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I agree, ambien is a controlled drug just as benzos are. But because of the epedemic doctors feel it's better to give the lesser of two evils in their eyes. But if you only have to take the benzo that is made for sleep, a couple times a week why give the ambien you have to take every single day. It's a really sad situation and a very real one for people who can't sleep. You can't function without sleep, think, remember, concentrate. There are psychiatrists who will give benzos, usually older ones who nunderstand how they work, look at each patient separately not lumping us all into addicts. Good luck. I'm on benzoyl, zanax, which I want to switch to flurazepam, so I know there are doctors who will give them.
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Doctor gave Ambien to me everyday because I couldn't sleep the night after taking it, so that's why I was taking it every night. And as far as it being "the lesser of 2 evils", I completely disagree! Ambien is THE WORST medication I have ever taken. I've tried them all....Temazepam, Estazolam, Lunesta, Clonazepam and Ambien....none worked for me. Flurazepam is THE BEST Insomnia medication ever!! But as of now, August 2023, it is no longer being made. The pharmaceutical company, Rising Pharmaceutical, is supposed to be bringing it back Dec. 2023 or early 2024.....I sure hope so! Ambien gave me soooo much severe anxiety and I would only sleep 3-4 hours and then have to take another pill (5mg) just to only get 2-3 more hours of sleep.....always got between 5-6 hours sleep....interrupted....so was always tired. Finally I got prescribed Lorazepam and so far, so good. It helps my anxiety and Insomnia. Thank God...
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I’m not the person on the benzo, just the Ambien which doesn’t work anymore after 20 years. There was someone else that wrote in about the bentos working. I’m going to ask my doctor about them.