Posted by Jakeman on April 13, 2005, at 17:21:27
In reply to Re: Lunesta for Depression, posted by awatts on April 13, 2005, at 15:43:54
If I remember correctly, the study found that depressed insomniacs felt less depressed on Prozac and Lunesta than on Prozac alone. Maybe I'm missing something but this outcome is not surprising to me. Prozac is famous for causing insomnia. If you're robbed of sleep you feel worse mentally. Add an insomnia drug to get more rest and naturally you feel better than with Prozac alone.
I received some samples of Lunesta (2 mg) which I took for two nights, and the following two nights I took 7.5 mg of Zopiclone (Imovane), Lunesta's European twin. With both I woke after about 6 hours of sleep with a bitter taste in my mouth.
My experiment was very short so one can't draw conclusions. But I am beginning to become very suspicious of the hype surrounding Lunesta. Still, I'd like to give it a longer trial (IF I can afford it!). Come to think of it, if I had bought stock in Sepracor a year ago, I might be sleeping better without a drug :-)
best wishes, Jake
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