Posted by JadeKelly on February 24, 2009, at 19:42:16
In reply to An important Question, posted by G-man885858 on February 24, 2009, at 2:09:15
> Hey,
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> I've been taking ambien every nite for more than 2 months now. I want to stop it, but I'm getting nasty withdrawal... DOes anyone have any good suggestions for this?
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> Please!Hey G-Mann
First, don't panic. You'll get some ideas here and figure something out, okay?
Do you have enough to do a slow, slow taper? What kind of withdrawal symptoms are you having? How much have you been taking and i f you don't mind my asking, what other meds are you on at what dosages?
My nephew was taking Ambien and felt he was becoming dependent also. He'll be home soon hopefully and I can get some ideas from him. If not I'll try and reach him. In the mean time see if anyone else has experience with this.
My understanding is its not the innocent sleep med they make it out to be. My nephew and I told his GP he had a history with addiction (benzos) and couldn't be given anything like that. Luckily hes doing a program and wasn't about to ruin it over Ambien.
Sorry that happened to you. I'll talk with you a little later. Stay cool!
~Jade
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