Lunesta vs xanax

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Avatar n tn I want to taper off xanax. Would it be safe to take half a 1 mg. xanax with 2 mg Lunesta or would I then become dependent on the Lunesta also?
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar m tn I have heard this is common with Zoloft. My doctor told me to take Xanax to sleep, also tried Trazodone, Melatonin, and many over the counter - the only thing that works is the Xanax however I won't take this every night. I have also heard from many sources that the sleeplessness gets better over time, that it can take a couple of months.
Avatar f tn I didn't start taking Xanax n lunesta until late into day 3 when my wife my doc.
Avatar n tn i am on lunesta, i take a break every now and then, but the doc said it was ok.
Avatar m tn I have been on Lunesta 3 mg for 10 years. PTSD and Chronic insomnia following a MVA 10 years ago.. Also, just tapered off Lexapro I was also on this for 10 years and it took me 6 months to taper down. Been on 1mg Xanex for 10 years and stopped abruptly last week. Stopped the Lunesta 5 days ago cold turkey, and same thing with the xanex- Severe withdrawl symptoms appeared 5 days ago.
Avatar f tn Xanax is addictive and I believe contraindicated while on tx for HCV. Please call your hep/MD for Rx. I take AD and Lunesta (for sleep-thank God!!!!) w/hep doc approval to my PCP. Riba rage isn't as bad as I really manifest it more as being a pain in the keister, but your concern should be on the neuro-psychiatric sides, esp. of interferon. That can be a beeotch.
Avatar n tn Nauty- I replied to your other post about PMDD- I hope it helps. I didn't know you were taking anti-anxiety meds as well for this- as PMDD is what drove me to become very recently addicted to Xanax (that and Chantix to quit smoking- since you smoke, let me issue the warning now- DO NOT USE Chantix if you have PMDD and are otherwise prone to irrational behavior because of it. I almost gave up my life this past Sunday- which is why I found this forum.
Avatar m tn Initially i was taking Xanax and lunesta at the same time with mixed results. So now, her NEW prescription is stated in the above subject line. and my question is, is this a safe a cocktail? how am i going to feel with taking the 15 mg. of remeron AT THE SAME TIME AS THE XANAX AND LUNESTA????? thanks for your time. i am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and i ALMOST there. i am just a little skeptical on taking this stuff on top of what i am taking. thanks again.
Avatar m tn My wife n I needed help he gave Xanax for day and lunesta at night, which gave me 4 hrs. Of sleep my question is now its day 5 should I not be taking these Xanax? When will the tremors stop completly? Iam so tried I dont think I did this right!!
Avatar m tn My doctor offered me Lunesta, but I'm not excited about another pill. I haven't slept much for two weeks and wondered if it was worth a try. Melatonin and Benadryl haven't helped much.
Avatar m tn valium is a safer benzo/still addicting but not as strong as xanax....there r safer sleep meds..ambien and lunesta altho i have heard of people abusing those as well...not physically addicting as a rule tho....valerian root and ambien is what i used...many like melatonin...then there is benadryl which is usually the ingrediend in otc sleep aids like tylenol pm....anything a person uses every night to sleep can become mentally habit forming tho..even nyquil!
Avatar m tn ve tried it Rozerem is one alternative that unlike Ambien or the medication you mentioned or Lunesta does not have a potential for a person to build up a tolerance to it and is an FDA approved medication that works like melatonin to adjust the sleep cycle. You could ask your psychiatrist about that.
Avatar n tn I have tried Lunesta and it worked for a year and I am now on Xanax which I seem to have to take more and more of to sleep. What can I do?
327369 tn?1326119908 I have some xanex that helps sometimes and I have tried melatonin but nothing is great at helping me. I do not like lunesta or ambien because of side effects. Oh well....just wondering about others out there and how you handle it. Being awake when everyone else is asleep in the house depresses me!
Avatar m tn (oral, months after hospital stay), did not effect me at all , possible benzo tolerance maybe? -Valerian Root, Kava, and Melatonin: None effected me -Antidepressants: Wellbutrin, Effexor, Cymbalta, Prozac What other drugs would be a possibility to help me get to sleep? My psychologist told me to ask my GP about Lunesta, and a family friend said to ask about Secobarbital.
506273 tn?1260138781 Just got back from the pdoc. He prescribed Pristiq 50 mgs. Says I "can" go as high as 400, but of course we are starting slow. Anyone have any reactions good or bad with this? He did tell me I won't feel anything probably 3-4 weeks, so I'm pretty anxious to get this started. I am also on xanax, seroquel, and he just prescribed Lunesta because I haven't been sleeping and have had no luck with ambien.
514273 tn?1311609635 Tomorrow will be the third time i've tried to stop. I was fairly successful the second time i'd tried it, but relapse after I got badly injured again. Funny things is, this was the exactly jumping point i had last year. The day before memorial day weekend, thinking it will take me 4 to 5 days to beat this. Well it took 21 days to feel "normal" or as close to normal as I can be.
Avatar f tn Here I go again, I don't feel like typing everything. I am 55 years old. Mother of 7 grandmother of 6. I am married and I work and take care of my husband and my home. I started having severe panic attacks 35 years ago. I have been on some type of meds for it every since. I was told when I was 33 years old that I might have to be on it the rest of my life. I said okay, if that's what I have to do. I don't use alcohol or do any other drugs..never have.
492921 tn?1321289896 I was prescribed xanax about a year ago for panic attacks due to a rape and I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic stress. I never took them at that time. I don't like to take pills at all. They prescribed me Lunesta for sleeping. It worked pretty good. I had a miscarriage April 18th and haven't had a good night sleep since. I haven't slept more than 3 or 4 hours.
Avatar f tn I had knee replacement surgery in December. I switched to taking Lunesta about ten days ago after taking Ambien for three years. I don't know if that switch is trading one thing for another - but I guess I became much more aware of ALL drugs after a few days on this site. I took Xanax for the first two weeks after I got off the Norco and know it helped very much. I didn't realize that Ambien was a Benzo cousin to Xanax and all of those drugs.
1094370 tn?1317134825 I posted the other day that my regular doc (not my LLMD) is trying to get me off of my Xanax that I started years ago for sleeping issues. Anyway, I was taking between .5 and .75 mg per night for sleeping. This is a very small dosage. Anyway, so the last three nights, I've only taken .25 mg around 5 or 530 and then Lunesta at bedtime. The first night I took Ambien, but felt horrible the next day so switched to Lunesta which I already had in my cabinet.
Avatar n tn I am having to take sleeping pills to sleep. I tried Ambien, Ambien CR, Lunesta, and amitriptyline. Each medicine would only let me sleep for four hours a night. So I am taking the Lunesta right now. But it is very hard functioning during the day as I am very fatigued. My body previously was use to getting 8 hours of sleep a day. Do you know of any other medicines that would help with longer sleep? How long does it usually take for the sleep to return on its own?