Insomnia and Lunesta

princess_n_thep · May 6, 2006

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, my Lunesta prescription was soooooo worth every single penny! I love it. Sometimes I don't have to take it to fall asleep, just when my mind is reeling with thoughts and it is difficult. I get a FULL night sleep with no interuptions and I do NOT feel groggy AT ALL! Yeah Lunesta!!

omamoon · May 6, 2006

The Lunesta worked for me but I just could not stand the taste in my mouth. It didn't affect food, just liquids. I could barely stand to drink any Water so had to stop taking it.

Devana · May 6, 2006

Has anyone tried tryptophan? For some people it can be amazing. It's an amino acid that is easy to get depleted in the body. It's the substrate the body uses to produce seratonin and it's used for many other things as well. People with fibromyalgia are often have low levels. I had to fly back and forth between here and England for a few years and flying against the sun gave me jet lag so bad I would lose a whole week trying to get back on track. So I would take tryptophan at bedtime over there and, even though it was an 8 hr time difference, I would go to sleep, have wonderful dreams and wake up totally refreshed.

There was a bad batch made in Japan in the late 80's that had a filler that caused health problems in the people who took that particular batch. It was unavailable for a time after that. However, it was resolved that it is safe and for several years now it's been available in health food stores and pharmacies under it's chemical name 5HTP.

My husband has dealt with insomnia off and on for years and manages to control things, most of the time, with combinations of 5HTP, melatonin and liquid coral Calcium.< /p>

The liquid coral calcium can be pretty effective for some people as well.