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Good Morning!
I read all the messages here and yours seems closest to my situation. Please tell me what you think.
I'm 64 years old. I've been on 5mg Ambien for 6 months. I had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep after having a bad case of Covid. My dr. suggested Ambien. It worked like a charm. Now I want to stop it because of bad dreams and not wanting to get up in the morning. For 2 months I've taken 1/2 a dose. Now for the last week none. I'm taking an ayurvedic sleep aid but doesn't seem to help me fall asleep. It takes me about 1 1/2 hrs to fall asleep, then I do sleep well the rest of the night. It's just falling asleep that is the problem. Any suggestions? Thank you.
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I am a long term ambien user, 14yrs and wanting to get off. So far taking 3mg of melatonin and 1/2 of my 5mg ambien has been doing great. Used nothing but melatonin last night and got good sleep.
As for taking 1 1/2 hrs to fall asleep... have you tried reading books. I always read before I go to sleep until I start getting drowsy. I also listen to audiobooks. Then I go to sleep with a wonderful sleep story from calm.calm which is an app that is worth every penny. They have tons of sleep stories and sleep "clinics" to help you fall asleep, along with meditation, healthy breathing and many other things. I definitely cannot fall asleep without my sleep stories.