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Originally Posted by Restin
Jo-Thorne, You can still get Ambien as a senior out of the Part D program. Ask your pdoc for a prescription and not go thru medicare, but you have to pay the full price, which is over $300 for a months supply.  So, I switched to Lunesta already, which works for me just like Ambien, with no new rules for it, and it only cost $6.50 on the Part D program.
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Thanks for the info, Restin.
Re Ambien pricing, I got 30 10 mg tablets of zolpidem at Walgreens last month for around $32. Sure, I'd prefer to have the name brand Ambien, but for the price difference I'll stick with the generic.
I'm glad Lunesta works for you. I tried both Lunesta and Sonata and neither of them made me the least bit sleepy. I tend to have odd reactions to sleep meds, though.
Oh - can you get Lunesta paid for by Medicare 12 months a year?