Ambien addiction symptoms

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Ambien along with all sedative/hypnotics are only meant to take for about 2 weeks and unfortunately the DR's don't care. I have had a script for 4 years. however I only take one if I desperately need it. and it only keeps me asleep for about an hour so I use what I am going to explain for you to use. Although it is in the class of a benzo the withdrawal is not that dangerous. Unless you are taking mass amounts of this daily then you need to detox in a hospital setting unless you can taper down over time The adderal is what I would assume is not allowing you to sleep as it is an amphetamine. You are taking two meds that conflict with each other and If you are looking to get off then I would say start with the adderal. Taper down of course unless the dependency will not allow you to. There are many natural herbs and teas that you can take for your sleep and I would suggest that you start with these even as you are tapering down. Sleepy time tea is great as it also has valiriun root in it. You can also buy the Valariun root in capsules. Passion flower tea is also great for relaxing and sleeping. These wont knock you out and will take about an hour to start working but I have found that if I use 2 sleepy time tea bags and 1 passion flower in one cup that I sleep through the entire night. Its a shame that here in america that we use 80% of the worlds pharmaceuticals. These herbs and teas are what is widely used in Europe in stead of RX's they also help with opiate withdrawals. AND stay out of your bedroom until it is time to sleep. Americans tend to lie in bed and watch TV. In time the brain believes that this is kick back time and not time to go to sleep. We are creatures that revolve around the sun and the lack of. We are to normally wake when the sun comes up and sleep when it goes down however we have learned or trained our brains differently. And honestly as a counselor the withdrawal will not be that bad.Sure you might not sleep for a couple days and you will become agitated easily however this will pass in about 2 weeks. Good luck and just believe in yourself that you can do this.

yes i have some terrible stories about ambien

I just started taking ambien 5 days ago, I"m SO glad I read this!

You can interview me. I can give you a lot of information. I have been addicted for several years. I dont know how to stop and am now affraid I wont be able to sleep at all, ever. If I dont sleep , I cant do my job the next day. I could get fired. I am not sure what I should do.

Good for you to write a book. I didn't know about bad ambien was until the SECOND time I took the stuff, and this was the Ambien CR, the harder one to wean off. I was "psychologically" dependent on the Ambien CR within 4 days. Sleep was empty, not restful, no dreams, woke up very tired. Went through a rather nasty separation and divorce - my ex-husband changed the locks and threw all my stuff out. It took over 1 year to wean myself off ambien. I will never touch that stuff again. I am also divorced now and also will not go on unnecessary medication.

Your body will adjust. trust me. I am a substance abuse counselor and have been for 10 years. I in fact have never become addicted to ambien and have been on them for many years. ADDICTION is a strong word and you have to meet some criteria for that. 1) tolerance to the drug (mind you we grow a tolerance for everything that we take...no biggie) 2) you continue to use to AVOID a withdrawal or have had withdrawals from the substance. Now these first 2 only bring up questions for us counselors. The main thing is 3) you continue to use despite negative concequences and 4) you pre-occupy your time thinking of were to get it, when you can get it and when you can take it. Unless you are taking this through out the day other than just for sleep I seriously would tell you that you are not addicted. People think that just because you have a withdrawal that you are when you will go through a withdrawal from something as simple as caffeine. Sure you will have sleep disruptions, your brain chemicles begin to not produce since the substance is mimicking these neurotransmitters which will then take some time to realize that they are not being made. The withdrawal period averages between 1 and 15 days. Then you brain will begin making the chemicles and will sometimes make too much making you feel very good, after about 2 more weeks they should noralize which will make the individual feel depressed (if your truly addicted to them). When this happens just exercise, eat good and have lots of sex....This will release dopamines and make you feel better. Ive gone through crack, cocaine and weed W/D with no problems other than the psychological battles, all sorts of opiate W/D including that of Heroin with horrible W/Ds. The only kind of W/D that you might encounter is restless sleep and agitation. These can be taken care of with sleepy time extra tea w/ valariun root while sitting n a hot bath with epsom salts, Passion flower tea (has non-addictive opiate properties), benadryl and as stated above melatonin. Remember though Melatonin should only be used for a few weeks just like any sedative / hypnotic live xanax, valium and all RX sleep aids. Just change your bedroom habits, only relax in your BDR when you are going to sleep and do not leave the TV on as your brain never fully falls asleep. Hope some of this helps.... :)

As a physician in training, the extensive 30 hours shifts every fourth night really messed up my schedule. Most resident physicians that I work with would take an Ambien after that 30-hour shift to help them sleep that night. This habit has continued for some of us through residency & fellowship (>7 years). Any advise for weaning off the 10mg Ambien? I don't feel that I need it anymore but an scared that I won't be able to sleep without it. Many thanks in advance! A concerned physician

Yah, i have the exact same situation with my wife. She is not the same person and honestly I feel that I can not help her. Mood swings to the nines than at times she can be ok..only certain times and not very often. what the heck do we do?

