Posted by CrazyMe on December 13, 2003, at 0:28:20
In reply to Re: Which is more addictive Ambien or Klonopin?, posted by tensor on December 12, 2003, at 8:42:56
I don't know what Klonopin is for so I can't offer any advice there. However, I have used ambien on and off now for years, never taking more than 10 mg at a time. In fact for the last year I was breaking the tablets in half. I wanted to fall asleep, not sleep all day and it worked great for that. I'd take a full 10mg if I was in a particularly stressful situation, at a hotel for example or staying in some other unfamiliar uncomfortable place (camping!) I'm taking the whole 10mg now to help me sleep through my effexor withdrawal symptoms.
I have however experienced the amnesia side-effect of ambien which is rather odd. Imagine this, you are awake, possibly walking and talking to a friend, or perhaps writing in a journal, and the next day, it's like it never happened. Your mind checks out and your body keeps on going. Knowing that this happens has encouraged me to seek alternatives.
When Im not under any more stress than usual I can get by with taking herbals that include valerian. I have found the Enzymatic Therapy Revitalizing Sleep Formula available at GNC to be particularly potent. I'm going to try to reserve the ambien for those times when I simply can't turn my mind off long enough to fall asleep and need some help doing so.
Hope this helps a little.
poster:CrazyMe
thread:289005
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031208/msgs/289297.html