Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
I havnt been able to sleep for about a month now...AT ALL. Its been hard on me. So my Dr. FINALLY gave me ambien. I was so excited because for the first time in the longest time I would be able to sleep again. He said it should make me fall asleep within 20 min. tops. Well..I took it, and waited and waited. An hour passed, nope nothing. I finally fell asleep 2 1/2 hrs later. THEN woke up after sleeping for 2 hours...then I was up all night. Havnt slept except those two hours. It made me sleep even worse than I have been. I feel as if it gave me energy instead of making me sleep! What is wrong with me!?!
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I liked ambien but the memory loss was really annoying. I didnt like how that made me feel at all. It helped me sleep but I never really stayed asleep. I dont think it is you at all. I know many other people who have the same problems with it. My doctor told me that ambien's affect can vary depending on the person.
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I take 5mg of Ambien with 100mg of Trazadone preceding it. I sleep better than I have in 30 years! I never thought I'd feel rested, but I do. Sorry it doesn't work for others, but don't give up!
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talk to your doctor about other sleep aids...there's sonata, ambien cr, lunest...not sure which one will work for you. hang in there. nothing is wrong with you its just that not all medicine works for everyone. the trick is to find out what works best for you. good luck :)
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sorry...meant to say lunesta in my above post
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