Lunesta
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:13 am
My doctor just renewed my prescription for Lunesta. I've been talking the Canadian version of it, Imovane, for 4 years now and there is a discernible difference in effect.
Lunesta is eszopiclone, Imovane is zopiclone. They are nearly the same thing, with Imovane having inactive ingredients that are missing from Lunesta. And that might be why the effect is dissimilar. When I take Imovane and am not yet in bed, I feel an uncontrollable urge to go snack on high-calorie foods. When I take Lunesta and am not yet in bed, I start talking like robot about the stupidest things imaginable regarding the possibility that real life in a computer simulation of sorts and annoying the heck out of my wife with this Philip K. Dick stuff.
These two drugs leave me a bit drowsy the following day, but not near as drowsy as when I take Unisom (Doxylamine Succinate) instead. I can barely function if I take even half a Unisom the night before.
I've avoided Ambien for years, because of the scary stories of people sleepwalking and sleep-driving while on it, but I had some the other night and slept much better than on Lunesta/Imovane. I also didn't annoy my wife or gain a pound from eating a whole stick of butter melted into Hawaiian Sweet Rolls.
I might consider switching but I'd be paranoid of that sleepwalking thing kicking in unexpectedly at some point.
My wife also had zopiclone (Imovane) during her entire pregnancy and didn't affect our baby at all. He's extremely sharp and aware.
Lunesta is eszopiclone, Imovane is zopiclone. They are nearly the same thing, with Imovane having inactive ingredients that are missing from Lunesta. And that might be why the effect is dissimilar. When I take Imovane and am not yet in bed, I feel an uncontrollable urge to go snack on high-calorie foods. When I take Lunesta and am not yet in bed, I start talking like robot about the stupidest things imaginable regarding the possibility that real life in a computer simulation of sorts and annoying the heck out of my wife with this Philip K. Dick stuff.
These two drugs leave me a bit drowsy the following day, but not near as drowsy as when I take Unisom (Doxylamine Succinate) instead. I can barely function if I take even half a Unisom the night before.
I've avoided Ambien for years, because of the scary stories of people sleepwalking and sleep-driving while on it, but I had some the other night and slept much better than on Lunesta/Imovane. I also didn't annoy my wife or gain a pound from eating a whole stick of butter melted into Hawaiian Sweet Rolls.
I might consider switching but I'd be paranoid of that sleepwalking thing kicking in unexpectedly at some point.
My wife also had zopiclone (Imovane) during her entire pregnancy and didn't affect our baby at all. He's extremely sharp and aware.