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 | Metallic taste, but not particularly bothersome. Effective for five hours of pretty good restorative sleep. Not as effective as it was in the beginning. | M | 67 | 18 months | 4/24/2007 | 3 | Insomnia...of course. What else? | I didn't experience the taste or anything. No headaches...etc...may have exaggerated morning grogginess. It seems that once every few nights with this medication (especially the first night you take it after missing a dose) you will experience a very restless night with little sleep, short dream fragments (usually of an unpleasant nature) and a generally groggy awareness through the night that you are not getting the sleep you need for the next day. | My insominia mainly occurs in an inability to get to sleep. Such an inability that even 10-15 milligrams of Ambien would take anywhere from 2-4 hours to work (whereas usually for most sleep aids, people fall asleep fairly quickly). Also, before I started on sleep aids, when I could sleep, my sleep was very thin, with lots of very short dream fragments, with little to no deep or restorative sleep. Unfortunately, Ambien (which I used to take) would occasionally result in abnormally long sleep times (like 12-14 hours). Oddly enough, this is happening even more with Lunesta. Does this happen to anyone else? Ig takes forever to work for me, and then when it does, I sleep to long. It is as if once it is in my system, my system cannot work the medication out (which is great for 8 hours or so, but 14????). Though I've checked the drug interactions, I wonder if there is some sort of unrecognized interaction with one of my other medications that make it difficult for me to work the me | F | 29 | 3 months | 4/23/2007 | 3 | insomnia | occasionally horrible metallic taste. | i've been taking this daily for more than a year. the previous 5 years i took ambien and it really wasn't working that well anymore. make sure you have water in your mouth before taking the pill (and NOT the other way around). i still wake up at least once, but generally fall back asleep quickly. once every couple of weeks it will take a long time to kick in. | M | 34 | 1 years | 4/20/2007 | 1 | Insomnia. | I experienced no side effects. | This drug has no effect on me. I took the 3mg pill. 90 min later I took another. I didn’t sleep that night. The next night I took a double dose of two 3mg pills (for a grand total of 6mg) with no impact. I waited 90 min and took another 6mg and still didn’t sleep. I going to talk to my doctor about a different sleep aid. | M | 26 | 3 days | 4/19/2007 | 1 | Trouble falling & staying asleep | Night 1: Bad taste in my mouth, and my mind raced maniacly through "pictures" of anything and everything under the sun. I got NO SLEEP whatsoever. Night 2: Thought I'd try it again, and went through the turbo-parade of completely unrelated mental images for about an hour and a half. Fell into a light sleep and woke several times slightly confused. That day I became completely overwhelmed at anything I had to do for the day, had a panic attack, became depressed and cried hard for hours, wondering if I needed to check myself in to a psych unit. I also take Lexapro and Cymbalta for depression, anxiety and PTSD. I am convinced that Lunesta should not be combined with these type of drugs. | It is now 8pm and I found this website, where I have been convinced that this drug should not be on the market and definitely should not be prescribed for anyone who suffers from anxiety &/or depression. Threw out my samples and intend to report in detail to my MD, I will also recommend he visits this site. This stuff scares the bejesus out of me! Those butterfly commercials are the most misleading bit of propaganda I have ever seen. I wish I had read these testimonials before taking this stuff. Insomniacs BEWARE!!! To the man who lost his wife because of Lunesta and her other meds mixed, my deepest condolences and THANKYOU for sharing your story. I could have been next. God Bless You. | F | 42 | 2 days | 4/18/2007 | 5 | to help me sleep | Immediate increase in sexual interest! | No side effects so far. I felt "drugged" the next morning when I was taking Ambian. | M | 60 | 20 days | 4/16/2007 | 2 | insomnia | Horrible taste....helped sleep but not worth dealing with taste change for at least 24 hours (bile taste) | F | 40 | 2 days | 4/14/2007 | 5 | Insomnia | If I take it and go straight to bed, then I am fine. If I take it and keep doing things, I usually end up stumbling around my apartment. I also get a metallic taste in my mouth, but it never lasts until the next day. Also, if I stayed up too long after taking the pill I won't remember what I did. If I write any e-mails, I have to re-read them the next day to see what I said, but I am coherent in my writing. | I love it. I have had insomnia since I was 13 and this is by far the best medicine I've used so far. | F | 21 | 6 months | 4/11/2007 | 4 | Falling and Staying Asleep | None | I really like Lunesta. I was on it for stress related waking up in the night, then stopped for 3 months, not sleeping again so started taking it. I fall asleep and stay asleep which is great as my husband is a snorer (and that also keepe me up) I am the type that anything will wake me, dogs walking in the house, late neighbors, air handler noise... you name it! So this is a miracle for me. It also cut down my migraines as I am now sleeping. As for taste nothing! I took Topamax, and talk about metallic taste...It topped the charts. | F | 36 | 7 months | 4/11/2007 | 3 | difficulty staying asleep | terrible taste in mouth. According to Doctor's nurse, sucking on a LEMON when taking it and in the morning should "trick" or distract the taste buds and that helped a little. Increase in appetite within 30 minutes of taking drug and next day. Felt moodier today than I expected but can't say it is because of the drug for sure. Debating whether to take it again because Tylenol PM or Benadryl works. Pricey drug. | I asked my doctor for a sleeping aid to address difficulty staying asleep due to stress and grief. But potential side effects don't seem worth it. I did sleep well. | F | 40 | 1 days | 4/7/2007 | 3 | Insomnia | Taste changes. 