Insomnia
"I was taking Lunesta, which is fantastic, however Blue Shield would not cover this drug until I first tried regular Ambien and then Ambien CR (in that order). Regular Ambien only put me asleep for about 2 hours. Ambien CR would work for a full night. However, both versions of Ambien gave me a dull headache as they were taking effect. The next 1-2 days following, I&#039;d be in a really foul mood, depressed, anxious, and a real &quot;fight picker&quot; with others. No such problems with Lunesta. Luckily, my employer switched to Blue Cross, which does not pay for Ambien CR but does pay for Lunesta, so I&#039;m in luck. I wish these insurance companies would just let doctors prescribe whatever works..."