LUNESTA Reviews (ESZOPICLONE)Average Rating: 2.7 (851 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LUNESTA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LUNESTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Insomnia | I combine with Seroquel and a Soma and it works well. It will stop working out of the blue though. Can cause some initial depression. For some odd reason, I love the taste it leaves in my mouth; I know it is working at that point. I have some digestive issues, so I like this part of it. | F | 44 | 6 months 3mg 1X day | 7/18/2011 | 2 | I have anxiaty | panic attack nervous | I think after reading the comments I fraked out cause I just took my first full dose before readin this. My throat felt a little swollen I got scrad. I did fall asleep and sleeped well I remember dreaming but not of what. Im awake and a bit groggy little head ache. | F | 42 | 2 days 3mg 1X day | 7/4/2011 | 1 | insominia | hallucinations, extreme dizziness, terrible taste in mouth, incredibly thirsty but thirst could not be quenched no matter how much water/juice i drank (which tasted horrible going down). headache when i woke up. | I would not recommend this to anyone and i really wish i hadn't taken it. I had a terrible night on it and it affected my parents as well. (18, still at home) i was so frightened over the side effects that i kept going in their room, experiencing hallucinations simultaneously. i really hope this bad taste/incredible thirst goes away soon. i am NOT happy. | F | 18 | 1 days 3 mg 1X day | 6/24/2011 | 1 | sleep apnea | The taste is horrible and lasted well over 24 hours. Anything I drank was horrible. I sure hope my breath wasnt stinking. I did not sleep much, maybe 2 hours. I went back to Ambien. Whats wrong with my Dr. I want a refund and have sent a letter to the makers of Lunesta. | It only took one pill for me to STOP. Thats how much I hated it. | F | 50 | 1 days 30 mg 1X day | 6/18/2011 | 4 | insomnia | No side effects, I take it right at bed and it puts me to sleep. I don't fall asleep naturally due to high PM cortisol. This pill really helps me. I stay asleep until 3:30 or so but then am able to go back to sleep and sleep til around 7:30. | F | 53 | 1 years 2 mg 1X day | 6/10/2011 | 3 | bipolar insomnia | the metallic taste everyone is talking bout | it's not working very well i don't think. i can sleep quickly (with trazodone or clonazepam). but i wake up at 3 am every morning regardless of whether i went to bed early or late. so frustrating. this medication is free for me, as my insurance covers all of it, so i stick w/ it i guess b/c its free | M | 23 | 1 years 3 mg 1X day | 6/4/2011 | 2 | Insomnia | Depression, snappishness, weepiness, lethargy, anger. | This is my third try at Lunesta. The first time I took it for a few days and couldn't stand that taste in my mouth so I went back to Ambien. I did notice I was moody, but didn't connect that to Lunesta. Second round, the taste seemed to dissipate a hair and my mood deteriorated again, and I thought Hmmmm I ended up out of town with only my emergency stock of Ambien. Started again four nights ago and my mood has gone straight down hill. I jumped down everyone's throats last night -- worst of all my child in exams -- and I was so clearly distraught this morning that the clerk at Home Depot in the gardening department chased after my car to make sure I was OK. If you are considering or are taking this drug, journal your moods so you don't get caught unaware should you have this side effect. | F | 50 | 4 days 30 1X day | 5/24/2011 | 3 | Chronic sleep disorder | Horrible taste in mouth up to 24 hours after taking especially when drink. The usual morning sleeping pill fuzzy head. | Doesn't work as well for me as Halcion but will do the job. The horrible sewer-like taste I live with all the next day whenever I drink something makes me most reluctant to take it. It carries the usual "morning fog" of sleeping pills but that "fog" doesn't last as long as with some other drugs. | F | 47 | 3 years 30mg 1X day | 5/11/2011 | 4 | Insomnia | I have been feeling tired and a bit out of it during the day. Also, it seems to affect my memory. Another thing I've noticed is it makes me want to eat right after taking it. | Lunesta