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What Medications Cause Excessive Sleepiness?

i am wondering about my fathers medication. He has been sleeping almost around the clock since his release from the hospital. All medication is new.
Amiodarone oral 200mg – 2 x day
Glipizide 5 mg - 2 x day
Atorvastatin 40mg 1 x evening
Flomax 0.4mg 1 x evening
Lasix 20 mg 1 x day
Metoprolol tartrate 50mg – 2 x day
Pradaxa 150mg 2 x day
Wed, 12 Feb 2014
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The medications in this list doesnt have sleep effect. But all together they can give a sedative effect. They are for heart failure diabetes and Benign prostate hyperplasia. You should have a regular follow up with your physician on all these drugs. Change in doses or a change to another drug may necessary according to condition of him with time will be required.
Let me know if you have any further query
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What Medications Cause Excessive Sleepiness?

Hi Thanks for asking HCM The medications in this list doesnt have sleep effect. But all together they can give a sedative effect. They are for heart failure diabetes and Benign prostate hyperplasia. You should have a regular follow up with your physician on all these drugs. Change in doses or a change to another drug may necessary according to condition of him with time will be required. Let me know if you have any further query Have a nice day