Posted by willyee on February 13, 2006, at 15:02:08
In reply to Re: Uggh frustration » willyee, posted by ed_uk on February 13, 2006, at 14:17:04
> Hi Willy
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> >Thanks ed,yeah i thought the old ambien was more controlled.
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> As far as I know, Lunesta, Ambien and Ambien CR are all schedule 4 controlled drugs in the US.
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> >I know of ambien and i know of it having a very similiar structure toa benzo,but not quite being a benzo
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> Neither Ambien nor Lunesta is structurally similar to a benzo. Both drugs bind to benzodiazepine receptors in the brain though. Ambien is more selective for alpha-1 receptors than Lunesta. Benzos are non-selective. I guess you could say that Lunesta is actually more benzo-like than Ambien.
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> Regards
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> Ed
>Lol youre not gonna let me off the hook here huh,lol did u ever see my myspace page,you think i know about chemical structures lol i was just saying what i heard somewhere,but i will definatly take your word for it as you just made me think to hard and i need an aspirin now.j/k
Well lunesta stunk for me,so ambien is my last try along with making daytime adjustments to help me sleep,but my sleep doc who doesent believe in medication,mind u i dident know this till after i spent a lot of money there,was kind enough to give me lot of tips i could have found on my own or used common sense,like dont nap,etc.
But thanks ed,.....are you an actual pharmacist now ?
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