Posted by Phoenix1 on January 2, 2008, at 13:40:07
In reply to Sonata or Lunesta which is prefered, posted by julieandcolton on January 2, 2008, at 13:28:00
> which do you all prefer?
I've tried both.
1.) Lunesta works better for me to help me fall asleep AND maintain sleep throughout the night. It leaves me a little groggy for a couple hours in the morning, and the bitter aftertaste is nasty, but other than that it's great.
2.) Sonata (no longer available in Canada) is very short acting and fairly mild in my experience. It helped me to fall asleep at a higher dose, but I would often have to take a second pill in the middle of the night if I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. My Dr. was OK with this. No hangover or side effects whatsoever unless I took a second pill too close to my wake up time.
Both work OK. If sleep onset is the only problem then Sonata might be a good pick. If onset and maintenance are issues then Lunesta might be a bit better. Sonata seems to be milder than Lunesta in my opinion. Just my opinion based on my own experiences.
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