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 |
| 1 | Insomnia | Slight bad taste, woke throught the night, blackouts | I have decided to stop taking this medication especially after reading what is on this site. My roommate said I was scaring her not remembering conversations and doing things in my sleep I would never do....talking to people and having no recolection....this drug scares the heck outta me. Not sure if it is the combination of this medication and others I take. I hope my memory gets better soon. | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 6/29/2007 | 4 | Insomnia related to anti-depressant | None really. It was a little hard to get up in the morning. After 3-4 months of daily use, I stopped taking Lunesta and did not experience any withdrawal. | It effects different people in different ways. I never got the bad taste in my mouth. It isn't a drug that knocks you out either. It gently brought me to sleep, and kept me that way for 7-8 hours. I had insomnia related to an antidepressant I had just started on. After 3 or 4 months or taking this drug everyday, the side effect of insomnia wore off from the antidepressant and I stopped using Lunesta. I did not have any withdrawal problems. I sleep like a baby now. Remember, everyone is different. Just because I stopped without problems doesn't mean everyone one. Especially those prone to addiction. | M | 25 | 4 months | 6/28/2007 | 1 | Insomnia | I was taking lunesta for stress related insomnia. i experienced the most horrifying hallucinations. it seem like a twilight sleep and the hallucinations appeared so real. i awoke screaming and my son had a difficult time consoling me. I will never take this medication again | F | 46 | 6 days | 6/27/2007 | 2 | sleep | Terrible taste | The drug took up to an hour to make me sleep and the taste would come on about 10 minutes after I took it. So I would lay there with the WORST taste in my mouth. I could feel it crawl up my throat into my mouth. It would last till about 5 pm the nest day and would effect the taste of food. YUCK!!! There are too many other sleep aise out there than to deal with this. | F | 34 | | 6/25/2007 | 1 | Insomnia related to menopause | It took me awhile to realize that Lunesta was causing me problems. Years ago I had brain "zaps" after I went off of Celesta. It took months to overcome them, but recently I felt them coming back. Also ringing in my ears. Also depressed and very tired during the day. I didn't have a bad taste but food didn't taste as good, felt rubbery. I felt "spacey" and anxious, more aggressive. | I have never sleep all night on Lunesta. On 3mg I still woke up every hour on the hour. On 2 3mg, I would still wake up and be tired all day. Even 3mg made me tired. My sinuses were acting up, and have had weird, piercing headaches even if I didn't take it everyday. Last night I took 3 mg and slept most of the day and then started with the zaps. I read this site and realized all the side effects I have suffered with since taking Lunesta. I made the mistake of thinking I could take it "as needed," and didn't realize how powerful this drug is-even 24 hours after taking it! I would never recommend this. Give me Zanax anyday! | F | 53 | 2 months | 6/24/2007 | 1 | sleeplessness | Violent Reaction. Only took once and woke up vomiting, fever, sweating, diarrhea and body aches. Taste of metal in my mouth was horrible and lated 12 hours. I'm still nauseous writing this almost 48 hours later. Almost went to the hospital - probably should have. Very dangerous stuff. | DO NOT TAKE THIS | F | 32 | 1 days | 6/23/2007 | 5 | waking up 3-4 times a night | No side effects..no strange taste as others report | I could fall alseep fine, but started waking up at 3,4,4:30,etc. This med helped me retrain my body to sleep. I only needed it for 30 days and then occasionally. | F | 43 | 30 days | 6/20/2007 | 4 | Insomnia | Ok I know it has been said, but It leaves a terrible taste in my mouth. (the way something rusty smells...well thats how my mouth tastes) I also had the same reaction to Lamasil. Some people are posting to take with a sugary drink Ha! everything tastes gross especially sugary things. It is like a bitter battery acid taste. Nothing makes it go away. Terrible breath, and now sore jaw muscles from clenching my teeth during sleep. It also gives me the creepy crawlies like bugs on me. | This medicine does actually work if you are willing to endure the side effects. Not sure how fast it goes to work because I can't remember anything 10 min. after I take it.For the last 20 years 2 hr of sleep per night has been the norm, even as a teenager. I was willing to try anything that would make me rest.(tried Ambien, but had severe reaction to it.) Aside from the Cat poop taste of everything :) and occasional "acid like" dreams it does help me sleep. Lately I have noticed stiffness in my knuckles, and I seem to get lost in thought but can't remember what I was thinking about. | F | 35 | 2 months | 6/18/2007 | 4 | Extreme Insomnia | Lethargy, inability to start or finish anything. Laziness and weight gain. | I went to a small town country doctor by pure chance to get a refill on Lunesta. He asked me questions I thought were ridiculous. Like how many times do you eat out per week? have you traveled abroad? Do I eat rare cooked meat? Do I leave food on sitting on stove for over an hour before eating? I answered "Yes" to some of the questions. He prescribe Vermox for parasites and nothing crazy happened to me like diarhea, or constipation or vomiting. I ate washed all our bedding, clothing and disinfected our couches, seats and cleaned all bathrooms and he prescribed a pill for all my family members. Guess what I feel better then ever! My son has gained weight and he can focus and my daughter is great as well. I can sleep. After that I saw a show on parasites on Oprah and realized people would rather say they have cancer than parasites! But over 250Million people carry parasites and alot of them prepare our foods. Not to mention every time someone puts their fingers in their mouth | F | 45 | 60 days | 6/18/2007 | 4 | Sleepaid | Slightly dry/cotton mouth in the morning. But you wake up feeling fresh. | I think sedatives have different effects on people. But there are general