Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 319921

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FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Eszopiclone

Posted by jerrympls on March 3, 2004, at 20:42:15

After conducting 24 clinical trials involving more than 2,700 adults and elderly patients, Sepracor, Inc. has been sent an "approvable" letter by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new hypnotic medication, Estorra (eszopiclone). When final approval is achieved, Estorra will be available by prescription for the treatment of insomnia. According to a report by Sepracor, there will not be limits on the duration of use for this medication.


 

Re: FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Eszopiclone

Posted by utopizen on March 4, 2004, at 20:33:48

In reply to FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Eszopiclone, posted by jerrympls on March 3, 2004, at 20:42:15

> After conducting 24 clinical trials involving more than 2,700 adults and elderly patients, Sepracor, Inc. has been sent an "approvable" letter by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new hypnotic medication, Estorra (eszopiclone). When final approval is achieved, Estorra will be available by prescription for the treatment of insomnia. According to a report by Sepracor, there will not be limits on the duration of use for this medication.
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I heard these drugs would come out mid-2005... glad to see they're at least rolling closer to come out!

There is a god. No more black box warnings just because Ambien's maker didn't feeling like proving it wasn't habit forming.

I've literally lost way too much sleep, and now am losing cash monthly ($140) from resorting to buying Ambien online.... and I'm poor, and am in college, and see a sleep psychiatrist, a sleep pulmnologist, and a regular psychiatrist, and let me tell you, the more involved a doc is with sleep, the less they seem to care if you actually sleep.

 

Re: FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Eszopiclone » utopizen

Posted by jerrympls on March 4, 2004, at 22:10:34

In reply to Re: FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Eszopiclone, posted by utopizen on March 4, 2004, at 20:33:48

> > After conducting 24 clinical trials involving more than 2,700 adults and elderly patients, Sepracor, Inc. has been sent an "approvable" letter by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new hypnotic medication, Estorra (eszopiclone). When final approval is achieved, Estorra will be available by prescription for the treatment of insomnia. According to a report by Sepracor, there will not be limits on the duration of use for this medication.
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> I heard these drugs would come out mid-2005... glad to see they're at least rolling closer to come out!
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> There is a god. No more black box warnings just because Ambien's maker didn't feeling like proving it wasn't habit forming.
>
> I've literally lost way too much sleep, and now am losing cash monthly ($140) from resorting to buying Ambien online.... and I'm poor, and am in college, and see a sleep psychiatrist, a sleep pulmnologist, and a regular psychiatrist, and let me tell you, the more involved a doc is with sleep, the less they seem to care if you actually sleep.
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I didn't even know this med was being tested - nonetheless to be marketed as being "ok" to take for longer periods of time. I'm a terrible insomniac - Ambien used to be my savior even after taking it for years. But now it's finally pooped out a bit. So, hopefully this new med will work out....?

 

Re: FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Eszopiclone

Posted by utopizen on March 4, 2004, at 23:02:31

In reply to Re: FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Eszopiclone » utopizen, posted by jerrympls on March 4, 2004, at 22:10:34

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Ambien used to be my savior even after taking it for years. But now it's finally pooped out a bit. So, hopefully this new med will work out....?
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Relax- by the time, if and when, it might, they'll be a slew of new sleep meds out, also approved by the FDA by then, that will have a good shot at putting your insomnia to rest =)

Pfizer has one... melatonin-like, or something. Melatonin only works for me if I didn't sleep the night before at all or any part of the following day... not exactly what most consider "works."

 

Re: Sleep meds

Posted by green hornet on March 7, 2004, at 7:45:37

In reply to Re: FDA Issues Approvable Letter for Eszopiclone, posted by utopizen on March 4, 2004, at 23:02:31

Since sleep and meds has come up here is a question. Has anyone else out there experienced nightmares on Ambien? I would fall asleep alright, but then it was like Stephen King lived in my head all night!!

