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Posted 7/12/2011 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
Oh my, my Doctor gave me Ambien.  I fall asleep and start waking up around 1:00 and then every hour after that.  I was up at 5:30 this morning. Almost hyer.

Has anyone had this experience.  I called Walmart and ask if she had every heard of it keeping people up and she said no. She said the ambien pill must be wearing off due to insomia.  I couldn't wait to get a full night sleep.

My body reacts to med. now a days.  For goodness sake, not even a plan old sleeping pill.  

Yes, I have tried everything under the sun.

Plus, I had a really bad nightmare. I wonder if anyone has notice you can't take medicine like you use too???

Posted 7/13/2011 9:27 AM (GMT 0)
There is also an Ambien extended release form that may be more helpful to you.
Posted 7/13/2011 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, it is called ambien cr. You might do better with that.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 7/13/2011 3:29 PM (GMT 0)
I am so sick of medicine. OMG
Posted 7/13/2011 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
I know how you feel Marilyn, but we need our medication and supplements to feel better. This wont be an additional med, just a change. I would ask the doc about ambien cr.

I take regular (generic) ambien and it really helps. But I am one of those who could sleep 24/7. I just don't get restful sleep. Lately I have been waking up early in the morning with achey legs (I think from the air conditioner), so I just start my day earlier (a lot earlier, like 5:00 am). I don't like to take naps, so I stay up. I have tried to nap, but always feel worse when I wake up.

But yea, I would ask about switching.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 7/14/2011 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
I don't like to get hooked on meds, so I take Ambien for a while, then melatonin + zinc +magnesium (you can probably look up the formula I posted from a medical study by doing a search in the box at the top of the page with all 3 names).  I don't want my body to forget how to make melatonin either, so I go back to the Ambien.  about a week then switch.

I was getting clonus spasms the next day from 10 mg Ambien, had to cut back to 5 mg.  They don't work as long, but at least knock me out.

I agree that they only work for a few hours, but that's all some people need - just to GET TO sleep.  Like you I need help getting TO sleep as well as STAYING asleep.  That's where melatonin helps me.  I didn't really like to drowsiness in the morning I was getting from Ambien CR.  It was lasting too long for me.  But that's me.  I'm sensitive to all sorts of drugs.

Posted 7/14/2011 8:11 AM (GMT 0)
Ambien is a popular addicting pill for some people. For the ones that misuse it they like it because it acts as an Xanax. I can't take it myself because it's too addicting for me. I had to go to sleep the natural way.
Posted 7/14/2011 5:28 PM (GMT 0)
Does anybody use meditation for going to sleep? I do it quite frequently. It is good for clearing the mind. I have never understood why anybody would abuse xanax. I take it for anxiety and it works good for me. But I don't understand why people would take more than prescribed. If I did, all it would do is put me to sleep. lol...

Hugs to all,

I hope that everybody is having a good day.

Karen
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