Lunesta and Acid Reflux

Admiral_Schmidlap wrote:
"Thanks everyone for the replies. I am going to skip the Lunesta tonight and go back to the melatonin and see how I feel. I would honestly rather only sleep 3 or 4 hours than wake up almost vomiting. I am somewhat nervous now for the first time in almost a year to go to bed. This sucks!"

Sounds pretty crappy. When my sleep doc started me on Lunesta he forwarned me about the possibility of a really bad taste, and that was the first thing he asked about during the followup. I've never tasted anything. Just goes to show how differently people respond to some of these meds.

Regarding the melatonin, have you missed a dose before? Once your body is acclimated to melatonin can it produce withdrawal symptoms?

RogerSC wrote:You could try (after googling to check on interactions *smile*) an acid reducer when you take the Lunesta. I use ratadine (cheap at Costco) with Aleve and IBUprofen, or I have bad acid reflux/heartburn.

Check it out first, since there are several varieties of acid reducers out there.

I'm not familiar with ratadine. Are you saying that you add it to your NSAID/Aleve doses to prevent the heartburn?

That would be 'ranitidine' (Zantac).