I have been taking 10 mg of Ambien for the last ten years. I have tried melatonin but it did not work for me. I understand that it is important to be under a doctor's supervision when you cut back on Ambien. Anyone here who has been successful in terms of cutting back/quitting Ambien?
My sleep issues continue since weaning myself off an Ambien-equivalent a few years ago. At the time my worst side effect was a deep, strong, unpleasant, debilitating, short lived vibration in my head that came frequently then occurred infrequently for several years. Oddly, I get that same nasty zap when I am awakened at night, presumably because of low blood oxygen levels since I have to gulp for air and I feel I was on the edge of death. So I am left wondering whether there is a connection between the drug and the low oxygen levels. So much for anti-anxiety and sleep-promoting meds.
I felt forced into trying Ambien at the time because of single parenthood and work demands, not that my sleep was even helped so I could function better. I only use cannabis now to calm my busy and fretful mind, and I accept bad patches of insomnia as best I can. Oh, and can’t work anymore, needless to say. Nobody wants a brainy, bitchy zombie in the workplace.
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My sleep issues continue since weaning myself off an Ambien-equivalent a few years ago. At the time my worst side effect was a deep, strong, unpleasant, debilitating, short lived vibration in my head that came frequently then occurred infrequently for several years. Oddly, I get that same nasty zap when I am awakened at night, presumably because of low blood oxygen levels since I have to gulp for air and I feel I was on the edge of death. So I am left wondering whether there is a connection between the drug and the low oxygen levels. So much for anti-anxiety and sleep-promoting meds.
I felt forced into trying Ambien at the time because of single parenthood and work demands, not that my sleep was even helped so I could function better. I only use cannabis now to calm my busy and fretful mind, and I accept bad patches of insomnia as best I can. Oh, and can’t work anymore, needless to say. Nobody wants a brainy, bitchy zombie in the workplace.