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Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)

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<p>Long term zopiden use</p>

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 19, 2020

Hi @hyundaipro, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
How long have you been taking zolpidem? Are you taking it for insomnia?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 19, 2020

@hyundaipro, thanks for the additional information. You'll notice that I moved your messages to this discussion called "Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)" https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/weenoff-ambian-with-melatonin/ I did this so that you can connect with other members like @almetia3 @elwooodsdad @jakedduck1 @tolepma @sndishpr and others.

Hyundaipro, are you concerned that you may be addicted to zolpidem? Are you wishing to reduce your use of it?

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Leonard | @jakedduck1 | Jul 19, 2020

@hyundaipro
I took Ambien for a while but I had no problems coming off of it. I’ve never tried any other drug I just stayed awake until I eventually fell asleep.
Is your medication still effective or has it stopped putting you to sleep, or if it’s no longer effective perhaps you’re trying to taper off it. Can you provide us any further details?
Take care,
Jake

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