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 | cant sleep | i saw demons | I needed a excorsism after taking lunesta. | M | 32 | 1 days | 5/25/2006 | 1 | Insanity, more tired then ever. | It feels like i drank a bottle of nyquil for the next 3 days. I am in a coma. | M | 35 | 3 days | 5/25/2006 | 1 | bad sleep. havent slept in 2 weeks. | worked | I fell asleep within an hour or so, slept for about 7 hours. Woke up got dressed WAS STILL TIRED like i havent slept for a minute. All Day i was exhausted like i was gonna pass out. I guess I slept cause i dont remember anything but i sure dont feel rested AT ALL. I couldnt have slept, for 7 hours. I dont get it. Im going to cry. | M | 22 | 2 days | 5/25/2006 | 4 | Insomnia | I have been taking Lunesta 3mg for three months. My insomnia problems are: can't get to sleep, if I get to sleep I can't stay asleep, and then incredibly tired when I have to get up. This has been going on for 20 years. Lunesta seemed to actually turn my brain off so I could sleep. Recently I've noticed some issues. I am much more depressed, and cry (weaping) all the time. I am quickly irritated, and can't think rationally. I have memory issues, concentration issues, and have trouble retaining information (like when you read), and left chest pain (sharp). I had had a car accident a year ago and thought mabye my issues were due to post traumatic stress syndrome...but now I'm wondering if it is the Lunesta. | I got a new refill and noticed on the patient sheet that now they are printing side effects of confusion, depression, mental or mood changes....They didn't used to have that on the sheet. Is this just now coming out?? And also I am experiencing horibble ringing in my ears....really loud, nonstop...anyone else? | F | 42 | 3 months | 5/21/2006 | 5 | Insomnia | Unpleasant Taste, Made Me Jumpy Right Before Passing Out | I Love It! It Has Grown On Me. I Know I'm Ready To Sleep When That Taste Takes Over My Mouth And Nose! :) | M | 20 | 4 weeks | 5/16/2006 | 1 | Long-term Insomnia | Extremely short fuse; unusually violent thoughts; highly irritable. Usual undesirable sexual side effects of sleep medicines. Perhaps it is worth noting that I am allergic to Ambien, as it makes me physically violent with no memory of the event (I was mistakenly administered it following spine surgery, and I pulled all of the IVs out of my arms, according to the nurses). | [Cont.] The most appropriate metaphor for my experience is that this medicine "takes the safety off" without you necessarily realizing it at first. I've never experienced anything quite like it, and I never plan to again. This drug needs a lot more studying before someone might get hurt as a result of its usage. | M | 37 | 5 days | 5/12/2006 | 1 | Long-term Insomnia | Extremely short fuse; unusually violent thoughts; highly irritable. Usual undesirable sexual side effects of sleep medicines. Perhaps it is worth noting that I am allergic to Ambien, as it makes me physically violent with no memory of the event (I was mistakenly administered it following spine surgery, and I pulled all of the IVs out of my arms, according to the nurses). | Yes, Lunesta did help me to sleep for about 5 to 6 hours before waking up prematurely. Did not experience any bad taste unless I split the 3mg pill (which you're not supposed to, I found out), but even then the bad taste only lingered a few minutes. However, after only a few days' nightly use, I was extremely irritable and was downright shocked at how easy it could have been to go over the line. It's like this drug suspends your sense of reason well into the next day after taking it. My young kids were misbehaving and I almost thought I might lose it in a bad way, although just enough sense was left in me to prevent anything stupid from happening. My normal thought process for not doing anything violent seemed noticeably impaired while the drug effects lingered the next day. Thank God nothing happened. Only three days later did I read on this website that others have had similar reactions, except that some actually took inappropriate physical action to vent their frustration. T | M | 37 | 5 days | 5/12/2006 | 1 | insomnia | severe agitation, violent thoughts, insomnia | Lunesta made me feel as if I was going insane. I barely slept at all while taking it, and I experienced what can only be described as nightmares while awake. During the day I was extremely agitated and actually had thoughts of ramming my car into something one day. For several days after taking it I was a mess. My husband was actually afraid to leave me alone. None of this behavior is at all normal for me, and I am relieved to see that I am not the only this has happened to. I was on it before it was released to the general public and at the time there was no patient use sites with it. I am worried that one day we begin hearing about people actually acting on these violent/crazy thoughts. | F | 33 | 3 days | 5/11/2006 | 4 | Really bad taste in mouth everyday day after taking it. It is usually in the early morning, but tends to go away throughout the day. Usually works best if i take it with a high-sugar drink, like juice or coke. Sometimes i will have "duds", especially went taken with water on a empty stomach. It works in a about 15 min. Once it starts to work I become disoriented with slured speech and loss of cordination. And i have loss of memory, or a blurred recollection of what happend at around the time i took it. | It helps calm my hyper mind. And usually puts me to sleep and keeps me alseep. It works so much better for me than anything else i have tried such as Sonata or the exessive Tylanol PM. The possitives far outway the negatives for me. Without it, i would be a sleep deprived-mess. But watchout for withdrawls and rebound-insomnia, because for me they exist when my body goes without it for a night. | F | 18 | 7 months | 5/10/2006 | 1 | insomnia | severe headache pain | F | 47 | 4 weeks | 5/10/2006 | 2 | Occasional