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Lunesta (eszopiclone): Lunesta 3mg for me is the best I have ever taken, for almost a year and half. Had no bad side effects. Gives you 8 hours of sleep and you do not wake up tired. Also has helped out my anxiety at night before bed. I rate it 10. I wish Lunesta would make a new pill for anxiety for during the day, and not for sleep. I'm happy.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): The blue one prescribed to me was 3mg. Swallow as soon as it hits tongue or the taste will haunt you several hours. This pill shuts me down fast and only one was needed but it made my shoulder and elbow joints ache the next day.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): Lunesta 3mg never helped me sleep at all! The benzodiazepines, anti-psychotics (Seroquel, etc.) , and barbiturates more useful to help me sleep.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I have been on Ambien for about 8 months but I had started to become tolerant to it. Sometimes I would take it and it would knock me out other times I can take it and still be wide awake until 4am. My doctor recommended that I try Ambien CR but my insurance won't approve it until I've tried Lunesta. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!! It literally had no effect on me whatsoever. Tylenol PM would have done a better job! I followed the instructions to the tee, didn't eat a fatty meal and took it on an empty stomach. Has anyone else had this result? I need to switch back to Ambien!
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I take 3mg of Lunesta before bedtime. I have no bad after taste. I wake feeling refreshed. I awake some nights but I'm able to fall back to sleep and still feel refreshed when I awake. I do wish the price would come down.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I had taken Ambien on and off for several years. It seemed to be the ticket to a good night's rest. Then, it was less effective a few times. The major problem was that I had to lose an entire night's sleep to break away from it, if taken for more than 3 nights in a row. STILL, I thought it was worth it just to get SOME sleep. THEN, one night I had what I NOW know is commonly called an "Ambien nightmare". Recently I got the Flu. The Tamiflu sparked insomnia once again. I started taking Lunesta. It tastes bad but it is WORTH it. I can take it up to 1 hour before bed or 5 minutes and it relaxes me. If I happen to wake up,I can go back to sleep! Wonderful! What a new life for me! Ready to hop up in the mornings now!
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I have not had a good nights sleep for over a year. Woken up several times a night. I have been miserable due to lack of sleep. It is really starting to show on my face - deep dark under-eye circles. Yesterday, my doctor prescribed Lunesta. I slept so good last night. Only woke up twice, but went right back to sleep. I do not feel any grogginess. There is a "yucky" taste side effect. But, I will take yucky taste any day for a good nights sleep. I am really excited to get a good nights sleep again tonight. Hope it works the same again.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I've been taking Lunesta for almost a year and it has worked wonders for me. I make sure I take it on an empty stomach and I make sure I have at least 7 hours of sleep. I do get that weird taste in my mouth but I don't mind, it's really not that bad. I have a toddler and I am able to wake up in the middle of the night without a problem. If I do need to wake up in the middle of the night I am alert and then I am able to fall right back to sleep. Overall I've had a great experience.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I've been taking Lunesta for about a month and cannot get any rest. Not sure if I need increase in the dosage. Yes, I have the bad taste. I take on empty stomach and stay up and just wait to go to sleep. Doesn't happen.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I used this medicine to help me fall asleep. While it did work and I fell right asleep, the next day I felt groggy and had a metallic taste in my mouth accompanied by ringing in my ears. The side effects far outweighed the benefits of this medicine for me.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I have been taking Lunesta for over 3 years now. Unfortunately I can't take Ambien due to heart palpitations and other side effects. The cost of Lunesta just went up for me to $205 for a 30 day supply. I can't afford it anymore and I don't know what I'm going to do. It's the only thing that helped me sleep after dealing with insomnia for over 20 years. I no longer notice the taste in the morning and I can get up in the middle of the night and then fall right back to sleep. No sleepwalking or anything to report either. Just refreshing sleep.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I started using Lunesta over 2 years ago after trying Restoril for several months, which would put me to sleep but then I'd wake up at 2 or 3am and not get back to sleep until dawn. My doctor prescribed Ambien, but that made me have heart palpitations, so she switched me to Lunesta. The only side effect I've had is the "yucky taste" in my mouth...brushing your tongue and the roof of your mouth upon awakening takes care of that. The cost is high as others have mentioned, but after years of not getting a good nights sleep, it's well worth it to me.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I've taken Lunesta for a year and as a night shift nurse I'm able to take 3mg and sleep solidly for 5-6 hours while the sun is shining outside. When I wake I'm ready and refreshed for another 12 hour overnight shift. The funny taste goes away after a while and is worth the benefit of a good sleep. I recommend taking it on a relatively empty stomach then jump in the sack in a cool room and close your eyes try to calm your breathing then let the sleep come to you. A good pair of comfortable earplugs may help too.
