Stupid Insurance Company: Lunesta
 

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. :confused:

Ambien caused headaches when I tried it for two nights about 5 years ago.
No thank you. http://bestsmileys.com/nono/4.gif

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. http://bestsmileys.com/nono/9.gif
Not helpful!! :mad:



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.

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

Dear Bobby,

I'm happy you got sleep last night.
My sleep is definitely psychologically based.

I would not be able to care for a kitty.

M.

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

bobby I am glad that you got more sleep last night!

haven't tried it but, some info...
 

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.)

take care. insurance companies can be such a pain in the rear.

~ waves ~