sleep aid | I woke up 3 hours ago and STILL have a bad taste in my mouth. | I don't suffer insomnia. On occasion, my mind is racing when I want to get to sleep and usually I can conquer this without mediaction or I resolve myself to a restless night. Last night I anticipated a restless night so I took a Lunesta. An hour later and I felt no closer to sleep, so I took another one. I can't say the second pill helped much either. I awoke 30 minutes earlier than usual this morning. It is as if I hadn't taken the pills at all which is good in as much as they don't have a hangover effect, but bad in that I wanted to feel fresh today and I can tell I'll need a nap this afternoon. I can tell that these pills are not for me and that I need Ambien for my purposes. | M | 42 | 1 days | 5/9/2006 | 2 | Insomnia | This doesn't just leave you with a bad case of morning breath and dry mouth all day. IT IS ADDICTIVE!! I was so tired of being tired, and possibly missing work due to lack of sleep, that I resorted to the so called non-addictive sleep aid. Well then my life began to revolve around this stupid pill. My anxiety seemed to be enhanced, and Lunesta was like steeping into to TKO every night. At first this was just what the doctor ordered. Finally, I could get a good night sleep. While, it was not long before that little blue joy began to run the show. I felt like it was storing up in my body, and making me a living zombie. People I know, and love could visually see a difference in my behavior. I became distant, and very depressed. I don't think it's the right answer. | This is just another profitable pharmaceutical ploy. Advertising to their potential buyers that this is a non-narcotic is just a crime. These are just corporate drug lords, and the reps are their dealers. They are not in the business of temporary. Beware!! Try exercise, Sleepy Time tea, eye covers, and ear plugs. Good luck fellow insomniacs!! | F | 29 | 3 months | 5/9/2006 | 1 | insomnia | I was tempted to lick the bottom of my shoe to get rid of the vile taste in my mouth. The decent sleep I experienced was not worth having a dead thing take up residence in my mouth. | I won't ever take this drug again because of the taste. It has been over twenty hours and my mouth still tastes like bile. | F | 43 | 3 days | 5/8/2006 | 3 | Insomnia | Metallic taste in mouth. Upset stomach. | I am not sure if this is attributable to Lunesta but I have gained about 5-7 lbs in the past month.Nothing as far as my diet or physical habits have changed. I am thinking it may be gas. I can clearly see my stomach is bloated, I have never seen my stomach so big. It seems as if the weight gained is in my stomach. Many times I have gas, sometimes I am constipated, and other times I have an upset stomach. Has anyone had similar side effects? Besides that it worked, most of the nights. It usually hit me after an hour though. Thanks | F | 27 | 30 days | 5/5/2006 | 5 | insomnia | bitter taste in mouth | Worked very well; I slept great but still woke up occasionally and was able to function if necessary | F | 33 | 12 days | 5/2/2006 | 4 | insomnia | I was so happy with this sleep aid - 2 mg a night for 2 weeks. Yes, it gave a bad taste in the mouth which I could deal with. Then to my dismay, severe dizzy spells had me grabbing for the wall at work. Also, for me I think it caused agitation during the day & maybe forgetfulness. Can't remember; ha ha | F | 45 | 2 weeks | 5/2/2006 | 4 | Partner snored too much | BAd taste in my mouth-no other! | I have the ablilty to waken briefly and fall back to sleep with this drug. Ambien knocked me out cold and left me with a hangover. I had better sleep with this drug that I did with Ambien. | F | 45 | 30 days | 5/1/2006 | 4 | Severe Insomnia/Restless Legs | Metallic taste (although it could be the smoking), hangover, dizziness | This drug helped me a lot. Starting in the first week of daily 3mg ingestion, I went from getting 3-4 hours (disturbed) sleep a day to 5-7 (undisturbed) hours a day. Not to mention I started sleeping at night, which wasn't the case before. My only problem was the hangover...it was brutal. It took me an average of 2 hours to really wake up in the morning. But at least I was sleeping, so I stopped caring about that after the first month or so. Right now, I am off it cause Medicaid won't cover me anymore, but as soon as I can figure out how to pay for it, I will continue taking it. Until something better comes along anyway. (BTW, this is the first sleep aid to help me significantly in 4 years...I tried Ambien, Halcion, Xanax, Valuim, Benedryl, Unisom, and Tylenol PM in the past. ) | F | 30 | 4 months | 4/30/2006 | 4 | Working 12am to 10am - Insomnia | Unpleasant taste. Extreme anxiety after 12 hours from taking my first dose (2mg). Vivid dreams. | Have been taking Restoril 15mg for insomnia, but would wake up after 4 to 5 hours. Lunesta does work for 7 - 8 hours, but I ended up with extreme anxiety (rebound?) after it wore off the first time. I had to take .25mg of xanax to calm down. I did not have any anxiety the second time I took it. I was able to get around that long lasting (7 hour) unpleasant taste by "cleaning off" the powder on the pill and putting it way back on my tongue and washing it down quickly. With Restoril I can still wake up and be functional within the 4 - 5 hours it is in effect. Lunesta really knocked me out for around 7 hours and there was no way that I could do anything but sleep. This is a good thing since I can now choose which to take depending on my situtation. | M | 42 | 2 days | 4/29/2006 | 2 | Insomnia | Grogginess the day after ingestion preventing me from using power tools in my shop. Felt physically rested but psychologically wasted. EXTREME irritability; got in several nuclear exchanges with my wife and slapped my one-year-old. Considered divorce and suicide. | This is the first sleep med I've tried. I hope there are some better than this. | M | 56 | 14 days | 4/27/2006 |