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According to the definition of the word, yes, ambien is a narcotic (controlled substance). Today the word narcotics is often applied to opiates, but actually any drug that dulls the senses, can produce stupor, euphoria, or coma, and can be addictive, is a narcotic.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Am I really get true sleep on Ambien?
Last night was my first time taking Ambien for sleep problems. I fell asleep quickly and had a life like bad dream. I'm taking it in addition to Klonopin that used to take for sleep problems but it no longer works so I take it mainly for my RLS. With these vivid dreams am I really get "true sleep". I know that sleeping meds impair your ability to stay away, and thats why you sleep... ?
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I also take Ambien and Klonopin for sleep problems and anxiety, respectively. It helps me sleep, but I think the thing to keep in mind is to not use them everyday unless you really need to. This prevents you from building a tolerance, especially to Klonopin. With tolerance they have less effect and can also bring on an addcition, which is also common for the benzos, ie Klonopin, Xanax and Valium. All the benzos are similar, but with my experience, Valium tends to help better with sleeping. You should also try other techniques to compliment the medications too, in order to lessen your dependence on them. It's good to get some exercise earlier in the day, even a nice walk. Avoid caffience six hours before you plan to go to sleep, reserving your bed for sleeping only, and getting up for a little while from bed if you can't sleep in order to retain your minds association with your bed as a place to sleep. Hope this helps.
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I also take Ambien and Klonopin for sleep problems and anxiety, respectively. It helps me sleep, but I think the thing to keep in mind is to not use them everyday unless you really need to. This prevents you from building a tolerance, especially to Klonopin. With tolerance they have less effect and can also bring on an addcition, which is also common for the benzos, ie Klonopin, Xanax and Valium. All the benzos are similar, but with my experience, Valium tends to help better with sleeping. You should also try other techniques to compliment the medications too, in order to lessen your dependence on them. It's good to get some exercise earlier in the day, even a nice walk. Avoid caffience six hours before you plan to go to sleep, reserving your bed for sleeping only, and getting up for a little while from bed if you can't sleep in order to retain your minds association with your bed as a place to sleep. Hope this helps.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Are there long term effects from taking ambien more than the 7 to 10 days that are recommended?
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Tolerance. Physical addiction. Severe insomnia when you quit taking it. And a whole slew of unpleasant side effects that can make your life hell. Recovery from long term ambien usage can take well over a year. It is a drug from hell. Don't take it for more than ten days.
Tolerance. Physical addiction. Severe insomnia when you quit taking it. And a whole slew of unpleasant side effects that can make your life hell. Recovery from long term ambien usage can take well over a year. It is a drug from hell. Don't take it for more than ten days.
Will Ambien come up on a urine drug screen?
I have a drug screen in a couple hours. i took an ambien last night that my boyfriend had gave me because for the past three weeks i havent been able to sleep and up till 7 in the morning. i looked around on google and most sites said no but there was mixed answers can anyone help me?
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Only if they specifically look for it. Most drug screens - parole, employment, etc., do not look for this. If in doubt, ask those doing the screening, they will tell exactly what they are looking for.
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Only if they specifically look for it. Most drug screens - parole, employment, etc., do not look for this. If in doubt, ask those doing the screening, they will tell exactly what they are looking for.
Can I take Ambien and Zoloft at the same time?
My doctor prescribed me 20mg Ambien about a month ago and today just prescribed me 100 mg Zoloft. He wants me to take the Zoloft before bed. I didn't think to ask him til now about taking them both at the same time while going to bed. Is that ok?
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It should only be a moderate interaction but you never know best thing for sure is to call your doctor or even a pharmacist to make sure there will not be a major interaction.
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It should only be a moderate interaction but you never know best thing for sure is to call your doctor or even a pharmacist to make sure there will not be a major interaction.
I keep taking more Ambien to make it work? Im not tired and I took it over an hour ago...?
I am taking 15mg Ambien.
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You have developed tolerance to the drug. When this happens, you need more and more to get it to work. And at the same time, it takes away from the brain the ability to sleep, so you have to take it just to get any sleep at all. It is a vicious cycle, and the only way out of it is to stop taking the ambien and put up with the sleepless nights until your brain heals from what ambien does to it. Your doctor did you a severe disservice by giving you ambien - it is a drug from hell, and when you quit taking it you are not going for a while, and you will sleep poorly for a very long time as your brain heals. When I quit taking ambien, I suffered severe insomnia and severe sleep deprivation for four very long very hellish months. It is the absolute worst drug I have ever taken.
