Lunesta and Metallic Taste: What Users Say (Page 2)

• upg...
• May 6, 2010

For Insomnia "I just made the switch from Ambien to Lunesta because Ambien just wasn't working for me anymore. I am not a regular taker, just on the odd occasion like traveling. But I took Lunesta for the first time last night, and I did fall asleep quickly, but after about four hours, I suddenly awoke. Then I woke up again after another four hours, wide awake! This was at 5 in the morning, and I wasn't ready to get up. I guess that is kind of a good thing because I didn't feel groggy or sleepy at all. I lay there and finally drifted off for a couple more hours, and then I had a weird dream. The metallic taste is the only side effect I have noticed."

• Anonymous
• July 20, 2009

For Insomnia "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."

• Nol...
• March 23, 2011

For Insomnia "Lunesta is the most incredible sleep aid on the market - smooth and no hangover in the morning. It is worth the cost. Under much stress in 2008, I began taking Lunesta 3 mg (for 1 month), then moved to the 2 mg for several months, then to the 1 mg, which is enough of a sleep aid to get the job done for me. The metallic taste, once the medicine is in your system, is noticeable but not bad and, for me, goes away quickly. You absolutely must take it on an empty stomach. I definitely noticed a tendency to weight gain and fluid retention on all 3 dosages, though less tendency to fluid retention on the 1 mg. I just stopped taking it this week (March 2011). I'm not in bed until 2 - 2:30 am, but I can sleep without it."

• Lmm...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 17, 2022

For Insomnia "I used Lunesta for approximately one year. Coming from someone who tried all lesser 'evils' (melatonin (and other natural crap), hydroxyzine, trazodone, diphenhydramine, SSRIs, benzodiazepines, meditation, improved sleep hygiene), Lunesta was a godsend. I've had insomnia since I was a teenager, and as a 30-year-old adult, a medical professional, I was sick of insomnia ruling and ruining my body and mind. It worked great for a year, with three complaints: 1) the metallic taste is second to licking a battery, 2) I got daytime grogginess I accounted to mental health but was actually this drug, 3) I became tolerant to it after one year with STRICT normal use. Went from 2mg to 3mg to it only worked with 4mg+/dose. I had to switch to something else because that's unacceptable. I've been on 10mg Ambien for a little over a year, and it works as good, if not better, without taste issues, daytime fog, or any tolerance so far. Only complaint-- rarely it makes me feel a bit 'high.'"

• Ben...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 29, 2024

For Insomnia "Lunesta has been a very effective drug for my insomnia. I wake up in the morning feeling refreshed and ready for the day. The only side effect I experienced was it took over 5 months for the metallic taste in my mouth to go away."

• Gyp...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 16, 2018

For Insomnia "Works okay... First couple of nights, no sleep really, then it kind of started working. But it leaves an awful metallic taste in the mouth well into the next day. So I switched to temazepam 30 mg, which was a complete no-go... Completely useless. Just laid in bed like a tree full of owls. Finally, my doc put me on Ambien, which works like a charm, thank heavens."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 9, 2012

For Insomnia "Lunesta works very well for me. It does leave a metallic taste in your mouth."

• sca...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 20, 2016

For Insomnia "I have been on and off Ambien for 6 years. Well, I decided to try Lunesta 3 mg. It gave me a nasty metallic taste for a whole day. I couldn't go to sleep. It was horrible."