Posted by Elizabeth on June 25, 2001, at 6:07:45
In reply to Long-term use of Ambien and daytime anxiety, posted by Gerry S. on June 19, 2001, at 13:41:06
> I have been taking 20mg of ambien nighly for about a year. In the past few months I have had tremendous daytime anxiety, which I thought was due to AD's I was starting (and stopping). Could it be long-term use of ambien?
Rebound effects from Ambien are possible but extremely unlikely, especially since the daytime anxiety only started recently. I think the stop-and-go approach with ADs can lead to increased anxiety over time.
You might try stopping the Ambien under your doctor's supervision, and see whether the daytime anxiety continues (although realise that this would be potentially confounded by sleep loss).
Alternatively you could switch to a longer acting sedative-hypnotic-anxiolytic that would continue helping some during the day (Klonopin or Tranxene might be a good choice).
-elizabeth
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