Re: Acute dizziness for 1 year - Lunesta?

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Marie: So sorry you had to find this out the hard way. Always always read the patient info sheets on this drug and then go online and research some more, especially if you are having side effects or new physical symptoms shortly after beginning a new drug. I have awful problems with meds and Lunesta didn't work for me either. It made me horribly depressed.

S.

Acute dizziness for 1 year - Lunesta?

Last December I started having very bad dizzy spells. Once I even

passed out completely. My doctor lowered my BP medications but that

didn't work. The dizziness increased from just a few spells to

several spells an hour. The spells occured when I was sitting,

getting out of a chair, trying to get something out of the cupboard,

or just walking in my house. My doctor then told me that I had

alergies and fluid in my right ear so he prescribed two more

medications. My eyes started bluring with the spells and when I laid

down I could see my heart beating in my left eye. My doctor referred

me to an eye specialist. It took 6 weeks to get into see her and

after a complete exam she told me that there was nothing wrong with

my eyes and was shocked that my doctor hadn't checked my carotid

artery. I have not been able to drive the car for the last two

months. Early last week I woke up with the vision in my left eye

completly blurred. I called my husband's cardiologist and he worked

me in the very next day. The night before my appointment I wasn't

able to sleep as usual so I spent the night on the ocmputer looking

up dizziness and vision problems. Lunesta kept coming up as a

possible culprit and I have been taking it since November of 2007. I

immediately quit taking it. The cardiologist has been running a

series of test on me all week and most of them have proved there

isn't any problem with my heart. What has amazed me is that after I

was off of the Lunesta for 4 days my dizziness has stopped

completely. I had an eye exam with my optometrist yesterday and my

eyes are completely fine and haven't changed enough in a year to

warrant new glasses. The only thing that he found was that I have dry

eyes and he recommended that I use OTC eye drops. I am very upset

with myself because I never checked this medicine on my own. I

trusted my doctor and he never took it on himself to question any

medication that he has prescribed for me. He only wrote out more

prescriptions. I have only been off of Lunesta for 8 days but so far

so good. Just thought that I would mention this just in case one of

our fibro sisters is experiencing these symptoms. I hope that my

experience will help some one or at least make those taking Lunesta

aware of what can possibly happen.

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The dizzyness is the worst thing I've experienced. I have to carry the medicine Antivert because of my dizzyness/vertigo. I've had this for a long long time, but with all the meds they have tried with me it had, like yours did, gotten horribly wrong where I couldn't drive either and was nauseous, vomiting etc. Luckily for me I knew it was the meds I was trying and I would go immediately off of them. Lyrica had the same reaction for me as the Lunesta had for you, but I knew what mine was and when I told the doctor that I had gone off of it he told me I didn't give the medicine enough of a chance and to get the full benefit of the med I should stay on it. That's the last time I went to that doctor. I feel for you but now you know what the cause is and to stay away or go off of meds that affect you immediatly. I do not need

help in the dizzy/vertigo department. I get enough of it without the meds, which is also a symptom of FMS from what I've read.

Also, my eyes are also very dry and my eye doctor told me to use drops daily. I started this over 2 yrs ago. He told me if I don't use the drops daily I could later on have damage to my eyes. Again, this is also another symptom of FMS, from what I've read.

Glad you're better and now know the cause. H

From: Marie Louise <scott.marie@...>Subject: Acute dizziness for 1 year - Lunesta?dominie Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 10:20 PM

Last December I started having very bad dizzy spells. Once I even passed out completely. My doctor lowered my BP medications but that didn't work. The dizziness increased from just a few spells to several spells an hour. The spells occured when I was sitting, getting out of a chair, trying to get something out of the cupboard, or just walking in my house. My doctor then told me that I had alergies and fluid in my right ear so he prescribed two more medications. My eyes started bluring with the spells and when I laid down I could see my heart beating in my left eye. My doctor referred me to an eye specialist. It took 6 weeks to get into see her and after a complete exam she told me that there was nothing wrong with my eyes and was shocked that my doctor hadn't checked my carotid artery. I have not been able to drive the car for the last two months. Early last week I woke up with the vision in my

left eye completly blurred. I called my husband's cardiologist and he worked me in the very next day. The night before my appointment I wasn't able to sleep as usual so I spent the night on the ocmputer looking up dizziness and vision problems. Lunesta kept coming up as a possible culprit and I have been taking it since November of 2007. I immediately quit taking it. The cardiologist has been running a series of test on me all week and most of them have proved there isn't any problem with my heart. What has amazed me is that after I was off of the Lunesta for 4 days my dizziness has stopped completely. I had an eye exam with my optometrist yesterday and my eyes are completely fine and haven't changed enough in a year to warrant new glasses. The only thing that he found was that I have dry eyes and he recommended that I use OTC eye drops. I am very upset with myself because I never checked this

medicine on my own. I trusted my doctor and he never took it on himself to question any medication that he has prescribed for me. He only wrote out more prescriptions. I have only been off of Lunesta for 8 days but so far so good. Just thought that I would mention this just in case one of our fibro sisters is experiencing these symptoms. I hope that my experience will help some one or at least make those taking Lunesta aware of what can possibly happen.

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Yes,I feel we should keep a close eye on what we are given as meds. It seems that people with Fibro are VERY sensitive to many things! Even if a side effect risk is low,it may hit us 10 times worse. I have a awful time trying to find meds. that I can tolerate and/or works the opposite way on me then it's supposed to. Take care All! Pam.S

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