100% horrible, metallic taste. I had 2 family members taste the O.J. that morning and they thought it was fine. I drink O.J. each day and this carton was new. Even the water tasted bad. I thought it could be the Lunesta but I was positive when it happened again the next day. After 3 days of Lunesta that was it. The taste did not return to normal for a day. Now my taste is back to normal. And it really didnt help me sleep. | Ambien CR works better so I'm switching back. | M | 37 | 3 days | 4/7/2007 | 3 | bipolar II disorder/ADHD | I have beenprescribed numerous drugs to sleep over 13 years. Lunesta is similar to ambien in my experience. Blackouts after taking it. With ambien, I used to walk all over the neighborhood in my sleep. What I learned is to take Lunesta,and go to bed asap to cut down on the "what did I do last night" effect.In regards to the taste,,I have constant dry mouth so its hard to tell the difference. I have tried mouthwashes, gum, water etc. The dental bills due to this have been horrific. If anyone has a suggestion let me know. I think I will try cutting down of the Lunesta..from my perspective, the medication aspect of these disorders is all guess-work anyway One way to advocate for yourself is to empower yourelf with research and knowledge in regards to these disorders. | F | 53 | 2 months | 4/1/2007 | 5 | Insomnia | HORIBLE METAL TASTE!! I was hardly able to drink water | worked great i have had great sleep for weeks | M | 14 | 38 days | 3/27/2007 | 4 | Insomnia/Sleep Apnea | I experienced the bad taste in my mouth. I also noticed that even though I still wake up in the middle of the night, it is only for a few brief seconds and then I go right back to sleep. I do find that I am a bit groggy the rest of the next day, and that I am also a little bit cranky. I could use a nap right now. | Its funny to read all the negative comments about the bad taste. Sure its a bad taste, but I am betting that most of these people have not awaken in the middle of the night with a mouthful of stomach bile (I also have GERD) and that is exactly what it tastes like. I have often awaken in the morning with that same exact taste in my mouth, even before I started taking Lunesta. Be grateful that you don't have that. There are plenty of options out there, excercise them. I take it on a as needed basis. I have about 10 samples from my Doc, and when I go back in April, I will ask for a prescription. I guess it depends on how much you really want to sleep. I'm out faster than my husband now, 5 minutes. Used to take me an hour to fall asleep. | F | 38 | 1 months | 3/26/2007 | 3 | insomnia, anxiety, depression | the worst taste ever starting immediately when i take it and lasting until the next afternoon. memory loss after taking the pill and before falling asleep. | i've been taking lunesta for about 4 months. the taste has not gotten any better. i realized about a month ago that my husband would talk about discussions we had or things that i had done the night before and i didn't remember them. i frequently find strange clues as to what i did during the night. i've been trying to wean myself off but cutting the tablet in half makes the taste even more unbearable. i do sleep really really well and will continue using for insomnia but will not use on a daily basis. i'm afraid my brain is getting mushy. | F | 35 | 4 months | 3/25/2007 | 2 | Insomnia | Aggresive, out-of-personality anger and general twitchiness. Metallic taste at the stangest times and functional Vertigo. | You know that short tempered feeling of general pissed-offedness that occasionally comes with being awoken from a nap? Now imagine that toned down by say, 50% and spread out over the course of an afternoon. The big Green Moth. Heh. Fly Swatter. Keep your windows closed, especially at night when this MF is flying round your town. | M | 3 days | 3/24/2007 | 2 | insomnia | THE METAL TASTE IS HORRIBLE! And it didn't help me sleep. This is only my first night and I am very hesitant to take it again. | F | 39 | 1 days | 3/21/2007 | 3 | Insomnia, sleep apnea | When taken once in a while, I just have the bad taste the next day. I'm taking it every night now and and having problems with headaches, depression, tiredness, and a general bad attitude everyday. | I have been a cronic insomniac off and on all of my life. The slightest stress keeps me up or wakes me up. I stay awake beating the dead horse, my husband says. I do not take any other drugs, and I have never been diagnosed with any mental disorders. I have gone to the sleep center at the hospital and have been diagnosed with slight sleep apnea. I do a sinus nasal cleansing every night which helps with that problem. I am slightly closterphobic which prevents me from using the cepap machine. This drug has been a lifesaver for me when I get into my insomnia it is like a rolling ball that doesn't want to stop. I have tried Valerian and Melatonin but Lunesta works sooooo much better. I am rethinking taking it for prolonged periods of time and going back to my schedule of only taking it when I absolutly am not going to get any sleep any other way. I think that most corporations are out for the almighty buck and it is up to us as the consumer to take care of ourselves. If we have | F | 46 | 2 years | 3/20/2007 | 1 | insomnia | The most horrible taste in my mouth. I noticed it in the morning, I took a drink of water and it tasted awful. I didn't realize it was the Lunesta, and that evening took apart the icemaker in my refrigerator because I thought this was the problem. After the second time I took it, I realized what it was. No more for me. | Had the related nightmates, one very scary one that I was in a car accident. The bad taste was the worst, it stayed with me for 2 days. | M | 50 | 2 days | 3/17/2007 | 1 | Sleep aid | It was awful i tried it without the equip. Because I thought it was the two together but I tried the lunesta by itself. I am a avid water drinker and the metallic taste only worsened.I had quite a bit of vomitting only after two days of taking this drug. | F | 54 | 2 days | 3/17/2007 |