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 (why else?) | bad taste in mouth; short term memeory loss | First, let me say i have found this to be a totally benign and sometimes helpful drug ( I am sorry some people suffer such strong side effects but they and you should realize every drug reacts differently with everyone). If i am very anxious, it will not put to me to sleep as say Klonopin will . Sometimes I take them together (Lunesta 3 mg , and .5 Klonopin) and i still can't sleep, though that is very rare. It helps me get an hour or so more of uninterupted sleep (max for me is 5 hrs straight) so i take it when I am very burnt out. I think it does effect your short term memeory. And if you drink PLENTY of water during the day, at night the taste will be much less. | M | 54 | 1 years | 11/19/2006 | 1 | insomnia | Also had awful metallic taste on 2nd night of treatment. Slept in spurts,with the nightmares everyone is descibing. Would not recommend this medication for my dog. | F | 51 | 2 days | 11/19/2006 | 1 | Insomnia | I have experienced the worst anxiety and depression of my life in the past month. I've been on this for about six months and now will never take it again.I have gone one night without it and while I have anxiety about not sleeping, it's not worth the heavy depression I have experienced with it. | F | 50 | 6 months | 11/18/2006 | 4 | Can't go to/stay asleep | Horrible metalic taste in the mornings. Went aways after a few months. | F | 35 | 2 years | 11/16/2006 | 4 | waking up in middle of night | headache in the morning | For over 10 years I had trouble staying asleep. My doctor recommended Lunesta--it took me a few days to even try it, but I did. I never knew what it was like to sleep all night! Lunesta works for me. | F | 38 | 7 days | 11/14/2006 | 1 | sleeplessness | OMGosh, the side effects are SCARY! I became nervous, homicidal, develeped Tourettes', contracted Bell's Palsy from a smut peddeler, rash all over my body, hypoglycemia, chronic masturbation...The list goes on and on. | I slept a little better. | M | 21 | 14 days | 11/10/2006 | 3 | inability to fall & stay asleep | Have been taking nightly for three and a half months after two week trial on trazedone (allergic to that); recently started to get a bit blue and in the last week or two it's grown to depression and anxiety. Relieved to read about others having similar experiences. Any clinical studies on this? Have also been suffering from itching in my nose and ears, and along the sides of my mouth, on my chin and forehead - anyone else? Wondering if this is the Lunesta or another med. | As far as sleep improvement; yes indeed, and dreaming and do feel rested and have had more energy before becoming listless from depressed feelings. However, inconsistent success (reliability issue), which seems very dependent on time and how much I eat for dinner. | F | 54 | 105 days | 11/9/2006 | 1 | interrupted sleep; awake at 3 a.m. | migraine headache | I read a lot of comments and am happy to see that it's helped so many. I'm sensitive to a lot of meds and this is one of them; my first night and I still wake up in middle of night with a horrific migraine. No metallic taste though, but it was only one time. Good luck to all. Not sleeping is terrible. | F | 60 | 1 days | 11/7/2006 | 1 | could not fall asleep | Very little help in getting to sleep. After five nights developed rash on feet, legs and arms. By sixth night rash got worse, redness and very itchy. stopped taking drug. would rather not sleep than have such a maddening skin irritation. | M | 79 | 6 days | 10/30/2006 | 1 | sleep aid | i had the worst reaction ever from taking lunesta.i broke out with a rash all over my body.the rashes were on my palms,wrist,stomach,and on both side of my hips.also on both my feet.it also made my body swell up only where the rashes occured.i had wierd pains on my ankles too,i almost couldnt walk for a day but i managed.the doctor said that my body was alergic to it and to stop taking immediatley.i have been on ambien 12.5 cr for like 2 years now and had no problems.i just wanted to see if lunesta was better.guess ill go back to ambien. | M | 26 | 2 weeks | 10/29/2006 | 5 | Never sleep | Nasty taste in the mouth in the mornings (goes away with brushing); amnesia about the last 15-30 minutes before I go to sleep | I've been very impressed with Lunesta, there are so few side effects. I took Ambien in the hospital with my insomnia and the morning hangover was horrible. I do think it's a little strange to try to figure out in the morning what you did the last 30 minutes before you went to sleep (I don't even remember laying down, turning out the light, etc.), but after a bit, my mind DOES remember what I did, it's like the Lunesta just tells it to shut