User Reviews for Lunesta oral

On 3mg for over 10 yrs now, nightly. If you EAT A LOT OF FAT OR A BIG MEAL IT DOESN'T WORK. I occasionally take a drug vacation and cut them in 1/2, then 1/4s, over a few weeks, but I've never been able to sleep since I was attacked, eventually I start them up again, which is preferable to sleep deprivation psychosis hospitalization. I have had great luck in finding an easy med, but you sometimes have to consider if you want to sleep so much that you can overlook a bad taste (suck on a lozenge), and you cannot eat for about 3 hours before you take a pill, so no midnight ice cream, no alcohol, at all, it's really up to how you use it that makes it fully effective. I know many people who take it that still eat late at night, then complain it doesn't work. The instructions make that very clear. After it kicks in I might have a protein bar. But you need to be IN BED, READY FOR SLEEP, with 8-9 HOURS available. You can't take it at 2am to get up at 6am. I think it's great, good luck! Read More Read Less

My heart rate dropped to the 40s- 20 below normal. Horrible sleep for 2 nights taking it and felt horrible with low heart rate. Do not recommend

This drug needs to be taken when you are in bed and ready to fall asleep. I was averaging 4~5 hours of sleep every night and now it’s 8. Not habit forming and no grogginess in the morning. A + for me. ??

Tolernance insreases fast

Use twice a week will be probably problem free but longer risk it will fail to work and then you have to wean off slowly over several months or longer you have to be sure you can only use it 2x a week

Lunesta is hot garbage! Didnt do anything for me give a mettalic bitter taste in my mouth. After talking Lunesta i was stll able to drive an hour later.

Took Lunesta for 4 nights. After still being awake for 3 hours after I took it, I refuse to take another. Doctor gonna have to try something else

Was prescribed this for insomnia, did absolutely nothing for me at night. It’s very expensive also, what a waste of money

I have used Lunesta for over 10 years and I have found two types, those that work and those that don't or work very poorly. They are easy to identify. The ones that work poorly or not at all are the color of very faded jeans. The ones that work well are the color of new unwashed jeans OR an orangy/tan with M on one side and EZ/3 on the other. If you need more than one quit them. The others can be cut in half and work just fine if you are not too stressed then just take one whole one.

It almost works, can get a good 4-5 hours of sleep. Have been taking over 10 years. The max dosage available is too low.

I suffer from insomnia and was given a prescription for this medication by my psychiatrist (I also suffer from depression) The first night I took lunesta it didn't work at all but the following day I felt like I was "high" all day and unable to function. The following night I tried again and it didn't work. I was ok the next day as though I hadn't taken anything. I continued for 9 days...only to find out I was having trouble speaking...like my head wasn't functioning properly. I couldn't think of the word I wanted to say. I don't know if it was my doctors fault for putting me on this drug knowing I had a mood disorder or this was a side effect not mentioned. Beware peopleRead More Read Less

I've used Lunesta for well over a decade. There are several manufacturers of Lunesta, SOME DO NOT WORK, OTHERS DO. Dark blue is a good sign (K 85 marks on pill). LIGHT BLUE - DON'T WORK (L 35 0n pill). There is a beige variety with an M on it but I don't remember the number, it works fine. There are others of different efficacy. For me the ones that work may take up to 20 or 30 minutes at worst, if I'm stressed. But I stay asleep. I've had 3 different Light Blue varieties, over many years, that were all useless. Read More Read Less

This sleeping medication seems to be working so far. Had close to 7 hours and I have extreme insomnia where I only sleep 4 hours at a time. I had that bad taste in the mouth that everyone has been talking about. I solved the taste problem by taking a mini marshmellow(also tried with big marshmellow and broke into a little piece) and put the pill inside of it and molded it around it(a little water helps it get sticky). Voila! No more bad taste.

chronic insomnia long term, years of trazadone, tried lunesta, still no full night of sleep, awake most nights between 3-4 am, can't get back to sleep, and do i sweat all night and most next day

I am Bipolar and was afraid to try Lunesta. I had not been sleeping after coming off of Clonazapam & having my condition. Lunesta is wonderful! I woke up feeling refreshed and dramatically better after full night's sleep!I give it an "A+" rating!

Suffering from chronic insomnia for 20 years. Tried Trazodone, Doxepin, Melatonin and over the counter sleep aid..etc with no luck. Finally tried generic Lunesta this week, and Oh My Gosh! I sleep like a baby when I take it! For me, it's a miracle medicine.

Only take Lunesta if you never want to get an erection again. It is next to impossible. Wet noodle. Just horrible. All erection problems went away within three days after I stopped taking this pill. I have had three other guy friends that confided the exact same problem. Just horrible.

I only took Lunesta 3 days; it works great, had a full night of sleep. Hated the taste but it's ok. I have to warn, if you have depression Do Not Take Lunesta". After about 3 days feeling almost like committing suicide; I read at this site, the side effects of Lunesta and it mentions worsen depression, etc...I take 30mg of Cymbalta everyday for depression, but was felling just perfect before I started Lunesta. It brought the worst feeling of depression.

I cut pull in half, sometimes thirds, because full pill turns me into a useless zombie following day. I take 15 minutes before laying down, gets me to sleep and only wake 2-3 times during sleep, mainly to readjust position. Dream well. However, I canâ??t get myself out of bed for about 10-12 hours, I experience severe vertigo for 1-2 hours accompanied by 4-5 hours of dopiness, and experience a near total loss of any motivation to get anything done. Lunes ya is NOT to be compared to Ambien, as Ambien has none of these earful side effects. Sadly, the existence of Lunesta and price-gouging of Ambien in the US has prevented insurance coverage for Ambien and purchase of Ambien for the millions of us without insurance. Lunesta is not a safe drug, for hours after waking up I am still unable to drive without being under the influence. FDA should take this drug off the US market. In the meantime, it would be much safer, sadly, to live with chronic insomnia.Read More Read Less

I was given Lunesta last mth after I had several yrs of addiction with Ambien. i have bipolar disorder and substance abuse which i've been sober from for 8 mths now so sleep is precarious at best. I've tried numerous other meds and now i just take clonidine, trazadone, and lunesta to sleep and this combo works great! The Lunesta allows my brain to quiet down the static in the attic so that I can feel the calm within a half hour of taking it. Then i magically feel sleeppy and even a little buzz similar to the way a small dose of Lorazepam feels. I am so thankful to my doctor for understanding my condition and giving me this magic little blue pill at nite and as far as the bad taste, i like it as an indication that the dose is ready to begin working. It even helps the trazadone work better. Read More Read Less