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 |
| 5 | Ptsd | Metallic taste in mouth | Great medicine saved my sleep | M | 34 | 1 months 3mg | 2/26/2015 | 3 | Severe Insomnia | No side effects. Initial restlessness maybe. | I have been suffering from severe insomnia for the last 6 years. I am not sure how it started but alcohol may have some part in it. There was a time when I would drink myself to sleep and then wake up rested. Slowly I realized that the days when I don't drink I was not able to fall sleep. People at work started saying that I look like I am going to cry and I look pillow face all the time. I just suffered and suffered. I tired all the natural remedies. You name it. Melatonin, Ashwaghanda, valerine roots, hops, amino acids supplements, GABA, Tarine, L-theanine, hot bath, nyquil, hot milk, honey, sex, iSleep Ezy sleep pills, all kinds of teas, music, white noise. I am not exaggerating. I have literally tried everything. Dr recommended Ambien. Gave me a hangover. Then Sonata..worked for few days.. then stop working...I "think" I dont have anxiety but now I have started to accept the fact. I do have severe sleep anxiety. Insomnia has taken so much out of me. I never cried but I wanted to so many times. I never wanted to take prescription meds because of stupid taboo of "dangerous side effects" I wanted to fight it myself. 6 fucking years have passed and I still wine about not having a good night sleep. I feel like a loser. I never performed well in college neither at work. I performance is below average. I can go on wining for ever and ever. Now I am taking Klonopin with 3mg lunesta. it does not knock me out. It still takes me 2-3 hours to actually fall asl | M | 30 | 3 days 3MG 1X day | 2/1/2015 | 1 | severe insomnia | Bad taste in my mouth, dry mouth, horrible headache, very irritable feeling | This did not work at all. I was awake all night. I took it as directed, on an empty stomach, and shortly before bedtime because it's supposed to be fast acting. If anything it made me feel like I drank a pot of coffee and I was very, very irritable. Not impressed one bit. It was supposed to work right away but I'll try it one more time. I wish I could get a refund! | F | 30 | 1 days 3mg | 1/15/2015 | 5 | Insomnia | None | Lunesta did what it was supposed to do--help me fall asleep. It didn't have the crazy side effects Ambien had if I stayed up on it. I could still function if something happened to interrupt my sleep that needed my attention. The only reason I got off of it is because it was just too expensive month after month when there are less expensive alternatives. If they make a generic, I would love to go back on it. | M | 29 | 3 months N/A 1X day | 12/17/2014 | 5 | Difficulty falling asleep | It does give you a metallic after-taste in the morning, but you get over it. | I had a very traumatic experience happen when I was 20 and I had a very difficult time falling asleep and staying asleep. I tried other medications that would give me strange dreams or make me itch. Lunesta has been a lifesaver. I've been taking it for years now and it is the only way I can fall asleep at night. | F | 26 | 4 years 3 1X day | 11/4/2014 | 1 | insomina | After taking this drug I had a terrible metal taste in my mouth.. I have also become a chronic masturbated why wont it stop | M | 26 | 1 days 3mg | 10/24/2014 | 5 | Chronic insomnia | None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. | This drug is a godsend. My only criticism is the extortionate cost, but thankfully it's finally gone generic. I believe that Lunesta has LITERALLY saved my sanity if not my life. | F | 62 | 14 years 3mg 1X day | 9/16/2014 | 5 | Insomnia related to Ehlers Danlos | None that are noticeable | I don't have a problem with the taste at all...i don't know what ppl are talking about. Silly issue, DON'T PUT IT ON YOUR TONGUE. I love this med, and I am anti-pharmaceuticals in general. it helps me sleep and stay alseep, yet I still dream and wake up refreshed with no grogginess at all. great drug that works - for once! | F | 54 | 1 years 3mg 1X day | 9/14/2014 | 5 | Insomnia | I've never experienced any side effect, not even the bad taste. | This drug is a life-saver for me. I take it along with seroquel. I can no longer sleep without both, but the alternative was worse and had extremely adverse effects for every aspect of my life. Sleep is important, and this drug allows me to sleep. | F | 32 | 4 years 3 mg 1X day | 9/14/2014 | 1 | Insomnia | My insomnia has come back. I feel nauseated and dizzy all day. It is affecting my job. I have had anxiety, heart racing, mood swings. Horrible taste in my mouth! Dry mouth really bad. Sweats and waking up soaked in the middle of the night. | I ended up in the ER last night because I felt so bad. They took