PatientsLikeMe ™

all
Skip over navigation
Join Now (It's free!)

Already a member? Log in

Share your real-world treatment experience
with patients just like you.
Select a community
All Communities

See More Treatments

See all treatments in the PatientsLikeMe system shared by patients just like you.


Brand Names: Lunesta

What is Eszopiclone? Eszopiclone is an hypnotic and nonbenzodiazepine used for the treatment of insomnia.

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons Taken

108 patients in the community are taking or have taken Eszopiclone.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 40 37%
Insomnia 40 37%
Difficulty sleeping through night 8 7%
Anxiety 5 4%
General health 3 2%
chronic insomnia 3 2%
disease-related symptoms 2 1%
Fatigue 2 1%
Awakening due to pain 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Eszopiclone.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg As needed 0 mg Daily 1 mg As needed 2 mg As needed 3 mg As needed 7.5 mg As needed 25 mg As needed 1000 mg As needed 1 mg Daily 2 mg Daily 3 mg Daily 5 mg Daily 6 mg Daily 10 mg Daily 200 mg Daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 32 Number of Patients: 32 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Eszopiclone or how long patients were taking Eszopiclone before stopping.

Currently taking Eszopiclone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
4
10
8
13
20

Stopped taking Eszopiclone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
11
3
1
2
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Eszopiclone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 13 54% Did not seem to work: 54%
Other 5 21% Other: 21%
Expense 3 13% Expense: 13%
Side effects too severe 3 13% Side effects too severe: 13%
Doctor's advice 1 4% Doctor's advice: 4%
Not indicated 1 4% Not indicated: 4%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 10 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 50% 3
Slight 17% 1
None 33% 2

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 40% 4
Mild 40% 4
None 20% 2

Top reported side-effects include: bad taste in mouth, morning hangover, sleep only two hour then get up for four, then sleep another 4 hrs

Summary results are based on 10 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 10)

  • Bryan Scott
    Sex: M
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 1
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Moderate
    47 M
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • by Bryan Scott
    Sep 24, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Insomnia
Advice/Tips
I tried doubling the dosage and I still got no sleep

  • mstaz88
    Sex: F
    Pain: All
    Fatigue: All
    Function: None
    External_stress: Some
    Stickman: All
    Description:F 38yrs
    Diagnosis:Definitive Dx
    See profile
  • by mstaz88
    Dec 12, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • chronic insomnia
Advice/Tips
Always make sure you give yourself at least 8 hours to sleep. When first starting this, you will feel sluggish in the morning for a week or so, so plan for that in your routine.

See all evaluation results for Eszopiclone



Back to top