Creepy, creepy, creepy.

Yeah, I'm talking about the Lunesta moth! Everyone seems to acknowledge that these commercials are creepy - except, perhaps, the company that makes Lunesta.

Creepy Loooneeeestaaaa short:


And here's a makeshift vid of possible side effects:



They also have a fascinating website. On the main page there's a button you can click: "Start by finding out how Lunesta is thought to work."

Say you're a pharmaceutical company in the business of creating a sleep aid. You have one job, which is to create a sleep aid - and you can't fucking say with surety how the thing works? Seriously? A little freaky? Oh, right - you didn't hear anything I said after the word "business," right? I wonder if it's easier to sleep when you don't have financial worries.

From the site, again:
Most sleep aids are thought to work with GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid). The exact way LUNESTA works is not known but it is thought to work by interacting with GABA receptors. GABA is one of the most important brain chemicals associated with sleep.
[peaceful graphic of woman sleeping]
LUNESTA is approved by the FDA to help people fall asleep—and stay asleep.


Of course, you should "call your healthcare professional if your insomnia worsens or is not better within 7 to 10 days" because "this may mean that there is another condition causing your sleep problems." And also you might kick your way through a sliding glass door, or take the Escalade for a spin around the daycare center, but don't worry, you probably won't remember it as you'll be asleep.

More side effects listed on the site!
"Other abnormal behaviors include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, and confusion. In depressed patients, worsening of depression including risk of suicide may occur. These risks may increase if you drink alcohol. Severe allergic reactions such as swelling of the tongue and throat occur rarely and may be fatal. Call your healthcare professional if you experience these or any effects or reactions that concern you. LUNESTA, like most sleep medicines, carries some risk of dependency. Side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, morning drowsiness, and dizziness."

The complete medication guide can be found here. FDA, honestly, WTF? I think I need yet another t-shirt:


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If Lunesta works for you and you're finally beating the insomnia that's plagued you all your life, then that's pretty great. I hope none of these shitty things befall you. But I don't think anyone should have to suffer these types of side effects just to get some sleep, and if that means Lunesta spends more time in testing (and, you know, actually figuring out how the fuck it works), then so be it. Safety first! Overall, the company and these commercials say one thing and one thing only to me:

BUYER BEWARE, BITCHES.
Hey kid, want some candy?

This is more like it:


The glowy moth will mess you up. Or maybe just steal your soul while you sleep. We're not really sure how it works, but hey, you bought it, you deal.