Ambien Discussion & Q/A

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I just smoked around half a bowl of weed and im pretty high right now. I have half a pill of ambien, and im pretty tired so would it be ok if I took it? Would there be adverse or dangerous effects? If so what are they, and if not does it ruin the weed high, or just what will it do? Thanks in advance.

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The Ambien will increase the drowsiness you are already experience, and the weed will increase the effects of the Ambien-excessive sedation, in my opinion. Its not going to get you “higher”, if that’s what you are going for-your just going to pass out!

I just smoked around half a bowl of weed and im pretty high right now. I have half a pill of ambien, and im pretty tired so would it be ok if I took it? Would there be adverse or dangerous effects? If so what are they, and if not does it ruin the weed high, or just what will it do? Thanks in advance.

Answer:

The Ambien will increase the drowsiness you are already experience, and the weed will increase the effects of the Ambien-excessive sedation, in my opinion. Its not going to get you “higher”, if that’s what you are going for-your just going to pass out!

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A review medical publication found that long term use of zolpidem is associated with drug tolerance, drug dependence, rebound insomnia and CNS related adverse effects. It was recommended that zolpidem be used for short periods of time using the lowest effective dose. Non-pharmacological treatment options however, were found to have sustained improvements in sleep quality. Animal studies of the tolerance inducing properties have shown that in rodents zolpidem has less tolerance producing potential than benzodiazepines but in primates the tolerance producing potential of zolpidem was the same as that of benzodiazepines.Tolerance can develop in some people to the effects of zolpidem in just a few weeks. Abrupt withdrawal of zolpidem may cause delirium, seizures or other severe effects, especially if used for prolonged periods and at high dosages. When drug tolerance and physical dependence to zolpidem has developed, treatment usually entails a gradual dose reduction over a period of months in order to minimise withdrawal symptoms which can resemble those seen during benzodiazepine withdrawal. Failing that, an alternative method which may be necessary for some patients is a switch to a benzodiazepine equivalent dose of a longer acting benzodiazepine drug such as diazepam or chlordiazepoxide followed by a gradual reduction in dosage of the long acting benzodiazepine. Sometimes for difficult to treat patients an inpatient flumazenil rapid detoxification program can be used to detox from a zolpidem drug dependence or addiction.However, it should be noted that this treatment approach closely parallels that of the highly controversial rapid opiate detoxification therapy, which critics claim lacks long-term efficacy and can actually be detrimental to a patient’s long-term recovery. Additionally, there have been many questions raised about the ethics as well as safety of rapid detox following a number of deaths resulting from the procedure.

Alcohol has cross tolerance with GABAa receptor positive modulators such as the benzodiazepines and the nonbenzodiazepine drugs. For this reason alcoholics or recovering alcoholics may be at increased risk of physical dependency on zolpidem. Also, alcoholics and drug abusers may be at increased risk of abusing and or becoming psychologically dependent on zolpidem. Zolpidem should be avoided in those with a history of Alcoholism, drug misuse, or in those with history of physical dependency or psychological dependency on sedative-hypnotic drugs.

im 18, and ive tried multiple OTC sleeping meds before and most of them have adverse effects on me. ive tried ambien and it seems to be the only thing that actually puts me to sleep. so i was woundering how would i go about seeing what doctors, etc.

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Call up a doctor & make an appointment.

Do you hallucinate if you don’t go straight to sleep or what happens?

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I’ve never hallucinated. It’s made me feel dizzy…like I’ve had a few drinks too many. The closest thing to hallucinating I’ve experienced is sort of an illusion that things are moving. Like one night I was sitting on my couch, and I looked into my dining room and it looked like the chandelier was swinging back and forth. And because I can’t really think straight, I remember one night thinking that there was a person sitting next to me on the couch, when I was actually by myself watching television. It’s not that I actually “saw” a person…there was a pillow next to me, and I could see the outline through the corner of my eye, and I thought it was a person. It didn’t even occur to me that there wasn’t supposed to BE a person sitting there because I was home alone. I sat there for probably about twenty minutes, thinking that someone was watching TV with me, and then it dawned on me that it was just a pillow. I’ve had the same thing happen with other objects…thinking they were something they weren’t if I wasn’t looking straight at them. So it’s not exactly a “hallucination”, it’s more my brain not being able to properly identify objects unless I’m looking right at it.

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Depends on the person, how much your taking, ect….check with your doctor or pharmacist on that one.

What have been your experiences with Ambien?

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I didn’t have any adverse effects from it. Although for me it really didn’t work that well, I still woke up earlier than I should have. Maybe the extended release would work better. I was really under a lot of stress too, so that may have effected how it worked for me.

What are counter indicated drugs for ambien? Basically what other medications will not make it work?

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Flumazenil, a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist, can reverse the adverse effects of zolpidem (Ambien). It is generally used for people who have overdosed on Ambien, though.

Romazicon is another name for it. It is given by IV & it blocks Ambien’s effect at receptor sites within the brain.

Although this isn’t a medicine, but a full belly messes with the time-release of Ambien, that’s why you aren’t supposed to take it within 2-3hrs of eating.

Hope this helps :]