Posted by JohnB on April 27, 2000, at 13:45:40
In reply to Re: ambien and memory loss, posted by jacquie on April 27, 2000, at 5:58:34
Hi jacquie,
Thanks for your concern. No I didn't take Ambien the other night. But I tend to stay online into the wee hours sometimes, also I'm on the west coast, so later time zone than most on this site.
I don't have a lot of personal experience with Ambien. The few times I used it, I was out like a light. However I think for me it had a nasty rebound insomnia effect, ie., when you stop taking it. But again, I haven't used it enough to say that for sure. But when you read the handout that comes with it, sure enough, it says one of the side effects is insomnia! I just had to laugh at that one.
I think for sleep problems I would try first low dose Remeron (7.5 - 15 mg) or low dose doxipin (25 - 50 mg). I think Neurontin helps some people, Melotonin seems to help some, and there are other suggestions on this site.
Everyone's chemistry is different & there are a lot of meds, so if something isn't working, try something else. I think JohnL is right in that a lot of pdocs are too conservative about letting a person stay on the same meds for months or even years when the meds are not working that well. I think that we all have to get as much info as we can. No pdoc is going to care about you as much as YOU care about you.
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