I took my time.... about a month or so it took to stop taking it, have been off ambien for a month now. I stayed at about 7.5 mg for about a week......then I went to about 0.5 mg for another week......33 another week......25 another week.....then zero. I only take 4.5mg melatonin, somehow I fall asleep. I am so happy about this yet my Dr wants me to start taking Lexapro because he thinks i have a bad case of anxiety. He thinks I am taking it. I won't take it for fear of weight gain and loss of sex interest which is bad enough already, I will not risk making it worse.