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Hi, @akubanek, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It sounds like the news that your new doctor, whom you've not yet seen, is taking you off the zolpidem came as quite a surprise.
Here is a Mayo Clinic article on Ambien, one of the brand names for zolpidem, that may interest you https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/insomnia/expert-answers/ambien/faq-20058103
I wonder if your new doctor may be concerned about side effects or about the potential for masking an underlying problem, as Dr. Olson talks about in this article?
Would it be possible, @akubanek, to make an appointment to see the doctor specifically, to address your sleep needs and discuss his decision about this medication?
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Thank you for your reply. According to the NP he just no longer wants to prescribe "these types" of medications to anyone. He has prescribed me doxipen, and said for a month he will prescribe me 5mg Zolpidem but after that we would have to try other things. Last night was my first night on the new regimen and of course, I am awake after 2 hours, crying because I know that there are days of not sleeping ahead of me.