My doctor gave me lunesta to take for my sleep study......This won't effect how my study works will it?   I am little leary of using it if I don't need it.

It's hard to say if you'll need it.
But take it with you, just in case.

Sleep meds can make the apnea worse than without it.  They prefer you don't use it.  But if you have a history of not being able to sleep at all or for only a couple of hours, then the sleep technician may say to take it, especially if you seem particularly anxious at the start of the sleep study.  The sleep tech will likely ask you a number of questions about how you sleep and what different medications you take.  I think it will be up to the sleep tech as to whether you should take the medication.  Again, bring it, just in case.   ..... I work in the office of a sleep lab.  When scheduling patients, I ask if they are taking any sleep meds.  If they say yes, I tell them to bring it with them and discuss it with the sleep tech.  Sleep techs can't supply or prescribe meds.  So take it with you in case they think it's needed.

Before your sleep study, just do all the common sense things to make you get as much sleep as possible.  Cut out the caffeine most of the day, preferably after noon.  Don't take any daytime naps.  But when you go to your sleep study, you needn't fret about if you'll fall asleep right away.  Many don't, and that's expected.  They only really need a few hours of actual sleep time to get results.  And it's quite common for people to think they didn't sleep hardly at all but in reality they slept longer.  So relax.  Think of it as an amusing story to tell your family.  
 


Linda


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It shouldn't, my doc gave me AmbienCR for the study. Lunesta is the same class of drugs. I specifically told them in advance of my issues falling asleep hence the sleep aid. The technician asked me if I was given anything to take and she told me specifically when it was time to take it.

As long as your sleep doctor (and tech) KNOW what sleep med and what dose and when and are agreeable, yes.


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mrjinx wrote:

My doctor gave me lunesta to take for my sleep study......This won't effect how my study works will it?   I am little leary of using it if I don't need it.

If the physician provided the Lunesta, then by all means take it.