knocks me out within a half hour after taking it. It's the only pill I've taken that works so fast. | F | 38 | 2 months 2 MG 1X day | 5/5/2011 | 1 | Insomnia | Anger, Depression, More tired during the day, Aggitated | I am currently deployed and a minimum 12 hr shift everyday with no days off. I havent been sleeping and would wake up alot once I did fall asleep. I went to the flight doctor and he gave me Lunesta. He also had Ambien and Restoril. I had taken Ambien before with no success, i have also taken restoril and it worked great. The doctor wanted me to try the Lunesta over the Restoril because Restoril is much stronger and more habit forming. I will not take Lunesta anymore! I have been so angry the past to days that I have taken it and I more tired than before I started taking it. The smallest things are driving me crazy luckily I havent lashed out at anyone too badly but people have definetly mentioned that I am acting differently. Yesterday I washaving terrible mood swings but none of them were happy. It was pure rage or crying for no reason. My chest also hurt and so do my breast. I will be going back to the doctor and hopefully getting this resolved. | F | 22 | 2 days 2mg 1X day | 4/29/2011 | 2 | insomnia | Anxiousness, sinus and lung congestion/infections | It worked for insomnia but the side effects are too bad to continue. I have switched to Surmontil and like it so far. | M | 51 | 11 months 3 1X day | 3/11/2011 | 1 | sleep issues from pain | switched back and forth from lunesta and ambein. both are drugs that you should avoid as much as possible. drug has seriously bad side effects which are continiously addressed here. | M | 42 | 4 years 3mg 1X day | 3/8/2011 | 2 | chronic insomnia | The bad taste never went away. I could deal with that if the med worked. It just did not work for me. The scarest thing is the memory loss. I had such severe memory loss I found myself forgetting what happened minutes later. I do not recommend this drug. | I have had insomnia for years and have tried many sleep aids many which did not work. lunesta is veryy expensive drug not to work. | F | 40 | 30 days 2mg 1X day | 2/26/2011 | 5 | Insomnia/ Hypersomnia | Metallic taste | It's amazing how many negative reviews there are! Telling readers to BE WARE is just not fair. Some things work for some and not others. That's it. My experience has been nothing but pleasant. I have hypersomnia (daytime sleepy), and my sleep is completely fragmented. I can do 101 things to try and fix my fragmented sleep, but it just doesn't matter. I can't control the way my brain goes in and out of the sleep stages. For the first 8-10 months, Lunesta took 2 hours to take effect. Recently, it works within minutes which I am loving. Ambien didn't work for me. First, it felt like a horse tranquilizer- just put me DOWN. Sorry, not my idea of fun. If i took 10mg it made me soo nauseous. 5mg wasn't enough so I'd wake up mid night and be wide awake. And I did get up in the middle of the night for water and DID NOT remember it at all! Lunesta keeps me asleep and for the most part doesn't leave me feeling drowsy in the AM. I haven't noticed any other side effects out of the ordinary. Sleep deprivation made me crazy and forgetful. And it has not cause any addiction. I hate taking it! Sometimes (rarely)I get naturally sleepy (fall asleep on couch) and don't need the Lunesta and I'm fine. Unfortunately, this is seldom. For the rest of the nights, it's Lunesta. Did I mention i have a $0 copay with the savings card from my doctor?! AMAZING! | F | 26 | 10 months 3mg 1X day | 2/6/2011 | 4 | insomnia due to HEPC | initially a bad taste but that went away. I slept for ages like I was dead, no dreams. Now I dream and it takes a little longer, but still works. I now also have frequent headaches when I wake up. | I feel like I can stop and start as needed. I am not sure the headaches are related. I do snore like a bear whenever I take one, but without, I don't sleep well at all. | F | 57 | 2 years 3mg 1X day | 1/27/2011 | 1 | Chronic Insomnia | anxiety, depression, fatigue, lack of energy, agitation, muscle spasms, restless legs, anger, crying spells, a "control freak", brain fog | Never realized all these side effects were due to Lunesta. I