Posted by JohnnyBLinux on July 13, 2008, at 19:52:56
In reply to Re: Insomnia, posted by blueboy on July 13, 2008, at 10:26:51
> I regularly take 25-30mg of Ambien to get to sleep. It makes pdocs nervous because that's not what the literature says.
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> But if 10mg isn't working, yes, IMHO try taking a bigger dose. Your pdoc will feel better about it if you don't take it every night.
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> My suggestion is to do what I did: run a test. When you have bad insomnia, take 10mg and wait 45 minutes. If you're still awake, take another 10. And so on.
I've experimented with all of the above. Since 10mg has lost it's effectiveness, I try taking 20mg or 30mg on bad nights. Clearly, the downside to increasing the nightly dose like this is I have to be prepared to be without Ambien for a time until the next refill. I get some minor withdrawal symptoms and rebound insomnia when this happens. I'd like to have something on-board that I won't run out of prematurely.> And always remember, these message boards, even though they can be helpful and informative, mostly constitute anecdotal evidence. Any post could be outright wrong or dependent on a condition or personal chemistry very different from yours.
Very true indeed. Thanks for the reminder. It's prudent to take what you read here with a grain of salt. I plan to bring this up later this week with my pdoc. I'll post an update if he changes anything.
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