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  • čas přidán 31. 01. 2019
  • Among those with insomnia, Ambien remains the most popular sleeping pill approved by the FDA specifically for the purpose. Sleep disorders remain extremely frequent affecting between 6-10% of the population. Women suffer more sleep disturbances than men.
    Previously restricted to fewer than 7-14 days due to a supposed lack of continuing effect, Ambien and similar hypnotics may now be prescribed for long term use. Special precautions are warranted for the elderly, those with liver disease and the debilitated.
    Since Ambien acts to depress the central nervous system, extreme caution is warranted for those receiving other drugs that further deepen sedation. Among the dangerous pairings are Xanax, Valium, opioids, alcohol, trazodone, tramadol and certain antidepressants.
    Women seem especially prone to lingering sleepiness or “clouded brain” during the day after taking Ambien. Even 8 hours after the pill, blood levels are still measurable in 15% of women but fewer than 3% of men. This prolonged effect creates potential danger with activities requiring mental alertness such as driving to work the next day. Extended release tablets further compound the problem.

Komentáře • 273

  • @steveburnett2019
    @steveburnett2019 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Starting my third year on Ambien, it continues to work most nights. Not happy being dependent but thankful to have it. No crazy stories or side effects. Ambien receives tons of bad press and testimonials online but Dr. Landows presentation here makes me feel better about my situation. Thankful for him.👍

    • @LivHard
      @LivHard Před 5 měsíci +1

      My sentiments as well. Nothing’s worse than starting the day with only 3 or 4 hours sleep.

    • @jenniferlee9029
      @jenniferlee9029 Před 3 měsíci

      Do you take it every night . Thanks❤

    • @steveburnett2019
      @steveburnett2019 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@jenniferlee9029 yes, pretty much..otherwise it might take 3 hours of lying there to drift off, or seeing 5 am roll by and still no sleep.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem +1

      Same here, thankful for him.

  • @sl4983
    @sl4983 Před rokem +5

    What an absolutely brilliant doctor.

  • @SteveSnowman
    @SteveSnowman Před 3 lety +23

    Nice. This Dr. has an incredible Brain. He nailed-it for us true sufferers of chronic sleep disorders ; sleep-onset and sleep maintenance.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem +4

      He really does have an incredible brain and levelheadedness.

    • @anitasanders4267
      @anitasanders4267 Před 5 měsíci

      BIG PHARMA IS AT FAUGHT! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SLEEPLESNESS DOES IN A LIFE TIME

    • @anitasanders4267
      @anitasanders4267 Před 5 měsíci

      Every medication is just as bad!!!!!!!

    • @anitasanders4267
      @anitasanders4267 Před 5 měsíci

      You have no idea how to talk to people

  • @isabellaflorentina7574
    @isabellaflorentina7574 Před 2 měsíci +3

    10 years on it. It is a life saver for me. When I first started it I would eat snacks at night right after I took it. I no longer have those issues. If you take it just make sure you get right in bed and go to sleep. Don't drink alcohol or mix with other benzos. This medicine gets a bad rap but it has been a life saver for Me and it is very effective.

    • @Dlangguth
      @Dlangguth Před měsícem

      Its great until it stops working. Then nothing works

    • @isabellaflorentina7574
      @isabellaflorentina7574 Před měsícem

      @@Dlangguth what do you do now? I'm worried it will stop working for me. How do you cope now?

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      ​@@DlangguthIt's worked for me for 5 years, perfectly.

    • @Dlangguth
      @Dlangguth Před měsícem

      @@sl4983 great, and if you're still on it I hope it stays that way and you don't become one of the people who struggles to get 3 hours of sleep.

    • @Dlangguth
      @Dlangguth Před měsícem

      @@isabellaflorentina7574 thankfully I don't have this but I've talked to a lot of people who do. Best thing to do is work with your dr to find something else.

  • @Lopsa192
    @Lopsa192 Před 5 lety +43

    These videos are perhaps the most helpful I have ever seen on these topics. As a chronic insomniac myself I always feel torn between taking medication and feeling fearful of becoming dependent on the meds. But he is right....really the insomnia doesn't just go away by itself and it is worse not to sleep in the long run. Ambien puts me out for 3 hours if I'm lucky. But some nights even to get that amount is better than none at all.

    • @sidka84
      @sidka84 Před 4 lety

      No,best were from Dr Mark Winer aka doctorofmind

    • @8QQ8
      @8QQ8 Před 3 lety +1

      @Loops exactly! Im in the same boat...

    • @vikrambansal1375
      @vikrambansal1375 Před 2 lety

      Try mirtazipine

    • @pmh1nic
      @pmh1nic Před rokem +3

      I don't think dependence should be an issue. Lack of sleep is terrible and CA really put stress on you physically and mentally. If you're not abusing it (taking more than you're prescribed) and you're getting the benefit (a good night's sleep) it seems to be a better option than suffering the damage done via lack of sleep.

