Posted by Crotale on July 27, 2008, at 13:59:10
In reply to Re: high dose zolpidem » Crotale, posted by raisinb on July 27, 2008, at 11:55:44
Ambien [and generic therof, yay!] is the only one of those things that work for me at all...Lunesta and the rest don't seem to do anything (although I've only tried slightly higher-than-recommended doses).
I take 20mg q.h.s. of Ambien - have always needed this amount even when on no other meds. It's pretty okay (the only sedative-hypnotic I've ever found that doesn't stop working after a few nights tops) but it only lasts 4 hours, or less. However, I'm nervous about asking my pdoc if I can take a second dose in the middle of the night. Afraid if I ask for more he'll think I'm abusing it or something.
Good point about the amnesia thing. They've been giving me a very intense triazolobenzo [related to Xanax and Halcion] called Versed (midazolam) along with the anesthesia for the ECT. So when I wake up I'm always confused for a while, like it takes me a few minutes just to figure out that the treatment's over! It's kind of annoying, especially since I don't see why I need Versed with general anesthesia! (For that matter, it seems odd that they would give you a medication with anticonvulsant properties during ECT. I guess they compensate for that, though.)
-Crotale
(who, incidentally, thinks the idea of trying to get high on Ambien is pretty lame)
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