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 induced by mania | Metallic aftertaste that lasted for about most of the next day and a film stayed in my mouth the next day. The aftertaste is in my mouth not on my tongue, which is interesting. Dreams are very vivid. If they are realistic in nature, it is hard to separate them from reality. | I've always preferred Ambien and lately Ambien CR but with my other medications they stopped helping my sleep latency. Sonata seemed to delay onset of my sleep, so my psychiatrist prescribed Lunesta. The aftertaste is bothersome and not pleasant but worth it. My sleep latency decreased dramatically... down to under a half hour after taking the 3mg. What is nice about Lunesta is that if you wake up (or are woken up) it is easy to get up and function and then go back to sleep. Hallucinations seem to happen if I take it and don't attempt to sleep -- so it is not something I would recommend taking until you are ready for sleep onset. Remember, while reading these forums, a lot of the people seeking message boards to post have bad experiences while people with good experiences are just happy and don't seek out a way to vent. Clinical trials report the metallic taste only occurs in 31% of people and that it is not a serious side effect. If it helps you sleep, and nothing else | M | 31 | 5 weeks | 2/23/2008 | 2 | trouble staying asleep | Chemical taste in mouth and vomitting | The taste was more chemical than metalic, and I threw up in the middle of the night...good news i don't remember much about it. I am going to try ambian tonight after reading several other posts. | F | 36 | 1 days | 2/22/2008 | 5 | chronic insomnia | UNBELIEVABLE---It does help me sleep, if I go to bed right away. HOWEVER, if I stay up my brain functions so differently it's freaky! I am able to remember German words that I haven't studied in 10 years, I can play complicated piano pieces that I had forgotten and can't play if I'm not on Lunesta, and my creativity is heightened. I spend hours designing amazing clothes, painting, creating WILD and very weird art---and I even become fascinated with science, which I am normally not very interested in. I read every single one of the accounts on this website and no one has described this type of reaction, so this seems even stranger now. | Lunesta is apparently the gateway to my creativity. It's like my brain is on steroids and I just want to learn and create. I'm able to figure things out that I have never been able to figure out before---some of them mathematical, some sociological, and some are just life skills that I had not aquired until now. FASCINATING. I LOVE it, but the temptation to stay awake sort of defeats the purpose of taking a sleeping pill. DOWNSIDES: Bitter taste, headaches, odd behavior, memory loss the next day, and I also make tactless, aggressive comments sometimes. | F | 30 | 2 years | 2/21/2008 | 4 | insomnia | bad taste in mouth, dizzy when standing up quickly | works good | F | 49 | 2 years | 2/20/2008 | 3 | Tired in the day (lack of REM) | - Bad taste (take it with a gulp of water and finish the glass to help) - Jitters from the fourth night on - Unmotivated/depression - Small memory goofs (not sure if it's just me or Lunesta) | For the first three nights, I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Though now being a week into it, I find myself jittery after taking it and I think even more depressed. I don't have the motivation to do anything. Also, tonight I jogged and I was unable to run for my normal amount of time. I felt exasperated. Has anyone else experienced rapid increase of heart rate as well as slight unmotivation? I'm going to keep on this for a month and see how it goes. | F | 18 | 7 days | 2/18/2008 | 1 | insomnia | terror, panic, anxiety, depression, hopelessness | I took this for over a year. The first time in decades I had a decent sleeep. The problem is that it made me so depressed, anxious an had feelings of hopelessness. My family asked me to seek help for depression. I raged at them. No control over emotions. This drug should be taken off the market. I years to come, I am certain that they will find Lunesta has caused many suicides. It took me 2 weeks to withdraw from this drug. I feel better now than I have in years. I still cannot sleep, but a small price to pay compared to the hopeless feelings and anxiety. FDA - you need to study this drug closer!!!!!!! | F | 50 | 1 years | 2/18/2008 | 1 | insomnia | tired feeling | I think this stuff is the absolute worse drug for insomnia. I was on the 2mg and would take one before bed every night and about the only thing that would happen is i would get kinda tired. AFter i would go to bed, i would still have problems getting to sleep as if i had never taken the lunesta. