Posted by yxibow on February 5, 2007, at 3:15:19
In reply to Ambien Anxiolytic properties, posted by Pluto on February 5, 2007, at 2:52:01
> Hi
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> Klonopin dampens my libido, so I can't take it anymore. Xanax too is the same. I have found a way out. Use small doses of Ambien instead of benzodiazepines.
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> What do you think? I take 10mg Ambien at night for sleep. It calms and sedates me. I am planning to take 5 mg during the day.I have done it once and it was fine. My concern is by dosing it during the day, do I make it less effective at night? I can dose 5mg in the morning and stay awake, calm and well tranquillized but no sedation. But I don't want this to happen at night when I need sedation.
> Is dosing Ambien during the day a problem? Will it make it less effective at night?
> PS: I have no memory problems on Ambien
Not a good idea. Yes, Ambien touches GABA-BZ, but pseudobenzodiazepines are intended only when one can predict to get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep.
Also, there are several other benzodiazepines you haven't tried, such as Valium.
You may think you have no memory problems but this is not only far off-label, its also only likely to make you more tolerant to Ambien. What if it actually made you fall asleep at the wheel one day? I mean I suppose its not quite as odd an idea as using Halcion during the day but it approaches it. Just because you got away with it once doesn't mean that it will go well the next time. Yes, Ambien can be dosed up up to 20mg, but that's at night.
I don't get the logic, it sedates you at night to sleep, so you want to be half as sedated during the daytime ? Something tells me that if you ran this across your psychiatrist he'd probably tell you the same, or more.
There are far safer anxiolytics to use during the daytime than Ambien, including BuSpar, Neurontin, Lyrica, and Paxil, and various esoteric benzodiazepines such as Serax and Librium.
Plus, more to the point, with the very short half life of Xanax, I'm sure when "the moment" is right, you can drop a pill if you've been dosing it 24/7, considering it usually takes up to 4 doses or more to cover a day.
I can't see it I'm afraid- tidings
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