LUNESTA Reviews (ESZOPICLONE)

Average Rating: 2.7 (851 Ratings)

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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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 5  severe coughing kept me up at nite After about 5 days I started having strange dreams - not nightmares, just weird dreams. I also noticed that during the day if I consumed caffeine, I would get a bad case of caffeine shakes, which didn't happen with the same amount of caffeine when I wasn't taking Lunesta. The side effects were mild enough that if I needed to I would take it again. F 47 10 days
4/24/2006
 5  chronic insomnia & RLS No bad taste or any other distressing side effects. However, after taking for a few months, I have noticed an increase in my anxiety/nervousness. Recently I have started experiencing occasional and random spells of dizziness/lightheadedness during the day that last less than 15 seconds...only occasionally though and not constantly/daily; it may occur three times a week and then not happen for two weeks...but I am starting to become concerned if it's Lunesta related. I have suffered from sleep deprivation and all of it's distressing symptoms for some years now due to chronic insomnia and RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome)...Lunesta has granted me restorative sleep and decreased my nightime wake-ups almost completely. Initially I took Lunesta 1-3 days/week. After 4-5 months I began taking it daily (3mg). This summer when I'm not in school or clincial, I am going to quit Lunesta for a few weeks to evaluate my dependency, mysterious dizziness spells, and increasing anxiety. All in all, I recommend the drug and intend on still taking it. M 28 8 months
4/22/2006
 3  Ambien causes sleep eating Very strange and scary nightmares. Falls asleep easily and smoothly, unlike Ambien that will hit you without knowing. Did experience several half asleep/half awake state of mightmares. Stomack feeling slight nausea and gas. Wake up great without any dizziness but entire day seems less motivated. Definitely tasting something bitter for a half day after waking up. M 36 4 days
4/17/2006
 1  Insomnia Bad taste - facial swelling Facial swelling developed into an infection of the jaw that damn near killed me. I'm still on antibiotics. Doctor said this was a direct result of the sleep medication. Why the hell didn't he tell me? M 7 days
4/5/2006
 5  Insomnia-Never got sleepy Metallic taste, but went away after about a month of regular use. Lunesta is wonderful! I take one every night about an hour before bed and sleep through the night. I wake up feeling great and ready for the day. Other medications I tried only lasted for half the night and I would start to get sleepy when it was time for the alarm clock to go off and then I would drag around the rest of the day. F 39 4 months
4/4/2006
 3  insomnia I started taking Lunesta in January of 2006, it worked great from January to around the first week of March, but then I started to develop a dull headache each day with pressure right behind both eyes. Went to my doctor, and eye doctor, they said everything was fine but pointed out that Lunesta side effect can be headaches. Stopped taking Lunesta last night after almost a solid month of headaches. No headache today...I don't think that I'll take it again. Sure, I slept great on it and yes, I had the bad taste in my mouth most mornings and felt a little groggy during the day, but it's not worth the headache. I hope the headache is gone tomorrow too, then I'll know for sure that it was the Lunesta causing it. It was strange that it took nearly two months of taking it before the headache developed. M 37 3 months
4/4/2006
 2  Insomnia Lunesta is magic. It transforms the taste of ordinary drinking water into metallic, chemical, bitter, moldy brine. Sleep? Sure. But the taste is fairly prohibitive. I can still taste it. Ew. F 38 2 days
4/1/2006
 4  Chronic Insomnia I've taken Lunesta for 7 mos now. The first 4 mos were great, but now I'm not so pleased. I'm having dull headaches and "druggy" feelings next day; I never had these in first few months. One thing for sure - I can't sleep without it. M 50 7 months
3/29/2006
 4  insomnia The taste everyone describes is real. Didn't notice it until I drank some water the next morning..yikes that was nasty. for as long as I remember it has taken me 2-3 hours every night to go to sleep and I wake several times a night. Felt tired all the time due to lack of sleep. This stuff does help. I've gone from 2-3 hours down to about 1 hour to get to sleep on this stuff. I also don't wake as often at night and don't feel tired all day at work. Satisfied so far M 38 3 days