all kinds of tests and couldnt find anything so the ER Dr. said I could be having a reaction to the Lunesta. I am starting to be weaned off of it. I want to feel normal so bad again! | F | 45 | 2 months 3mg 1X day | 9/5/2014 | 5 | Insomnia | No side effects. Works great, do not wake drowsy, even during the night if I have to get up for some reason. | M | 10 months 1 mg 1X day | 8/10/2014 | 3 | 1X day | 7/22/2014 | 5 | chronic insomnia | Only that if you do not try to swallow it as quickly as possible with a drink very close at hand to aid in taking it quickly, it will leave a horrible taste in your mouth that you'll be able to quickly notice as soon as you wake up the next day. This yucky taste will stay in your mouth for almost the entire day, and there is nothing you can do about it! There is not one thing you can eat/drink that will make it disappear! | Works excellent for me! I am prescribed a small amount to take PRN monthly. I already have been taking Seroquel for insomnia, but I use the Lunesta when at times, the seroquel takes too long to start to work and I am ready to go to bed sooner. There is now a generic form of Lunesta available that doesn't resemble the tiny blue pill of regular Lunesta. It is bigger & one of the generic's color is dark yellow/orange It doesn't leave a nasty taste in your mouth like the brand name. Now, the colors also include blue for generic as well. But this blue generic will also leave the same nasty taste! I always take prescribed generic medications, and they all work successfully, but this generic does not work as well as the brand name .It also doesn't seem to be as strong as the regular brand of Lunesta. | F | 38 | 2 years 3 MG 1X AN | 7/21/2014 | 1 | TERRIBLE TASTEI N MOUTH | bad taste in mouth - terrible - no way to get rid of it. hung over feeling next day... | M | 14 days 15 MG 1X day | 7/3/2014 | 2 | Insomnia | Restless leg syndrome | Does not work. Does not make me drowsy or help with sleep. In fact it disrupts sleep by giving me restless legs | M | 37 | 2 weeks 2 mg 1X day | 6/20/2014 | 1 | insomnia | bad taste in mouth | I could fall asleep but could not stay asleep. | F | 38 | 3 days 3 1X day | 6/5/2014 | 4 | insomnia | I have extreme anxiety and recently withdrew from a long time use of Klonopin. I started using lunesta to sleep but all the next day I want to crawl out of my skin cause anxiety is so bad | F | 34 | 2 years 3 mg | 6/3/2014 | 3 | Can not fall asleep. | Chest pains, random headaches, short tempered, I have no desire to do the things I once enjoyed. weight gain, memory loss | This drug has worked for me. It has stopped working well over the last few years. It puts me to sleep most of the time. I have never had a problem staying a sleep. I have only recently noticed side effects. I have always thought it was simply me, not the drug. It has become clear that many people in the beginning of my of my treatment noticed a personality change. I refused to believe it was the med. Reading posts on this site makes me open my eyes a bit. I experience chest pains that move around. I have become more or less a hermit. I don't really believe in depression issues. 5 yrs ago I was the life of the party. Now, I don't want to do anything. Reading some of these posts, Im worried that I will have a dependency problem if my Dr. tells me I can stop. I can not stand relying on this med anymore. If anyone has found a better, more natural method, please pass it on. I never try and sleep without it. It has been 6+ yrs since I have tried. Also, will I go thru withdrawal symptoms? | M | 42 | 7 years 3mg 1X day | 5/20/2014 | 4 | insomnia | For those of you who are experiencing a bad taste, or metal taste when taking this medication, I alleviated that immediately by not putting the tablet on my tongue. Instead I place the tablet between my lips, and when I drink the water, it naturally goes down without any problems. If you can avoid putting the tablet on your tongue, I think your problem with the metal taste will completely subside. | This works very quickly for me. I wish they made a more long lasting variety because I tend not to stay asleep all night. | F | 59 | 3 years 3 mg 1X day | 5/14/2014 | 4 | sleeplessness | Bad metalic taste in the morning... sleepy in the morning. | Very happy with this medication... I have read the others that have had bad side effects. I would say if you feel like you have bugs crawling on you, and your restless. Your probably allergic to an ingredient in the Lunesta. Thats why I use Lunesta... other sleep aids made me feel gittery, and felt like bugs were all over my skin. My Doctor told me those are signs of being allergic... not signs that its a bad medicine.. Everyone is wired different.. Use what works best for you. | M | 50 | 3 months 1X day | 4/18/2014 |