Lunesta for Sleep. Anyone With Experience With It?

Posted by dfb @dfb, Feb 2, 2024

In the never-ending quest to overcome the sleep disturbances that have been with me since I was prescribed Venlafaxine (I've been off Venlafaxine for three months), my provider has proscribed Lunesta.

I hate taking more medication. But I need to sleep. It doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to treat depression and anxiety if I'm not sleeping.

I'm going to give it a shot. I'm curious if anyone else has been on it.

Mirtazapine did not help me at all.

Thank you, for your comments.

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blueskies1530 | @blueskies1530 | Jul 5 4:34pm

In reply to @gmamrj "I have withdrawn from .5 mg of Ativan a night that I have been taking for..." + (show)

I've been on .5mg Klonopin for six years for anxiety & panic and the three times I've tried to quit have resulted in either poor sleep, muscle pain or nightmares. I took Lunesta before Klonopin for simple insomnia (before such bad anxiety) and found it helpful. My most restful combo for a while was Ambien CR and Trazodone.