Taking ambien in the day

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4333925 tn?1359102442 First day has past but I am laying here wide awake. I am still taking the ambien for the mean time but right now I feel all jacked up. No caffeine tonight at all just water. Just wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I know it will take sometime to feel normal again but today was just weird. Today felt like I just wasn't in sync. Just need some insight from anyone post treatment.
Avatar f tn Hi Tooter... I'm so sorry to hear you are still struggling with pain and sleep. I am on day 28 today and I am struggling still also. Like I've said before, the vet prescribed my poor baby Chihuahua, a huge bottle of Hydrocodone 5 mg cough syrup, just sitting there on my kitchen counter. God how many times have I walked by it and just wanted to drink the whole thing down. But I don't. I know what you are going through Tooter. Believe me, I do.
Avatar f tn 00am and that was taking ambien. Did the same thing yesterday. so I guess I'll make it today. I can't imagine what it would be like without the ambien.
Avatar m tn chemical chills are pretty common, but get worse in the evening. Can this be from the Ambien that I have been taking to try to sign off to WDs. I quit the clonodine a week ago. Should I take it again (Bp is 128-145). Maybe I shouldn,t go on and off it. But thats why Im asking. Slightly labored breathing (not as bad as first 5 days) but sure make time go slowly. I take an ambien and go to sleep wake up in a few hours and do it 3 times total every night. have been taking Melatonin too.
Avatar f tn I am young for total knee replacement (45) but went ahead because I was worried about taking more and more of the pills. Surgery was in December and went great. The not so great part is that I had no idea getting off this stuff was going to feel impossible!! I don't know if having had gastric by-pass makes my absorption of pills differ (and rules out any use of NSAIDs) but I was up to 12-10MG Norcos daily.
Avatar f tn 00pm I finely took the other half of the ambien. Finely fell asleep. Don't get me wrong, Hubby has a right to watch TV in our bedroom, I just wish he would turn it off before he fell asleep. LOL I did the same thing for months and he didn't say anything, but he's hard of hearing. I ended up with 6 hours sleep. Pretty good!!!!!!!! The Alteril helped me stay asleep so I got some REAL needed rest. I feel fresh and alert this morning. It didn't hurt reading the 31st Psalm either!!!
774059 tn?1235681948 I'm gonna go for the take 2 and call me in the morning on the ambien that is. Thanks for your support cathy. I so appreciate it. Others will read these posts as you well know. One of the best things for me is now is that in sharing so much information - all of us that is. Others will read, follow and hopefully recover quicker. Even if it's a tad, it's actually a lot as most here can attest to. God Bless all of you. I mean that from the depths of me to.
Avatar f tn I am on Celexa 40mg and 5 mg ambien and Xanax, (low dose, .25mg x 3 a day). The ambien and Xanax are mostly used for sleep, but I have been taking the Xanax during the day due to major anxiety bouts since I stopped the norco, or maybe the norco was masking it. I just have these moments of feeling so down. I never want to take those pills again, I just wish I would feel better. Will I start to feel good about life soon?
Avatar m tn Sometimes ill also take some over the counter unisome when i dont feel like taking ambien. The last couple weeks ive been taking the over the counter sleep meds and on some nights the ambien (both independently) and have started to experience memory loss and constipation. Can I attribute this to the sleeps meds and if so is it something to be concerned about.
Avatar f tn 00....How long have you been taking the ambien? Its still only recommended for 7-10 days continuous use. Google it and do some reading........you know you may pm me anytime you feel like it ....
Avatar f tn I too have taken xanax for sleep but let me tell you me experience. On the day where i took the last pill i took two xanax and konked right out, day two i took 1.5 and slept great but last night i didnt want to take anything and had a horrible night, because i was still up at 4 am, then broke down and took one and an hour later was still going crazy so i took another one and only slept for 4 hours.
Avatar f tn Thank you, I actually do have 5mg and I cut those in half already! So i am on the lowest dose right now. My dr knew about my habit last year and told me that ambien during pregnancy was ok as long as i was not taking a lot. But i have a new dr this year and I am going to have to tell them.
2161407 tn?1337538702 Great news waz, do what you have to do with the ambien, just wanted to tell you that with me I am sleeping really well at day 38. You might be surprised at how fast that sleep issue can turn around. Great you came clean with you doc, I am looking forward to doing that with my new one . . .when I pick one.
Avatar f tn not withdrawal pain ....But the Pain that got me taking these Meds in the first place. Is this the calm before the storm... I mean ,,,, I crushed the OxyContins....so shouldn't I be in withdrawal already??
