Ambien and the sleeve

[college_chick 20]

Ambien and I have a love hate relationship. I am preop and I'm currently prescribed ambien because it is what my mental health insurance will cover. Recently I told my Dr. that the ambien wasn't working well and that I'd tried 3 mg of melatonin but it wasn't enough to keep me asleep. My Dr. told me that I could take up to 20 mg of melatonin with half of a 10 mg ambien if I needed to. I'm not saying this is a magical fix, but might be something to ask your Dr. about. I'm currently trying to get off of ambien, but it isn't easy. I've been on Lunesta, trazadone, ambien, ambien cr, seroquel, etc. and I'd love to get to a point where I don't need anything. Good luck with your ambien problems!

[SMO 193]

I took Ambien on a flight from New York to London. It is a 6 hour flight. I took it as soon as I strapped myself in. The flight attendant woke me up to fill out my landing card. I remember doing that and the next thing I remember is "waking up" at Paddington Station, standing at a ticket machine. I went through immigration and took the train into London (my first trip to London) and have no memory of it at all. It really is a blessing to me sleep-wise, but that amnesia s/!t scares me.

[Mastiff_mama 171]

I had to detox for a week after being on Ambien for six months. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I had to re-teach myself how to fall asleep; it was like I had forgotten. I stopped taking it because my husband would tell me all the wackadoo things I would do. One time he found me in the garage playing with sparklers. I wouldn't stay in bed

After that' date=' I decided I had to take charge.[/quote']

That's just plain scary! I'd study for a test and take and ambien and go to sleep.. Wake the next morning for the test and my mind was erased!! I hated hiwnitberased my short term memory... My mom is nearly 70 and I've really been trying to get her off if them.. She's done better, but she struggled too. It's partially mental too... Ambien don't work on me anymore. I took them too long. I can take one and watch TV in bed for hours!