lunesta for rls

Congrats Lain on 11. That's great. Glad melatonin works for you....never did for me. I was on Lunesta for sleep issues before i got on the Opioid roller coaster. So i REALLY need it now. Its funny, i read about so many women with RLS. I never got it but noticed many women do....doesn't sound fun. Congrats again & keep up the good work.

Thanks for your input, I surely appreciate it. No, the RLS is not what wakes me up - my legs are fine when I do wake up. It's just that I can't say asleep for more than 2-3 hours at a time. I don't get enough exercise but I do take hot baths before bedtime, eat bananas and also take a potassium supplement every day. But I may try the Hylands anyway. Thanks again!

s like around 5-6am and I can only sleep an hour anyway because I have to get the kids up for school at 7am! I've always been nocturnal to begin with, and I'm not sure if that's got anything to do with this or not as well? I've tried Melatonin- doesn't even make me sleepy one bit (I'm even taking 3mg at night); I've tried Valerian root, ya right..

Thank you for the info. I currently take Lunesta for insomnia. Been taking 3mg Lunesta for years. I do not abuse it and I never have, but I know I will have a hard time coming off. Trazadone sounds good. I am going to gather some information about it and talk to my doctor about switching.

I was wondering if taking lunesta would help out. Ive been perscribed it for almost a year now cause ive always had problems sleeping mainly insomnia but would lunesta push any button for my past addiction? As in the percocets?? Just wondering.. seems like RLS and twitching is EVERYONES problem here =/ buhh when will it stopppppp!!!!!!

It's the start of Day8!!!! Been doing ok..... Just really hate the lack of ENERGY!!!!! I've been eating like a horse!!!! Mentally I'm just trying to put something in my body to give me some energy..... I know it's the malaise and it's just going to take time.... One good thing is that I went and picked up the Hyland's Restful Legs Product and it works for me!!!! Have had no RLS for the last 2 evenings but still had to use a Lunesta to get to sleep the last 2 days..

The best thing I know of for anxiety and RLS. Is a brisk walk for a half hour. I found it to be a miracle cure for anxiety. Hang on it will ease up soon.

it did help with sleep but i dont know about rls because i was past the rls by then...which for me was about 2 weeks....hope this helps....

Have taken two at bedtime, along with Lunesta and sometime phenergan for nausea. I never take anything during the day. Have been tapering off for four days. The worst time has been at night....really restless and cannot sleep. I have been having lots of dreams....which I cannot remember the last time I remember ever dreaming...is this related to tapering off hydrocodone? These four days have been difficult; however am wondering if the worse is yet to come?

s a wicked drug to detox from.Try the hot baths for the RLS,eat plenty of bananas,heating pads,try wrapping your legs with ace bandages tight,but not too tight,exercise as much as possible even if just a walk around the block a few times.They also sell something at Walmart called Hylands restful legs.As for the sleep you can try some melatonin,they sell it at GNC or even some benadryl.

Maybe try HYLANDS for the RLS and melatonin for sleep?

I am on day 20 clean from pain pills i have been on Lunesta 3mg sleeping pill for 2 years will i have withdrawlls if i stop with such a low 3 mg every 24 hours

To use very short term, possibly even skipping nights is ok. How many did he give you and for how long? Lunesta has some nasty side effects, driving and eating while sleeping, confusion. Did you try OTC sleep aids? Melatonin, valerian root, altering, sleep by nature made?

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.

so when I was in the Er last night they gave me Lunesta a sleeping pill to help me sleep I'm 31 w 5 d n my mom told me its not safe...is it..I mean babys fine n stuff but the hospital wouldn't give it to me if it wasent ok right ?

I will try Nyquil tonight and also a larger dosage of melatonin.

I wish you the best of luck with your RLS and sleep, I was prescribed remeron to help with sleep and I also took 5mgs of melatonin. The first week or so I took Lunesta for sleep, then switched back to the remeron, but my doc had no problem writing a 10day script to help with sleep. I know for me that was the biggest hurdle was not being able to sleep at all in my previous attemtpts to quit, it wasnt until my 3rd real attempt when I could actually get 3-5hrs of sleep that I stuck it out.

Any suggestions for what the best mix is, especially for RLS in the arms? If my damn arms would just stop, I think I could sleep like a baby.

I did get the creepy crawlies during my 1st WD....but not on the 2nd or 3rd WD. That was not fun and if RLS is like that I feel for anyone who gets it a lot.

None of it really worked for me during the first week and a half.. not even my Lunesta made me sleep.. but eventually sleep does return. The insomnia and RLS are two of the most difficult symptoms. Yes the depression, crying, mood swings are all part of withdrawal.. as well as probably symptoms of no sleep. Not sleeping can make you a bit crazy - I was a sleepless, crying, zombie mess... but he will sleep again.

like chopper said...drugs like ambien or lunesta can be abused...but way safer than benzos for sleep...try ur best to hang tight...

Lunesta seems to work okay for me. I've only taken it three or four times (I only take it as needed and not on a nightly basis.) I was prescribed Klonopin for anxiety and sleep and she said to not take it with Lunesta (this is after I asked *her*, she didn't mention it until then.) The Klonopin seems to work as well as the Lunesta, BTW. Kevin, I've read that Lunesta and Ambien are the same "types" of sleep aids but that is all I know. I hope Ryan can clear this up for us.

) anything in particular you would like to talk about ?

If you can get your hands on some sleep aids (ambien, lunesta) even though they are strong you can only use them for sleep, and you must consciously acknowledge that you are only using them for a short period of time. Whatever you do, do not take another norco, that is not an option. Remember only time will heel. You have to give your brain time to rewire itself and adjust from your long term drug abuse. Best of luck! stay strong.

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