Lunesta Zunestar 3MG India

Description

What is Lunesta?

Lunesta is a sedative, also called a hypnotic. It affects chemicals in your brain that may be unbalanced in people with sleep problems (insomnia).

Lunesta (eszopiclone) is used to treat insomnia. Symptoms include trouble falling asleep or waking up often during the night. Lunesta’s effects typically begin within 30 minutes and it helps reduce the time it takes to fall asleep and increases the total time spent sleeping.
Lunesta’s mechanism of action is thought to involve enhancing the effects of GABA, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. This slows down brain activity and promotes sleep. Lunesta is not a benzodiazepine but it has benzodiazepine-like effects; notably a more selective binding profile that targets specific GABA receptors involved in sleep. Lunesta belongs to the drug class called non-benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics.

Lunesta gained FDA approval on December 15, 2004. Lunesta is a Schedule IV controlled substance which means there are limits on how much can be dispensed because of its potential for abuse and dependence.

• Keep Lunesta in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse.
• Selling or giving away Lunesta may harm others, and is against the law.

Lunesta is available as a generic under the name eszopiclone.

Lunesta side effects

The most common side effects of Lunesta are:

• an unpleasant taste in the mouth or a dry mouth
• day-time drowsiness or a “hangover” feeling. You may still feel drowsy the next day after taking Lunesta. Do not drive or do other dangerous activities after taking Lunesta until you feel fully awake
• dizziness
• headache
• symptoms of the common cold.
• Serious side effects and warnings

Lunesta carries a Boxed Warning for Complex Sleep Behaviors.
Complex Sleep Behaviors have caused serious injury and death. After taking Lunesta, you may get up out of bed while not being fully awake and do an activity that you do not know you are doing (complex sleep behaviors). The next morning, you may not remember that you did anything during the night. These activities may occur with Lunesta whether or not you drink alcohol or take other medicines that make you sleepy. Reported activities and behaviors include doing activities when you are asleep like:

• making and eating food
• talking on the phone
• having sex
• driving a car (“sleep-driving”)
• sleepwalking.

Stop taking Lunesta and call your healthcare provider right away if you find out that you have done any of the above activities after taking Lunesta.

• See Is Ambien-Tweeting or Sleep-Tweeting a thing? for more information about complex sleep behaviors with nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics.

The morning after you take Lunesta your ability to drive safely and think clearly may be decreased. You also may experience sleepiness during the day. Until you know how this medication will affect you during waking hours, be careful if you drive, operate machinery, pilot an airplane, or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

Worsening depression, including suicidal thoughts and actions, has been reported in patients with pre-existing depression in association with the use of sedatives such as Lunesta. Tell your healthcare provider if your mood worsens or you have thoughts of harming yourself.

Lunesta will make you fall asleep. Never take this medication during your normal waking hours, unless you have at least 8 hours to dedicate to sleeping.

Do not drink alcohol while you are taking Lunesta. It can increase some of the side effects, including drowsiness.

Lunesta may be habit-forming and should be used only by the person it was prescribed for. Lunesta should never be shared with another person, especially someone who has a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a secure place where others cannot get to it.
You may have withdrawal symptoms if you stop taking Lunesta after taking it over several days in a row. Do not stop taking this medicine suddenly without first talking to your doctor. You may need to taper off the dosage (use less and less) before you stop the medication completely.

Lunesta may cause a severe allergic reaction. Stop taking Lunesta and get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to Lunesta such as hives; nausea, vomiting; difficulty breathing; or swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have:

• anxiety, depression, aggression, agitation;
• memory problems, unusual thoughts or behavior;
• thoughts of hurting yourself; or
• confusion, hallucinations (hearing or seeing things).