Posted by anxiety_free on June 27, 2004, at 22:10:29
In reply to AMBIEN vs SONATA, posted by stalwart on June 27, 2004, at 17:25:32
> Would be interested in positive experiences and dose for each sleeping pill.
Hey! Sonata works OK...I think the dosage ranges from 5 mgs (for old people, kids, etc.) to 20mgs nightly. I took 20mgs, and it worked reasonably well. Ambien, however, worked much better: I went to sleep faster and stayed asleep, and woke up refreshed (as long as you sleep 7+ hours, daytime grogginess shouldn't be too much of a problem on Ambien). Ambien's dosing is much less flexible than that of Sonata: 5mgs for those with health conditions or old people, 10mgs for everybody else. Your doc might start you on 5 for a nite or two, then do 10 for a while, and then end the course of treatment with a few nites of 5mg doses.A couple people I know were treated this way, and it worked out well. Good luck!
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