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Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)
taking 5mg ambian for 20 years can melatonin help to ween me off
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While essential oils smell wonderful, and do have the sequiterpenes (sp?) that cross the blood/brain barrier, they are not going to help that much for someone who has raging insomnia. I still have an underlying condition that changes my ability to sleep and Lavender is not going to cut it.
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2 ReactionsMy husband found an edible MMJ product that helps me get to sleep. It won't keep me asleep, but it better than just laying there:} I am doing a sleep study tonight and then I am going to try some CBT with the Sleep Center to try to change my sleep cycle. And Yes, my DR. is starting to buck on refilling any prescriptions. This might force me to look for another Dr. I still have Fibro and all its baggage. R
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1 ReactionOh! Very interesting! Please let me know how the sleep study goes. I may be interested in one of them also!!!
I understand! Anxious to hear about the sleep study!
If you suspect anpea, the sleep study will justify your Dr. to prescribe a CPAP machine to keep your airways open while you sleep so you don't get woken by the autonomic system trying to keep you from suffocating...It doesn't take a lot of airway disruption to spark that response. R
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2 ReactionsNo, I do not suspect apnea. My brain just doesn’t shut off. Ever. LOL
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1 ReactionThat's very interesting, @blazytracy. Glad the lavender oil has been helpful with getting some sleep. Are people with allergies and asthma generally okay with oils like that?
@robbinr -- that's too bad about the doctor also becoming more hesitant on refilling prescriptions. I imagine it's frustrating to have found something that helps and then potentially lose access to it.
The sleep study sounds like an excellent idea. Fingers crossed that you get some really good information from that.
Also interesting that you will be doing some CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) to try to change your sleep cycle. Will you report back about how that goes?
Oh YES! Especially for people with allergies and asthma!!
I posted this reply when I first started to withdraw from Effexor and looking forward to the day when I could eliminate ambien from my daily cocktail of drugs. After 6 months of gradual withdrawal from Effexor, I'm back on it. Severe withdrawal and decreased levels of serotonin are to blame. Therefore, I am still dependent on ambien for sleep. I don't know if I can even attempt an ambien withdrawal until and if I can get myself back to some sense of sanity from the effects of withdrawing from Effexor. I am very upset and depressed right now so I don't plan to change anything else right now.
I seem to recall that Effexor is very difficult to withdraw from. And I have friends that had severe withdrawal symptoms after skipping just a few days. I quit Effexor when it stopped being "Effective":} But I remember starting on Cymbalta at a low dose while reducing the Effexor. It does send one into a tailspin doesn't it? Have you ever tried 5-HTP? You might talk to your doc about it, if you are still talking to a doc. Buck up bucko! I expect you to overcome this bump and move on to greater discoveries. What is the big deal about Ambien? Has there been new research that indicates it contributes to Alzheimer's or something? I don't get it. I can't sleep without it. RR