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Sleep Health | Last Active: Oct 1 7:53am | Replies (460)
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Dr took me off zolpidem & hydrocodone cold turkey… he must be in trouble or afraid of being in trouble, BUT I can’t get 2 hours of sleep, maybe 4 total since he did that!
Melatonin is a joke! Does nothing even 30-40 mg. don’t work…..what can I talk him into?
(Multiple back fusions…2 compression fractures right now…Ortho.Dr. ignores me too)
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So sorry for all your pain. Dr should have weaned you slowly off of those meds. There are many medications out there for sleep. I’d suggest seeing a sleep medicine specialist. After several sessions and many months. she found something that works for me.
Btw, melatonin is not meant to be taken in high doses.
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cbeasley, that is horrible that he took you off those meds cold turkey! You should have went to another doctor and told them what happened! SO WRONG!! But if you want to ask your doctor for something else...try asking him for Lunesta or Mirtazapine. Lunesta you should ask for 2mg and mirtazapine 15mg. He should have gave you another sleep med when he took you off of the zolpidem....but I'm thinking the reason he took you off both is because those 2 meds shouldn't be prescribed together.... anyway, good luck. Another one to ask for is Flurazepam or Lorazepam. Both work great.