 

Re: Sleep meds » green hornet

Posted by CareBear04 on March 8, 2004, at 19:39:56

In reply to Re: Sleep meds, posted by green hornet on March 7, 2004, at 7:45:37

I didn't have nightmares, but before falling asleep, I would hallucinate. I would also do things (email, have conversations) and have absoltutely no recollection of it in the morning. Once, I woke up with big bruises all over and had no idea where they came from. Ambien can be some pretty scary stuff!

> Since sleep and meds has come up here is a question. Has anyone else out there experienced nightmares on Ambien? I would fall asleep alright, but then it was like Stephen King lived in my head all night!!

 

ambien and dreams

Posted by Jai Narayan on March 9, 2004, at 8:35:43

In reply to Re: Sleep meds » green hornet, posted by CareBear04 on March 8, 2004, at 19:39:56

> I didn't have nightmares, but before falling asleep, I would hallucinate. I would also do things (email, have conversations) and have absoltutely no recollection of it in the morning. Once, I woke up with big bruises all over and had no idea where they came from. Ambien can be some pretty scary stuff!
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> > Since sleep and meds has come up here is a question. Has anyone else out there experienced nightmares on Ambien? I would fall asleep alright, but then it was like Stephen King lived in my head all night!!

*Wow, that sounds scary. how many milligrams are you both taking?
I am using 5mg. I use it when I wake up after falling asleep for a few hours. I seem to have the nightmares (see my nightmare posted on writing babble) before I take the Ambien.

I have heard of people mixing Ambien and drinking and then having experiences that they find out the following day what they did. Most of the stories were pretty unusual and somewhat scary.
I have never had that happen.


 

Re: ambien and dreams » Jai Narayan

Posted by LynneDa on March 9, 2004, at 11:13:12

In reply to ambien and dreams, posted by Jai Narayan on March 9, 2004, at 8:35:43

Hi! I've been on Lex for about 4 months and have had bad insomnia (became worse when I upped to 20mg). Doctor prescribed 5mg of Ambien. You are right about not remembering what you did 30 minutes to an hour after taking it and before sleeping. My dreams were very strange, unreal, sometimes scary but mostly just bizarre.

I took it for 8 days and had 2 days of horrible withdrawal - no sleep, totally wired, feeling unreal all day, just weird. I've never done any other benzos or hallucinogenics so don't have anything to compare it to, but I will definitely not take anything like it again.

BUT - it did get me through my insomnia. It's been about 2 weeks since I went off the Ambien and I am sleeping a bit better (with just Melatonin) and not waking up in the middle of the night totally wired for 2 hours like I was!

Good luck to you!
~ Lynne
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I didn't have nightmares, but before falling asleep, I would hallucinate. I would also do things (email, have conversations) and have absoltutely no recollection of it in the morning. Once, I woke up with big bruises all over and had no idea where they came from. Ambien can be some pretty scary stuff!
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> > > Since sleep and meds has come up here is a question. Has anyone else out there experienced nightmares on Ambien? I would fall asleep alright, but then it was like Stephen King lived in my head all night!!
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> *Wow, that sounds scary. how many milligrams are you both taking?
> I am using 5mg. I use it when I wake up after falling asleep for a few hours. I seem to have the nightmares (see my nightmare posted on writing babble) before I take the Ambien.
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> I have heard of people mixing Ambien and drinking and then having experiences that they find out the following day what they did. Most of the stories were pretty unusual and somewhat scary.
> I have never had that happen.
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Re: ambien and dreams

Posted by CareBear04 on March 9, 2004, at 18:05:41

In reply to Re: ambien and dreams ?Jai Narayan, posted by LynneDa on March 9, 2004, at 11:13:12

I was taking 10mg a night. The weird thing is that I have been taking Ambien for months, since the beginning of October. I never hallucinated or had side effects until just recently. My dr thinks maybe it's a result of Ambien levels building up over time. In any case, I'm under no circumstances supposed to take any more Ambien, but I do sometimes, anyway. I've tried Sonata and extra Klonopin, which didn't work too well. Right now, I'm on Restoril, which is a benzo. I just really like Ambien. I like falling asleep almost right away and waking up feeling refreshed. With Restoril, it takes a lot longer to fall asleep, and I wake up feeling groggy. Maybe after some time off, I can go back to Ambien.


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