Posted by green willow on July 11, 2004, at 20:25:50
Have any of you had problems with Ambien? I have bad insomnia, and my sleep doc has had me alternating Ambien and Sonata every other night. All of a sudden I cannot sleep on the Sonata nights, except for about 1 hour 45 min. I think it is Ambien rebound. My doctor just said he cannot comment, but my pharmacist agreed with me. What do you guys think I should do, discontinue the Ambien and find something new to fight the insomnia, or take Ambien every night till it fizzles? Doctor had me try Zanaflex with the Sonata, also Traz with the Sonata. I still did not sleep on those nights. It is like I am wired to stay awake - a chemical high. I am convinced that Zanaflex is from the other side (hades) and Trazadone messes with my heart too much. Incidentally I am ill with auto-immune problems and also trying to recover from serious injuries. What are your thoughts? Have any of you been prescribed alternating Ambien and Sonata ? How have some of you weened off Ambien?
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