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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.
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What? Zolpidem associated with Dementia? I have been in "Sleep studies", gone to different Doctors to find new solutions...and Zolpidem ( with a couple other drugs,) is the ONLY solution I have found to get even 5 hours sleep! I stopped saying, "I'm getting older"... I AM old!!
I have new headaches...hmm, could Zolpidem be the cause? I have another Neurologist appointment coming up...it is so difficult to know what is OK, and what works for me.
I do count on this site to help me through a bunch of things. I will try anything!!
NO SLEEP STINKS!!
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Thanks for your reply.
I too have been getting less hours sleep without zolphidem .
But I do seem to be fine with it so far.
Plus a little more motivated in morning.