Yes wean off as bezo's w/d can actually kill you along with that of alcohol w/d. Most people think that opiate w/d will but in fact you will wish you were dead. take your reg. dose for about a 3-4 days then begin taking half of one for about a week then maybe just a 1/4, i know how small they are but weaning off will allow your brain to realize that it has to begin making these neurotransmitter again and it will. As I mentioned earlier there are many herbs that can be taken such as valirum root, melotonin even benadyle. AND change your bdr habits. Do not go in there until you are ready to go to bed, no TV on and maybe a fan so you can listen to the soft repeating of something. You will deff. go some time without restful sleep but ride it out as it will pass. I found that for me the best thing to so is either relax in my Jacuzzi prior to sleep or if you dont have one then get some reg. Epsom salts, lavender bubble bath and just relax. When I take a bath I bring my lap top in, out on a movie and drink a large mug of either hot ovaltine(warm milk) or a triple of chamomile sleepy time extra tea (has valirum root in it).... Its a shame that the DR's continue to prescribe any opiates (vicodin) or benzodiazaphines (xanex, klonapin, ambien) when they are ONLY to be used for no more than 2 weeks. The funny thing about these drugs is that the more time that you are on them the worse you restless sleeping, anxiety or pain will become. I hope this helps with some questions. OH, and for the individuals who asked how to go about addressng a loved one who might be abusing or dependent I will tell you that NO ONE stops using drugs because they want to..... I have been clean for almost 14 years and I still want to get high but have too much to lose in life now. Anyway you have to give that person an ULTIMATUM... Addicts get clean because someone made them. examples: You will go to jail, parole/probation/police will send you to jail, your wife /husband will leave you and take the kids, you will lose your job. We are pushed or pulled into recovery at first and then our eyes open. Trust me everyone If I could clean up from the garbage can of drugs that I was addicted to then anyone can. With RX drugs start by telling your DR so that he/she will never give you a narc. again. If anyone has direct questions you can email me as i will respond. Someone was there to help me and I will always be there to help others gain their lives back... (_[removed]_) leave a subject or I will not open.

how to go about addressng a loved one who might be abusing or dependent I will tell you that NO ONE stops using drugs because they want to..... I have been clean for almost 14 years and I still want to get high but have too much to lose in life now. Anyway you have to give that person an ULTIMATUM... Addicts get clean because someone made them. examples: You will go to jail, parole/probation/police will send you to jail, your wife /husband will leave you and take the kids, you will lose your job. We are pushed or pulled into recovery at first and then our eyes open. ALWAYS address a person using "I" statements, NEVER use the word "you" as people automatically put a wall up because they feel that they are being attacked. By using "I" statements you will only address the person on how YOU feel... example... """I""" am very scared about the well being of my wife and """I""" want to know that """I""" have many years to be with the person that """I""" love however """I"""am scarred that the ambien use will take my loving wife away from me """I just want the ambien use to stop...... It is very tuff to learn to avoid the word YOU however do you see how if you were to hear that from your loved one that you couldn't really respond in defense?????

Trust me everyone If I could clean up from the garbage can of drugs that I was addicted to then anyone can. With RX drugs start by telling your DR so that he/she will never give you a narc. again. If anyone has direct questions you can email me as i will respond. Someone was there to help me and I will always be there to help others gain their lives back... (_[removed]_) leave a subject or I will not open.

I would love to help you! I WAS an ambien addict and I can tell you definately without a doubt your wife is taking them more than prescribed! You need to get her into a rehab and have her mental hygeined if she does not go voluntarily! I was taking them all the time and it ruined my life! I went to rehab and I can now tell you that I sleep wonderfully and have a wonderful life! I promise you that your wife does not like how this is affecting her but she does not know how to stop and is afraid! Please take my advice it is the ONLY thing that worked for me!

Did you already write your book or is it currently a work in progress. I couldn't figure out your posting date.

My husband has an addiction to Ambien, besides he has a severe depression and anxiety problems. I am guessing he found in Ambien the solution to cope with those problems. Unfortunatelly he has 2 DIU's plus problems at work, his family (father, brother and sisters) don't even want to help him anymore, even more they don't want to know about him anymore. I got married one year ago, and yes never realized before about his problem, I have a daughter and I feel terrible to put her throug this. He has allucination, and even is a medication for helping sleep the last thing he does is sleep, he runs, say crazy stuff, and drives while sleeping as I said, I am so afraid that one day he kill somebody or himself. I don't know what to do in this point, I love him but the situation is out of my hands, because he realized that he has a problem but he doesn't want to take a step to solve it. I have never take Ambien or Zolpidem (same thing) and the last thing I will consider, but Ambien has been destroying my family life. I hate Ambien and I am not sure why this evil medication is even prescribe for the Doctors, be aware of this to whom they are taking this medication and wrongly believe they won't be in this situation.

My husband has been addicted to Ambien for almost 3 years now. It is ruining our marriage. I am at my wits end. It's miserable seeing someone you married become a diffrent person because of this drug. He sleeps 12-15 hours a day. He takes 6 or more Ambien pills a day at all hours of the day. He can't hold down a job, has no energy, no ambition to do anything, and is forgetful. He wants to spend no time with me or the kids anymore due to this drug. It's embarassing to see him sway back and forth then nod off in the middle of eating.(sometimes he doesn't even make it to the bed, he's half on and half off the bed). Ambien has consumed his life. I've threatened to leave with the kids. Guess what? He doesn't care anymore. All he does is lie and says he's not taking it anymore, then goes out the next day to pick it up at the pharmacy. I've asked him to get counseling or rehab or both. He refues to go. If he runs out of his Ambien for a couple days he becomes beligerant, evil, and down right mean. I have never seen someone become so dependant and desperate on a drug before, and I have had 4 alcholics in my own family. I can't believe the hold that this drug has on a person. I'm finding a little comfort in reading these posts that I'm not alone. I cry myself to sleep every night. I can't continue to stay in this marriage when my daughter is asking questions as to why daddy is mean and why daddy sleeps all day. I've become spiteful towards him for choosing this drug over us and not providing for his family or even tries to. I put in 14 hour days taking care of the kids, cooking, cleaning, and running errands all while he sleeps 15 hours a day and then when he is up he just locks himself in the bedroom and watches tv.