LUNESTA Reviews (ESZOPICLONE)

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LUNESTA  (ESZOPICLONE):  This medication is used to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia). It may help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and lessen how often you wake up during the night, so you can get a better night's rest. Eszopiclone belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect. Use of this medication is usually limited to short treatment periods of 1 to 2 weeks or less. If your insomnia continues for a longer time, talk to your doctor to see if you need other treatment.   FDA Approval Date: 2004-12-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  Trouble falling asleep O MY GOD!!! WHAT DIED IN MY MOUTH?!! If I had known I would have that awful taste in my mouth I wouldn't have taken it. Taste appeared within 30 min. after "swallowing". Jumped out of bed and threw mints in my mouth--to no avail. Finally fell asleep fine. No weird dreams. Woke the next morning hoping the taste would be gone to find it had actually gotten worse. Coffee tasted okay, but thought water was contaminated/poisoned and had my husband drink it. Couldn't explain the taste to him, so I asked him to "french" kiss me to see if he could taste it. His response was, "Now why would I want to have that taste in my mouth for the rest of the day?" Good point!! Tried it, but couldn't taste it. Thought I was loosing my mind--tasted like I chewed an asprin. Asked a pharmisist and a nurse and both said, "Never heard of that side affect before." Wonder where they got their info? I was amazed when I started reading all the blogs on this site. I wanted to research this effect, t F 32 1 days
2/4/2007
 3  Insomnia I have "morning sickness" every morning. I have been on it for five months, and I'm considering going off of it. I'm tired of being sick every morning and for the first half of the day. I feel better by evening and then it is time for another pill. And the cycle starts all over again. It does help me get some good sleep every few nights. I would like to know if others have "morning sickness" with it? My doctor thinks I'm crazy.. F 53 5 months
2/3/2007
 3  insomnia I've taken it for two nights now. I am experience the nasty taste! Thought I was crazy until I read this board. I think it's working. Instead of going to bed at 10:30pm and falling asleep at 2:30am, I think I'm falling asleep by 1am (I take the pill at 10pm). I hope it gets better. I hope the nasty taste goes away as I like drinking water. I also take Lexapro and before that took Zoloft. F 48
1/26/2007
 1  sleeplessness anxiety and reaction which resulted in suicide of dec. 12 '06, my wife was prescribed lunesta in combination with xanax, cymbalta. she said that lunesta did not appear to induce sleep as hoped plus added anxiety.. my wife was prescribed xanax, cymbalta, lunesta simultaeoulsy which resulted in her suicide of dec. 12 '06. i understand now the brain zaps which others have mentioned since that was what i observed but did not realize what was occuring and she could not explain it. after taking the prescribed xanax, cymbalta - her disposition on dec.11 was one of docile as in lightly sedated, her last comment was that she was going to take lunesta as prescribed for sleep. i know for certain that approx. 9 or 10 pm she took the prescribed lunesta and suffered a reaction so severe that she shot herself 3 times in the heart area. these drugs taken in combination by doctors who indiscrimately prescribe them is criminal and the drug companies who promote these dangerous drugs with cartoon butterflies and the like are equally culpable. who ever takes these medication must be acutely aware they have the power to destroy you. the doctors and pharmaceutical companies i have found have little concern in matter F 61 5 days
1/24/2007
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 1  sleeplessness my wife was prescribed xanax, cymbalta, lunesta simultaeoulsy which resulted in her suicide of dec. 12 '06. i understand now the brain zaps which others have mentioned since that was what i observed but did not realize what was occuring and she could not explain it. after taking the prescribed xanax, cymbalta - her disposition on dec.11 was one of docile as in lightly sedated, her last comment was that she was going to take lunesta as prescribed for sleep. i know for certain that approx. 9 or 10 pm she took the prescribed lunesta and suffered a reaction so severe that she shot herself 3 times in the heart area. these drugs taken in combination by doctors who indiscrimately prescribe them is criminal and the drug companies who promote these dangerous drugs with cartoon butterflies and the like are equally culpable. who ever takes these medication must be acutely aware they have the power to destroy you. 3 to 4 days with no sleep. combinations -as prescribed- will drive you into a m after my wife began taking lunesta she complained of anxiety in the morning which then subsided. lunesta taken as prescribed with other medications can be a catalyst which will push you over the brink into suicide -- the pharmacuetical companies are so concerned they even tell you it can be suicidal--- so they have a clear conscience- if it helps - fine - but be aware that it can take your life just as easily..and none of the pharmacuticals could give a care. F 61 6 days
