Ambien with ativan

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Avatar n tn well done on your 5 days, i think you do need some help with the ativan and ambien, both are hard to get off the longer your on them, can you see a dr, or drug advisor about this?
Avatar n tn the norco u can stop..the ambien if only after 2 nights u can stop...talk with ur physician and find an alternative that works..the seroquil mentioned above works for many with severe insomnia...ambien will not help bad insomnia only occasional sleepless nights....and u never know which drug will hit ur "button" and cause u to abuse it...for me it is narcotics..for some benzos and others ambien...
482374 tn?1208458596 I'm trying to get off Ativan...I was taking to 6 mgs a day. I'm down to 1 mg but also take Ritalin (was 20 mg a day now down to 10 a day and Ambien to sleep. I just gave up the Dr that put me on all these meds in a real effort to stop . When I told the Dr I was up to 6 mg of Ativan he said "Oh my, thats a lot" but wrote me another scrip for it along with the Ambien because I complained I couldn't sleep.
Avatar f tn I take ativan now - 1 mg. to sleep. Is Ambien safer? My history is similar ot yours but I am on Norco - continually aiming to cut back and feel like I have been through w/d of one form or another 20 times in the last 90 days. (BTW - congrats to you on your successful taper - what a super job you've done. And you write so beautifully, too!! Your mind was on the stock market - are you a broker? I come from a family of brokers.) Thanks and best wishes to you.....
Avatar f tn I take the zoloft in morning and have insomnia since starting it. Been on 5 mg Ambien per psychiatrist during work week. I am worried about sleeping with the Ambien as also only 4-6 hours sleep and being addicted. I see my psychiatrist next week and I am going to voice my concerns. Also going to psychologist and doing some Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Avatar n tn that's a really low dose of Ativan and Ativan generally takes quite awhile to take effect, possibly an hour or two. I've tried trazodone too and that doesn't do much either - it's an antidepressant with sedation as a side effect, so they figure it will work but a lot of times it doesn't. If the trazodone doesn't work don't bother with it.
Avatar m tn Ambien CR costs $200 versus $6 for the regular stuff. We did talk about it, and I wanted it, but at $200 a month it just ain't gonna happen. So I'm sticking with the Ambien for now. I don't really want to take higher dosages of temazepam. And like you say, getting off of ambien isn't that difficult, just a bit time consuming as you ramp down the dosage.
Avatar f tn My dr just switched me from Klonopin to Ativan with Vistaril...I also take ambien 10 mg....I have flexeril for leg cramps...but I wanted RLS medicine...if I get a script for requip..and take my ativan, ambien and vistaril...will it ease my withdrawal symptoms?...I have probation in 4 days and am going to get urine testedx this time so I have no choice.......any suggestions...plus if I can go 4 days I would like to quit for good again...somebody help me...
Avatar f tn XANAX is the King Dog in the benzo world..with Ativan and klonopin with a close 2nd..the fast onset and short duration of action is what makes xanax so addicting... The health pages r full of great info....a plan is often the first step to recovery..
Avatar m tn I have been having weird sleep issues recently, and I suspect it may have been the Ambien i was taking. I have always had a slight phobia of going to sleep since what happened in the past (hypnic jerks when dozing, and being up for almost a week). Ambien is what originally allowed me to sleep. I was stable for many years, but I still had an uneasiness about sleep just by looking at my bed. So I would pop a partial piece of ambien (usually about 1/4 pill).
Avatar n tn Can ambien cr and ativan be taken at the same time? I cant tell from the interraction charts.
Avatar f tn NO!!! you are still 16 days.....just be very carefull with the ambiem.... congrats on 16 days!!!
Avatar m tn ve reduced my daily in take of Xanax by 1/3 and started slowly with the Ativan. Some withdrawal symptoms crop up with taking less Xanax so I am being careful. My doctor's directions were "take it slow and just play with it". I didn't expect him to give me a precide "how to" pamphlet, but I'm looking for some coaching on what to expect and what I should be aware of as I proceed. I also take Wellbutrine and Dexedrine. Advice is welcomed. Thank you.
Avatar m tn t tell you how much it means to hear from people I feel so alone in this effort to save my life,if you will. I took klonipine mostly at night to help me sleep with ambien. .5mg of klonipine....1 or 2 times during day for anxiety. My doc has since put me on 1mg of lorazapam 3x a day,and abilify 5mg a day. Its been what 4 weeks now, and I still feel so sad all the time, not to mention the pain in my back and joints. I am blessed to be getting help from a nutritionist who is a friend of a friend.
Avatar m tn t take Lunesta and ambien, ambien makes me feel nutzo the next morning, but many people are fine with it...I take ativan if I have had a lot of sleepless nights in a row, and at a very low dose...I find tranquilizers lull me into sleep, which I prefer...best of luck...
Avatar f tn I agree with the above. I've been through ambien withdrawal a couple of times. I couldn't sleep for 3 or 4 days no matter what I used. Which doctor do you get it from? A psych doctor or a primary doctor?
Avatar m tn Is it a common symptom with anxiety that your brain seems to slow down? I have experienced this recently where thoughts that would be rapid and precise seem to be much slower and I am finding it harder to concentrate. I also feel as though my memory has been affected. The only med that I am taking is zolpedem for insomnia. Any way to reverse this trend?
Avatar f tn Hi Trish, Just wanted to tell you what my doc and I decided for me for sleep... Marcia your so right we sure are all different. Because Re: Ambiem my doc and others I know who have used it, said I would need at least 8/9 full hours available to sleep on Ambien cause you can't just wake up when you want from it and could wake up with a wicked hang over. Having to get up at a certain time for work, I could not take the chance of not waking up or feeling like you do today Trish.
407029 tn?1253992623 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.
Avatar m tn Have you tried things like Xanax, Ativan, Vallium? Or Ambien? If these have failed you might want to try a cold medication like sudafed. While not intended for sleep it might help. The bad thing with depression and insomnia, is the meds to help you sleep can make depression worse and increase the risk of suicide.
Avatar f tn omg I have been on ambien for two years for severe insomnia, I am 7 weeks pregnant and trying to get off of this has been so hard to do. I did good for a few nights but that about it. I never take more than one pill a night n it seems to give me at least a few hours. Without it i prolly wont ever sleep. Im so nervous for my baby. Ambien in prescribed regulary from what i hear during pregnancy. But the last few doctors ive been to tell me they dont do it and try to avoid all meds while pregnant.
Avatar f tn going on 42 hours really tired i have some ambeim and ativan the dr. gave me little bit ago is it save to take some?
Avatar f tn I was taking ambien and then ativan but both are addicting and I need to sleep on my own (I hate taking all the other meds) even when I do take them, if I happen to fall asleep I wake up every 30min or hour, and am always in a cold sweat. I feel like crap always. Insomnia is the worst!
1058304 tn?1257042315 Hang tough if you have to get Ambien for sleep it should help u sleep a full 8 hours but don't go back to the pills. I did and everything got worse I did not have a plan everytime I wen't back on the pills more and more the insomnia got worse the rls stayed with me and even when I took the pills it would not go away. I'm day 29 and I have taken Ambien on the really bad nights within 20-30 minutes I was out.
Avatar f tn Also, I would be careful about adding an antihistimine in to the mix now as they potentiate the sleepers and can make you feel very strange and definately render you incapable of driving the next day. Check the info leaflet that comes with the ativan and make sure antihistamines are not contraindicated.
Avatar n tn Thanks for the advice...i also had bad experience with ambien...vomitting and nausea. I am going to my doctor today to see what else she can give me...i will ask her about the ativan.