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 2/14/2008 | 3 | Insomnia | Horrific metallic taste in mouth. Hallucinations. | The taste from this medication is so disgusting. I initially had some intense hallucinations. Saw goblins flying around my room, it was so freaky. Also saw what I swear was my mom's ghost... just crazy shit. Anyway after a while it didn't work for me, even when taking 3-4mg. I have severe insomnia, and have for years. I also suffer from fibromyalgia, which doesn't help. | F | 32 | 2 months | 2/12/2008 | 2 | Episodic sleep difficulties | Bad metal taste; noticeable as soon as I swallowed the tablet with water, lasted about 24 hours. Created some anxiety and restlessness | Lunesta didn't even help me sleep. After reading the comments on this site, I know I am not alone. A psychiatrist gave me samples of this. I tried it three times and was dissatisfied each time; my mom tried it too and her experience was similar to mine. | F | 23 | 3 times | 2/10/2008 | 5 | insomnia | somewhat bitter aftertaste in the morning. However, significant gynecomastia. | Gynecomastia noticed by my doctor, who asked if I wanted to discontinue the drug. However, my wife approves, so I will continue with Lunesta. | M | 58 | 90 days | 2/6/2008 | 1 | Too anxious to sleep | memory loss, depression, confusion, suicidal thoughts | This medication works great. It is the most consistent 6-7 hrs. of sleep I've ever had. It doesn't seem to work for me on a full stomach though. Sometimes when I'm just laying in bed crying and wanting to kill myself I just pop another 3mg and I'm usually right to sleep. Thank god I've found this website. I have suffered from depression and anxiety and just thought my other medications stopped working. Now I know I'm not the only one. Flush it now, or be very careful with daily use. I would not suggest taking it if you live alone. | M | 29 | 2 months | 2/4/2008 | 2 | to help me sleep | It made all beverages taste bad, especially water. It also made my body feel like I was hit by a truck the next morning and I was very groggy and emotional. | I have taken Ambien before and I love it, but my doctor gave me a few free samples of Lunesta yesterday. I am throwing the rest away. I feel like crap this morning and I still cannot get that nasty metallic taste out of my mouth, it's very unpleasant. I would recommend Ambien over Lunesta any day. | F | 33 | 1 days | 2/2/2008 | 3 | extreme insomnia | I have no side effects from Lunesta. No metallic taste and no emotional or mental problems. If anything, I have the relief from no longer being exhausted all the time because of lack of sleep. | I have been taking Lunesta for about 2 years. Started at 2mg and then went to 3 mg. Am now back down to 2 mg. It works for me, although there have been times that I still did not feel well during the day, because I had not slept well. I still wake up during the night or very early, but as long as I can get back to sleep, I feel OK the next day. | F | 59 | 2 days | 1/31/2008 | 3 | Insomnia due to stress and anxiety | Metallic taste in mouth is only noticeable side effect. | Lunesta works only if I'm tired or or unstressed before bedtime--it doesn't cure a racing mind. Still wakeup after 5 hours max sleeptime, which is better than a couple fitful hours of sleep. I've often battled insominia throughout my adult life, but nothing like recently. | M | 55 | 10 days | 1/29/2008 | 2 | Sleep aid | Alertness | The first couple of days I tried Lunesta, it seemed OK. Then I got a prescription, and found that I actually remained awake after I took it, as if the medication stimulated my mind. It does not work for me. | M | 40 | 14 days | 1/27/2008 | 3 | sleeplessness | Taken by itself it doesn't work for me. However, in combination with imipramine I have a good night's rest every night. I awaken refreshed with no hangover. | F | 65 | 9 days | 1/26/2008 | 2 | insomnia | None | Lunesta worked good for putting me to sleep, but would only maintain sleep for about 3 hours,and thats the 3mg dose,and I had no bad taste in my mouth. | M | 62 | 7 days | 1/26/2008 | 3 | insomnia | None that I notice | When I first started (2mg), I would get 6 - 7 hours sleep. Now (3mg)I get 5 hours solid and then fitful sleep for the rest of the time. It has increased dreaming, but nothing crazy. | M | 51 | 3 years | 1/25/2008 | 4 | insomnia | horrible taste | this works WONDERS. i cannot believe how well it works. the only problem is the horrible taste -- but i've learned to drink a big glass of water, gulp the pill down, and follow it with another glass of water. and then it's fine. | F | 33 | 2 months | 1/20/2008 | 2 | Insomnia | Bad Metallic taste in my mouth, I slept well...or so I thought until my husband woke me up because I was making screeching sounds in my sleep! | I've had a cough for a week and the cough syrup that was supposed to knock me out wired me so my Dr. gave me some samples of Lunesta. I still can't believe I was kicked out of my bed for screeching in my sleep! I'll never take this medicine again. I'll deal with the sleep loss until I get better. | F | 29 | 1 days | 1/19/2008 |