Zolpidem and brain injury

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Avatar n tn 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.
561706 tn?1333947274 A friend of mine gets this, more common when he's stressed out. They think it is a misreading in the brain perhaps due to a head injury years ago. He has some visual exercises to do to try and retrain his brain. I'm not sure they're working all that well. It's great they've ruled out the worst case scenarios for you.
Avatar n tn Unfortunately, I don't think you'll know until it either gets better or doesn't, as people have different strengths and weaknesses and medication can worsen where we're weak or create weakness where there wasn't any. Play with the brain, and we're in an area we really know very little about. So be optimistic and do whatever you need to do and see whoever you need to see to get back to who you want to be.
Avatar n tn The cause of myoclonus may lie in underlying infection, head or spinal cord injury, stroke, brain tumors, kidney or liver failure, chemical poisoning or other disorders. I would advise that you consult a neurologist for complete medical evaluation and investigations to rule out any medical disorder. The treatment of myoclonus is usually based on the medications that are also used to treat epilepsy. Hope it helps.
Avatar n tn d go straight into a panic so they started me on zolpidem 10 at night. I have been on it for 18 months now and zolpidem does not work, and I don't want to take more, so will try wean off that, but I know what will happen, back to adrenalin rushes...plus Xanax seems to have no effect, but if I don't take it, I know I have'nt, if that makes sense. Am I on too much here?
Avatar f tn I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to post this in, since I have never abused medications, but I think I might be experiencing withdrawal symptoms from prescription medications, so I thought I would seek information here. I previously alternated between temazepam and zolpidem for sleep. I also take gabapentin. Three weeks ago I stopped temazepam and tramadol. I am taking zolpidem every night now and continue gabapentin 3x a day.
Avatar f tn I also take gabapentin. Three weeks ago I stopped temazepam and tramadol. I am taking zolpidem every night now and continue gabapentin 3x a day. I don't crave either of the meds I quit, but I have been experiencing inability to concentrate, ringing in my ears, vomiting, blurry vision, sweating, confusion, anxiety and mood swings. The symptoms wax and wane and I can't find a pattern. The seem to occur as a cluster, meaning all symptoms occur together and come on suddenly.
18070169 tn?1463175914 At this time I was also taking zolpidem every night. I read some stuff on zolpidem side effects and it appeared that after my surgery some of the rare side effects started cropping up. I attributed my anxiety to that. So I quit the zolpidem ct (which I probably shouldn't have) and did have a miserable few weeks, but a lot of the pains I was feeling went away. Of course new pains showed up like a back ache, which I still have.
Avatar m tn m coming out of that endless bog of fog also. My brain is back! I had several difficult classical Guitar pieces memorized and could recite them at the drop of a hat for years. Once I got going on Ambien they were GONE for the most part. Now they're coming back. Also, I'd start a sentence during a conversation...gone in mid-sentence. It's horrible stuff. I, too, find myself short fused. Along with my taper dose, Yogi Tea, Melatonin every night at bedtime gets me to sleep.
Avatar m tn I have suffered from insomnia for about 3 years now and have tried trazadone and zolpidem tartrate. I am currently on zolpidem 10 mg. I do not have trouble maintaining sleep just onset. Usually this occurs 3-4 nights a week and can lay awake for 2-4 hours before falling asleep. This causes me to be extremely tired the next day. I really avoid taking naps and can "power" through the day only to feel wide awake come bed time around 11-12 pm.
Avatar n tn For others reading this post, people can have a brain injury (dead brain cells) though there is no sign on an MRI. Most people with brain injury are diagnosed this way and the correct specialist for testing and information is the neuropsychologist.
Avatar m tn Thank you for your post, the reason that I asked is that we have glands in the brain and if they are injured could effect personality or mood, this is what I found on the net. As for the medicine I really don't know as my son is not too keen of taking any medicine.Best regards to you and family.
Avatar n tn My father is recovering from a brain injury since May 25, 2007. The last inpatient hopital put him on Ambien and my family and I are wondering if he is addicted to the med now. He doesn't really have a sound sleep and constanly is gets up at night to urinate. Any suggestions.
Avatar f tn Get him outdoors as much as possible. And let him watch plenty of television and radio, and when they are not on play classical music lightly in the room. Music is tremendously soothing. Structure daily activities such as range-of-motion, and "play time" with toy soldiers, a model train set, and drawing with magic markers or finger painting. The human brain has tremendousd redundancy and the life-force is very magical.
Avatar n tn There are various mechanisms of recovery post brain injury. Initially the reduction of edema of brain tissue causes some improvement. You must consult the treating intensivist for the best judgment about your son in law’s condition. Take care.
Avatar m tn like if i live a traumatic experience that reminds me of the one I lived when i was a child.. can my brain disjunct and can I be paralyzed.. like a stroke something?
Avatar m tn 20 years ago I head a serious brain injury. Ever since I have been able to function correctly. My scalp is restricted. Is it possible to lose a layer of the brain or fluid which has impaired me to living normally?
Avatar n tn Hey Via, I too have been a long time user of zolpidem and even abused it when I was w/d ing from opiates (big mistake btw). For me when I stopped and I've done this several times thru-out the years. I get 3 nights of very little sleep then my body goes back to normal. It is nothing like coming off of pain meds. You just have resign yourself that sleep will not be good for a few nights, but it will kick back in. Hope this helps. You may want to ask your Dr. about weaning.
Avatar m tn Since it crosses blood brain barrier it can result in impaired perceptions and coordination, difficulty in thinking, learning, concentrating and problem solving, and memory will become poor. In a setting of head injury of the magnitude you face this can result in confusion regarding whether the symptoms if they appear are due to past injury or due to weed. Hence it is advisable not to smoke weed. We normally do not provide links.
Avatar f tn This is a long term comment, not related to whether or not your daughter should fly. Our son had a head injury at the age of seven and fractured his skull. When he was 31 he committed suicide and we discovered from letters that he had had sexual difficulties with his girlfriend, who eventually left him. She told us that he had never been able to consummate their relationship.
Avatar m tn I took a few days 10 mg of zolpidem for sleep (from the doctor) and now my head is terrible you think it would go by itself?I have terrible insomnia and i don't know is very unpleasent and makes me very lethargic in motion.
Avatar f tn s something you can stop CT or if you need to taper. Best to ask your doctor or pharmacist. I was on it for years, and I did stop CT and used melatonin and Allteril instead. I actually find the Allteril works better for sleep than the Ambien did.
Avatar m tn It could be and it could be not related to HCV. Either way, you should have it checked by a doctor to determine what it is, as it could be anything and might have to be treated. If you have HCV, you should have that checked and your liver monitored and maybe consider treatment, if necessary and suitable at this time.