    • @johnylalrina1451
      @johnylalrina1451 Před rokem +6

      Get well soon my friend. Only the one who suffers knows how you feel.

  • @fishy804
    @fishy804 Před 3 lety +5

    Very informative presentation. 👍 👍

  • @DanielSRosehill
    @DanielSRosehill Před rokem +4

    As always, absolutely packed full of helpful information. Thank you!

  • @LivHard
    @LivHard Před 5 měsíci +5

    Dr. Ken, thanks for the presentation. I’m 69 years old & prescribed Zolpidem over 3 years ago. I’ve tried heavy exercise as a remedy to anxiety, which works most days. Although Zolpidem 5 mg works well for sleep onset, I occasionally struggle with sleep maintenance when my sleep is interrupted for a bathroom break. I’m worried about the potential for dementia from long term use.

    • @Spork123able
      @Spork123able Před 4 měsíci

      Exactly the same for me

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      The medicines that can put someone at risk for dementia are the OTC meds like unisom or Benadryl, not Ambien. Even my sleep doctor agreed that ambien was safer and less harsh.

  • @greggucwa4543
    @greggucwa4543 Před 2 lety +3

    Great info. Thank you Dr..

  • @paulsarni4706
    @paulsarni4706 Před rokem +1

    Such Awesome Information!! 👏
    Thanks So Much for your fabulous Counsel&Sharing Dr Ken.👍

  • @akishab1
    @akishab1 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks so much for all beneficial information.

  • @jdryak
    @jdryak Před rokem +2

    Excellent video, both for the professional and layperson.

  • @themauriciobunch2442
    @themauriciobunch2442 Před 3 lety +26

    Ambien has really helped my sleeping patterns. Thank god for it. SO much better than Xanax or Ativan.

    • @Magar6
      @Magar6 Před 2 lety +1

      Hi Vicat, can I ask: How has it helped with your sleeping? (Since I have read that it's not advisable to take on a regular basis).

    • @minkahed6724
      @minkahed6724 Před 2 lety +3

      I don't know... sure, it works, but impacts from this drug is a lifelong battle. Trust me, as a former user, I know.
      Don't recommend it all.

    • @bickyboo7789
      @bickyboo7789 Před 2 lety

      @@minkahed6724 like what impacts for example? Did you get physically addicted to the point of withdrawals or something? Is it too hard to sleep without it? Rebound anxiety after usage? I am curious.

    • @minkahed6724
      @minkahed6724 Před 2 lety +1

      @@bickyboo7789 All of it !!!
      If ya don't need it, don't use it. There's always a risk for addiction and it got me into a ton of trouble... almost ruined me permanently.

    • @lukealadeen7836
      @lukealadeen7836 Před 2 lety

      @@minkahed6724 how provide details

  • @amirhosseinheidary2020
    @amirhosseinheidary2020 Před rokem +1

    Thanks a bunch dr.

  • @joeygamio4716
    @joeygamio4716 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks doctor for this information

  • @LeonardoLua
    @LeonardoLua Před 4 lety +13

    Thank you doctor; every single video I find all the info I usually don't hear from my doctor.

  • @vikasgupta1828
    @vikasgupta1828 Před rokem +1

    Thanks

  • @sl4983
    @sl4983 Před rokem +3

    There's a new study by the institute of psychopharmacology, showing that women actually do metabolize it faster and that the danger was overnight. It recommends treating with an effective amount rather than undertreating which leads to dangerous effects from prolonged less than optimal sleep.

  • @simonmortiz7428
    @simonmortiz7428 Před 3 lety +9

    AWESOME VIDEO IT CLEARED UP A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS

    • @surkey5055
      @surkey5055 Před rokem

      I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE VIDEO

  • @59Disciple
    @59Disciple Před rokem +1

    Good Man! Thank you Dr

  • @hilljayden2122
    @hilljayden2122 Před 4 lety +12

    Many thanks, Dr. I appreciate your clear presentation and detailed information.

  • @freddydee270
    @freddydee270 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Great video.
    This, the guy gives the most information I've ever heard when he speaks about drugs....
    Nothing is left to guess.

  • @y66llhuaweu98
    @y66llhuaweu98 Před rokem +3

    I love you doctor. Thank you for all your efforts.

    • @szwedzkiPL
      @szwedzkiPL Před rokem

      Dr's passed

    • @szwedzkiPL
      @szwedzkiPL Před rokem

      Dr's dead

    • @y66llhuaweu98
      @y66llhuaweu98 Před rokem +1

      @@szwedzkiPL So sad to hear that. When did he pass? Was he ill?

