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I have just started taking betahistine hydrochloride a week ago and find that i go to sleep immediately but am waking 4 hours later and can't return. ?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Betahistine: This is an anti-vertigo drug prescribed for people with balance problems such as menier's disease. One of its reported side-effects is insomnia. Discuss with your prescribing doctor the possibility of taking it at different times or using alternative meds.

Answered 12/14/2012

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