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Hi @annepym
I have been on zolphidem for 6 - 7 years now at 10 mg a nite. Lately taking an extra half as well.
Have been getting extra on the internet to supplement my prescription .
All the cues for dependence , I now realise.
I’ve been getting bad anxiety and terrible brain fog too.
I’m now tapering 25% a week and have just got to 50%.
I would like to hear from some who have managed to stay off this drug longer term and if their anxiety goes or there memory and functions return .
Thanks everyone.
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Hello. I took Zolpidem (5mg) on a regular basis for 20 years. It didn’t help me in later years as it had earlier on. Last spring my dr said I should taper off because it is now linked to dementia. Last June I started tapering off at two week intervals. One every other night, then one every 2nd night, then one every 3rd night and on like that until I was off. I’m actually now sleeping fairly well. I get to sleep but wake up 2 or 3 times. It’s not perfect but I’m not feeling sleep deprived. I do feel that my mind is clearer since stopping. However I never found that it helped with anxiety.