Ambien and night eating

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Avatar n tn I have always been considered a night owl since I was a child and taking the ambien finally enabled me to live in a normal persons world/hours. Can you please give me some idea of just what might be going on with me, if it is anything to worry about and if I need to see a specialist of some kind.
452777 tn?1205841442 my memory has become a problem but i eat in the night and worry about choking to death or starting my house on fire and dying that way( i am beginning to cook and eat). its gotten much worse lately and have put on much weight. i have stopped it cold 1 wk ago and still dont know how to sleep. done all the common stuff...yoga ...tapes...excersize...reading...still not sleeping ...having nighmares and getting maybe 2 hrs sleep a night.
Avatar m tn 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!
Avatar f tn ll suggest that the human body is designed to work during daylight and sleep during night darkness. So, try to be sure you get lots of light during the day and get some reasonable level of exercise. If you have a sedimentary life/work you need to put in some time exercising, just walking for 20 or 30 minutes a day should help. Then avoid eating and drinking anything with a stimulant in it during the hours before bedtime.
Avatar f tn Have you tried Ambien or Sonata? I take Ambien (have been on it for about 4 years) - some nights it works well and others it's like I've taken a tic tac - but there are nights when nothing short of getting hit over the head with a hammer is going to help me sleep! I used to be on the CR version of the Ambien, until my insurance decided it wasn't going to cover that formula any longer, so now I'm back to the 10mg dose.
Avatar n tn I have told people over and over about my experiences with ambien (sleep driving, sleep eating, and hair loss). It made me lose all grips on reality. It also destroyed me physicall and mentally. I wished I would have never heard of the c r a p. I have been clean from it for 6 months and I hope I never experience anything like it again. It was my fault because I wasn't taking it as prescribed. Whatever you do, only take one at bedtime.
535822 tn?1443976780 ll give it another chance or not. Because we were out of town and in a motel I took an Ambien last night and truly slept like a baby. I still don't want to take Ambien so I don't know what's next. I have appts the 28th and 30th and maybe I'll have something more productive to report on the whole sleep issue. I'm pretty discouraged! :( Margy, thanks...I'll check out that website.
Avatar m tn Yesterday was 12 days for me, felt like I was back to day 3, runny nose all day, still dealing with diahrea, very long stressful day at work, 2 hours of sleep the night before that, had terrible cravings, finally took and ambien last night and got 7 hours of sleep, feel better this morning, this is my third time around off of pills, i was clean for a year twice before and relapsed, taking one day at a time, such a roller coaster ride, ive been excersizing, eating right and doing everything i can
1687929 tn?1319426011 I also take xanax so what I do is take my xanax an hour or so before going to bed and take the ambien when I go and lay down. When I was prescribed ambien I tried taking it while still being up and it didn't help me at all. Taking it right when I go to bed seems to help. I sleep a little longer and heavier. Hope this helps a little bit.
Avatar m tn I actually got up and started eating in the middle of the night, and really felt uncomfortable the next day, and then I'd go into the kitchen and find all these dishes I used, so I stopped taking Ambien. Never drove though, THANK HEAVENS!!! But, I have talked to people and didn't know it.
Avatar f tn ve never had a problem dropping Ambien either. I never take more than 2 per night, but still, the worst symptoms I had were restless sleep for a couple nights. Maybe a headache and stiffness from the poor sleep, but that's it. Then back to normal with just a couple melatonin after that. Although I'm not sure how that works when someone has abused it severely since it is a hypnotic. Is it classified as a benzo?
323551 tn?1255174750 if u r using 5-10 mg of ambien to sleep at night while detoxing off of klonopin...i would not worry...if u r taking 30-40mg ambien a night..then i would worry...
Avatar f tn I got off of pain meds back in april 09 and couldnt sleep so I went to the doctor and got ambien. I take a 10 mg pill every night. After reading some posts I am wondering if the ambien is making me tired and more depressed during the day. I need to go see a therapist as i stopped my aftercare too soon and didnt have the right fit of a therapist. I am going to taper the ambien down to 5 mgs a night for a week or 2 and then maybe 5 mg every other night for a week or so.
