ambien lethal dose

Hi and welcome to MH. I'm sure the above poster did not mean to sound so abrupt and non caring... There are no Medical Professionals on this forum...but there are some very bright people! I have a lot of knowledge and experience with Fioricet and I'm sure you know what she's doing is very dangerous. Both of these drugs will cause amnesia. The Fioricet is tricky because a lethal dose could be the same as a regular dose for the person who's abusing it. It's very scary.

If ambien is not working at the dose prescribed then it will probably not work for you.....many use benzos for sleep during this period..like valium..for a very short period...there are otc things like melatonin and valerian that can help as well...keep posting,....

has anybody been prescribed ambien at a dose of 20 mg? i have been prescribed this for over 2 years now, after the 10 mgs just stopped working---but i have to change doctors and he says the highest dosage is 10mg.... so is it unheard of to be on 20 mg?

I am really wondering how bad this is, because it is such a low dose. Im going to ask the dr tomorrow....I have researched and studied about ambien in pregnancy and there are no studies that it harms a baby at this low of a dose. If i was not pregnant, I would not even be questioning the drug because the one pill has always been enough for me and i dont have an issue with taking it forever if I have to.

the amount u r taking is not a prescribed dose....ambien as a rule is not physically addicting but can be very psychologically addicting....at that dose it would almost be like a benzo and u would need to taper down and quit..can u ask ur doctor for help?

However, Italian researchers have found that the LD50 (the lethal dose at which half of the animals die) of glucosamine sulfate is 8000 mg/kg. In humans this would be equivalent to ingesting over 500,000 mg at one time or 1,000 pills each containing 500 mg. I hope this is useful... I got the idea from the site that max safe dose is 1500mg, and your dog had twice that much. You may want to see the vet anyway, even tho it says in the previous paragraph that a lethal dose is 8000mg.

I like to know as much as I can about my meds. I know the lethal dose of lithium is about 5gs or 5000mgs which is about 5 times what I am prescribed. I also have looked up the symptoms of lithium toxicity (not fun). But I can't seem to fine anywhere how long after a lethal amount or a small overdose (such as 1 accidental extra dose) on top of toxicity symptoms would start to show or when death would take place. So my question is when would symptoms begin to show and when would death occur.

And ambient is a sleeping pill that is prescribed, not over the counter drug. She gave me a really high dose to. I've taken benedryl and Tylenol before and passed out from being so tired. I'm wide awake and just paranoid and it's creeping me out.

What is the lethal dose of aripiprazole, quetiapine and lamotrigine? Mix of them.

I would ask around or research cos some doctors do not know anything about tapering off of benzos. Ambien is not a benzo so it is the xanax u need to taper off of. U did not state ur dose of either drug. A high dose of anything should be tapered in the sedative/anti-anxiety world but benzos for sure. There is an example of a benzo taper in an article in the health pages by a british Doctor who specializes in addiction.

Zolpidem is commonly found in both generic and name-brand sleep aids. Ambien and Ambien CR are probably the most recognizable prescriptions that contain zolpidem, but it is also found in Zolpimist and Edluar, according to the FDA's statement. Here is some of the key information to have emerged regarding the FDA's decision.

Yes. You're right. She can speak to her doctor about other remedies. I just hate Ambien and it gets pushed like crazy!! I'd bet it's the Benadryl that's doing the work here. Ambien doesn't work well after awhile,unless you increase the dose. Then,look out!! The crazy stuff happens!! She might cut the Ambien in half,take it with the Benadryl for awhile and see what that does. She probably doesn't want to take it either!

then 30...and so on until its 5 then jump off. I have ambien,rozerem scripts myself but stopped the ambien and made it a once a week or less thing because it can be bad news. You might want to see if the Dr will switch you to say lunesta and see if you can use that while getting off ambien or when you tapered low enough to jump and switch. Good luck.

I was on it for over 8 months and it kept me clean from a nasty habit with snorting heroin and oxycontin for over two years, along wtih benzos(xanax, valium,klonopin) and sleeping pils(ambien, lunesta). I had a huge tolerance for opiate and once I was in bad withdrawals about two days they amde me wait, I was given my first dose of suboxone, They started at 4 mgs and it took away my withdrawals isntantly and gave me a warm buzz that lasted a really long time.

If you are being prescribed the regular ambien, NOT the extended-release form, you can cut the tablets with a pill cutter so as to more gradually taper off the ambien. I have had issues developing tolerance to ambien in the past; what my doctors have always done is to order a drug "holiday" —that is, a period of weeks or months off that medication so that the tolerance is reduced or eliminated.

can i take 4mg xanax at asingle dose ? my dr didnt prescribe the 4mg at once but i had severe insomnia so i took them in a single dose is this dangerous?

Actually, on second thought, I would go to another physician, as any physician that is prescribing that potentially lethal a dose of Xanax should have his or her license revoked. Ten milligrams of Xanax, especially in an elderly person, can cause severe respiratory depression, coma, confusion, falls, etc. Please work diligently to get off this medication.

I found this, whic seems to be relevant: "Be very careful, the official "lethal dose" for methadone is 25mg for a non-tolerant adult. This means as little as 25mg of methadone has been known to kill adults with no tolerance to opiates. This is a surprisingly low lethal dosage for many people, but I assure you it is true. Methadone has a very long half-life, unlike heroin, which is a short-acting opiate.

I was on Sub too and they gave me ambien to take with it. they just said no matter what dont drink alcohol with the Ambien.

that is an extremely high dose...you should know that barbiturate tolerance is very different than tolerance to other things. you need more and more but the lethal dose remains the same...so if 1gm is the lethal dosage, it won't change just because you've built a tolerance to the effects of it. i would find a taper plan immediately. you are very close to that lethal dose mark. barbiturates are so rare that most people don't understand the addiction.

i've never been able to take just 10 mg. of ambien at night to sleep. my mom takes the same dose and has for years and she can still fall asleep with the one pill. i am taking upwards of 30 mg. at night and want to go down to 10 mg. to help me sleep. see my mom gets loopy and i have ot put her to bed because she can barely keep her eyes open and she mumbles her sleep all normal things. while taking ambien. but for me this doesn't happen.

The max dose of acetaminophen is 4 Gm/day (4000 mg). The lethal dost is considered to be 6-10 Gm. Even the 4 Gm per day dose can cause liver damage over an extended period of time.

Ambien CR does come in 12.5 mg -- I have some. the regular ambien does not, but ambien CR does. just clarification.

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