"i&#039;ve been taking lunesta (3mg) for 3 years now. the only side effect i&#039;ve noticed is the bad taste, but that is minor. sleep with this has been great, no bad dreams, no anxiety. stress and irritation is way down now that i get a solid 7-8 hours/night. i&#039;ve just started a weight loss program (4 months) and had no problem dropping the expected 1.5lbs/week that the method i&#039;m using (calorie counting) is designed for."