Ambien Discussion & Q/A

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I was a first time user and found it to work within 5 minutes. I was out cold. How quickly did it work for you?

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that’s how fast it’s supposed to work.. between 5 to 20 minutes.. you can go to drugs.com for more info

I dont think my insurance will pay for lunesta because it doesn’t have a generic. And I don;t want psychological drugs to sleep. I was on Remeron because it’s side effect was sleepiness but it makes you gain weight ahd I don’t a psych drug just to sleep? Any suggestions. Any pills work for you?

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If you cannot afford Lunesta, then you may ask your doctor about Trazadone. It is an old medication and when used in low doses can be a great sleep aid.

If not, then maybe you could ask about a benzo type drug, such as Xanax or Valium, although I would suggest the Trazadone first.

Also it appears that Lunesta will not be up for its patent exp until 2012 at the earliest, so you will need to go the Trazadone or other med route for awhile. This issue with sleep aids is that your body builds up tolerance to them, so the idea is that you switch back and forth…once you build up tolerance on one compound you switch to another and can start over again at a lower dose, then once you build up tolerance to that one, you can typically go back to the previous one and start at the bottom dosages again, and then keep rotating.

And for the record there are many people who suffer from sleep issues, so do not feel bad. There are many different factors that can lead to sleep disorders, and of course it is always best to try to get to the root cause to your problem and if at all possible to avoid the use of a drug compound to solve it for you. However this is just not as simple as it sounds and any many cases patients sleep cycles have become so disrupted and so thrown off that there is really not much choice but to put them on some type of drug to try to reboot the sleep rythm. So do not feel bad about it, but also do try to continue to work on figuring out the root cause to the problem, as in the end if you can do that, then it could be the best thing for you, as it may be something that can be actually fixed thus eliminating your need for any medications.

EDIT: I have seen many patients who respond extremley well to the use of Trazadone off label for sleep disorders, and the response lasted for much longer than a few weeks. In fact I know of several patients right off the top of my head that have been taking Trazadone for sleep disorder for more than 5 years and are still getting plenty of systemic effects from the drug. I did say that you could try a benzo, BUT, I suggest the Trazadone first. The cumulative drawbacks to being put on a benzo as a treatment for sleep disorder far outweigh those of a low dose anti-depressant like Trazadone. The last thing you want to do is to gain a mental and physical dependency to a drug, and if you go the benzo route that is going to happen, if you try the Trazadone route first and it works well for you, then your chances of developing physical and mental dependency is going to far less and far less severe than with a benzo or a sedative hypnotic for that matter. Also, Trazadone is cheap, has been on the market for a long time, so why not try the more cost effective drug with which we have more data on than the other way around. And FYI, Halcion is really a last resort….you get on that and build up a tolerance and it may take haldol to take you down after that!

I take ambien not ambien cr and I can’t fall asleep at night.

I sleep during the day most of the time now

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Try taking melatonin instead of Ambien. Melatonin is what your body makes to get you sleepy and to help you keep the right day night cycle. Melatonin also is cheaper and safer than Ambien.

I rarely ever sleep anymore. If I do I have horrid dreams. I would love to have just one night of sleep that lasts over 5 hours with no dreams!
I live alone, and no I have no significant other to sleep with. That probably would help but that isn’t a solution at the moment.

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sleep with someone you love , or someone you feels secure with. It helps!

I think Ambien is now out generic. These are the only two drugs that help me sleep. I have to work night shift because my fiance works evenings and we only have one car. I can’t sleep half the time. I don’t really have the time to go to the doctor. Are there ANY reliable sites that aren’t a ripoff?

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I heard that you can only get regular meds, no scheduled ones. However, I also have heard you can get anything if you know where to look. I would say you can, but where, I don’t know.

the letters kinda look like they are float and are tinged and in a fish bowl where you can see it all in three dim. every night same thing. i like it. hare to work on football answers. forgot were i was. i will just say i think pats are real good and i want to kiss that quarterback someday.

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::loud speaker crackles::
“A-Noy-Ing paging A-Noy-Ing to the Optical forum,
your answers are waiting”

I HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING AND MY DOC WONT PRESCRIBE ME AMBIEN SO I TAKE MY FRIENDS. BUT IF MY WORK TEST ME AND I DONT HAVE A SCRIP FOR IT I WILL GET FIRED. SO MY QUESTION IS WEATHER OR NOT IT SHOWS UP ON A DRUG SCREEN.

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Oh, you mean that stuff that’s supposed to help you sleep, but really doesn’t do s**t.

Just got home from work, have been awake for 25 hours, was not invited for the bi-weekly pancake cook-a-thon this morning, so, figured I should ward off the insomnia that’s been creepin up on me with a little sleepy pill. And now’s about the time I begin to deconstruct…please forgive my drool soaked drivel….hopefully I don’t do anything too whacky….maybe lock the doors, and turn off the computer for your own safety people!

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If you are taking Ambien you should allow yourself atleast 8 hours to sleep. You should also not operate any heavy machinery or drive an automobile. Get some rest it will make you feel better!

with the high cost of Rx drugs, I want to get the best deal.

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No. Ambien CR is a pill that can not be cut. First of all, it is rounded and very smooth and hard, and would be pretty much physically impossible to cut. Second, it would not work properly if cut. This is not true for all drugs. Many can be cut and still work properly. But not Ambien CR.

I have a huge issue with sleeping.
I don’t have bipolar disorder.
Nothing works for my sleeping disorder.
I’ve tried almost everything.
This sounds really stupid, but do you have any advice?

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REALLY
even at high doses??
welll
benadryl
+
weed
is all i can think of
=S