3/29/2006
 2  Sleep disorder It did help get to sleep and give a good night's rest but after just the third day of taking Lunesta I found myself tired, anxious, distractable, and extremely irritable. I was losing my temper, to an unreasonable degree, at the slightest thing. I did notice a bad taste but it wasn't overwhelming as some have reported. I discontinued use after I punched my car when I walked into the hatch on the back. It was a complete reflex and very unlike me. M 35 3 days
3/23/2006
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 4  insomnia Extremely tired if i did not sleep more than 8 hours. Headache,light headed, confusion. Lunesta really helps to provide a good nights sleep,but you may wake up a little dazed and confused if you do not sleep full 8 hours. M 41 2 months
3/22/2006
 4  Chronic Insomnia Bad taste I cycle 3 mg with 30 mg Temazepam for dififulty sleeping, night-time anxiety and difficulty staying asleep. So I use it about 10 nights a month. Works excellent when I am mentally relaxed or after it takes me 30-45 min to fall asleep, but when I suffer "perfomance anxiety" of going to sleep it is worthless. ...or if I am really tired and irratable. M 33 1 years
3/18/2006
 2  lack of sleep I was taking Lunesta for about 4 months. One side affect was the bad taste but that I could deal with. It made Milk taste horrible. I noticed from the beginning that lunesta gave me the shakes. It's hard to explain but I did not feel steady. I definitely woke up refreshed but I started to have excess flem in my throat& nothing would help it. The regular doc couldn't treat it & said to go to an ear nose & toroat doc. The only thing that helped was stopping the lunesta. I averaged about 5 to 6 hours sleep with the lunesta & after a while starteds to feel dizzy (constantly) from it & I never remembered anything my wife told me. It was good for the extra sleep but overall; it wasn't worth it for me. Workks for most..not for me M 37 5 months
3/14/2006
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 2  Insomnia due to RLS and anti-depres None It obviously didn't work because here I am awake at 12:42 a.m. I just want sleep. I might try again tomorrow night. At least they were samples. F 25 1 days
3/7/2006
 2  Insomnia due to RLS and anti-depres None It obviously didn't work because here I am awake at 12:42 a.m. I just want sleep. I might try again tomorrow night. At least they were samples. I was given the 3mg dose. F 25 1 days
3/7/2006
 2  insomnia depression, depression, depression. The bad taste (I wondered why water tasted bad), and dreams that I thought were real on awakening, are nothing compared to the depression It did get me a full night of sleep F 61
3/7/2006
 1   very ineffective when tried as an ambien replacement, about 3 hours sleep F 3 days
3/7/2006
 5  7 years of insomnia a bad taste in my mouth. My only complaint is that the lower dose didn't work. I had to bump up to 3mg. I wake up feeling great no hang over feeling. I also have more energy through the day. I've had insomnia for 7 years now and lunsta has worked the best for me. F 35 45 days
3/5/2006
 5  Insomnia None Lunesta has been great to help my husband sleep while being treated for HCV. His tossing and turning was also keeping me awake. It's been a Godsend for the both of us. : ) F 44 3 months
2/13/2006
 2  To help me sleep??? Not to cough! Respiratory infection... :-( I have only taken one 2mg pill 3 times in the last 3 months and each time I woke up the next morning with a sore throat that developed into a full respiratory infection. I didn't want it to be true because it did help me sleep great. I had to use an inhaler for the first time in 9 years. It worked great for helping me sleep but this is ridiculous at $4.60 a pill (I have no health insruance)...after researching online I have found others with the same issue... I have now switched to 5HTP (vegetable source amino), Passion Flower (herb) and GABA Plus by TwinLab (an amino acid) which is one of the things, I've heard, these "drug" companies are synthesizing to make some of these sedatives. I am still searching on this website for an emergency sleep aid to only take once in a while, when REALLY needed, without major side effects. M 38 3 days
2/11/2006

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