Medical cannabis vs Ambien?

@jillb329 can u look at the bottle and tell me what the active ingredients are? I googled it but didn’t find it. Only found “calm” which is magnesium

@karenwendy
I am going to try gummy’s- Rick Simpson brand. I have nothing to lose especially at age 75- except money. I hate throwing it away trying to find something that helps. As far as supplements I have no idea where to start. Wait until I get my blood tests in FEB 2026. And I know my PCP wil just do stand blood work - should I be asking her to do any more detailed blood tests. She doesn’t sound very interested in my dilemma just upset I have eliminated most of my Pharmaceutical meds. Maybe I should just take a senior vitamin?? Thoughts
What do you do when your PCP isn’t interested?

I was just prescribed Ambien because I felt that Trazodone and THC weren't working for me. I took my first dose of Ambien last night and it was the worst night's sleep I've had in a long time. I was tossing and turning and having all sorts of weird, racing thoughts. I've decided to back to Trazodone and THC. Ambien isn't for me.

@ericamonique with most drugs a certain (usually low) percentage of patients will have what is called a paradoxic reaction to the drug. In essence they have the opposite effect of the indented one. It sounds like this may be the case for you.

Consider talking to your doctor about having ambien put in your allergy list. This will ensure it does not inadvertently get prescribed again.

Proceed with caution taking any meds from the ambient family, for example lunesta

Sorry Patricia for what you are going through. If you do use cannabis edibles, start small. Unlike smoking cannabis, edibles take longer to have an impact. There is a tendency then to eat more. Please try to avoid that.

UI've used medical marijuana for anxiety and find the THC to be too much. All it did was make me extremely thirsty and, worse - paranoid. Please just use caution.

Joe

@ericamonique did you take 5mg or 10 mg? Ambien seems to work well for me but gummies normally work well also.

@ericamonique Ambien doesn’t do anything for me either and actually does the opposite. I’ve tried every sleep med available and finding THC added to either my muscle relaxer or Benedryl (pm products) or hydroxyzine work the best. Obviously check with your doctor b4 any combo ** Good luck staying asleep 😴

@laura1970 thc has this affect on me it does the opposite and I’m awake all night …,

@vstevens250 My Ambien prescription is for 5 mg but as others have pointed out, I had the opposite reaction. Rather than sleep, it made me agitated. Thanks everyone!

Its just horrible not being able to sleep. I can normally fall asleep but wake up an hour or two later and cant go back to sleep. Part of my problem is TKR surgery and being older and just pain in my body :-). I have steered away from prescription drugs until now when I tried Ambien. 5 Mg did knock me out pretty well but I still woke up a few hours later. My doctor recently prescribed Doxepin but I took for just one night because I felt horrible the next day. My body usually does the opposite of what it is suppose to. I have taken different gummies normally CBD/CBN/THC. I have learned recently that you have to be careful of the strain of THC they use in the gummies. Stavia strain keeps you awake and indica is more for sleeping. It worked amazing for a couple years and now it seems to not be working as well. When I had my TKR and was also on pain meds for a couple months it seems I slept a bit better but even pain medication would keep me awake.
Oh my goodness. I asked my doctor recently about Trazadone and he said Ambien or Doxepin has far less side effects. So tonight it will be a gummy. I purchase them on line from highly ranked sites since I dont have a medical card.