1/23/2007
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 1  potential substitute for ambien Mild, valium-like sedation followed by an absolutely hideous metallic taste. It was like a robot vomiting on my tongue, but from the inside--and for 24 hours after the inital dose. Ambien! WHY DID I FORSAKE YOU?!?!?! ;_; M 22 2 days
1/23/2007
 5  Not able to stay asleep Weird, senseless dreams before awakening I have been taking 3mg of Lunesta for 2-3 years. I have never expierenced the bad taste problem, and the most I can stay asleep is 6-7 hours. I seldom dreamed before starting taking this, but now I dream just about every night, and a lot of the dreams cause me to awaken. I go to sleep quickly and sleep deeply until awakening. 59 2 years
1/20/2007
 3  Cant Sleep bad taste--severe headache--vivid dreams the taste to me is worth getting more sleep. It doesnt give me all the sleep I want, but its better. I went one night after several weeks without taking the medicine and got a terrible headache. The dreams were somewhat annoying and disturbing. But again, its sleep. The headaches worry me, I do not want to take this forever, but am afraid of having headaches if I dont. Anyone else having headaches after STOPPING this medicine?? I would love to [email protected] F 22 1 months
1/17/2007
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 4  ms/insomnia been on 6 months, horrid taste after about 30 min, then the instant munchies hits, i have actually sat and ate but not been awake. my husband cracks up. i cant say enough how great it is to get some sleep. after awhile you build up a tolerance, and it is not as powerful. i have no dreams on this which i am glad but i do get hungry and imnot een truly awake, weird. but sleep is a must gor me with the ms and pain. F 31 6 months
1/11/2007
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 5  Life-Long Insomnia Cannot remember what happened 15-30 minutes before falling asleep after taking Lunesta. Increased aggressive behaviour. Since I was a small child I've had severe insomnia (It got as bad as falling asleep at 5AM, and waking up at 7AM every morning), but Lunesta knocks me out within a half hour of taking it, and I wake up refreshed. M 17 4 days
1/10/2007
 4  insomnia Horrid, rancid, gagging, bitter metalic taste in my mouth that lasts all day. I have to force myself to drink water because of the nasty, toe curling taste. As suggested by another patient, I tried cinnamon/sugar toast (heavy on the cinnamon). This masks the taste for about an hour, long enough to drink several glasses of water. Cinnamon gum also helps throughout the day. I experienced apathy as early as the first day. However, given the circumstances of my life and the reasons I have trouble falling asleep, apathy is a godsend right now. But I felt others would deem apathy as a side affect although I find apathy a relief. I fall asleep easily in the first 10 minutes after taking the pill. I am asleep before my husband crawls into bed, thank God. Before I had to fake a headache, toothache, stomach-ache or cramps. But thanks to Lunesta I am fast asleep and in dream land before my husband make his move. I wake up after 6 hours of sleep and toss around for about an hour but eventually fall back to sleep. I wake up refreshed, no drowsiness. The apathy I feel is not a negative side affect. It is a relief. I don't feel anxious, nervous or inclined to give a *@#!. It's amazing how freeing live without a care or concern can be. Lunesta changed my life. F 38 20 days
1/10/2007
 1  insomnia have been on Lunesta for 3 1/2 months, it no longer works for me as I'm waking up 2 -4 hours after taking it and unable to fall back asleep. My insomnia is back and I have experienced increased depression. Also taking 100 mgs of the Zoloft for 4 months...wonder if that affecting me negatively as well? My depression seems to have gotten worse than what it was before I ever took the meds. I've also been on Ativan for 6 months, trying to taper, but extremely difficult. I really regret getting addicted to these drugs. I just want my life back. M 37 105 days
1/8/2007
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 5  Insomnia/PTSD Only side effects were the unpleasant taste and some gastrointestinal discomfort. Worked great; sleep all through the night and wake up refreshed. F 55 6 months
1/6/2007
 1  insomnia the terrible taste changes make this drug unusable. even ice water tastes bitter. what a disgusting sensation. i can't believe this has FDA approval and i am a physician. also, it does NOT seem to be a very potent hypnotic agent. i would never recommend this drug to any of my patients. M 38 1 days
1/6/2007