had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism (low thyroid) and low female hormones levels within last 6 months. Have been taking levothyroxine and BHRT and thyroid and hormones levels are good and I was still having side effects. Then starting looking into side effects of Lunesta. I decided to stop Lunesta but didn't know that you're not suppose to quit cold turkey. I don't understand why my doctor couldn't have made the Lunesta connection with my symptoms and never warned me about the side effects or stopping it cold turkey. My poor family has been wanting to ship me off somewhere because I have been horrible to live with. It has been 2 weeks since I stopped cold turkey. You get rebound insomnia which is worse than the initial insomnia. I've been depressed and agitated and having been have severe night sweats which are side effects from the withdrawal. I feel this drug has done more harm than good the last 3 years of my life. You can most certainly get addicted and dependent on Lunesta. I would not recommend this medicine to anyone. | F | 45 | 3 years 2 mg 1X day | 1/22/2011 | 1 | insomnia | Restlessness, anxiety, severe depression, horrific nightmares, night sweats, muscle twitching and many more. I regret ever taking this drug. | Ever noticed how often that creepy lunesta moth floats across your t.v. screen lately? The drug manufacturer is making a KILLING off this DRUG and their ability to funnel millions into pushing this medication is proof positive that ambien is so out. Remember when it was THE sleep aid? the only game in town? There are other ways to deal with 'thoughts that keep you up at night' besides taking a PILL. NO action is without its consequences. Be forewarned, this DRUG is EVIL. | F | 33 | 30 days 1 mg 1X day | 1/22/2011 | 1 | insomnia | Severe Anxiety, panic attacks, the abyss of depression unlike anything that words can describe, pressure in the chest and heart palpitations upon the slightest exertion, nausea, disorientation and coordination difficulties. | I could speak volumes but I will try to be brief. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, be careful. This medication is dangerous to those of us that are sensitive to the adverse side effects (and there are many) I have struggled for many years with insomnia but will never take Lunesta again. I have literally been praying & meditating for guidance as I have never experienced such terror and upheaval in all my living years. Insomnia can really take a toll on both the physical & mental however, this has brought the definition of "UNREST" to a frightening level. I can only hope that these horrible side effects will gradually subside. Getting sleep this way is just not worth the risk. It is equally disturbing to discover that so many of us have similar side effects. This severe type of panic, anxiety and depression is something that no one should ever have to experience It is not self imposed BUT drug induced. PLEASE, BE WARE. | F | 59 | 3 weeks 2mg 1X day | 1/20/2011 | 3 | Insomnia | This drug makes me sleep so well, but I have noticed within the last 2 weeks some memory loss that is concerning to me. | I have not experienced any other negative side effects such as the nightmares or the metal taste. I would get a full 6-7 hours of sleep and wake up feeling refreshed. The memory is a concern its not just "forgetting something". | F | 54 | 60 days 3MG 1X day | 1/13/2011 | 1 | Insomnia from valium withdrawal | Chest pain, palpitations, racing heart, severe anxiety, panic, rebound insomnia, terrible taste in mouth. | DO NOT TAKE THIS STUFF FOR MORE THAN A FEW NIGHTS, preferably not at all!! Whoever at the FDA approved this drug for long-term use should be fined and jailed - my tolerance went up after the first night. Also, it gave me the worst panic attack of my life 2 days after withdrawal and although I took my last pill over 48 hours ago I still have that awful taste in my mouth. I personally think the pharmaceutical companies are making a bundle on this drug ($120 for 10 pills @ CVS & no generic available) and they are downplaying the side effects significantly. Maybe you will be one of the lucky people who don't have any sides, and if so, great. Just be warned. | M | 29 | 7 days 3 1X day | 1/6/2011 |