Taking Ambien during the day

This is a public forum to discuss things....she has every right to post what she did. She definitely needs to talk to her doctor about getting an anxiety medication. Problem is...is that doctors don't like to prescribe the anxiety meds that truly work...like diazepam and lorazepam.

@cindisue however - diazepam and lorazepam are both addicting and lorazepam is intended for short-term use - like 2-3 weeks. I was on it for about 6 weeks, with a 5-day break in the middle - and now i have to taper off. Went from .5 or 1 mg nightly, to 2 nights of .5mg then a night without anything and last night .5mg, tonight, nothing, and so on; next week, 2 nights in-between and then done.
And, i've taken sleep meds for 15 years, so it was very difficult to sleep without anything - but, for the better in the long run, IMHO.
Please be sure to research meds, don't just "trust" your doctor.

berekann,, I do lots of research before taking a medication. My 2 older sisters were on Lorazepam for like 5 years, taking everyday, before I started taking it. They both say it is a lifesaver for them. They are both still taking it, daily, and have NOT had to increase the amount they take, which is 1mg per day. (at night). It's been working fantastic for me for 2 years now. I started on 1.5mg, because it's for 2 different issues, insomnia and anxiety. I hate that there are some people who are very against benzos for long term use. They just don't get it. This medication has helped me and my sisters SO MUCH, and that is what is important. High dosages maybe shouldn't be taken long term, but 1-1.5mg is not a high dose. Please don't judge us that are helped from this med.

Ambien relaxes me. My dr. gave me Mirtazipine for anxiety and it gave me severe tremors. I guess we are all different. Good luck to all with sleep problems. I know how horrible it can be.