Posted by anita on November 15, 2000, at 17:10:52
In reply to Will ambien cause depression, posted by Dona on November 11, 2000, at 14:00:23
Hi,
I haven't heard of Ambien causing or increasing depression, so I wouldn't worry about that. Theoretically, it can improve depression. What dose are you taking? If you take it every day for longer than 2 weeks, you can develop a tolerance to it and need to take higher doses. That's not good. Try taking a "holiday" from it every few days.
When I first tried Ambien, 10mg knocked me out. Now, when I take it occasionally for insomnia, I need 20mg. Interestingly, 10mg seems to make me "happy," maybe by relaxing me, but I don't think that's typical at all.
anita
> I have a very hard time sleeping and ambien works great for me but I have started increasing the dosage. I know it is wrong, but it feels so good to numb my mind at times. The question is will the ambien cause me to be more depressed?/ I take 60mg of Prozac a day.
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