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03-18-2010, 09:18 PM
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Hi,
My insurance company sent a letter telling me to ask for a med that will substitute for Lunesta. They have already contacted my pdoc they say. They will let me have 1. Ambien CR, 2. Zaleplon, or 3. Zolpidem Tartrate. SOoooooo annoying.  Ambien caused headaches when I tried it for two nights about 5 years ago. No thank you.  I hated the Lunesta anyway -- I was sleepy 24 hours after taking it. Thank goodness I took it when I was off from work. HELLO.  Not helpful!!  Has anyone taken Zaleplon (Sonata)?? I'm not really motivated to try any more sleep meds, but maybe I could try another med before giving up completely for now. M. |
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03-19-2010, 05:56 AM
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i am sorry this is happening to you. i haven't tried it. low and behold i finally got more sleep last night. i guess my sleep problems are psychological. i wonder if they are psychologically based, sleeping medication doesn't help.
have you thought of getting a kitty cat? bobby |
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03-19-2010, 10:29 AM
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Wisest Elder Ever
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jsut to let you know mari, there are diferent forms of ambien, fast acting and longer acting...wonder if they might effect you differently.
I have never tried sonata...sorry bizi
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. Hattie the black and white one wrestling with hazel, calico. lost hattie to cancer..... Happiness is a decision.... 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night I will not give up in this weight loss journey, nor this need to be AF. 3-19-13=156, 6-7-13=139, 8-19-13=149, 11-12-13=140, 6-28-14=157, 7-24-14=149, 9-24-14=144, 1-12-15=164, 2-28-15=149, 4-21-15=143, 6-26-15=138.5, 7-22-15=146, 8-24-15=151, 9-15-15=145, 11-1-15=137, 11-29-15=143, 1-4-16=152, 1-26-16=144, 2-24-16=150, 8-15-16=163, 1-4-17=169, 9-20-17=174, 11-17-17=185.6, 3-22-18=167.9, 8-31-18= 176.3, 3-6-19=190.8 5-30-20=176, 1-4-21=202, 10-4-21= 200.8,12-10-21=186, 3-26-22=180.3, 7-30-22=188, 10-15-22=180.9, |
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | Mari (03-19-2010) |
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03-19-2010, 10:29 AM
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Wisest Elder Ever
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bobby I am glad that you got more sleep last night!
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. Hattie the black and white one wrestling with hazel, calico. lost hattie to cancer..... Happiness is a decision.... 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night I will not give up in this weight loss journey, nor this need to be AF. 3-19-13=156, 6-7-13=139, 8-19-13=149, 11-12-13=140, 6-28-14=157, 7-24-14=149, 9-24-14=144, 1-12-15=164, 2-28-15=149, 4-21-15=143, 6-26-15=138.5, 7-22-15=146, 8-24-15=151, 9-15-15=145, 11-1-15=137, 11-29-15=143, 1-4-16=152, 1-26-16=144, 2-24-16=150, 8-15-16=163, 1-4-17=169, 9-20-17=174, 11-17-17=185.6, 3-22-18=167.9, 8-31-18= 176.3, 3-6-19=190.8 5-30-20=176, 1-4-21=202, 10-4-21= 200.8,12-10-21=186, 3-26-22=180.3, 7-30-22=188, 10-15-22=180.9, |
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | Mari (03-19-2010) |
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03-20-2010, 01:34 PM
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Legendary
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you do know that zolpidem is the generic name for Ambien right?
As for zaleplon (Sonata), i haven't tried it, but i found an interesting Wiki article - drug appears to have a decent profile. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaleplon. (The inline [n] references below are live links directly to the sources cited by Wiki.) Quote:
~ waves ~ |
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | bizi (03-20-2010) |
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