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 | waking up in middle of night | Strange taste in first few bites/sips in AM - minor. A bit sleepy in first half hour after waking up. | Works better than anything else I've tried. | M | 6 months | 11/2/2008 | 1 | back surgery | bitter taste in mount and when you breath, you taste it, made me want to gag, no way to get rid of that tast and it lasts for A DAY | This drug should be pulled off the market, there are obvious issues here, | M | 37 | 2 days | 10/29/2008 | 1 | Insomnia | My wallet hurt! | I only took 2 mg, but I didn't notice any effect at all from the drug. | F | 26 | 1 days | 10/24/2008 | 5 | insomnia | Strange taste but that's about it. It made me feel completely fantastic but that's a pretty positive side effect if you ask me. | Amazing. Not only did it help me sleep, but I felt a sense of euphoria that I cannot even describe. It was spectacular. | M | 23 | 7 times | 10/22/2008 | 3 | to fall asleep and stay asleep | crying | F | 46 | 1 years | 10/22/2008 | 2 | insomnia | Very bad taste in mouth that lasted all of the next day | I only took it two days so I'm not sure if it would get better but it didn't help me sleep as well as Ambien does. Couldn't deal with the bad taste. | F | 49 | 2 days | 10/22/2008 | 3 | lack of sleep | Very bad taste in my mouth, itchy, dryness all over my body, including scalp. Throat feels so, so dry, very depressed, hoplessness feeeling, angry, anxiety. I had an EKG because of palpitations, chest tightness. Not worth all these symptoms! I would not have known they were related to Lunesta, until I read all the side affects. very scary! I am a christian and believe GOD brought me to this site or I would not have known because it does help me sleep. | I wake up okay. Thru out the day groggy and mind is in a fog. | F | 49 | 14 days | 10/13/2008 | 2 | chronic insomnia | First night i took it I was so exhausted from lack of sleep that i drifted off pretty quickly and felt refreshed the next day. I decided to take half of the 3mg pill the following night and did not sleep at all, but didn't feel weird or anything the next day, just tired. Stopped taking it for a few weeks, then after another string of sleepless nights i took it and although it put me to sleep quickly, i felt like a walking zombie the ENTIRE next day. very unrefreshed, like something was squeezing my brain, foggy, disengaged, out of it. Next night, same feeling afterwards. | All in all it did what it was supposed to do for 1 night only. | F | 23 | | 10/11/2008 | 2 | couldn't sleep | anxiety | I started Ambien and a new job about the same time. I ended up losing 20 pounds and was so ill from stress I end-up in the hospital. In the hospital I was treated like I was "off my rocker." I quit my job thinking it was the cause my stress and panic feelings... it was not... it was Ambien. Lunesta is almost as bad as Ambien. Don't take either of these meds. If you really need a good nights sleep take Ambien no more than three days in a row. | F | 37 | 6 months | 10/8/2008 | 3 | disgusting taste in mouth which decreased the urge to drink any liquids......lasted nearly the whole next day both times I tried to take Lunesta. | Ambien CR is 10 times the drug that Lunesta is. I am just glad this was a free 7 day trial sample. I will not be purchasing this drug again! | M | 32 | 2 days | 10/6/2008 | 1 | Sleep aid. | Overwhelming anxiety, depression, hopelessness and thoughts of committing suicide. Terrifying dreams. Loss of memory. Lingering feelings of dread. My Story - I am a husband of twenty seven years and father of four. I have always had a lust for life and a lot of reasons to be happy and thankful. After the first time I took Lunesta, the next day I seriously contemplated driving my car off a bridge or driving as fast as I could and smashing into something. The next day I told off my boss, never having had words with him before. I can't believe he didn't fire me on the spot. That night I told a friend that I didn't want to live anymore and that life isn't worth the struggle. The only thing that gave me a feeling of comfort was the thought of committing suicide. I made a plan that the next day I would act sick and stay home from work. I would then write my wife and kids a letter explaining how I am better off now and how they are better off without me. I would also call the co | and the next morning I decided to think about other ways of doing myself in. I went to work late and told my boss that I was not happy with my job and I might look for other opportunities. He turned white and the confusion on his face was painful. I felt a little better that night and decided to put off the suicidal plans for now. Again I didn't take my pill before bed and the next day I felt a little better still although I was very spooked by the