Ambien withdrawal and headaches
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Ambien addiction is a serious problem requiring treatment. The signs of ambien withdrawal are insomnia, fatigue, sweating, stomach cramps, and panic attacks.
You should consult your doctor to seek appropriate professional treatment if you want to discontinue Ambien. You should not attempt to stop taking them on your own.
I was on 1.5 mgs of lorazepam, went down to 1 mg a day and was sleeping fine at first, now I'm having more anxiety and having trouble sleeping. I'ts been about a month. I am tempted to go back up to 1.5 again but i'm trying to remain strong. I'm even having to use some ambien to sleep and i'ts starting not to help. How long will this go on? and will my sleep pattern come back? Is it possible the withdrawls are actually getting worse?
My troubles began at 40 and was a menopausal train wreck. It was the worst experience of my life. After months of trying to find out what was wrong a doctor included an anti depressant and ambien to my estrace. After a month or so i had a new life. I have tried many times to get off this stuff as I have become older. No way. A month ago I stopped taking estrace after decreasing it gradually. I've had horrible on and off shivering and sweating and headaches especially bad at night.
He has headaches, some severe, stomach problems and his body aches. He was given Fiorinal for the headaches and then fiorcet instead because the Fiorinal was making his stomach hurt. Now he is taking Ambien for sleep and has decided to discontinue the useage of the Fioricet because he thinks this too is making his stomach hurt. the dr. put him on Prevacid for his stomach but it does not seem to be helping. What can I do and what should he do because I am at my wits end.
KLON and AMBIEN work on the same receptors, the GABA receptors; I went on a 6 month taper to stop KLON but was taking AMBIEN as well- I later found out they work the same receptors so my 6 month KLON taper was wasted !
I went to my internist who informed me they have short half lives which are HARDER to taper from; short answer-- I started Valium, while another benzo, has a longer half-life and for some reason, is easier to stop.
How long does ambien withdrawal last? I have been off of it for 3 -1/2 months and struggle terribly w/ insomnia. I was on it for 4-1/2 months and it made me very sick with gastrointestinal problems, acid reflux, burning swellingin mouth, white tongue, etc. Doc did not diagnose, and said my symptoms were all caused by anxiety.
Hey Shiann, I am not familiar with Ambien withdrawal. I was taking percocets but I am here if you need to talk.
Hi, I can identify with you wanting to get off ambien. I hate it. 20mg is huge! 10 weeks isn't a long time to be on it, so i think you'll have mild withdrawal. Do not stop cold turkey!
I was on 7.5MG a night for 8 months and now I'm into my 12th week of tapering directly off. Right now I'm alternating 1.25/2.5MG. Taking only 1.25 every other day, let alone 2.5 on the GOOD day is getting me into withdrawal by 2-3pm every day.
30 - not bad. The bad thing is the sleep wasn't good at all - I would wake up about every hour with an anxiety attack. Very unpleasant thing. I would just have to lay there and bear it until it passed in about 15 minutes and then would drift back to sleep for another hour...
So, give the melatonin a try - it may work well for you - and it's completely save. Just stay away from the Ambien!
Namaste,
It could be a side effect of the Ambien. Are you experencing these symptoms just in the morning or all day?
Try not taking the Ambien for a few days and see if yor symptoms improve and if they do, you'll know the cause.
How long and intense will withdrawal be if I stop 4-5 vicodin a day that I have taken regularly for months?
Hi everybody - Day 21 for me no Hydro. Things are looking brighter. Still have bouts of anxiety and depression and wake up about every 2 hours during the night.... I had a little run-in with Ambien along the way. Took 10mg for 12 nights then realized it was really making me crazy, and probably hurting my Hydo my withdrawal progression. Stopping the Ambien had it's own set of unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.... My Doc says I should be back to normal in about 4 weeks.
lack of sleep can make us weak//makes us fail often at our long term goal cos we r so tired we will do anything to feel better
If u r wd-ing from benzos, then ambien and lunesta are chemically similar in nature//not as habit forming as benzos r//not near as habit forming...often a benzo withdrawal is given a weaker benzo to help thru///and ambien or lunesta are still better than continuing ur doc...
I was on narcotics because of headaches and went down a terrible path. Headaches are far less frequent off all medicines. I am back to taking Excedrine Migraine and in early aura, I get motivated and exercise. The increased oxygen has helped. Seriously, call it quits. Why continue with something that is of no help? Thats what I had to ask myself? I wound up in the ER pretty scared of the amount I had ingested.
Ambien will help you get some sleep so yes I would say it is good. I worked for a Dr. before and the highest dose I saw given was a total of 12mg. So if the tab was 6mg then the patient could take 2. Taking 2 10mg of ambien seems a little high to me.Maybe someone else could answer better than me. I am one of those people that ambien doesn't work. I have tried Ambien cr, Lunesta (sp?) and regular Ambien and still couldn't get any sleep.
so it is back to not sleeping and really missing the ambien. think I am over the withdrawal for the most part. the headaches have stopped. But really MISS this drug!! it did the trick for me and I loved that sleep! But it got to where all I thought about was when do I get to take my ambien and go to bed? 6PM was not out of the question...
Is anyone out there struggling with this kind of thing?
I've been taking .5mg Xanax before bed for 7 years for chronic sleep disorder with pretty good results. The first 6 years, I had 10 week vacations in the summer and would wean myself off over a 2 week period with the primary noticed symptom being that I was unable to fall sleep and/or awoke about every 5 minutes. I felt lousy, but I attributed that to sleep deprivation.
s office refill an old prescription of Ambien - and truthfully, that first night I needed two to actually knock myself out.
The only withdrawl it helps with is insomnia - BUT Ambien itself is addicting. If you continue to take it you may have serious sleep issues when you try and come off.
I would highly recommend Ambien CR over the regular Ambien though.
Hi and welcome,
Ambien works the exact same way as benzos. If you looked up Ambien Withdrawal you'll find it's very rough to get off of. But I bet if you resumed your Ambien just as your doctor prescribed, it will eventually build back up in your system and let you sleep again. I have to admit, I'm like you and I second guess my doctor, but he always seems to know best.
A couple of years ago I was on Ambien 10mg for just 9 months and it took me 4 months to taper off of it.
I was not able to sleep and I relapsed. Went to the hospital and got ambien and they gave me one ativan. I am back in treatment and I have not been sleeping and just have been feeling overall off balance. They put me on 100 mg of seroquel. The seroquel is making me feel kind of weird. I am sleeping maybe every 3 nights, but the nights I do not sleep and take the seroquel; I feel really weird and think it is making me go crazy. I do not know if I should decrease the seroquel?
Glad you're working on the Ambien taper with your Doctor. Don't be in a hurry, take your time and discuss any withdrawal symptoms with your Doctor if and when they occur. Alteril wasn't around when I did my slow 4 month taper over 3 years ago. I used other natural sleep supplements with melatonin when I got down below 5mg Ambien per night. You gotta do something to sleep during the process, which is why your Doctor made the suggestion.
Keep up with your Doctors plan for you.
m saying is be careful and ask your doctor if its ok. These symptoms occur with prolonged use and abrupt withdrawal. I just rather you be safe than sorry. Take care and good luck. The symptoms usually go away in 1 to 2 months.
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