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Lunesta
Identifier
002364
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Eszopiclone, marketed under the brand-name Lunesta , is a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic. It is the active dextrorotatory stereoisomer of zopiclone, and belongs to the class of drugs known as cyclopyrrolones.
Eszopiclone is not marketed in the European Union following a 2009 decision by the EMA denying it new active substance status, in which it ruled that eszopiclone was too similar to zopiclone to be considered a new patentable product.
Eszopiclone acts on benzodiazepine binding site situated on GABAA neurons as an agonist. Eszopiclone is rapidly absorbed after oral administration, with serum levels peaking between 1 and 1.3 hours.The elimination half-life of eszopiclone is approximately 6 hours and it is extensively metabolized by oxidation and demethylation. Approximately 52% to 59% of a dose is weakly bound to plasma protein. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) isozymes CYP3A4 and CYP2E1 are involved in the biotransformation of eszopiclone; thus, drugs that induce or inhibit these CYP isozymes may affect the metabolism of eszopiclone. Less than 10% of the orally administered dose is excreted in the urine as racemic zopiclone. In the United States Eszopiclone is a schedule IV controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act .
On Jun, 25, 2015: 15,206 people reported to have side effects when taking Lunesta. Among them, 185 people (1.22%) have Hallucination.
On Jun, 5, 2015: 15,204 people reported to have side effects when taking Lunesta. Among them, 44 people (0.29%) have Hallucination, Auditory.
On Jun, 26, 2015: 15,206 people reported to have side effects when taking Lunesta. Among them, 1 people (0.01%) has Hallucination, Tactile.
On Jun, 26, 2015: 15,206 people reported to have side effects when taking Lunesta. Among them, 1 people (0.01%) has Hallucination, Olfactory.
The source of the experience
eHealthmeConcepts, symbols and science items
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Commonsteps
Hearing voicesReferences
see also EROWID lots of experiences, for example
Woke Up In The Hospital - Eszopiclone (Lunesta) by I Rack EROWID
I went to the doctors office a few months ago and stole some lunesta samples out of boredom to try them..when I got home, I took one pill and 5 minutes later I wasnt feeling anything so I took another. The next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital with an IV in my arm praying that it was a dream. Come to find out, I had taken all of the pills I had which was about 25 mg worth. Not a good experience at all