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Mental Health Support

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17. Ambien

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 09:14 AM

Feb 2013

I am one of those people that does sleepwalking on Ambien. It's a scary thing, so I had to stop taking it.

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Insomnia - Advice/Ideas needed [View all] 2theleft Jan 2013 OP

Go to a neurologist. Now. JayhawkSD Jan 2013 #1

Thanks for the info... 2theleft Jan 2013 #2

Good, do that JayhawkSD Jan 2013 #7

That is what I think too libodem Jan 2013 #11

I've had mild forms of sleep paralysis and insomnia napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #3

Long walks in the woods nt. tama Jan 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #5

My sleeping got better when I started taking Seroquel. Neoma Jan 2013 #6

being knocked out for 8 hours sounds like heaven. 2theleft Jan 2013 #8

Thanks all, just to follow up... 2theleft Jan 2013 #9

Regular Seroquel works for me TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #15

This works for me too. Sophiegirl Feb 2013 #16

I take Ambian and easttexaslefty Jan 2013 #10

I've tried trazadone, but 2theleft Jan 2013 #13

for some reason mopinko Jan 2013 #12

Counting 2theleft Jan 2013 #14

Ambien Sophiegirl Feb 2013 #17

yeah, i did some dumb shit, too. mopinko Feb 2013 #18

Did you know they've cut the recommended dosage in half? TexasBushwhacker Feb 2013 #21

HAVE YOU SEEN A NEUROLOGIST YET? JayhawkSD Feb 2013 #19

Not yet...The original meds worked until last week. 2theleft Feb 2013 #20