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It's good to know that others have no qualms about continuing on Ambien. Have you had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/177425/

have no qualms about continuing on Ambien

Discussion: Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Feb 5, 2018

Have you tried the ambien extended release. I tale zolpidem 6.25 er and it helped keep...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/728881/

Have you tried the ambien extended release

Discussion: Insomnia. What seems to help?

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Jul 20, 2022

I was told to reduce my 5mg by cutting it in half which really doesn’t work...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/177620/

Wondering if I took half of Ambien which

Discussion: Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Jan 25, 2020

I will take ambein as long as I can...I too went days without sleep and ambien...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/932192/

I will take ambein as long as I can. ... .I too went days without sleep and ambien

Discussion: No sleep or sleep meds

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Sep 18, 2023

Have you gone to a sleep specialist to try different treatments, maybe therapy like hypnosis or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1269698/

Have you tried zopiclone, Ambien, https

Discussion: Trouble falling asleep

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Mar 29 10:01pm

I also had very scary side effects from Ambien. I only took 5mg and it got...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980755/

also had very scary side effects from Ambien ... learned that they tested only men on Ambien

Discussion: Taking Ambien during the day

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Dec 14, 2023

I have heard from several people that CBD gummies with low amount of THC in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/900658/

The manufacturer Aurobindo who makes Ambien ... must be sure to use either Brand name Ambien

Discussion: Ambien stopped working

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Jul 23, 2023

Since lorazepam (Ativan) connects to GABA receptors I found the only way to get off of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885828/

I have been taking 10mg Zolpidem (Ambien ... completely Without tapering or using Ambien

Discussion: Has anybody successfully tapered off of lorazepam (Ativan)?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 27, 2023

@rachel123 Here’s an update. Since seeing a sleep therapist, I no longer take Ambien, Xanax,Benadryl, or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/240669/

sleep therapist, I no longer take Ambien ... I am thrilled to be off Ambien, and

Discussion: Ambien: How can I sleep without it?

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Feb 15, 2019

How did you taper the benzo? I’ve been on ambien 5 and Ativan .25 three x/day...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/717363/

I’ve been on ambien 5 and Ativan .25

Discussion: Protracted Benzo withdrawal

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jun 14, 2022

wow! Xanax is the best, but hard to find a dr. that will prescribe. Ambien .5...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/685068/

Ambien .5 is not enough, 10 turns me

Discussion: Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Feb 27, 2022

Have you tried both? If so, which one do you prefer? I have been on Ambien...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983363/

I have been on Ambien for so many years

Discussion: Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Dec 19, 2023

Ive never had a sleep study but Im a really quiet sleeper, normal weight etc. But...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/239040/

what do doctors do about it besides Ambien

Discussion: Trying to find the right medications for my depression/anxiety

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jan 18, 2019

Ambien is for sleep onset insomnia. It only lasts 4 hours. You could try (after discussing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1414076/

Ambien is for sleep onset insomnia. ... I think long acting ambien is generic

Discussion: Medical cannabis vs Ambien?

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Oct 12 3:03pm

I have been off Ambien for 7 months. I will never go back. I slept great...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/177539/

I have been off Ambien for 7 months.

Discussion: Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Feb 3, 2019

Hi, @akubanek, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It sounds like the news that your new...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/177528/

Here is a Mayo Clinic article on Ambien ... diseases-conditions/insomnia/expert-answers/ambien

Discussion: Weaning off zolpidem (Ambien)

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Dec 19, 2018

I was also on Ambien for approximately 10 years. My doctor retired and my new doctor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/809470/

I was also on Ambien for approximately ... I went off Ambien cold turkey.

Discussion: Ambien: How can I sleep without it?

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Feb 10, 2023

I am interested in your experience with Ambien. I have fibromyalgia and struggle with insomnia, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898089/

interested in your experience with Ambien ... prescribe stronger sleep meds like Ambien

Discussion: Duloxetine 20mg

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Jul 18, 2023

I learned early on after my psychosis event that 7 to 8 hrs is needed. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1349705/

Tegretol for sleep, than Trazodone, then Ambien

Discussion: Treatment Resistant Depression and Trauma--what next?

Support Group: Depression & Anxiety

Posted: Jul 16 2:15pm

I had taken Ambien for 2.5 or 3 years. It took a couple of weeks before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1086050/

I had taken Ambien for 2.5 or 3 years

Discussion: Ambien and mirtazapine

Support Group: Sleep Health

Posted: Jun 13, 2024