down, and it's strange that it does sometimes before the body stops moving. I have noticed though, that if something wakes me during the night (i.e., children, pets, phone, etc.), it is more difficult to get back to sleep, I kind of lay there in a fugue in-and-out state until sleep returns. | F | 46 | 4 months | 10/27/2006 | 1 | insomnia | Immediate, horrible metallic taste in my mouth. Could feel and taste it in my nostrils from just breathing! Brushed my teeth, drank water (which tastes like sewer water after Lunesta), chewed gum, mints, but could not get the taste out of my mouth. | Took 2mg pill. I did not feel sleepy because I was preoccupied and concerned about the horrible taste in my mouth; actually interfered somewhat with my breathing. Did not fall asleep. The metallic taste did not go away until almost a day later. I'm never, ever taking this drug again - throwing out the rest of the pills now! It's ludicrous how the commercials on TV market peaceful sleep (the butterflies!) when in reality you not only do not sleep, but have to deal with horrible taste for over a day. This drug should be reevaluated and retested. | F | 45 | 1 days | 10/27/2006 | 1 | Insomnia | Bad taste in mouth. | Did not work. Tried Ambien, also, did not work. | M | 45 | 1 weeks | 10/21/2006 | 2 | Insomnia | Bad taste in mouth, worsened insomnia. | I got a Celestone shot on Tuesday and I began the Lunesta on the same day. I am wondering if the Celestone is still in my system and is keeping the Lunesta from working. I was on Tylenol PM for about a year, but I worried about dependence. I am wondering if I am so used to the sedation of the Tylenol PM, that the Lunesta just isn't going to work for me? Who knows? I've been awake on and off all night. I am tired and have 2 children to chase after! | F | 26 | 2 days | 10/19/2006 | 1 | Insomnia | Leg, foot pain/fatigue especially in my knees. GERD or sensation of GERD. Memory loss. Severe rebound insomnia | Stopped working after about 1 1/2 months. What a waste of time. | M | 35 | 1.5 months | 10/18/2006 | 5 | Unable to start sleep cycle | The metallic taste is profound with the first drink of milk or water and than every drink of water throughout the day. That is a bummer, as I used to love water and milk and I feel it is important to get those liquids in my consumption of the day. | My Dr. told me to take it and immediately get to bed to rest, read or make love. I was encouraged to make it a cozy atmosphere, free of TV or unnecessary stimulations. I think that has been wise advise. I fall to sleep before my husband for the first time in years. Waking up feels better. NOT SO EXHAUSTED. I need to drop about 40 pounds so I would welcome less appetite in regard to the taste issue. The sleep is great. | F | 52 | 4 days | 10/15/2006 | 3 | fibromyalgia sleep depreivation | bad taste, ringing in ears, after several months severe depression, mild nausea, | it worked so well I ignored the bad taste; but now I can't stand the ringing in my ears constantly, depression for no reason & grogginess | 50 | 8 months | 10/15/2006 | 2 | Insomnia | Horrible headaches, lovely tracers comming out of anything - move my hands, whatever. VIVID dreams, almost as bad as not having anything at all. Falling asleep like someone hit my power button. Constipation, loss of appetite, water retention. | I didn't realize the halucinations were from Lunesta - I was starting to think I was insane. (I am, I'm bi-polar, but typically don't see streaks of light coming from my hands when I move them) It goes away after I've been awake for about half an hour. I don't like that it feels like I'm getting rebooted - I mean, one second I'm talking to my husband, the next, I'm out cold. I like ambien better, except for the amnesia. It is really bad. | F | 37 | 10 days | 10/12/2006 | 2 | not sleeping | bad taste in mouth, bad dreams, waking several times in the night, itching for no reason, chest pain, groggyness, depression, irritable, not remembering things. | I would have liked more information about this drug, so that I would have known what side effects were possible. I would not have used lunesta at all if I would have known the facts about side effects. | F | 46 | 5 months | 10/12/2006 | 1 | insomnia | My doctor gave me a 2mg sample of Lunesta to try. During the first 5 hours of sleep, I experienced feelings of restlessness and not being able to relax, leg cramps, and severe dry mouth. I rested more peacefully during the last 3 hours. However, once at work, I experienced intense feelings of sleepiness, and the kicker was the diarrhea attack that hit with no warning, which caused me to clean up the mess and sent me home to change my clothes. Thank God I got inside the bathroom before the explosion! | F | 54 | 1 days | 10/11/2006 |