Lunesta for long flights
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I'm in my 5 weeks now , is it okay for me to have long flight , around 7-8 hours ?
My stepmother was talking to a guy at her work who has MS about me, and he says that he often has a relapse after long flights or cross-hemisphere flights. So, several questions:
1) Do changes in climate or season trigger relapses for you? Winter - Summer or Summer - Winter?
2) Have you experienced relapses or MS-related events after long flights or cross-hemisphere travel?
3) I have read a bit about adverse reactions to heat for people with MS.
I will be flying to Philippines in 2 days I normally have a MASSIVE fear of flights.
This time round, I anticipate my fear of flights will go crazy because I will be going on an OLD aircraft (A340 model, possibly around 20 years old plane!)
So how am I to stop this fear? Can i take Xanax? I checked with my insurance provider, and they say I can claim for Xanax, so looks like I can get a psychiatrist to dispense some for me.
I had a huge fear of flying and I had to fly back and forth from los angeles to dc for an entire year. My doc gave me xanax for the first few flights to help ease my fears. It helped me relax and I usually fell asleep on the plane. That's what my doc said they usually use for flying anxiety. But absolutely talk to your doc and agree with greenlydia..try it beforehand. The first dose they gave me was WAY too strong for me so they cut it back. It helped immensely for the flight though.
It's 3 weeks since I've been having a pretty serious depression, including anxiety & sleeplessness. I was put on a new antidepressant LexiPro (15 days now), xanax as needed, which I only need to "take the edge off" when Im shaky, and Lunesta to sleep. This is the 2nd time I've used Lunesta.
Ur only risk is blood clot formation. Everyone is at risk for this on long flights but risk increases for pregnant women. Walk every 2 hours and wear compression stockings. Other than that, for comfort, drink plenty, wear loose clothing, travel very light, get an aisle seat, bring snacks, and enjoy ur trip!!!
t sleep so tried. Final call some local abuse hotline. They were closed for mlk. Call my doc. On 4th day gave Xanax for a week and lunesta at night is this a bad idea? My wife. I can't say enough I had my fisrt full meal in a year and didn't even realize at first n we both cried she reads some of this forums to me when I cant see from all the shaking but please tell about Xanax n lunesta?
I was taking Lunesta 3mg prior to the Lexapro for 1 1/2 years. With the Lexapro, the Lunesta was ineffective. The MD put me on 15mg of Remeron with the Lunesta and this really helped.
In an attempt to ward off tolerance to Lunesta, I now alternate ( 2 weeks at a time) between Lunesta 3mg and zolpiedem ( Ambien) Since the zolpiedem has a much shorter 1/2 life than the Lunesta, I take 5mg about 11:30 and another 5mg at 3:00 or whenever I awake.
Trazodone is a favorite by sleep specialist because it's been around for so long. I would not recommend taking Lunesta because it caused me to have a HORRIBLE taste in my mouth the whole night as well as the next day. I couldn't eat, so that won't help your lack of weight at all. Ambien does work for me, but I see you can only take it every 7 days.
There is no med that is recommended to be taken long-term for insomnia. That doesn't mean that might not be the only alternative for some people, but for most taking any drug because of sedation side effects will eventually probably stop working and lead to something called rebound insomnia, which means not solving the problem and relying on medication can make it worse in the long term.
But after a bed svt episode in december, i have been needing something stronger for my sleep anxiety. My doc also recommended me Lunesta but im too scared to try it, its 3mg. I think that might be a too high of a dose. Does anyone know what can help me sleep without anxiety? Has anyone else tried Lunesta for sleep anxiety. I have tried not sleeping with any med but end up staying up all night panicing even though i am super tired. Please help me get back to sleep so i can focus more on my life.
I used to take Ambien, and I had great results with it for a short time. But with all medications, it eventually lost it's effectiveness, and I switched to Lunesta. Lunesta was a good alternative for me. I never had nausea with either med., but I have experienced the daytime grogginess with both. It does go away after a while, as you become adjusted to it. Unfortunatly for me, sleep medications only work for a short time. I am a true insomniac, and nothing works for long.
My dr had told me to be extra careful on flights, if its a long flight make sure you get up every 2 hours and walk around to circulate your legs. She said that in rare cases, you can get blood clots in the legs causing blood to stop going to your heart. However, it's very rare. Just make sure you move around. Have fun!
can i take lunesta and zoloft and zyprexa together
I did try to research Lunesta and Addrell together, not finding anything on those 2 together. The info I find on long term Lunesta use states if the person does not have prior drug abuse (I've never had this issue) there was reason to be concerned. I was not having any side effects from them at all.
Question- has anyone else had problems with Lunesta and Adderall? or heard of anyone having issues with these meds? Or a reliable study showing these results or similar.
Ambien for a couple nights, then lunesta (which does not work as well for me) for one night. The 'dependence' is not a big deal; just means you'll have a several very sleepless nights after you quit them. Not looking forward to that but remember that your body desperately needs sleep to repair damages done by the chemo.
Numbness, tingling and pain in extremities (always matched, as in both feet, both hands, all fingers, etc.) is peripheral neuropathy.
Hi weaver! I just got prescribed Lunesta! I have taken it for a few days now. For me, it's not really powerful! I am getting about 6 straight hours of sleep before waking up! That is much better than I was getting! My doctor offered me Ambien, but I've heard horror stories of people doing crazy things like driving while on it! Also, I don't seem to have any dreams, at least not that I can remember!
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