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So I was given a prescription for Lunesta today.

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I have had trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember. Tossing and turning to fall asleep, waking up 5 to 6 times a night, etc. Melatonin has been very helpful for the former, but not necessarily the latter. I also was having to drop 20 mg's of the Melatonin for it to have an effect.

Needless to say, I am looking forward to dropping my first one tonight🙂


UPDATE:

Wow....
Last night was the best sleep I have had in years🙂 I barely remember waking one time to get a drink due to a slight case of cotton mouth which might have been caused by the Lunesta.

I took the pill and about 15 min later I could feel the effects so I went straight to lay down. Was kind of like a wobbly, fun feeling😛 I layed down and was out just like that. The great thing about it is when my alarm went off this morning, it was not difficult to wake, nor did I feel groggy as I usually do.

Thank you Lunesta, you are my new bestest friend:thumbsup:

UPDATE #2:

If anyone else is having sleep problems that have failed other measures, I HIGHLY suggest talking to your doctor about Lunesta.

Only four days of taking it and I have noticed a significant change to my daytime concentration and focus. Obviously because I am finally getting restful sleep.

Last night I thought it would be interesting to count as high as I could once closing my eyes before I fell asleep. I think I made to about 19 or 20.

I use to dread and fear bedtime because of the tossing and turning and laying there awake waiting for sleep to come. Now I find myself looking forward to it🙂
 
do you have breathing problems too? or is it strictly a sleep thing?

i think my sleep trouble is mainly due to snoring/breathing trouble
 
my ex used to take ambien

about one time in maybe...7 shed hallucinate.

normally id go game or watch tv, but if she started seeing things i hung around for laughs.
 
I took some Tylenol PM last night hoping it would help me get to sleep, which it didn't but made it beyone diffcult to wake up today!
 
You should see I sleep clinic. I resently had a sleep problem also and went to one, it has now made a huge difference. I can sleep!!!
BTW becareful with sleep medication even though it says non-addicting, you will form a mental addiction went you try to sleep, your brain will be waiting for the pill to begin the sleep cycle. Be careful.
 
sweet man. I took lunesta a while back, and dont think i moved an inch the whole night. just make sure you really have 8 hours to devote to sleep, cuz it will make you take 8.
 
Also recommend you see a sleep clinic, you may have sleep apnea, which is leaving you brain with too little oxygen, and thus stopping you from entering rem sleep cycle.
 
Originally posted by: newParadigm
also the Diphenhydarmine in Benadryl can work wonders, take 2 and youll be out cold
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that's all that tylenol pm is - they add a benadryl component to it (diphenhydramine)

there is new sleep aid out called rozerem - its based on melatonin principles but rather than just taking melatonin, it stimulates the release/production of melatonin in your body to promote the sleep. it is non-addictive (no control status either) and has no 'must be taken for at least this many hours etc' u can take it if you have to wake up 4 hrs later and not be completely out of it. ask your doc!
 
Ambian is addictive, Sonota works well for me when I need it. My wife was having issues sleeping and they gave her a drug called Trazadone. It's a really shi!ty anti-depressant that makes you tired and helps you sleep. Works really really well for her. She had the same problems you do.
 
Wow....
Last night was the best sleep I have had in years🙂 I barely remember waking one time to get a drink due to a slight case of cotton mouth which might have been caused by the Lunesta.

I took the pill and about 15 min later I could feel the effects so I went straight to lay down. Was kind of like a wobbly, fun feeling😛 I layed down and was out just like that. The great thing about it is when my alarm went off this morning, it was not difficult to wake, nor did I feel groggy as I usually do.

Thank you Lunesta, you are my new bestest friend:thumbsup:
 
Watch out, when I took ambien I could sleep the next two nights at ALL unless I took the pill, that's why I called it addictive.

Oh and one other thing, if you haven't bought them yet you might not like the price. They are a couple bucks a pill.
 
Originally posted by: Hexx
You should see I sleep clinic. I resently had a sleep problem also and went to one, it has now made a huge difference. I can sleep!!!
BTW becareful with sleep medication even though it says non-addicting, you will form a mental addiction went you try to sleep, your brain will be waiting for the pill to begin the sleep cycle. Be careful.
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so what kind of things do they do for you at a sleep clinic? i'm guessing they can diagnose sleep apnea.. do you stay over night?

also, are there any sleeping aids that pregnant women can take? my fiance has trouble sleeping.. i think it's mostly a mental thing cause she can sleep no problem if i'm up and playing on my computer or soemthing.. she just gets anxious when i can just lay down and sleep in 5 minutes and she's up for hours after that trying to sleep but can't.. she keeps rejecting the idea of a sleep clinic, but she might just have to do that
 
Originally posted by: rahvin
Watch out, when I took ambien I could sleep the next two nights at ALL unless I took the pill, that's why I called it addictive.

Oh and one other thing, if you haven't bought them yet you might not like the price. They are a couple bucks a pill.
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I already have them. $120 something to fill the prescription.
 
Originally posted by: habib89
so what kind of things do they do for you at a sleep clinic? i'm guessing they can diagnose sleep apnea.. do you stay over night?
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They wire you up with all kinds of sensors (taped/glued to various places, blood oxygen on the finger, etc.). They also have you on CCTV the whole time so they can watch you sleep.

If they detect a problem (like sleep apnea) they may wake you up to fit you with a CPAP.

Yes it is all night, though it's a relatively short night.

Viper GTS
 
Originally posted by: habib89
Originally posted by: Hexx
You should see I sleep clinic. I resently had a sleep problem also and went to one, it has now made a huge difference. I can sleep!!!
BTW becareful with sleep medication even though it says non-addicting, you will form a mental addiction went you try to sleep, your brain will be waiting for the pill to begin the sleep cycle. Be careful.
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so what kind of things do they do for you at a sleep clinic? i'm guessing they can diagnose sleep apnea.. do you stay over night?

also, are there any sleeping aids that pregnant women can take? my fiance has trouble sleeping.. i think it's mostly a mental thing cause she can sleep no problem if i'm up and playing on my computer or soemthing.. she just gets anxious when i can just lay down and sleep in 5 minutes and she's up for hours after that trying to sleep but can't.. she keeps rejecting the idea of a sleep clinic, but she might just have to do that
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If she is pregnant, I would'nt advise anything that induces sleep. Even Melatonin may have adverse affects on the baby. When I was pregnant with my kids, I was apprehensive about taking regular ole Tylenol and aspirin regardless about what my doctor said. There were some times when I wanted to kill my headaches or backaches with a pill, but I just toughed it out😉
 
I might have to talk to my doctor about this!

I too have had problems falling asleep for as long as I can remember. I'll toss and turn for hours. As a child one doctor told my parents and me that I have an "active mind" and that it wasn't worth worrying about.

I envy people who can go to bed and fall asleep. I'm always thinkin' about stuff in bed. It usually takes me 2-4 hours to fall asleep.
 
I will have to look into this. I usually lay awake 2 hours before falling asleep and almost always have a hard time waking up.

Did you ask your doctor specifically about this, or was it something he/she wanted to try?
 
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