Posted by Bill L on September 25, 2002, at 8:15:52
In reply to Tolerance to Ambien??, posted by temoigneur on September 25, 2002, at 0:08:48
Tolerance to Ambien occurs if you take it every night. But the tolerance is not that bad. A lot of people can take it for years without necessarily increasing the dosage. It definitely works better if taken on an empty stomach.
You might be better off alternating Ambien with zopiclone. I have never heard of zopiclone, but if you alternate, maybe every 2 weeks, you might not be bothered as much with tolerance.
> Hi I have to taking sleeping aids to counter CNS stimulating meds, I'm Canadian, and I've found that zopiclone worked really well at first, but I gained tolerance to it. I was wondering if anyone knew any statistics on whether or not many people gain tolerance to Ambien, and if so how quickly. Thanks so much
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> Ben
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