previous two days. I apologized to my boss and told him I think it might have been the Lunesta, although I had never heard of such deadly side effects. I searched the internet that day and found that I was far from alone. In fact, others had seen it through and actually killed themselves. One was a twelve year old boy who had never shown any signs of depression prior to taking Lunesta. I wish I could scream out to the world NEVER TAKE LUNESTA!!!! It is not worth ruining or losing your life. Drink warm milk or something! These new | M | 47 | 3 days | 10/6/2008 | 1 | Chronic Insomnia | Head feels like it is going to explode,aching all over body deep in muscles like I am very ill,depression,anxiety,depersonalization/derealization,feelings of impending doom,extreme headahce especially behind (and above) right eye,high blood pressure,muscle tightness,tightness in chest,shallow breathing,sore throat,agoraphobia,feelings of worthlessness. | I am so relieved to read some of the comments here. I thought I was going crazy with all my symptoms but seems like this drug is not the wonder drug they sell it as! I do wake up during the night at least once on this and go back to sleep. I have noticed the tv is on another channel the next day rather than the one I feel asleep with--scares me as I wonder what else I have done! I have extreme panic from this and feel sickly and so depressed it feels like my life is over and I lack motivation to do anything. This drug is hazardous! | F | 36 | 1.5 months | 10/2/2008 | 1 | insomnia | Anxiety, dizziness, irritability, always on the verge of tears,just generally feeling like something is wrong. | M | 43 | 1 months | 9/30/2008 | 3 | insomnia | very bad taste when drinking water | I still wake up 3-4 times a night but that's less than half as much as I was waking up. The bad taste is worth it because I get much more sleep that I was getting... unless there is a medicine that will help even more. | F | 25 | 9 days | 9/29/2008 | 3 | insomnia | terrible metal taste | this does take longer to fall asleep than let's say Ambien, but it also doesnt give you the crazy side effects that Ambien can give you. Lunesta does work except it gives you a strange metal taste in your mouth that does get better with time. My doctor would rather give me Lunesta than Ambien due to side effects. | F | 32 | 20 days | 9/27/2008 | 1 | to go to sleep | chest pains,tried to committ suicide and depression and nightmares first month i was on 2 mg then they up it to 3 mgs and after the 4th night i almost killed myself | please if your child is on lunesta talk to their doctor they need to be taken off i over dosed monday and i almost didn't make it ,,,lunesta makes you have bad thoughts thank god my mom got me to the hospital in time,,i was air lifted to a good hospital that saved my life!!!i will never take it again | F | 15 | 2 months | 9/24/2008 | 2 | Insomnia | Bitter taste, especially when drinking water. Didn't keep me asleep as well as Ambien, but Ambien is losing its effectiveness, too, after seven years. Yeah, I need to find a better way. | The TV ad features not a butterfly but a Luna moth. It's pale green and quite large as moths go. I've seen one in the Pennsylvania woods while camping. Just in case you're interested. :-) And yes, it's true that just 1 day is not enough time to give a given medication an adequate trial. | F | 44 | 1 days | 9/13/2008 | 1 | insomnia | feel like my head is gonna explode.bad taste feels like my boddys on fire | please dont take this medication i would rather never go to sleep | M | 39 | 1 days | 9/9/2008 | 1 | insomnia,i have mood swings bad taste in mouth ,depression,feelings of low self worth foggy head in headaches,when i stop taken numbness in hands in feet and mouth and high blood presure | i started taken lunesta because ambien didn't work at first i was on 2mgs at night then as time went on i went up to 3 mgs a night then before i knew it i was taken 3to5 3mgs pills a night my body was hooked now i don't know what to do when i don't take it i am foggy headed suicidial my insides feel like there on fire in once i went cold turkey for 5 day's trying to stop my self in i had a seizure so i had to start again i don't know who can help me when went to er for this they said they didn't know either if any one out there is going through this please contat me a [email protected] | F | 38 | 4 years | 8/31/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | I love Lunesta. | I started taking Lunesta because after 2 years of living with an abusive husband I kicked him out of the house. He told me he was going to come back and kill me in my sleep. So...I couldn't sleep for months. My Doctor gave me 3mg to start and now I am down to 1mg. I feel great every day and am thankful to have this medication. | F | 41 | 365 days | 8/29/2008 |