ambien and rls

I would not get your hopes with the Ambien I had Ambien and valium I used both for a week and still lost allot of sleep. Sleep deprivation is part of the ride. With time sleep will come bit by bit. I still wake up earlier than I want but my sleep I get is good sleep. Give your body some time to heal it has been through allot with using. I think by this weekend you will feel much better. After day 4 it only gets better.

The Ambien is for sleep, it's what's making me depressed. I take so I can sleep at night because of the RLS. I'm waiting on the med to stop the RLS. meanwhile I'm going to try the cream.

I have had a hydro addiction in the past..for back pain and not rls tho..i also take ambien and hydro was by far the greater of the 2 evils..sure ambien can be abused but is not physically addicting...but it is dangerous if abused...guess hydro is as well..i am the type that desnt abuse everything i touch tho and i am still at the same dose of ambien for sleep...2-3 mgs that i was 10 years ago...was not that way with hydro cos my tolerence grew over the years..

Well the RLS and depression is back I'm out of my med for the RLS. The depression is back also today. (not sadness) every time I get close to dropping off to sleep I jerk back awake and the hopelessness and despair over takes me. I had gotten away from that. I took an ambien last night. Do you think it might be that?

( I took melatonin and maybe slept an hour total! I had horrible RLS all night, does anyone else get that when they take melatonin? I felt fine all day and as soon as I took it and laid down, my legs started in BAD!! All morning today I was sooooo tired and drained, now that I finally have s chance to nap, I'm awake!!

I have had RLS all of my life and I tried the Requip as well which helpedd me but when I was w/ding it did not help a bit. I usually (when I am not using) have to shake my feet until I go to sleep. I take a hot shower before I go to sleep and that helps a little but depending on how long I have been on my feet during the day I still have to shake my feet and stretch my legs and calves for a few minutes before I can go to sleep.

and my RLS but not often, if I take the two meds, Mirapex and Ambien too close together I get terrible spasms, it feels like Restless body and not just my legs, so I take the Mirapex around 9PM. and the Ambien when needed around 10PM.

I have been taking Ambien for 5 years now and take anywhere from 20-30mg, plus Lamotrigine for Depression, Ropinirole for RLS, and a few others. The Ambien does not work well for me anymore and this past month my insomnia has escalated. In addition to the RLS I have body jolts, hallucinations while I'm falling asleep, and these electrical zapping sensations throughout my body.

great job im on day 7 and still cant sleep on my own.

I'm on Day three of a quick taper off Tramadol with the help of my Phsyc. She gave me Pristq for depression, etc...., chlonodin, and klonopin and Ambien CR for sleep. I'm getting through the days fairly well, just SUPER groggy which I'm thinking will subside as I continue and only plan on using the chlonodin, klonopin and ambien through like 10-20 days of withdrawal symptoms.

Try taking a hot bath with Epson salt in it for the RLS and pains of withdrawal. Take magnesium and potassium and stay away from the ambien. That is addicting and will make you feel worse the next day. Try melatonin for sleep.

Clean, I'm back on amitriptyline. This will be my second night. Will it hurt to take sam-e in the mornings? I took one this morning and I have felt terrible. It's worse coming off ambien this time, That's why I taking the amitriptyline. I didn't sleep much last night and I doze on and off all day. I know that's not good if I want to sleep tonight,.

I think I did, it gives me crazy RLS. It is hit and miss sometimes it will other times it won't. I stopped taking it for allergies because it was so unpredictable.

Ambien has helped me aleep through this but have to admit waking up with empty starburst wrappers all around my bed..lol..pretty weird $hit!

Well I slept a LOT better and I'm telling y'all, that makes THE difference for me. I did take a low dose Ambien that I got from the dr the last time I was w/d. I have usually had to take diphenhydramine since forever to get sleep so I don't think I'll get hooked on the Ambien. It doesn't hug me like Oxy did.

I do not have RLS to the best of my knowledge, but ever since taking a single ambien pill a few weeks ago, I've been experiencing many of the same symptoms as you (jerking of random limbs (even face or ears popping)) when trying to fall asleep and I too can only manage 0-3 hrs of sleep most nights with it even if I lay in bed for a full 10 hours or more. It's very frustrating and doctors don't seem to know much about it. And mine developed suddenly after taking one ambien pill.

it will catch up if u keep the pills away and produce enuf to get u thru this....there r those who have rls that is not caused by wd...and there r meds for this if it is severe...otherwise just know it will pass there r meds to help u sleep that r not habit forming..sounds as if u tried the over the counter stuff...phenergan will knock most out in a heartbeat..and is not habitforming...some anti-depressants like elavil will do the same...

