restoril were discontinued abruptly. Individuals can present with shakiness and nervousness, anxiety, aggression, mood disturbances, restlessness, and rebound insomnia, as part of the withdrawal syndrome. Reduce the dose of restoril gradually over a period of time to avoid the withdrawal symptoms. Restoril, as part of depression [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking restoril as follows: Your physician could change the dose of restoril, based on the relief obtained from insomnia or side-effects developed. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments, to have your doctor updated. Be accommodative to the plan of frequent dose changes, until you show an optimum response. Try changing the positions very slowly, as sudden change of positions can make the episodes of [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking restoril as follows: Therapeutic effects of restoril taken for relief of insomnia can last for about 8 hours. Restoril carries the risk of inducing temporary short-term memory loss at the end of these 8 hours. If you have a shorter sleep time in bed for the night, less than the 8 hour duration for which restoril acts, you could probably experience the symptoms of [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking restoril as follows: Follow closely on the expiration date of the medication. If using a pillbox, check the expiration date on the medication container every time you fill the pillbox. If you are taking this medication for longer periods of time, set reminders on your phone, one 10 days ahead, the next a week ahead, and then every day, before you run out of [...]