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VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:

> The point is lack of good sleep can really cut down on the quality of
> life so taking medicine can be the better option. Van Dell

Lunesta is the first thing I've felt comfortable using.  It's
non-addictive and approved for long term use, unlike other meds like
Ambien, etc.  I can take 3 or 4 Benadryls and get to sleep, but the way
I wake up makes it almost not worth it.  The same is true with
melatonin..it puts me to sleep, but I don't sleep well and wake up with
dry mouth, groggy, etc.  Lunesta is the first thing that doesn't cause
any after effects, but that works within a few minutes of taking it, the
way a sleeping pill should. I usually take a Lunesta, play a game or two
of solitaire on the computer, and head off to bed 10 minutes later.
I've been taking Lunesta off and on for about 2 years now, and it's
still working for me.  I went back on it so that I could start moving my
sleep schedule to prepare for going back to work.  I sleep really sound
on it, and it is the first medication that I have ever taken, in my
whole life, that actually gives me a good night's restorative sleep, and
that's important with RA-you have to have time for the swelling to
subside.  My only guilt comes in the expense of the drug.  Insurance
doesn't pay for it totally.  I figure it is costing me somewhere between
$2 and $4 a night, but how much is a good night's sleep worth for total
health, mental and physical?  I'm not sure I could work a day job
without it.  I'm not one of those people who can "adjust" to a schedule,
even after a year or more of working one.  I know that most here don't
like medications of any sort, and I am the same, but sometimes you
really need some things to prevent other things.  I have three such
drugs...Lunesta, Enbrel, and Synthroid.  They give me back my quality of
life.

Bev

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