Lunesta

(Eszopiclone)

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Lunesta Review

Lunesta is a new prescription sleep aid that can give you and your restless mind the sleep you need. So you can finally enjoy a restful night and a fresh start. Lunesta is designed to give you a restful night's sleep. Lunesta not only helps most people fall asleep quickly, it helps you stay asleep all night long with fewer interruptions and wake up refreshed.

Lunesta Effects

Lunesta is one of the most extensively studied prescription sleep aids. And while there are many sleep aids available, Lunesta is unique because it has all three of the following benefits:

• Unlike some other sleep aids, Lunesta helps you sleep all through the night with fewer interruptions.
• Lunesta does not lose its effectiveness over time as shown in a 6-month study.
• Lunesta is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for long-term use. Do not use sleep medicines for extended periods without first talking to your doctor.
• Lunesta has been proven to help ease the major symptoms of insomnia, including: trouble falling asleep difficulty staying asleep waking up feeling unrefreshed.

Lunesta - How it work

What can Lunesta do for your Sleep Problem? Sleep problems vary from person to person. Some people can't fall asleep for hours, spending half the night tossing and turning. Others fall asleep right away but then wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back to sleep. Whatever your specific sleep problems are, they can affect the quality of your life the next day. If you find you're feeling drowsy, irritable or are even having trouble concentrating while at work or at home, your sleeplessness may be insomnia.

In the simplest terms, insomnia is the result of your brain's "awake chemicals" being more active than its "sleep chemicals." Awake chemicals include adrenaline and noradrenaline - all the things that get you revved up. As for sleep chemicals, the most important is an amino acid called Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA). GABA slows down brain activity so that your mind and body can relax, enabling you to fall asleep and stay asleep. At bedtime, good sleepers are able to naturally lower their levels of "awake chemicals" and raise their levels of GABA, which allows them to sleep without a problem. Unfortunately, if you have insomnia, you aren't able to make this chemical shift as easily. The main issue is that your GABA doesn't work efficiently. So the "awake chemicals" overpower the brain, making it extremely difficult to get quality sleep.

Just one Lunesta tablet nightly helps your body work more like that of a good sleeper. It enhances GABA activity, helping you to fall asleep quickly, stay asleep through the night with fewer interruptions, and wake up feeling refreshed.

Lunesta Dosage

The Lunesta dose should be individualized. The recommended starting dose for most non-elderly adults is 2 mg immediately before bedtime. Dosing can be initiated at or raised to 3 mg if clinically indicated, since 3 mg is more effective for sleep maintenance. The recommended starting dose for elderly patients whose primary complaint is difficulty falling asleep is 1 mg immediately before bedtime. In these patients, the dose may be increased to 2 mg if clinically indicated. For elderly patients whose primary complaint is difficulty staying asleep, the recommended dose is 2 mg immediately before bedtime.

Lunesta - Missed Dose

Since Lunesta is usually taken only if you need it to help you sleep, missing a dose will not cause any problems. Take the missed dose only if you can be sure that you will get 8 full hours of sleep after the dose. If you do not sleep 8 full hours, you may experience carryover effects after you wake up.

Lunesta Overdose

Seek emergency medical attention. Symptoms of a Lunesta overdose may include sleepiness, confusion, dizziness, difficult or slow breathing, and unconsciousness.

What should I avoid while taking Lunesta?

• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Lunesta will cause drowsiness and may cause dizziness. If you experience drowsiness or dizziness, avoid these activities. Lunesta should be taken just before bedtime. You may experience some carryover effects the next day.
• Do not drink alcohol while taking Lunesta. Alcohol will increase drowsiness and may increase dizziness while you are taking Lunesta, which could be dangerous.
• Avoid other sedatives, sleeping pills, and tranquilizers, including over-the-counter preparations. They should not be used while you are taking Lunesta unless your doctor directs otherwise.

Lunesta Side Effects

Headache, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, anxiety, confusion, depression, dizziness, hallucinations, decreased libido, nervousness, respiratory infection, rash, unpleasant taste, dysmenorrhea, gynecomastia.