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You have developed tolerance to the drug. When this happens, you need more and more to get it to work. And at the same time, it takes away from the brain the ability to sleep, so you have to take it just to get any sleep at all. It is a vicious cycle, and the only way out of it is to stop taking the ambien and put up with the sleepless nights until your brain heals from what ambien does to it. Your doctor did you a severe disservice by giving you ambien - it is a drug from hell, and when you quit taking it you are not going for a while, and you will sleep poorly for a very long time as your brain heals. When I quit taking ambien, I suffered severe insomnia and severe sleep deprivation for four very long very hellish months. It is the absolute worst drug I have ever taken.
Do you suggest Ambien or Ativan for sleep?
I was prescribed ativan for a few days to help me sleep when I was going through opiate withdrawl and it worked wonders, I was able to sleep like a baby, which would have been impossible otherwise. I have an ambien now but I have not used it before. Will it work as well as the ativan to help me get to sleep?
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Ambien will put you out faster than ativan, but you will wake up at 3am and not be able to get back to sleep. The problem with ambien is that it is very potent, wears off fast, and is extremely addictive. After you take it for a week or so, if you quit taking it you will NOT sleep for a while. It takes the brain a while to heal from what ambien does, it is very potent and harsh. My sleep Dr. refuses to prescribe it because of this. He told me that for ever week you take ambien, you will suffer withdrawals (anxiety and severe insomnia) for a week. You take ambien for three months, you will suffer miserable insomnia for three months when you quit. That is why ambien is supposed to be used for 7-10 days ONLY.Ativan is very addictive as well, it does the same thing to the brain that ambien does, just not as fast. It lasts much longer than ambien does, and with ativan you don't wake up at 3am with your brain going PANIC PANIC, but you will pretty much sleep through the night. Tolerance to ativan does not develop as fast as tolerance to ambien. Physical addiction to ambien develops very fast, physical addiction to ativan does not develop quite as fast. In the end, if you take either of them long enough and quit, the withdrawals from either can be severe. Neither of them are long term solutions. Both do the same thing to the brain, and recover from either of them can take a very very long time. Don't take them unless you absolutely have to have them, and be aware of the risk for tolerance and physical addiction, and the potential for severe withdrawals.
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Ambien will put you out faster than ativan, but you will wake up at 3am and not be able to get back to sleep. The problem with ambien is that it is very potent, wears off fast, and is extremely addictive. After you take it for a week or so, if you quit taking it you will NOT sleep for a while. It takes the brain a while to heal from what ambien does, it is very potent and harsh. My sleep Dr. refuses to prescribe it because of this. He told me that for ever week you take ambien, you will suffer withdrawals (anxiety and severe insomnia) for a week. You take ambien for three months, you will suffer miserable insomnia for three months when you quit. That is why ambien is supposed to be used for 7-10 days ONLY.Ativan is very addictive as well, it does the same thing to the brain that ambien does, just not as fast. It lasts much longer than ambien does, and with ativan you don't wake up at 3am with your brain going PANIC PANIC, but you will pretty much sleep through the night. Tolerance to ativan does not develop as fast as tolerance to ambien. Physical addiction to ambien develops very fast, physical addiction to ativan does not develop quite as fast. In the end, if you take either of them long enough and quit, the withdrawals from either can be severe. Neither of them are long term solutions. Both do the same thing to the brain, and recover from either of them can take a very very long time. Don't take them unless you absolutely have to have them, and be aware of the risk for tolerance and physical addiction, and the potential for severe withdrawals.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Besides taking it on an empty stomach, what will make Ambien work more quickly and more effectively?
I'm not going to snort it or shoot it or anything "drug addict-like". Some nights it kicks in quickly and other nights it barely helps for hours. What safe methods can I use to increase it's effectiveness?
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There are none, other then taking it on an empty stomach. Snorting doesn't make it work any faster, you can't shoot it because it doesn't dissolve in water and few people know how to safely dissolve ambien and shoot it.The problem with ambien is that it never works as good as it does those first few nights, and tolerance starts to build in less than a week. The more you take it, the less effective it becomes. It is for short term usage only, like a week. More than that and tolerance followed by dependency develops quickly, and the next thing you know you are not only not sleeping more than 3-4 hours a night, but once you wake up at 3am you can't get back to sleep at all without taking more ambien. By this time, you can't stop taking it because you get zero sleep without it. Welcome to ambien hell. It has got to be one of the most addictive drugs out there, it only takes a week or two and you are hopelessly hooked and can't stop taking it without going through weeks of hellish insomnia.
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There are none, other then taking it on an empty stomach. Snorting doesn't make it work any faster, you can't shoot it because it doesn't dissolve in water and few people know how to safely dissolve ambien and shoot it.The problem with ambien is that it never works as good as it does those first few nights, and tolerance starts to build in less than a week. The more you take it, the less effective it becomes. It is for short term usage only, like a week. More than that and tolerance followed by dependency develops quickly, and the next thing you know you are not only not sleeping more than 3-4 hours a night, but once you wake up at 3am you can't get back to sleep at all without taking more ambien. By this time, you can't stop taking it because you get zero sleep without it. Welcome to ambien hell. It has got to be one of the most addictive drugs out there, it only takes a week or two and you are hopelessly hooked and can't stop taking it without going through weeks of hellish insomnia.
