ambien for menopause

After Ambien and Lunesta quit cold on me (due to the hormone change), I have been taking 1 ambien and 150 mg. of Trazadone for 3 nights now. I started with one Ambien and 50 mg. of Trazadone, then second night, I couldn't sleep so my regular doctor said to adjust dosage to 1 Ambien and 100 mg.. Third night I had to use 1 ambien and 150 mg. of Trazadone according to doctor's prescription of 1 to 3 tablets of Trazadone.

So the doc put me on 10 mg prozac about 16 days ago... And then ambien for sleep. He told me the start up of prozac does this..gets worse before better. Then regarding the norco...I realized I was taking it on an empty stomach at night... Which can make you nauseating. So I decided I want off of it...I am tapering the doc though that would be a good idea. Anyway... I'm really sick...can't function. Lots going on! I need encouragement!

Hey Kimmy..and congrats on two years clean. My dr. prescribed me ambien and ativan which have both helped me with the sleep factor and anxiety. I do wake up in the night but am able to fall right back to sleep, this has always been the case for me. Now ambien isn't for everyone and it shouldn't be taken for long periods of time as well as the ativan because both can be addicting. Hope this helps.

I am 51 and have been on synthroid for 27 years. I am post-menopausal. I had a total thyroidectomy when I was 27 for papillary carcinoma. Oh I also had to have a total hysterectomy (still have ovaries) when I was 32. I was curious, in general, has anyone noticed menopausal symptoms being more severe and earlier onset due to taking synthroid and having a hysterectomy? I have 3 sisters and we are all close in age... 53, 52, 51 and 50.

You are right. 2-3 days prior I have severe insomnia and that's with Ambien. My pain is worse. Then the fatigue from the sleeplessness and pain cause a rut. I'm almost 50 and was hoping menopause would stop all of that. No menopause yet and I thought when I was younger it started way before 50. Never thought I would be happy to get a period but it sure helps once it begins. I hope once menopause hits this whole cycle will stop.

Try also night sleep tea, a glass of warm milk or in extreme case ask your doctor for Ambien CR, I take it and help me a lot, but be careful, can be habit forming and lose its capabilities.

been off meds for over a year still have anx attacks and suffer from recent PTSD yet Ifeel at times if I am having a fever sweats skin burns and makes me irritable. I am not suffering from Menopause as I am Male so what causes this I have suffered very debilitating Anx attacks they leave me exhausted and sleepy after days or hours of severe fits of breathing and fear from anx yet I never had this problem before new anx problems ? or something else ?

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.

I was having horrible pains since last night. Anywho, my doc prescribed me Ambien to take in order for me rest. Anybody taken this before?? During pregnancy?? Reading up on it makes me nervous.

re right, a ct off ambien cr is not recommended ... or ambien i think. i believe that ambien is not a true benzodiazepine but it acts like one / is similar. getting off both is very, very difficult, and you need a lot of patience. except the eye thing, most of your symptoms sound like things i went through as well, though i was ct'ing off benzos at the same time.

Honesty, I was not very familiar w the product I just read on it for nearly an hour. It contains a succlante which is an electron uptake, much like a serotin uptake. It is claimed to be a good bio-identical product, interesting it doesnt seem to contain estrogen or testoserone, so it is definatley not a hormone replacment therapy. It is more a medication to increase natural sex drive, lubrication, and help with hot flashes, mood swings etc...

t mean you are menopausal. And for the sleeping issue, ask your doctor if you can have AMBIEN CR for sleep but be prepared to sleep 8 hours! :) About the menstrual cycle.. I had my last period March 2008 during chemo. But my blood tests still showed that I was not menopausal until about 2 months ago, and this is 2009. Please follow up with blood tests regularly until you become menopausal. It's important to know.

I have been using Ambien every third night for a couple of years for sleep. I try tea or just hard work the other days to try to avoid building up a tolerance to the Ambien or becoming totally dependent upon it. My doctor says I can try the melatonin. She says to stay away from anything with root in it though. Does anyone know of something reliable? I'm going to the health food store with my wife.

I will check into it for sure. My therapist told me today that the ambien will just quit working and that has started now. Then it is time to go to another. Thanks for your help.

I'm postmenopausal for 2 years. I went thru 10 years of menopause with daily hot flashes, not one good night's sleep in 6 of those years, lots of sweating, and severe mood changes. I've developed severe anxiety/panic/anger. It's gotten worse and worse over the last 3 or 4 years and it's debilitating at this point. I feel 'trembly' inside and sometimes get twitches. I feel angry and panicky all of the time.

htm#27 that there is no medicine that will help with the psychological aspect except for a medicine with benzo-like qualities, Ambien was one mentioned. I also have Trazadone. Just wondering if anyone knows about this, thanx.

The thing I found with ambien was it would produce almost exactly 3.5 hours of sleep for me and I would pay for it the rest of the next day.

53 YO Male - I took ambien every day (10mg) for about 7 years with no problems. Late last year I went through a short bout of depression and insomnia kicked in - and still persists. I weaned off ambien and for 2 months took no meds, and got about an hour of sleep per night. I then tried anti-depressants, lunesta, melatonin, hypnosis, acupunctire all with no affect.

Has anyone seen anything about the use of ambien for treating brain injury? I've seen some stuff about coma recovery, but nothing on general brain injury. I suffered a cerebral hemmorhage many years ago (22) and presently suffer from short term memory trouble and visual impairment (hemianopsia). About 2 years ago, I experienced insomnia and wa sgiven ambien. Since then, I've taken approx 5mg nightly and have noticed a substantial improvement in my short term memory.

Ambien acts just like a benzo and should be treated as such. It's very easy early on to look for pharmaceutical solutions to physical and mental problems. It's the very definition of an addict. Bite the bullet and wait for natural sleep to come. Ambien is a scary drug that has taken many lives. It's just not worth the risk.

I thankfully have kicked Percocet, Xanax, and vicodin, separately, over the last year. And that other one. Those were huge steps for me. The last drug on board this body is ambien cr... And it's time for you to get off the bus! (im all enthusiastic now...lol). My addictions started when I lost my last and closest blood family member, my dad. It was a long painfull passing. He himself, addicted to painkillers... But a good dad. I love him so much. Why am I stopping? Fear.

I was put on ambien for sleep and klonopin for anxiety. I want to take a nap but can't took my benzo and still can't. Took two and still can't... I dont want to trade drugs. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.. feel low and alone. sux 9 days no opiots.. Whats goin on?

It seems that every time I stop taking ambien for a few days and I'm feeling side effects. When I wake up my head is killing me, my kidneys are killing me, and I can't stop sudden movement. I have tried to stop several times though my doctors and with therapy but its like nothing works. I try to stick with it but if I have to deal with worst side effects. I can't believe I've been in this mess since '09 and I'm taking too many to even my prescriptions out.

Hi everyone I have not around for a few weeks I have not been feeling to well. I am here for some ideas and advice. I went to the suboxone doctor on Monday and I tested positive for benzo's. I was stunned when the test came back positive. I have not taken anything that is any form of a benzo and the doctor says that not any of the medicines I am on could cause a positive test.

I took ambien for 14 years. When I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, the doctor said one of the theories was that fibro could be caused by many things, one being a sleep problem where you didn't go ijnto REM sleep, which you need for proper sleep. Made perfect sense for me. I had my fourth baby about 8 months prior to that. He had severe colic. I never had a baby who cried or didn't sleep so it was a big surprise.

I will try breaking the pill in half for the next few days so it will be 3.25. I have taken Ambien before but never for a month.

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