Posted by randermin on March 4, 2007, at 18:59:21
In reply to How Is Lunesta Different From Benzos?, posted by Phillipa on March 4, 2007, at 14:16:55
Its different, but not better. It's an effective knockout pill, but lunesta can really disturb restful sleep in some people,
despite some of its marketing claims. some people are fine with it but it really always puts me in a bad state the next day.
It affects different certain gaba receptors more selectively so its less anxiolytic and therefore less abusable, but it isnt any better
for sleep than a regular benzo. I'd say its a good idea to drop the lunesta.with regular benzos, the longer lasting ones can stay in your system and give you a hangover effect. the shorter acting ones are
either really hard to metabolize like ativan or so potent that they cause cycles of rebound insomnia or tolerance like xanax.
that's why klonopin by itself is what Ive settled on, its easy to metabolize and not such a high like xanax so its more sustainable,
but its also decent on restfull sleep and not too long lasting.I've never taken valium so I cant say if its better or worse than that, but for me the less lingering drugs in my system the better I feel,
there really isnt any magic bullet for sleep so its better I think to not take more than will help. still I know what its like to not fall
asleep on one thing and need to chip something else on top, so two benzos is understandable but I think thats better as a last resort.
definately get rid of the lunesta first, though.
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