What do you think my doctor will prescribe for insomnia after a tolerance to ambien 10 mg is developed?
I need to know if he is going to give me any good pills cuz thats wat im after lol...include mg please and btw my doctor does prescribe benzodiazepines so i think that is an option...
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You are better off without sleeping pills.To sleep better just relax and switch off, if you can.If you are having trouble switching off at bedtime some light exercise (for example, push ups or sit ups) at bedtime often helps you to relax, unwind and switch off and that often improves your sleep. Strenuous exercise at bedtime is likely to ruin your sleep.Common sleep aids include warm milk, Chamomile tea, 5-HTP, Melatonin and Valerian.
Sleep enhancing foods are supposed to include turkey, cherries, oatmeal, bananas, and wine.
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You are better off without sleeping pills.To sleep better just relax and switch off, if you can.If you are having trouble switching off at bedtime some light exercise (for example, push ups or sit ups) at bedtime often helps you to relax, unwind and switch off and that often improves your sleep. Strenuous exercise at bedtime is likely to ruin your sleep.Common sleep aids include warm milk, Chamomile tea, 5-HTP, Melatonin and Valerian.
Sleep enhancing foods are supposed to include turkey, cherries, oatmeal, bananas, and wine.
How to make ambien kick in faster?
I've been taking ambien every night for 3 months. lately it hasn't been working that well. Could it be im developing a tolerance to it? and how can i make it kick in faster?
Answer: There is nothing you can do. You have already developed tolerance to the drug - that happens in just a few weeks. Worse, after only three months, you have developed a substantial dependence on it also. If you don't believe me, quit taking it and see what happens. You will not sleep. At all. Ambien takes away from the brain the ability to sleep without more ambien, and it takes a very very long time for the brain to recover this ability. Ambien tends to be a one-way prescription - once you start, you can't stop.When I quit taking ambien, I suffered severe insomnia and severe sleep deprivation for four very long very hellish months. My doctor said it was because I took ambien, and that it would take about six months to recover.
Answer: There is nothing you can do. You have already developed tolerance to the drug - that happens in just a few weeks. Worse, after only three months, you have developed a substantial dependence on it also. If you don't believe me, quit taking it and see what happens. You will not sleep. At all. Ambien takes away from the brain the ability to sleep without more ambien, and it takes a very very long time for the brain to recover this ability. Ambien tends to be a one-way prescription - once you start, you can't stop.When I quit taking ambien, I suffered severe insomnia and severe sleep deprivation for four very long very hellish months. My doctor said it was because I took ambien, and that it would take about six months to recover.
If a medication's half life is 2 hours, how long does the medicine's effect actually last?
If the type of medicine matters in this equation, I am on 10 mg of Ambien, due to insomnia. (I take it at night between 8 or 9 before bed so I'll be awake and alert at school.) Anything you can tell me about what half lives mean, pertaining to medicines, I'd appreciate it! I'm pretty curious about the scientific side of the medicine, if that makes sense. It's been 10 years since my middle school science classes so I'm a bit fuzzy on all that.
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"Half-life" refers to the amount of time it takes for the concentration of a medication to decrease by 50%. So if the concentration of a medicine peaks at 100 units, and the half-life is 2 hours, then the concentration will be 50 units in 2 hours, 25 units in 4 hours, 12.5 units in 6 hours, and so on. How long a medicine has its effect is rather subjective, since how that effect is perceived varies from person to person. Generally it is hard to pick an exact point at which the effect is gone.
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"Half-life" refers to the amount of time it takes for the concentration of a medication to decrease by 50%. So if the concentration of a medicine peaks at 100 units, and the half-life is 2 hours, then the concentration will be 50 units in 2 hours, 25 units in 4 hours, 12.5 units in 6 hours, and so on. How long a medicine has its effect is rather subjective, since how that effect is perceived varies from person to person. Generally it is hard to pick an exact point at which the effect is gone.
Does anybody get a pink bar ambien that has a 10 on it and like a shape on the back?
Mine use to be yellow circles that said 10 mg on it and it said zpm. Now there pinkish. Bars that say 10 mg on them and with like a dice on the back. Anyone else get those?
Answer: I would guess that it is just another Manufacturer that puts out a different color pill of Ambien, most likely it is the generic form or maybe the one you use to take was the generic.
Answer: I would guess that it is just another Manufacturer that puts out a different color pill of Ambien, most likely it is the generic form or maybe the one you use to take was the generic.
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