What is Lunesta?
Lunesta is a sleep medication known as a hypnotic. It is used to help if you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.
What is the most important information I should know about Lunesta?
If you do not experience an improvement after 7-10 days, contact your doctor to rule out other causes for your sleeping problems. Inform your doctor immediately if you experience any changes in your behavior or mood, including aggression, agitation, hallucinations, depression, or suicidal thinking.
Lunesta works quickly, and can affect your ability to drive or operate heavy machinery, including the day after you take Lunesta. Do not engage in any activities that require mental alertness right after you take Lunesta or the next day until you know how Lunesta will affect you.
Rarely, Lunesta can cause short-term memory loss, which may be avoided if you are able to devote an entire night to sleep after taking Lunesta.
If you take Lunesta for more than several weeks, you may experience a dependence on Lunesta in order to fall asleep, or a decrease in Lunesta's ability to help you fall asleep.
Withdrawal symptoms may occur if you suddenly stop taking Lunesta, even after taking it for 1 week, but it is more likely to occur with long-term Lunesta therapy.