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con123, glad the Ambien is working for you....but, it is also addictive (although they don't tell you that) and has withdrawal effects if you try to stop taking it. Your doctor should NOT have taken you off the Klonopin. It was helping you....what is the problem with that?? I just don't get doctors.... my doctor is finally okay with prescribing me a benzo for sleep.....only after a psychiatrist said it was perfectly fine to use. What's wrong with taking them every night forever if it's definitely helping us??!!
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I would prefer to sleep unaided, but my brain won't let me. I tried all the behavioral stuff and still lay awake several nights a week. My sleep doctor affirmed that no sleep is worse than aided sleep but she also felt that Ambien had less "dangers" than benzos. That being said, she was willing to give me a script for Klonopin and still is if Ambien doesn't help. So far it is helping me get a solid night in - even at a very low 5mg dose. I'm happy with that. I realized there are problems with virtually all sleep aides, but when you have insomnia, the benefits outweigh those risks. I hesitate to go back to Klonopin because it was hell to get off it, even with a very slow taper. Time will tell. Wishing us all good sleep.
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