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem +1

      ​@@y66llhuaweu98 He was a brilliant doctor, hope there was no foul play.

  • @MyBenzoHell
    @MyBenzoHell Před 5 lety +15

    Best Dr period. You have taught me more than my counselor and my dr combined! I put them to shame now and Dr's don't like it when you tell them how ineffective some drugs are I love debating with my counselor haha. Great vids

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  • @alexelliottloughran93
    @alexelliottloughran93 Před 4 lety +10

    The part about developing bad habit after insomnia sets is was something new to me - after 12 years of Ambien use and lots of doctors (inc psychiatrists).

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem

      Psychiatrists? I thought they were for depression

    • @isabellaflorentina7574
      @isabellaflorentina7574 Před měsícem

      @@sl4983 no my psychiatrist treats my insomnia. My regular doctor doesn't feel comfortable prescribing sleep medications. So I was forced to go to a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists help with all types of mental illnesses, but they are for medication management, not for counseling.

  • @winnysneece694
    @winnysneece694 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Ambien saved my life. FELL ASLEEP TWICE DRIVING.. I had severe insomnia. DR at the time put me on Ambien. No adverse reactions. Depending when i ate supper. 5 mg Ambien would work and slept 4-6 hrs. NEVER felt humg over when i woke up. I lost weight anf felt great. Ambien Worked for 3 years. But then my doctor wanted to change my medication for NO REASON. NONE! Im BIOLOGICAL FEMALE AND next med Dr wanted to try nee med and it never worked. Now i suffer with anxiety BECAUSE OF SEVERE INSOMNIA and gained all my weight back. Thankful that dr retired. Terrible experience with that Dr.

    • @williampatrick2971
      @williampatrick2971 Před 6 měsíci

      Doctors do that all the time. It sucks. It especially happens when you get a NEW doctor. Even if you’re prescribed something that you love and that works, they’ll get a power trip and take you off it so they can prescribe something THEY want.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      I feel very well slept the next morning.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      I hate when doctors try to change up what is clearly working. It's horrible.

  • @wendylee635
    @wendylee635 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I took Ambien for 21 years , 1/4 or 1/3 of 10 mg two or three time a week approximately. Don’t have any side effects and it’s effective. Now I am trying to listen sleep music before I go to sleep , it seems work too.

    • @victasshort1484
      @victasshort1484 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Same here, I use 1/4 of 10 mg for about 10 years, but now switched to Kirkland signature sleep aid. 1/8 of 25mg help me sleep.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      Yes I break it in half or thirds also

  • @ericfelds6291
    @ericfelds6291 Před 2 lety +5

    Thank you for your comments about how irresponsible it is to prescribe antipsychotics for mild sleeping disorders, I have a tremor in both of my hands now that is currently making it difficult to type this reply due to a comically incompetent psychiatrist I had in boarding school prescribing. He prescribed seroquel and later olanzapine for the mild trouble I had initiating sleep for years

  • @Goldmanvision
    @Goldmanvision Před 4 lety +9

    Anyone else check all the titles of the books on this Doc's shelf? namely the giant gynecology book right next to the giant geriatric health book, front and center? It's like those two and a couple dictionaries. Doc's Bookshelf reveal at 20k subs.
    On a serious note, awesome video. Very informative and in-depth. Thanks doc.

    • @freakydeaky2316
      @freakydeaky2316 Před 2 lety +3

      I have a script for this drug, but am fearful becaues im taking other medications, and I don't want to sleep walk. My sister was taking it, and she got up in the middle of the night and left the house and walked through town to my brother's house and then back. She said she remembers a police cruser following slowly behind her, but that's all she remembers.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem

      ​@@freakydeaky2316 you can break it in half and start with a small dose.

  • @johnmitchell8925
    @johnmitchell8925 Před rokem +2

    I am so glad i found your channel cause it looks like i have to diagnose all my own ailments since my doctors are now lost in lol lol land

  • @Tesseramous
    @Tesseramous Před 11 měsíci +1

    That was like a 90s informercial the best ad for ambien ive ever seen. I wonder if he gets paid by Sanofi. Saying ambien has no dependence/withdrawal issue a strong statement - I sure wish it didnt.