 3  Insomnia Horrible taste that eventually subsided with weeks of repeated use (barely). Aggressive tension headaches at the end of the work day with long term use. Noticed becoming more agitated, sad or depressed after more than a month of using it. I'm not really sure if Lunesta helped me or not. At times I do feel it helped me fall asleep faster and I did stay asleep (or maybe I just couldn't remember). Some days I felt great in the morning but very tired in the afternoon. I feel my sleep improved but my overall energy levels during the day did not (so maybe my sleep really didn't improve). I had a very hard time getting up some mornings as well. Overall, the side effect I least expected were tension headaches. I experienced increased dizziness with vision if I stared at a CRT too long during the day (which I do for my job). This subsided after I stopped taking it. I can't really say that Lunesta helped me, I perceived it to help me sleep but my energy levels just weren't there and the side effects didn't help its case either. I felt like a walking zombie some of the time as well if I didn't get a full 8 hours or more (very important). The horrible taste it leaves you is enough to stop taking it alone. M 32 1.5 months
1/4/2007
 3  insomnia increased anxiety/depression/panic issues. Noticed during the day that my had the "nervous" shakes in my hands. Definitely felt restless and jumpy. Personality changes (negative). Also I felt like my heart was beating ultra-fast. One incident of memory loss. I am not so sure about these prescription sleep aids such as lunesta or ambien, and this distrust is b/c of the emotional/psych problems that they cause. I noticed on the label that it says "may cause depression, panic attacks, etc in rare situations". I think the makers of the drugs are minimizing these psychological effects, and that these issues are fairly common for the users of ambien, lunesta etc. Be careful out there. M 32 10 days
1/2/2007
 4  insomnia After taking Lunesta for 3 months, I started experiencing sensations of pressure changes in my sinus cavities(nasal, frontal and mastoid) but without any kind of sinus congestion or post-nasal drip. The pressure changes cycled about 2 to 3 times per minute. I also had, on a number of occasions, but not every day, episodes of feeling like I couldn't get enough oxygen ... like I breathing and rebreathing air into a paper sack. I also experienced a feeling of pressure in my upper chest, neck and head, like my head was going to pop off! I was thinking that I was developing asthma! All of the symptoms were most notable during the evening hours. I was about to make an appointment with an ENT specialist for my symptoms when it occurred to me that what I was experiencing might be side effects from the Lunesta - I stopped taking it and the sinus symptoms improved after the 1 day, and totally disappeared after three days. I've not taken Lunesta for 5 nights now and the feeling of pressu Lunesta did significantly improve the quantity and quality of my sleep; I went from 2 to 3 hours of sleep a night to 6 hours and felt much more rested when I awoke. M 51 4 months
12/31/2006
 3  Imsomnia Horrible, almost unbearable, bad taste. Groggy mornings if you don't get the full hours recommended. The bad taste is just so awful for me that I have to keep hard candy near my bed so I can immediately have one when I wake up. It's that nasty. Drinking water, juice, soda (etc) the next day is not a fun experience because the taste lingers. If I don't immediately turn off everything and get in bed, I get extremely disoriented, dizzy, I get severe nasua, and actually pretty horny. This won't be something I'll bring to college. But...much, much better than Ambien which triggered a psychadelic mess of a near-suicide attempt. Not good. GO STRAIGHT TO BED. NO TV, NO PORN...and you'll be fine. F 17 5 weeks
12/30/2006
 5  Insomnia following major heart surg None noted during the time I was taking it. Never experienced the common metallic taste reported above, and certainly did not encounter any psychological effects. I'm in my third day of "withdrawl" from this amazing sleep aid. Prior to taking Lunesta the doctors in the hospital where I had my heart valve replacement surgery perscribed Ambein which had no effect on me. To be fair, I was on a cardiac nursing floor with about 30 other patients, mostly much older than I, and the constant activity and noise would have kept Rip VanWinkle awake. My internist agreed with my suggestion that I should try this relatively new drug when I continued to have difficulty sleeping in a recliner upon my return home. Lunesta worked well from the first night I began using it. I would take a 3 mg. tablet about one-half hour prior to wanting to fall asleep (the times varied, especially on weekends) and I had a guaranteed six to eight hours of sleep with no groggy feelings or other side effects in the morning. I had one prior experience with good results using Restoril for about a week ten years ago, but other than that I've never taken any sleep aids, M 54 2 months
12/28/2006
 4  Couldn't sleep I had my taste and smell functions go bad on me. It hit me before I even went to sleep. I was eating some applesauce and it tasted absolutely rancid. Water was disgusting and tasted like it had battery acid in it. Everything I drink is disgusting, every I eat tastes disgusting. It's almost 25 hours since I took my last pill and my senses are still out of whack. I want the effects to go away already! F 27 1 days
12/28/2006

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