Ambein withdrawl?

[thethe]

Anyone here take Ambein for sleep? I was taking it for about a month 10-20mg (or 1-2 pills). I stopped taking it and now I cant sleep at all and my mine races all night now. Its the worst. I wonder if there is someway to slowly stop taking this crap. Not being able to sleep is the worst and its not very good for gaining muscle too. anyone have suggestions? Thanks

 

[steve30279]

What my doc had me do, put me on about .5 mg clonazapam and weined me off the ambien.

Then once I was off the ambien started to wein me off the clonazapam.

My sound counterproductive, but it works. I had tried kicking ambien many times and had the same issues as you. The benzo lets your mind rest, but doesnt knock you out like ambien, so you kinda learn how to sleep on your own again.

 

[nickman1978]

i have been taking it for a few months now. i do not take them every night thopugh. i take like 5 nights a weak. i dont have any problems sleeping when i dont take them.

so far so good ..... we shall see ....

 

[thethe]

What my doc had me do, put me on about .5 mg clonazapam and weined me off the ambien.

Then once I was off the ambien started to wein me off the clonazapam.

My sound counterproductive, but it works. I had tried kicking ambien many times and had the same issues as you. The benzo lets your mind rest, but doesnt knock you out like ambien, so you kinda learn how to sleep on your own again.

I will ask my doc but he is the kind that does not write scrips very easy. I really need to figure this out cause the lack of sleep and how the mind races sux.

 

[mrvtwin80]

I would try to wean off the Ambien by itself. I've taken it on and off for years and my problem is it eventually stops working but never a problem with withdrawals. Switched over to 2 mg of Clonazapam and had some serious withdrawals and it took weeks for the effects to totally dissipate..05 might not give you a problem with withdrawals, everybody's different that small amount wouldn't do anything for me.

 

[MonkeyBoy]

I try and take them only if I need them, I didn't want to rely on them for sleep but damn they work good. I can see where it would be hard to not take them.

Good luck, keep us posted if you go see your dr. I am interested to see what he would say.

 

[thethe]

I try and take them only if I need them, I didn't want to rely on them for sleep but damn they work good. I can see where it would be hard to not take them.

Good luck, keep us posted if you go see your dr. I am interested to see what he would say.

Thanks, will keep you posted. And thanks for the input everyone

 

[Krom]

You could try Benidril or Unison

 

[thethe]

You could try Benidril or Unison

Tried that and it just made me a little tired but I'm telling you guys this Ambien is bad stuff. At least for me.

 

[gettnlarge01]

I've taken it off/on with no issues. Talk with your doc if you cant stop by yourself

 

[reaper33]

i came off it slowly over two week time period the the third week i replaced it with unison, then came off it slowly over a week.

 

[nickman1978]

You could try Benidril or Unison

for some reason whenever i take a unisom, i feel hung over in the morning. it's very hard for me to get up and get motivated after taking a unisom the night b4....

i'm fine in morning the day after taking an ambien....wake up feeling well rested and ready to go....

 

[Pekkerwood]

I don't find Ambien addictive. I've taken it every day for two years and I'm not hooked.

I'm pretty careful about limiting my Ambien to no more than two days in a row. I also got prescribed Lunesta which seems to work as well. I occasionally grab one if I've had two bad nights in a row.