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Contents 1 Abuse 2 Commercial spots 3 Unpleasant Taste 4 Canker sores 5 Bad Mouth Taste 6 Withdrawal Symptoms 7 Taste 8 Carcinogenicity

[edit] Abuse

I'd like to see some information about side effects, abuse, and effects in general.

At first I thought I was the only one misspelling Lunesta as "Lunestra," but it seems I'm not. Is it within Wikipedia's rules to set up a redirect page from a misspelling? If so, uh, I don't know how to do it... McGehee 02:25, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

I have added a section on abuse of lunesta and I have expanded the side effects section.--Stilldoggy (talk) 01:39, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Commercial spots

Is there gonna be any information about the commercials? Angie Y. 17:00, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I cannot provide that information due to copyright violations. :-) Carlo Banez (talk) 17:13, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unpleasant Taste

I tried Lunesta once; when they say unpleasant taste, it truly is horrid, to the extreme. This being only a personal experience of mine, I didn’t like the taste (obviously); I know it may seem silly but I wanted to get my taste ‘corrected’ immediately, so I ate some food, checking to see if it was better, but I scarcely ‘touched’ my food at all as it was the worst 'food' I’ve ever tasted. Instead, I slept it off; Still had a little after taste in the morning but never took Lunesta again. Joey 08:39, 25 December 2006 (UTC)Joey

That's odd. I just swallow the pill and don't taste it at all. McGehee 02:27, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

- maybe it does just depend on the person.. for me, its extremely unpleasant. So bad that it distracts me from falling asleep, as I usually have to get something to wash my mouth out. But this still usually ends up unsuccessful and the taste is still there.. so those of us who already have a hard enough time falling asleep, now just have to do so with a rancid taste in their mouth. My taste buds would even be thrown off in the morning when I wake up and eat breakfast. Terrible side effect.

I can't believe the taste side-effect isn't mentioned in the article. That's bogus. That having been said, I personally just did my first night with Lunesta, and the morning-after taste isn't too bad (just barely noticeable for me). But then, it didn't put me sleep either, so.... --Skidoo 11:30, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

UPDATE to my previous comment (from 4 Apr): The taste is HORRIBLE. I had to switch. STRONG metallic taste after 2 nights. YUCK! Again, I can't believe it's not mentioned. is a common, well-documented side-effect.

I, too, experienced the horrible, HORRIBLE taste. The first time I tried it, I didn't notice anything unusual because I swallowed it right away. But the second time, I put it on my tongue and then spent a few seconds looking for a drink to wash it down. During that short time, the pill apparently partially dissolved and this unbelievably bad "chemical" taste overwhelmed my mouth, and I couldn't wash it out or do anything to get rid of it. It was far and away the most powerfully bad taste I had ever experienced in my life. "Unpleasant?" Ha! That doesn't even begin to describe it. It was awful. 24.6.66.193 (talk) 23:30, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Canker sores

I have been taking Lunesta for 6 months. I believe it is causing canker sores on my tongue. I get canker sores, sometimes several, about every week. Since this medication has such an acidic taste, I wonder if it is causing this. Has anyone else experienced this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.140.236.234 (talk) 01:04, 24 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Bad Mouth Taste

Take a look at the Wiki on Lunesta's sister drug, Imovane (Zopiclone). Imovane has a pronounced side effect in some people - bitter or metallic taste which can carry into the next day.

Personally, I tried both Zopliclone and Lunesta (separately) and experienced a moderate metallic taste with both drugs. In particular, I noticed a strong bitter taste when I cut a Lunesta tablet in half for a half dose. I think that is the reason why the 3 mg Lunesta dose is coated in a neutral shell - to keep the taste off the tongue. When I did not cut a pill in half there was still a moderate metallic morning mouth that slowly vanished.

BTW: If your prescriptions are not covered and you cannot afford Lunesta's high price, go to GetCanadianDrugs.com or elsewhere in Canada and try Zopliclone. Its not available in the USA. Lunesta's firm banned Zopliclone from the USA after it won a US patent for Lunesta. Zopliclone is available worldwide and is well understood. Its a fraction of the cost of Lunesta and is very likely just a effective.

Of course, TALK to your doctor, FIRST.

OBOE —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Oboist1 (talk • contribs) 23:15, 19 February 2007 (UTC).

yes this can be extremely unpleasant. It bothers me because its more than just a "taste", as even when you breathe in and out you can get a hint of that metallic just BLAH taste thats in your mouth. Anything I have for breakfast is completely tainted. The BEST way to combat this side effect that I have found is to gargle some PINEAPPLE and/or ORANGE juice. I do both in the morning and it helps a little, but the aftertaste is so strong that it even would be noticeable when I am eating lunch the next day! Although luckily it has never lasted for more than about the mid day of the next day you are taking it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.126.165 (talk) 15:14, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Withdrawal Symptoms

How can "death by overdose (rare)" be a withdrawal symptom? If you are withdrawing, it doesn't seem possible to overdose. Should that be taken out? --BennyD 00:08, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Well i suppose it is referring to a drug overdose in general, so even something like aspirin. But either way it should be taken out.. Nobody is going to kill themselves over this drug and if they do its because they can't deal with the horrid taste it gives you in your mouth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.126.165 (talk) 03:31, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

It was vandalism, it didn't come from the citation. I removed it.--Stilldoggy (talk) 01:35, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Taste

If you let the pill sit in your mouth without washing it down immediately, it is really bitter.

Yeah, I discovered that the hard way. (See my comments above, under "Unpleasant taste") 24.6.66.193 (talk) 23:40, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

There is also a morning aftertaste. For me, both have responded to fruit juice.

I tried fruit juice and the Lunesta taste just kicked its ass. 24.6.66.193 (talk) 23:40, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I edited the IUPAC Name to the correct form of (5S)-6-(5-Chloro-2-pyridinyl)-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrazin-5-yl 4-methyl-1-piperazinecarboxylate--ChemSpiderMan (talk) 02:38, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Carcinogenicity

Please refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Zolpidem#Carcinogenicity The same section has been included in this article. Paul Fisher (talk) 10:07, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I changed the opening sentence to fit with the conclusions of the study, so that it is clear that it is not definitively proven. Reworded to may cause.--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 11:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)