Avatar m tn 5mg at night to help me relax and fall asleep. I now find the the 1 pill at night is not helping me sleep. So I started taking Ambien CR and stopped taking the Alprazolem. I'm sleeping great, but feel terrible in the morning. I feel nausea and tingling numbnest in my arm and face. Do you think its from the Ambien or from me stopping the alprazolem. Any advice?
603543 tn?1255294450 Did you ask your pharmacist if abilify and ambien and any other meds you might be taking, including OTC meds, might be interacting to cause you to feel like this? Sometimes pharmacists know more about adverse drug interactions than dr's. Just a thought.
Avatar n tn m not sleeping so last night i took ambien 5mg. It put me in this really relaxed state and i felt great and i was thinking really happy thoughts, but i still didnt sleep. I feel sooo sleepy and tired today. Does anyone have any suggestions for incurable insomnia which is taking over my life. And why is ambien not working wonders for me...I want to have a full nights rest and wake up refreshed pleasee. Ambien is supposed to put you to sleep.
Avatar f tn Has tried ambien, then ambien with tylenol pm (for the benadryl), then ambien with just benadryl, then trazadone 50mg, and now temazepam 15mg. Nothing works. He falls a sleep for an hour or so, and that's it. He's an absolute wreck. Have any of you had severe sleeping problems? Anything work?? It's hard enough dealing with tx, but add no sleep, and it's just impossible... Thanks for any suggestions you can give.
Avatar n tn 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.
603543 tn?1255294450 Thank you... I thought the ambien was too strong, but I was so happy to sleep again...Now the abilify, I was suppose to increase from 2 mg today to 4mg, I wanted to tknow if 2 mg was a thereaputic dose and also can I take have of that and take 1 mg since Im so sensititve and that might work, Its been keeping me up at night the abilify, makes my mind and body racy and alert...Waiting for my dr to call back, but sometimes that doesnt happen......
1309535 tn?1297200280 I feel fatigued and tired at work and find it difficult to stay focussed. My Dr. gave me Ambien to sleep now, I drank a half of pill last night and still found it difficult to sleep. I just think and think all night long. I'm afraid of taking a whole pill and waking up natious or something. I've never taken Ambien before. What can I do to sleep, I feel like I haven't slept in a month.. I appreciat your advice. Thanks in advance.
Avatar f tn I started taking Ambien three months ago and I have started doing ome things out of the norm.
491910 tn?1209366193 Wow, you are taking a huge amount of Ambien too. I took ambien for 6 months 10 mg every night and it took me several months to be able to sleep normal. Doctors are over prescibing this medication to people that are not abusing it and they are having terrible problems coming off of it. The ambien website tells you never to use it more than 7-10 days. You really should be under a doctors care to taper and w/d from the ambien. And I doubt any over the counter sleep aid will help you.
Avatar m tn I was a weekend type vicodin user for 20 years but after the layoff I went deeper. last year and a half I was doing about 8 a day sometimes including oxy or adderral. quit 10 days ago. I was definitely ready to quit and I don't miss them at all. 7 weeks before I quit I started eating better and lost 30 pounds. problem is that the first week I got by at night with xanax which doesnt work for me to well and also ambien.
750172 tn?1256147076 Hi, I was just googling Ambien and Lexapro and read your question. I take Ambien here and there, since I have trouble staying asleep, and have recently become severely depressed and got some Lexapro from a friend, (I know not the best thing to do, but... such is life), but wanted to know if you had any issues taking the two.
407029 tn?1253992623 i have to take lunesta, halcion and still cant sleep 8 hours i get up through the night..eating ..i have anxiety issues too....
Avatar m tn I'm starting to wake up earlier and earlier. I take Ambien to get to sleep and usually sleep about 5-6 hours a night. But I work 40 per week and take Ativan 3 times a day so the added drowsiness doesn't help anything. Should I be worried that a small change like this (from 8 hours a night to 5-6hrs/night) should be relayed to my doctor?
Avatar f tn Can the ambien I take every night slow the healing progress in my brain I'm 16 days off hydrocodone
Avatar f tn Dr today prescribed Ambien 10 mg to help with staying asleep at night and skip the last dose of xanax before bed and take the Ambien. I take the xanax for Anxiety attacks and i'm first scared to stop the last dose before bed and second, don't know how the Ambien is going to effect me. The xanax at night only puts me to sleep for about 2 hours then i wake up. What should I do?