Posted by yxibow on January 18, 2006, at 21:57:06
In reply to Ambien, posted by Emily Elizabeth on January 18, 2006, at 21:35:51
> I have an rx for 5mg ambien (regular). I take lots of meds (fairly sedating ones) and I've found that I only really need to take half of a pill (2.5mg). Cutting it seems to be okay. My pdoc says that although technically you aren't supposed to do that, but lots of her patients do and find it useful.
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> Just FYI. Ambien might be worth revisiting.
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> Best,
> EE
I regularly cut my 10mg tablets. It just means sometimes I might get 14mg and sometimes 16mg, because it isn't accurate. I don't believe regular Ambien is enteric or has any coating value like the (patent extender) Ambien CR. In fact, its meant to dissolve as quick as possible for fast sleep relief; food might delay it, I forget.
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