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Brand Name: Lunesta
Generic Name: Eszopiclone
Primary Use: Insomnia
Dosage Forms:
Lunesta is a habit-forming medication and has withdrawal symptoms when suddenly stopped, hence duration of treatment is best advised by the treating physician.
Effectiveness:
Generic Name: Eszopiclone
Primary Use: Insomnia
Dosage Forms:
- Oral tablets of 1mg, 2mg and 3mg
- Drowsiness
- Dizziness
- Dry mouth with altered taste
- Headache
- Flu-like symptoms
- Severe allergic reaction- difficulty in breathing, facial swelling, hives
- Anxiety
- Agitation
- Memory problems
- Confusion
- Hallucination
- Complex sleep behaviour
- Worsening depression including suicidal thoughts and actions
Lunesta is a habit-forming medication and has withdrawal symptoms when suddenly stopped, hence duration of treatment is best advised by the treating physician.
Effectiveness:
- Studies have shown that Lunesta exhibits decreased sleep latency and enhances sleep maintenance in both transient and chronic insomnia.
- Lunesta has shown significant effectiveness in alleviating symptoms of chronic insomnia in adults an elderly in various researches.
