Is Ambien ok to take during treatment?

I have taken Ambien in the past for sleep and would like to take it again as I am experiencing insomnia as a side effect from my treatment meds. I am on a 12 week plan of Sovaldi and Ribavirin. I just want to make sure it's safe. Thanks.

Agree with MamaLama re: thumbs up or down from your hepatologist
about "any med" taken while being treated for hep c.
Having said that, have you talked to one of your specialty pharmacists?
I chatted with mine a few times...worth their weight in gold. These folks know pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics like no one else and most importantly, how it all relates to your hep c treatment. Good to have this info when you speak to your doc.

I know that ambien is contraindicated in the presence of hepatic encephalopathy since it can exacerbate HE, but as I recall, you don't have any hx. of cirrhosis. I know ambien is ok with Ribavirin as I talked this over with my specialty pharm and hep doc. The problem for me was the Telaprevir.
My doc pretty much uses Trazodone for his hep c patients. Like I said in another post, it worked great for me...easy getting to and staying asleep and helped with the nausea, which was really, really bad the 1st 12 weeks while on the Telaprevir.


Here's an interesting article I found on sleepers and liver disease:


hepatitiscnewdrugresearch.com/medications-for-sleep-in-liver-disease.html

edit to make link hot :)

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