STUPID!! So I took percocet 4 a week, and 2 pills 4 x a day.. of 10/325.. Now tis is 48 hours and I am in terrible wd's!! same stuff sweats, rls, insomnia.. ect. Is this from the suboxone or am I going through wd's after taking percocet for a week..it just makes no sense?? how long will this last..please help me...

Would adding magnesium help as well. I take xanax 1.0 and ambien 10 and still nothing. this combo used to let me sleep for about 9 hours. I can't take the no sleep. I've just taken a benedryl but hope it won't dry out my sinus headache that I already have. I am 39 hours clean from the lortab. Just to have hubby's friend get a prescription that he doesn't want. I am holding off on this. Felt like I've come this far. Just don't want the restless legs tonight.

Well I didn't take the ambien last night. Put some oil (RLS) on my legs that made me hot didn't work that well. Got up at 11:30 and had to wash it off. I dozed on and off all night. Finely got some good sleep in the early a.m. I've taken a nap, 15mins, since I've been up. I feel so depressed, hot and cold. I've forgotten how long it took me to get past the wd's of ambien. I don't think it took long. I really can't think.

I also have ativan for anxiety, ambien for sleep and got some muscle relaxers for the RLS for the night time jitters. Well, on Sunday I was sick in bed throwing up and had the runs pretty bad. I'm not sure if it was withdrawal symptoms or if I was really sick since my daughter had the same thing the day before. BUt anyway, I feel totally fine. I was expecting the usual sweats, anxiety, jitters all day and night and terrible terrible RLS, but haven't had any of these symptoms....

B-6 gave me hugh headaches. Depending on if you in the US, a really good thing for RLS symptoms is "restful Legs" you can get it at walmart. I swear by it. I also take L-Carnitine for energy. Works real good. Check out your last post, i wrote you something that might help....

I did this last night but with more time between the ambien and valium and it worked perfectly and actually allowed me to sleep like a baby (albeit with some terrible night sweats). Anyway. I am so happy that I am doing this. Being so dependent on those drugs was terrible. It was literally ALL I would really think about. It was part of my routine. Wake up, shower, shave, brush teeth, SNORT 40MG OC and that was the start of the usual 200-240MG that I would end up having done by about 8 or 9PM.

Like you my worst symptom was RLS, and sleep...I even had it in my arms and shoulders, don't wish that on anyone!! i know some took ambiem the first few days and it helped, some it made them do things they didn't remember.... The thing that worked best for me was zanaflex, and of course like Alli said, many many hot baths...

Also,I have been on ambien 3 or more years now and as my tolerance builts up I need two 10mg ambien to go to sleep and I only get a 3 day supply. I take 2 or more a night and run out 15 days early where I get absolutly no sleep at all. I mean it none. Drs wont perscribe 2 ambien a night and I need to get off of it. I have had chronic insomnia since I was 14 and tried everything and w/o the ambien I get no sleep.

It makes it very hard for him to relax and sleep. He has been extremely dependant on Ambien to get to sleep at night. He does not have insurance, nor the money to spend on doctors to try and diagnose what ever condition this is he may have. Any advise would be extremely appreciated. If we could, at the very least, narrow down where he might go to seek help without having to visit 10 doctors first would be great.

I think I have RLS. Wednesday night my legs kept jumping. My husband has RLS and I took 1/2 tablet of his Klonopin 1mg. I was offered a job on Thursday and have to go take a drug test. Will this 1/2 tablet I took show in my drug test. Also I am taking 500mg of amoxcillion. Should I tell them I am taking that also. I have only taken 1/2 tablet ever and it did help, but haven't taken any more. Thank you S.

Thanks. I took the 2 ambien last night and I fell asleep and slept about 7 hours. I only have 1 pill left for tonight so we will. See how it goes tonight. Today is my last treatment.

2 to 2 days of w/d before and I would just ache all over and be sooo depressed and nauseous, rls, of course insomnia. I do have a few ambien, for depsperate times, and I got some velarian root which I have already tried and it works well for calming down to sleep. I hope it works for rls so I don't have to take the ambien every night. I also bought and have tried the L-tyrosine, and B6 vit.

Most of my physical symptoms have gone except the RLS and insomnia. I,m lucky if i get an hour or so in the morning after being wired and restless all night. Can anyone advise how to help this or do i just have to deal with it. Also i,m back to work tomorrow, i,m looking forward to going back but i,m worried i may have an anxiety attack because my nerves are still a bit raw and i,m jumpy from lack of sleep.

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