rules to follow. If those arent followed, there are additional side effects. Some key rules are: 1-Take 20 minutes before going to bed 2-Dont drink ANY alcohol with this medicine 3-Dedicate at least 8 solid hours of time to sleep 4-Take with lots of water (half a glass at least) 5-Brush teeth before going to bed Its a great medicine, and does work! | M | 24 | 2 days | 6/18/2007 | 5 | Secondary Insomnia | NONE! - Worked Great!! No bad taste! | This was the first time I actually felt like my old self after 2 months of severe sleeping problems and trying many different medications with very bad side effects. I don't think it was just the medication that made the difference, but a lot of faith and prayer on my part and from others, that God has been and continues to work mightily on my behalf to turn my situation around! I give all the glory to God, my Father, and to His beloved Son, my Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who sacrificed everything so that those who believe in Him can be forgiven of sins, receive eternal life, and also be healed in this life, too! Scripture says, "by His stripes we are healed." - Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24. By faith, I know that VERY SOON I will be off all medication, ready to serve God even more than I had before!! | F | 49 | 1 days | 6/14/2007 | 4 | Insomina - I sleep 3 hrs then wake | Taste like asprine & old pennies in back of mouth...only in early a.m., which disappears when I brush teeth or eat. NO OTHER PROBLEMS. | Sleep well and wake without feeling drugged. It has helped me better than Ambian (no help staying asleep) and Ambian CR (great help but made my head feel funny after a week of use). I use Lun. during the work week and "suffer" on weekends when I can nap during the day...just don't like staying on medications all the time. | M | 52 | 30 days | 6/12/2007 | 2 | sleeping | Ad says it works for 8 hours. Works 4. | F | 64 | 10 days | 6/12/2007 | 4 | Chronic Insomnia | No bad taste as everyone else mentions. Nausea after three days. Related or not? | I've taken Sonata and Ambien CR in the past. Sonata is great for 3-4 hours, but then I wake up. No side effects, though. Couldn't tolerate Ambien CR. I developed a "disconnect" somehwere in my brain. I would think one thing & say or write another that was complete nonsense! Have taken 3mg. Lunesta for four nights. No bad taste at all. Today, the nausea after lunch was awful - lost everything. Don't know if this is due to Lunesta or not. I guess I'll know if it continues. All in all, Lunesta is doing its job. I fall asleep within 30 minutes & stay asleep for 8 hours. No "hangover" effect either. | F | 64 | 4 days | 6/11/2007 | 1 | insomnia | Oh. My. God. The taste is vile. It tastes like you put batteries in your mouth. (Yes, I did this once as a little kid. I never forgot the taste, and thanks to the taste, I never put batteries in my mouth again.) With Lunesta, not only is the taste alone putrid, but the taste/smell gets WORSE upon inhaling or exhaling. Vile stuff. Just vile. | I rated this med at a 1 because the taste/smell side-effect was SO distrubing and unpleasant that it actually kept me awake. The first time I took the drug, I thought something was melting or on fire in my house. I couldn't place the smell (it was metallic) and I couldn't find the source of the smell. The second time I took the med, I *knew* it had to be the pill. The taste disturbance overrode any sleep properties the pill could give, so I've ranked Lunesta at a 1. Remember, folks: the first rule of medicine is to DO NO HARM. | F | 31 | 2 days | 6/8/2007 | 3 | Insomnia | Gets me to sleep fast but not for long. Dull throbbing headache which prompted MRI. | Have been taking Lunesta for about a year with varied success. I cut my 3mg tablet in half most night but I do take a full tablet about twice per week. For the past couple of months I have been experiencing lack of coordination and a fairly persistent dull, throbbing headache throughout part of my head and behind the one eye. The headache becomes worse when I bend over or exert myself. I just had a precautionary MRI done to rule out any more serous problems but haven't received the results yet. I am going to start cutting back with the intention of eliminating all sleep aids. | M | 1 years | 6/7/2007 | 4 | Insomnia | Headache the following day | This is a pretty good sleep medicine. I did NOT have any metallic after taste the next day even at 3 mgs. I did have a slight headache though, but nothing serious. It helped me sleep throughout the night, and I didn't feel too groggy the next day. I was pretty impressed, and I never felt like it "knocked" me out the way Benadryl does. Just subtle sleepiness and feeling pretty good the next day. I get an average of 6 solid hours of sleep on this, while I was only getting 3-4 before. I recommend when the over the counter stuff doesn't work. | F | 30 | 1 weeks | 6/3/2007 | 2 | insommia | hallucinations, memory lost, bitter after taste, chest pain | After I took it, I began to suffer from hallucinations in which I saw a headless man sitting next to me, my bed sheets became a forest, and weird things moving around. My sister says when she came into the room, I jumped and said "who are you?! where am I?!", BUT I HAVE NO MEMORY OF IT. The next day, at least 14 hours later, I started to suffer from chest pain, which made me feel like I was going to suffer from a heart attack. Might be a drug interaction with Lexipro, as I used to take Lunesta while I was on Zoloft, and while I did not suffer from chest pain then, I still the bitter metal after taste, though the hallucinations were there, but not as vivid. | F | 20 | 7 days | 5/29/2007 | 3 | Insomnia | Stopped taking it due to bitter/bad taste left in mouth. | F | 27 | 4 weeks | 5/28/2007 | 4 | Insomnia | Metallic Taste - shortness of breath - sore joints | I've tried to use this sparingly during the work week. Fast acting, normally within 30 minutes.Decent nights sleep, some groggyness in the early morning hours, although waking wasn't difficult. I quit smoking recently and feel like I smoked a pack on days after I took Lunesta, experiencing some pain in my joints and dull headaches. I'm treading cautiously with this. | M | 41 | 6 months | 5/23/2007 |