I understand what everyone is saying but the fear of not sleeping and being able to function in the morning to take care of my baby is literally driving me mad..I need help and just don't know how to get it
Ann, exactly the point I was trying to make further back. I too fall asleep on my own but wake up at least a couple of times a night and sometimes more due to my own fibromyalgia condition. I too still feel better than also having a second sleep disorder caused by those Rx's.
I have had insomnia for years and had to stop taking everything. I now fall asleep on my own but still wake up a couple times a night. I still feel better though.
there is no med meant for long term insomnia. every single one of them suggests 14 days of use or less.
increasing your dose of ambien will likely do nothing since by increasing the dose of ambien beyond 10mg, you often are NOT increasing it's theraputic effectiveness. with ambien, you can take a handful of them and it will likely not be much more effective at making you sleep than taking one or two.
there are stronger meds that could knock an elephant out. somnote (chloral hydrate)...halcion...restoril...then the big guns like butisol or seconal. problem is using stronger meds will lead to the exact same, but far more dangerous end. these are much more powerful drugs, but they will cause you to develop the same tolerance, only there is nowhere to go after them except to take more...and taking MORE of those is a disasterous idea.
best thing is to get a sleep specialist and get OFF ambien, or else reduce use to less than 7 days per month.
best of luck
Ambien is not meant to be a long term med, but im sure they didn't know that back then. The best thing, as always, is to talk to your doctor.
HI welcome to the forum the Zmeds are tuff to get off and you do build up a tolerance to them there are several diffent brands out there but they all work the same it may just be time to get off of them they where nere ment for long term use you slowly taper off a little bit at a time and expect some insomnia wile going threw this but if your uping your dose it time to get off good luck and God bless......Gnarly