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eszopiclone: I take this medication along with Remeron, an anti-depressant. Although both medications are supposed to help you sleep through the night, neither is helping. I can fall asleep with the Lunesta, but still wake up during the night and of all things EAT. I am currently on 3 mg. but plan on taking only half tonight. The doctor has prescribed klonopin, maybe that will help. Good luck everyone.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): Overall, I find Lunesta to be effective at providing me a deep, restful sleep; I wake up refreshed. I didn't mind the taste of "a New York City garbage truck parked on the back of my tongue" because I tended not to overeat during those times. The one problem I didn't like was sleepwalking outside the house to play with my dog in the dark. And I ALWAYS forgot to lock the door before returning to bed. On Lunesta, I also visited strange websites and made unnecessary purchases that surprised me when they arrived. But I have a natural history of sleepwalking. Otherwise Lunesta worked GREAT! I recommend it FOR SHORT TERM USE to reduce the chance of side effects.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): This medicine worked fine for me to help me get to sleep and stay asleep, but it gave me a terrible taste in my mouth, made everything taste like soap. Maybe useful if you're really trying to lose weight, and nothing else helps. Food tasting like soap definitely makes it hard to enjoy eating.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): A very mild sleep aid. This does not knock you out like Ambien will, but once asleep you stay asleep. I prefer this to Ambien CR, less side affects and less addictive. I did switch though because Lunesta just costs too much.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I have used Lunesta for five years now, and I am so glad. I have been a chronic insomniac for the entire time due to anxiety and depression from my husband's long illness and death (PTSS), and Post Menopausal Syndrome that hit the same time my husband died. Just ghastly. Most physical and mental symptoms are gone now, but I still can not sleep or rest without this pill and I have tried and still do practice all the recommended actions (like a cool room; don't eat after five in the afternoon, etc.). If your stomach is even half full at bedtime, it does not work nearly as well. I do not experience any adverse physical or mental symptoms, including any bad taste using this medication. Getting enough rest is so important to me.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): Started taking this drug after having trouble dealing with anxiety at bedtime, and I honestly could not have asked for a more effective drug or excellent results. Unfortunately finally built up resistance to 3mg; at that point I had to stop taking it and did so the wrong way. Went cold turkey and did not sleep for three nights in a row even though I was taking Benadryl x3 and a Rozerem. Been trying different non-sedadting (hypnotic/non-benzodiazepine) sleep aids and have found nothing close to Lunesta yet.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): Mu husband actually took Lunesta and he could not have been happier with the results. He has insomnia and will sometimes go 2-3 days with little sleep. Within 10 minutes of taking the pill he was out and slept ALL night.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): It worked great for me. I was having insomnia issues due to anxiety. I sure am happy I did not have to take a different medication like Xanax.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I've been on Lunesta for about 7 months and it's made a huge difference. I can actually sleep. The taste hasn't bothered me as much as it seems to bother some people. I take it and then read for a while and often the next day I can't remember what I read, but now that I'm used to it, that doesn't bother me either. My doctor said it's not safe to take it for an extended period of time and tried to switch me to Rozerem, but that didn't work at all, and I insisted on the Lunesta.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): If you can get past the nasty taste in your mouth (which eventually you won't notice), this medicine is great. I have tried Ambien, which made me forget anything that happened before bed. Lunesta seems to have the best results, I really cannot sleep without it now.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): Ive taken many sleeping medications, Lunesta worked the best for the longest (7 months i think). i take a break from it for a few months and take something else that doesnt work as well, then i go back to lunesta, just to give my body a break from it... all in all, good stuff. i like the taste- i know its kickin' in and im about to fall asleep!
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I just wanted to say that i have been on Lunesta over 2 years. Works like a charm, exactly as advertised. For me anyways. As far as the taste goes, no longer bothersome for me. Someone told me ginger works great for taking the taste away, give it a whirl if that is all you hate about it. I love it, saved my life.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I have been taking this medication for about a year. It puts me to sleep every night about 15 minutes after I have taken it. I do have dreams which I hadn't had in years, they are not bad nightmares, just dreams about my stresses of life. I feel so much better now that I take it, I wake up feeling great and ready to jump into my workout programs and life. Before Lunesta I was tired, groucy, hard to get along with, now that I am catching up on my lost sleep of many years I feel wonderful!
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I tried Lunesta last year and couldn't stand the taste. Went back to Ambien, gained weight due to night eating episodes and decided to try lunesta again. I've discovered that if you takes lunesta with about 4 oz of orange juice, then sit up for a half hour so as to let the pill dissolve and the juice digest, there is no nasty taste the following morning. I have hopes for it. I haven't had a night time eating episode yet.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): Works great with falling asleep, but still wake up 2-3 times per night. Lunesta works better than Ambien. Ambian only helper for 3 nights, and then My insomnia returned. I have experienced no side effects, and have been taking Lunesta for about a year and a half as I have insomnia 2-3 nights per week.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): This medication has a horrible aftertaste, kind of the like the effect Altoids has in your mouth, but a harsh chemical taste thats last for a very long time and makes everything taste horrible even purified water. I took the pill about 9pm last night and the taste finally went away about 11am this morning. My dreams were vivid as well but not too pleasant. I wil not take this medication again.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): I have been taking Lunesta for about a month now. So far, it has helped with my insomnia. I get tired within 15 to 20 minutes of taking the pill. However, I've noticed a definate weight gain since I've been taking Lunesta. Also, the medication makes me very swollen and leaves a bad taste in my mounth. If it weren't for the weight gain and swelling, this drug is one of the better treatments I've tried for insomnia.
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Lunesta (eszopiclone): While taking this medication, it increased my aggitation level. It made anger creep from around the corners and i would instantly snap on my husband. My dreams worsened and became more vivid. My doctor had to immediately take me off this medication.. Scary stuff!!
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