Posted by juanantoniod on July 11, 2003, at 15:19:38
In reply to Ambien stoped working..., posted by giget on July 11, 2003, at 12:45:41
I was on Ambien for 6 years and it recently stopped working, as well as the Ativan I was taking with it for sleep.
I spent a few nights up without any sleep, then my body started to get back into it's natural rhythm. I also consulted with a sleep psychologist who gave me strategies for dealing with the insomnia, and they have been most helpful. If you have a fax or an email address, I can fax or scan them and email to you.
If you're not benzo tolerant, like I am, the other medications for insomnia should work quite well for you. These include Restoril and Dalmane and even Ativan, Xanax and Klonopin.
Unfortunately, taking more than 10mg of Ambien is not helpful so I don't recommend it, especially if it's not working for you.
The best advice I can give you is that your body will sleep when it needs sleep. (Unless you have Bipolar Disorder, this is not a problem.) Also, avoid taking stimulant medication. Don't drink caffeine after 2 p.m.
I hope this is helpful and apologize for not being able to answer your question about making Ambien work again. If anyone else knows how to do this, I would LOVE to hear about it. :)
Antonio
> I have been on Ambien every day for 2 months, and it just stopped working one night. I have 10mg pills, and have had to double up on them, even then it is hard to get to sleep. Doubleing up really makes you feel junky the next morning also... so tired.
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> Does anyone know why this is happening or how to make them work again?
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