Ambien and blood pressure
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I have been off Norco for five weeks (CT) after being on it for 10 months. I had knee replacement surgery in December. I switched to taking Lunesta about ten days ago after taking Ambien for three years. I don't know if that switch is trading one thing for another - but I guess I became much more aware of ALL drugs after a few days on this site. I took Xanax for the first two weeks after I got off the Norco and know it helped very much.
oh, you sound just like me!!! yes, narcotics DO wreak havoc with your sleep pattern....i was on lortabs for pain AND ativan ( a benzo, like xanax) for sleep.....my tolerance to both increased, but especially my tolerance to the ativan....i finally found a doctor who helped me taper completely off the ativan....i can't say my sleep is good now.....it really still *****....but i've just been prescribed "clonidine"....
Otherwise, your body goes the opposite direction and causes higher blood pressure and symptoms you are describing. The clonidine should work for your sleep, too...so try to not use the Ambien as much. Also, you might try Ambian CR...it lasts much longer than Ambien...I've used them both and there is a big difference. I would start the clonidine again, for sure...and then scale it down. Hang in there...day 15 is something to be proud of!
I used to take Ambien, and I had great results with it for a short time. But with all medications, it eventually lost it's effectiveness, and I switched to Lunesta. Lunesta was a good alternative for me. I never had nausea with either med., but I have experienced the daytime grogginess with both. It does go away after a while, as you become adjusted to it. Unfortunatly for me, sleep medications only work for a short time. I am a true insomniac, and nothing works for long.
I need help badly as I have had a roaring pressing in my ears for 2 weeks and ent and md said tinnitus. They gave little hope to ease symptoms. This keeps me awake and have to take ambien to fall asleep. I have been on remeron and ambien for about 6 years, however, my therapist states that I am free to stop the meds. I hear this roaring all day long and it is worse at night. I have profound hearing nerve loss but have never experience anything like this before.
t give me any more RX when I moved to Arizona so he sent me to pain management to get 120 oxycodone a month instead. The oxy messed up my stomach , my blood pressure and my sleep and eating habits. I could not focus or able to drive at all. I was diagnosed with a cognitive disorder since 2005 and that's when ambien came into place. Ambien not only helps you forget about your pain and you get your rest, it is my miracle drug.
I am a 56 year old female, I developed PACs and PVCs this summer after having strange chest and stomach pressure, I also had fatigue during this time. It lasted for a few months. I went to the ER and the doctor there suspected that I have gerd and told me to take acid blockers. They found nothing wrong on the EKG monitor with my heart while I was at the ER. I lost about 10 lbs during this time because of lack of appetite and I slept a lot.
Well I'm back on the Ambien again. I'm waiting for my husband to go to Walmart to get the Restless leg Cream. I can't get the pills till the 5th. The depression is killing me again. I don't guess another couple of days will hurt anything. Won't make the WD shorter either. I bought McAfee virus software yesterday and was on the phone with them half the night. Had to finish up this morning. They had my PC all screwed up!!! My blood pressure was out of sight!
So I stopped the vikes first, sleeping through WDs with ambien. Once I stabilized from the Vike WDs, including my blood pressure, my doctor and i started on my long and winding road to ambien freedom.
Ambien has been much more of an effort to get off of. I was on it for less than a year total, never more than 10MG per night. I'm tapering directly off of it. Taking more ambien per day for a longer period could involve a much different approach to tapering.
I'm no doctor, so I definitely can't give you any medical information on Ambien, but I can relay my personal experience with it.
I've been on Ambien (currently 10mg) for SEVERAL years now (5 or more). I have many chronic pain conditions, including fibroymalgia. One of the major symptoms of fibro is insomnia - which I definitely suffer from!
I am very concerned about my blood pressure because it is high and I make efforts to stay healthy. Some background:
I am a 37 year old male, 5'9", 165lbs, and my average blood pressure is around 145/90. I avoid processed foods and eat blueberries, bananas and apples daily. I also only drink OJ, milk and water. I seldom use alcohol. I'm a non-smoker. I run about 3 or 4 times a week for about 45 minutes and 5 miles on each run (I've been a runner for 10 years).
s when everything came crashing down. Of course there were sleepless nights, but the anxiety attacks, crazy blood pressure and heart rhythm changes, awful generall feelings engulfed me. I had brain "zaps" that felt like electrical charges going off in my head. I could not drive or function normally. I lost down to 98 lbs. My poor husband took me to doctors, medical tests, etc....
Good for you tapering off of Percs! Ambien is a sleep med and is addictive as well, the only RX i would ask for is Clonidine and that is a blood pressure med that does help with the WD's some. Of course listen to your doc but thats all i can think of.
Ambien will help you get some sleep so yes I would say it is good. I worked for a Dr. before and the highest dose I saw given was a total of 12mg. So if the tab was 6mg then the patient could take 2. Taking 2 10mg of ambien seems a little high to me.Maybe someone else could answer better than me. I am one of those people that ambien doesn't work. I have tried Ambien cr, Lunesta (sp?) and regular Ambien and still couldn't get any sleep.
Juvenile Rhematiod Arthritis, Osteo, Fibromyalagia, Carpal tunnel , IBS, Chronic Hepatitis C, Post tramatic stress disorder( from abuse as a child and other abuse ), High blood pressure, congestive heart failure, Possible sleep apnea, both knee needing replaced, and I am in severe pain from knees and can barely walk any more. I have trouble sleeping supposedly from he PTSD so am on ambien. which helps sometimes. I have had health problems since I was a baby. Pnemonia four times before one yr.
My recomendation is to be tested for Free T3, Free T4 and antibodies also. Last year I also started with medications like yours and my TSH was at 6.22. I was retested six months later and all are well.
Its been tough. Was diagnosed with bipolar after a psychotic episode involving no sleep and SSRIs. Spent time inpatient and just recently accepted that I need to be on meds, Depakote has helped tremendously. I'm currently outpatient but have had trouble finding a good psych. My current pdoc is an addiction specialist that keeps trying to take away my ambien. She says it's addictive and blah blah...all I know is it helps me sleep and keeps me sane. I can live with the mental addiction.
Right now my insurance is balking at paying out for any more doctor visits, even though there is supposedly not a limit, so I am holding off going to see the pain/addiction specialist unless I absolutely have to. I took clonodine when I stepped down before and it caused my blood pressure and energy to drop, so I am holding off on that as well. Thanks for the heads up about the general spaciness, it is better, just have that lightheaded feeling lingering on...
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