Posted by ed_uk on February 13, 2006, at 14:17:04
In reply to Re: Uggh frustration, posted by willyee on February 13, 2006, at 4:37:47
Hi Willy
>Thanks ed,yeah i thought the old ambien was more controlled.
As far as I know, Lunesta, Ambien and Ambien CR are all schedule 4 controlled drugs in the US.
>I know of ambien and i know of it having a very similiar structure toa benzo,but not quite being a benzo
Neither Ambien nor Lunesta is structurally similar to a benzo. Both drugs bind to benzodiazepine receptors in the brain though. Ambien is more selective for alpha-1 receptors than Lunesta. Benzos are non-selective. I guess you could say that Lunesta is actually more benzo-like than Ambien.
Regards
Ed
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