870200 tn?1240459551 Does anybody hae any comments about ambien? That stuff is crazy.... when I take it I find myself calling people and having intense conversations but the next day I can't remember anything. I can't even remember going to bed. But if I don't take it I can't fall asleep...
Avatar m tn You've come so far. You don't want to give up now. That's EXACTLY how I was yesterday. I was so hyped up at how great I felt the days before and then it all set me back. I toyed with every scenario in my head and it made me crazy and hated myself. Finally I just got up, cranked the music(and I mean major crankage). Did the dreaded task of taking down all my Christmas decorations. I even forced myself out to run some errands. Every song I heard reminded me of a memory.
491910 tn?1209366193 m on day 5 off the Vicodin and I feel really good =) I just have horrid headaches but that was the reason I began taking them in the first place...
Avatar n tn I would not recommend taking more than one of the 10mg Ambiens. If you're finding that it's no longer helping you sleep, check with your doctor and see if there is anything else that he/she coud prescribe for you. There are other sleep meds out there that might help. Also, have you tried the Ambien CR? It is a little stronger than the 10mg Ambien, but it is also controlled release, so it is not only supposed to get you to sleep faster, but also allow you to stay asleep.
Avatar f tn Well I took it the first night and it worked pretty good, except for even after it wore off I got really sleepy about halfway through the day, ended up not taking it last night due to me having to do so much stuff today.
1191878 tn?1279787083 I just got back from NA and I have to say it was better than I expected the people there have gone through what all of us are going through and one thing they said was take one day at a time. I thought it was cheesy but if you really look at things that way and don't focus on how guilty you feel for the past or how much work is ahead and live in the moment it will make each day easier. I mean I'm only on my third day and night and just that alone has made me feel better.
Avatar f tn Last night I took 10mg if ambien and went to bed at 8:00 pm couldn't stand the pain any longer Got to sleep about 8;30. Hubby came to bed and woke me up at 10pm making extra noise. I took another ambien and slept till 7:00 am. I know this is not the thing to do. Just couldn't stand the pain any longer. Will that extra pill put me way back?
2117997 tn?1339537769 Congrats on day 4. Good job. I think we have all done the over medicating here!!! And paid the next day. Benadrly does seem to have quite a groggy effect... So even with coffee just know u may be feeling tired today ok. Hang in there. Sleep will come!!!
Avatar n tn After talking to my dad, he explained to me that i was in a complete and utter drunken stupor after taking about 6 ambien. All i remember from that night is taking one at around 7 o clock and then blank and what was I assumed sleep. My dad has also gone through the same episodes with ambien and until now i have dismissed it as being careless. This has been a very scary and eye opening experience to say the least.
Avatar m tn Within a week, I started c/t off the T3. The next week, I reduced the Ambien to 5mg each night. The next week, I replaced the Ambien with Melatonin 1.5mg and cut the Xanax in half. Honestly, I am still not sleeping 8hrs, but it is better (I am on day 13). Since my sleep has started to level off at about 5hrs/night, I am going to go to 1/4 Xanax and then d/c it in a week. I really could not tell any difference in my w/d process by adjusting the other meds....
323551 tn?1255174750 How much tramadol were you taking each day? I would just do the Ambien CR, and not the other stuff. If your not using the Ambien CR, and just Ambien...I would swtich to the CR. It helps you sleep longer (from experience). The benadryl is probably what is causing the "fog" the next day. You could also try clondidine for a week or two, .1mg twice per day. It will help you sleep at night, as well.
Avatar n tn With the help of a bit of ambien and valium I have been doing very well. I am lucky enough (have stated in past posts the last day or two) to be in a nice country in Latin America on vacation. I think the euphoria of being here is making me feel much better. Yesterday mid-day marked Day 4 and I thought I would sleep fine that night because the night before I was actualy alrigght with some abien.
Avatar n tn I have a friend that was abusing Ambien taking large doses and taking during the day doing things he does not remember. He stop taking Ambien all at once and is now have blackout periods where is does not remember things that he did. He had a car accident and he did not remember leaving the house it like he is doing these things in his sleep. Can Ambien cause memory loss and blackout periods after long term abuse and will this go away after awhile?
1888430 tn?1322319949 I try to take a nap in the day but still cant. I dont want to get started on the sleeping pills although I have lately but they do not even help me. What do I do?
Avatar m tn 25mg of Xanax and hour before bed and .5mg of ambien. I have only been taking OTC pain relief during the day for headaches and vitamins twice daily. I think I will try to sleep tonight without the ambien but those damn RLS really makes it hard to get to sleep. Once I fall asleep I seem to stay asleep alright. Anyway just wanted to let everyone know there is light at the end of the tunnel and to just hang in there!