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Posted by saturn on August 11, 2007, at 23:00:31
How do the 1, 2 and 3 mg dosages of Lunesta correspond do Ambien doses? Might anyone know? Thank...Peace...Saturn.
Posted by Phillipa on August 11, 2007, at 23:35:02
In reply to Lunesta/ambien dose conversion, posted by saturn on August 11, 2007, at 23:00:31
I took three mg was easy to give up no amnesia. Love Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on August 11, 2007, at 23:37:09
In reply to Re: Lunesta/ambien dose conversion » saturn, posted by Phillipa on August 11, 2007, at 23:35:02
I do e-mail for a drug rep for lunesta he might know. Love Phillipa
Posted by saturn on August 12, 2007, at 20:39:19
In reply to Re: Lunesta/ambien dose conversion, posted by Phillipa on August 11, 2007, at 23:37:09
> I do e-mail for a drug rep for lunesta he might know. Love Phillipa
Thanks Phillipa I'd be grateful to hear anything. Hope you're doing well.
Saturn
Posted by Phillipa on August 12, 2007, at 21:44:15
In reply to Re: Lunesta/ambien dose conversion » Phillipa, posted by saturn on August 12, 2007, at 20:39:19
Haven't heard back yet from him. He's in a different time zone from me about 7pm there now. Will let you know. Love Phillipa
Posted by alanjacobs on August 13, 2007, at 0:32:55
In reply to Re: Lunesta/ambien dose conversion » saturn, posted by Phillipa on August 12, 2007, at 21:44:15
I have been on both. It was my understanding that like 1-2mg of lunesta is similar to 6 of ambien
Posted by Phillipa on August 13, 2007, at 19:45:02
In reply to Re: Lunesta/ambien dose conversion » saturn, posted by Phillipa on August 12, 2007, at 21:44:15
Saturn I will send him another e-mail I know he's been in classes in another state. Love Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on August 14, 2007, at 11:58:50
In reply to Re: Lunesta/ambien dose conversion » Phillipa, posted by Phillipa on August 13, 2007, at 19:45:02
Saturn has been out making calls with his boss so answer not complete but ambien only had a three month trial and the amnesia thing lunesta six months I think and it provides 6-7 hours sleep. Will have a better answer later. Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on August 14, 2007, at 12:08:11
In reply to Re: Lunesta/ambien dose conversion, posted by Phillipa on August 14, 2007, at 11:58:50
OOps goofed. Here is what I know. Phillipa
the ambien CR package insert, which is their study of the drug that went in for approval to the FDA states that in two weeks of regular use the hours a person slept went from 7 to 5 per night. That's a 25% reduction in two weeks. They stopped their study at 3 weeks. Our double blind study went on for 6 months and showed no decrease in the number of hours of sleep, 70% of pats slepts 7-8 hours. Lunesta has never been shown to cause the kind of sleep walking that is reported in ambien. Lunesta, even after 12 months of nightly use showed no signs of tolerance or even rebound insomnia. In other words you can take lunesta regularly and assuming you aren't drinking coffee right up till bed time you can expect to get a good nights slee
Posted by saturn on August 14, 2007, at 17:39:03
In reply to Re: Lunesta/ambien dose conversion, posted by Phillipa on August 14, 2007, at 12:08:11
Posted by rina on August 18, 2007, at 15:28:50
In reply to Thank you Phillipa! (nm) » Phillipa, posted by saturn on August 14, 2007, at 17:39:03
Phillipa, it's funny you mentioned the sleep walking with Ambien. I was one of the ones that did sleep walk with it. Give you all a laugh or two. My husband found me naked in my car asleep the next morning, then I got calls from relatives and friends screaming at me, telling me I had told them how I obviously really felt about them.
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