Ambien Discussion & Q/A

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I have been taking Ambien to help me sleep for about 2 years now. I would love to stop taking it but having a hard time. Has anybody kicked this habit successfully? Any suggestions for how to quite?

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Cold turkey. Takes a few days, but it’s the best way.

I’ve not been able to sleep in the past like 3-4 days.. maybe only getting an hour in.. I’ve tried otc sleep aids and ambien and it doesn’t work.. and i’m going to doctors on the 12th of this month so wondering what I can ask her for. Also is there a set number of days with lack of sleep that your body will just collapse and fall asleep?
hmm a swift kick in the head huh sounds like i would be sleepin with the fishies lol.. and uhm i dont like alcohol..
hm i don’t watch tv late at night… but i will be on the computer till like 1 am.. but lately i’ve been tryin to go to bed at 12 i wanna get into a pattern of going to bed at same time.. but i just toss and turn…

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I have tried everything you could imagine, I suffer from chronic insomnia. They all have there pros and cons. Ambien is the best for sleeping but it can be very habit forming. Also, it can lead to black outs. Lunsta is ok but isnt always enough to put you out and you can build a tolerence to it. OTC sleeping pills are just useless.

Just wondering:D
Plus i don’t want my friend to get sent away.
Also how long does it stay in your system?

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Although ambien is short-acting, it is detectable by blood test for days. There is no way to get it out of your system in 10 hours. A good lab might detect it for a week or more after use. Best thing is get your metabolism going fast. Running a marathon might help, but will only have a minimal effect.. Recreational use of Ambien is a very, very bad policy.

I’ve taken 30 ambien over the last two days and now I feel horribly depressed and worthless.

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hmm probably considering you took way more than just a therapeutic dose of Ambien. What was the point of asking this question, it’s kind of obvious. Did you think it might be from something other than your overdosing on sleeping medication? because I highly doubt that. I suggest drinking some tea, exercising, taking some vitamins and trying not to take the entire script of Ambien in just 2 days…

What’s the longest you can take Ambien (or a generic – traditional, not CR) without getting addicted? Can it cause any long-term damage? If so, what? And over what time period?

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they say not to take it over 10 days a month but some people take it 30 days a month.. it is supposed to be short term only. I have been taking it for 15 years.It is VERY addictive. I got addicted because 1 a night wasn’t helping so I would take 2 and then it was 3 and then it was 4.. then I tried to kill myself with them.. all I got was a really really good HIGH and I was addicted.. I was taking 35-40 10mg a day.. Dead serious..
I haven’t had any long term damage from taking ambien per say..When I was addicted, i started having seizures from taking so many a day but that stopped when the addiction stopped. As long as you take them as prescribed you should not have a problem. The longer you take them, the more your body will become dependent on them DEPENDENT not addicted.. I CANNOT sleep if I do not have an ambien at night…cannot.. that is dependence..

Concerns about ambien causing weakness in baby’s breathing,they gave her caffeine twice while on breathing machine.Shes breathing fine now.Few more days in hospital to make sure.

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