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Does Intake Of Hetlioz Help In Treating Insomnia?

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Posted on Tue, 4 Oct 2016
Question: Can true insomniacs (i have had it ALL my life) benedit from the same meds that blind persons with non-24 benefot from?
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Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (4 minutes later)
Hello. The medication--Hetlioz--is a melatonin receptor agonist. In other words it works in the same way melatonin does to induce sleep. It's worth a try for you but if you've tried melatonin and that wasn't effective it isn't likely that Hetlioz would help
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Ralph Chambers (1 hour later)
Ive had some lick with melatonin but on stealiy. Could it be worth a try?
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Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (57 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes it would

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back,

Yes it definitely would be worth the try.

Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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Follow up: Dr. Ralph Chambers (12 hours later)
Can a prescription be sent to my pharmacy?
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Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (13 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Sorry, no

Detailed Answer:
We don't provide prescriptions here--you need to see your doctor for that
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
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Follow up: Dr. Ralph Chambers (5 hours later)
Oh. Well i guess i didnt understand what this website wss for. Im rural and have a hard time finding a doctor. Thanks anyway
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Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (1 minute later)
Brief Answer:
It's illegal to prescribe medications over the internet

Detailed Answer:
This site is only for informational purposes.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad
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Does Intake Of Hetlioz Help In Treating Insomnia?

Hello. The medication--Hetlioz--is a melatonin receptor agonist. In other words it works in the same way melatonin does to induce sleep. It's worth a try for you but if you've tried melatonin and that wasn't effective it isn't likely that Hetlioz would help