Trip Report - Eszopiclone I had a pretty chill mindset at the time, just wanting to do something recreationally to pass the boring time here while I live with my mom. Basically, I wanted to get high. No special preparations were made, just straight up took the goddamn thing and sat on my PC.
Eszopiclone
Well-documented
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 3 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 19 combo interactions documented
- PubChem toxicity data
Well-documented
Multiple authoritative sources agree on dosing and effects.
- 3 corroborating sources
- 1 ROA with full dose ladder
- duration data present
- 19 combo interactions documented
- PubChem toxicity data
Aliases: Eszop, Lunesta
Summary
Eszopiclone is a Schedule IV controlled substance in the United States. Tolerance develops rapidly within a couple of weeks of daily use. Abrupt cessation after prolonged use can cause severe withdrawal symptoms; gradual tapering or cross-over to long-acting benzodiazepines like diazepam is recommended.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 1-1.5mg | 2-3mg | 4-5mg | 6mg+ |
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Peak | Offset | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 10-20 min | 30-90 min | 3-5 hrs | 6-10 hrs |
Effect Profile
19 reportsScores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Psychedelic
3.6
Moderate
4/10
Mild visuals and auditory effects with low headspace
Visual Intensity
×3
4
external hallucinations
tracers
Headspace Depth
×3
1
time compression
Auditory Effects
×1
4
auditory hallucinations
Body Load / Somatic Effects
×1
0
Based on reports from:
Tolerance
Build-up
develops over 1–4 weeks of regular use
Reset
days to weeks depending on duration of use
Tolerance Decay
Full tolerance
3d
Half tolerance
8d
Baseline
~14d
Acute tolerance: develops within a single session — the reset numbers above apply after sustained heavy use, not after one binge. Within-session tachyphylaxis usually resets largely overnight.
Effects
Aggregated from 19 Erowid experience reports
Positive Effects 6
Sedation
42.1%
70%
Stimulation
31.6%
70%
Euphoria
26.3%
70%
Music Enhancement
26.3%
70%
Color Enhancement
21.1%
70%
Empathy
15.8%
70%
Adverse Effects 3
Memory Suppression
26.3%
70%
Motor Impairment
15.8%
70%
Confusion
15.8%
70%
Combinations
Cross-Check Eszopiclone with another substanceCommunity Trip Reports
Anecdotal first-person accounts from Reddit, Erowid, and Bluelight. Click a source to expand. Reports are harm-reduction context, not medical guidance.
Erowid 8 reports 6 neutral 2 cautionary visit
I have had difficulty sleeping for eight years or so, and for the same amount of time I have been prescribed a myraid of medications, Temazapam, Alprazolam, Lorazepam. My sleep problem is real, but I present it to my doctors as worse than it really is in order to aquire higher dosages and more prescriptions.
Lunesta kills my emotion, except for (to a small extent) happiness and laughter. I found it to be a rather disturbing experience. The first time I took it I was awake like usual, hoping for a decent nights sleep before the finals I thought I had the next day.
After getting these from a docter for sleeping problems as well as sonata and ambien. I took 2 lunesta which had 2mg each (4mg). I was outside my house Hookin my MAF intake kit I was just getting done when I thought for sure my g/f walked up behind me and I started to say hey looked back and it was nothing I also felt...
+0::3mg +1::1.5mg (1/2 pill) Took 3mg at 8pm and another 1/2 (yes it tastes bad) at around 9pm ET. At 1st no noticable effects. by +15m things start to seem weird. Thoughts are slightly different maybe a little more interesting and laid back, altho not psychedelic. This drug hit extremely fast.
Ever since I could remember, I had a liking for sleeping medication. From over the counter sleeping aids to seditives like Ambien. So when I saw the commercials on TV about Lunesta, I got interested in what it had to offer. I was over at a friends house who lived with her parents.
[Erowid Note: Intravenous (IV) injection of crushed pills/tablets can be very dangerous due to unknown substances, binders, and fillers present. Any substance injected directly into the blood stream should be very pure.
Being on Antidepressants has given me some insomnia (I blame Paxil, which my body is now addicted to, yay withdrawals), so I decided to ask the Doc about sleep-aid. I had Ambien first, which worked very well, but being on a weird insurance setup I had to pay full price. $100/bottle is a bit much per month.
Bluelight 2 threads 2 neutral visit
i just took 10mg of it with no tolerance. what can i expect? anyone have any experience. ive took like 40mg of ambien before and didnt find it that great. -- After about 1 hour: I feel relaxed and calm. Almost as if in a benzo nice dreamy state. Im a very big benzo abuser vals/xan. So these seem like a nice treat.
I took two 3mg lunestas (6mg) in the morning to see if i could hallucinate. About 30 minutes after I took them I was staring at this paper on the fridge and it started warping and waving. I looked at my cat playing on the floor and the carpet did the same thing.
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