Ambien or Lunesta?

Hey guys,
I did not do well with staying on track yesterday (Monday)
Why do I do this? I am so mad at myself right now. I do fine all day long, and then when it comes to the late evening I want to eat eat eat. I felt like I just got a handle on it the last 2 weeks. Well today is a new day and I WILL NOT stray off my menu today. I just can't.
It doesn't help that I can't sleep at night. I am usually up all night, I lay down about 5 - 6 am, sleep till about 11 am then I am up for the day and then it starts all over again. So doctor gave me Ambien to try - that did nothing. Then she gave me Lunesta and I was told that it "could" make me have a metallic taste in my mouth.  Boy was that an UNDERSTATEMENT!! Within 10 mins of taking the pill I had that nasty taste in my mouth. I had it all night and all the next day. So the second night I thought I would put the little pill in a little bit of cheese and then swallow the cheese... thinking that the coating on the pill made it worse. WRONG!!
It did make me a me a little tired, BUT after the 3rd night I couldn't stand the taste another day!!! I had to stop. The taste is so bad it WILL make you want to stop taking it. I would rather stay up all night than take that nasty stuff! And drinking water, just made it worse.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?
It takes a lot to make me tired. I take 6 benedryl a day for my allergies and even that doesn't make me tired.
My goal today is to go to the mall and do some walking. I haven't done any exercising or walking since this cold weather started, and my body can really tell!

There you are!

I had been checking for updates after the last post in November and didn't see you out here for a while ... so now I come back and I see several new posts!

First, I'm so happy your daughter has come home!  I know how hard it must be, but I also know how much you have worried about her.  I do hope everything works out well and she can bring him over as well.

Secondly, I was saddened to read your post about Tuesday.  I knew she used an inhaler, but I didn't know you were concerned you might lose her  anytime soon.  I've been through that -- I lost a beloved cat to cancer, and it's so difficult.  You have a lot on your plate right now, so it would be easy to slip back into old, self-destructive habits.  Please don't.  You've come SO far, I do hope you'll work out the medications, and also learn new coping strategies.  You've got to, you're my inspiration!  I know keeping the weight off can be harder than losing it to begin with, and I'm still struggling with that part of it!  You're in my thoughts, dear.  Best of luck with your daughter and your cat.

Anna
http://eatbreathemove.blogspot.com/