  • @zakarestoffle3060
    @zakarestoffle3060 Před 2 lety +3

    I take ambein and I've been on it since 2007 and still works along side my halcion and trazadone and Ativan cause I have really bad chronic insomnia and I can stay awake for days if I didn't have n y sleeping medications mainly ambein thanks for the knowledge dr

  • @Endtimescoming
    @Endtimescoming Před měsícem

    So I have apnea got on the machine ....a little over 2 years ago after falling asleep at the wheel going in the ditch luckily nobody was hurt. C-pap has worked great for me but several months ago now I took a new much more stressful job and I find I can no longer sleep through the night, Oh I can ussually fall asleep alright and on the machine I have very few apnea episodes less than is normal for normal sleepers even most of the time but I can no longer stay asleep past a few hours at night...I wake up my brain starts going and thinking on work and thats pretty much it for sleep. My sleep Dr the one who set me up with the machine just prescribed ambien. Last night was the first night I took it. I can tell you I slept mostly through the night woke up once but went back to sleep quickly. How ever my number of apnea events were significantly increased from one or 2 or sometimes even less up to 23 an hour. I decided tonight I will try the pill again if the apnea which has been low on the machine for a long time is significantly increased again I will go tomorrow night without the pill and just deal with being awake half the night and see how many apenea events I end up with....half a night of good sleep I am positive is worse than a full night of restless sleep.

  • @danigirl22
    @danigirl22 Před 2 lety +1

    Your very insightful! I absolutely love you 😊

  • @BalkanDeputy
    @BalkanDeputy Před 5 měsíci +2

    He passed away at age 73, on March 11, 2022.

  • @garypalmer890
    @garypalmer890 Před 5 měsíci +2

    If it’s so bad , BAN the dam stuff.

  • @notnecessarily3681
    @notnecessarily3681 Před 5 lety +4

    wonderful doctor highly informative...I have a question I used sleep with no problems..but last year I done an ear flush on both ears don't know what happened but after that I got extreme head pain in the back part of my head and at the top...went to e.r. done a cat scan but nothing was found...but ever since then I've developed chronic insomnia every night I will get 2-4 hrs of sleep every day...my eyes are sleepy but I can't even get drowsy to fall asleep ..now I'm on zolpidem 10 mg...it's works on and off because sometimes it doesn't help me fall asleep quickly as other times it does..plus I get a maximum of 6hr. top while on this..maybe I need to try the extended release or something else...but the mystery is why will all this happened after an ear flush or did the cat scan had something to do with it??

    • @laveyan4353
      @laveyan4353 Před 2 lety +1

      The CR is more expensive but way more effective. Half the pill puts you to sleep, the other half keeps you from waking up. You'd probably have better luck. Old comment just thought I'd share. ✌🏻

  • @jimfoster7986
    @jimfoster7986 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I took Ambien once or twice a week for nearly 15 years. I was prescribed 10 mg, but I cut them in quarters. A quarter was all I needed. It was a godsend. When I moved to another state my doctor refused to prescribe it. Instead he gave me Trazadone. I have to take it every night. It’s bizarre how doctors ignore what you tell them.

    • @victasshort1484
      @victasshort1484 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Try Kirkland Signature Sleep Aid. 1/4 of 25mg will knock you out. I used to take Ambien for 10 years, 1/4 of 10 mg but now switched to Kirkland sleep aid brand.

    • @Look-at-yourself87
      @Look-at-yourself87 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Trazadone is an anti depressant with tiredness being a side effect… not a good medication for sleep

    • @maristella287
      @maristella287 Před 6 měsíci

      But Trazadone can be used to quit smoking ir alcohol, or benzodiazalibes. I quit a small amount if alprazolam this summer by using Trazodone.
      I am so grateful that I quit the Alprazolam.
      I figured it out on my own.
      I was more depressed during g the summer so we added Trazodobe and since I already wanted to quit the venzo I was using for sleep, and I read that it can be used to quit alcohol, I went ahead and over two to three weeks used it to quit alprazolam to sleep. I am relieved that I did that.
      I have never tried Ambien.

    • @isabellaflorentina7574
      @isabellaflorentina7574 Před měsícem +1

      Wow. Trazodone was horrible for me. Could not get up the next day. I was so sedated during the day but I never actually helped me fall asleep at night. I hated trazodone. How do you like it? I like ambien because I have no hangover the next day. I usually wake up without any grogginess.

    • @isabellaflorentina7574
      @isabellaflorentina7574 Před měsícem

      @@victasshort1484 what is it made of? Is it a supplement?

  • @lukeschwenn4280
    @lukeschwenn4280 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Sounds like the doc had some good things to say about ambien.

  • @dreit899
    @dreit899 Před 4 lety

    Topic about adrenal fatigue please

  • @mqurashi8368
    @mqurashi8368 Před rokem +3

    Using this drug since 15 years. 5 mg every night. Helped me a lot. No major issue.

  • @Eflodur
    @Eflodur Před rokem +1

    They dont wear out. But a lot of people say that they have to raise the dosage to have effects after month of consume of ambien.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem

      But then the doseage levels out at the appropriate amount for that person.

  • @steveburnett2019
    @steveburnett2019 Před rokem

    Best information on the internet, he seems a bit more negative about sleeping pills in general on the other post, here he says Ambiens a “relatively safe drug.”

  • @joshuaharrington5994
    @joshuaharrington5994 Před 3 lety +8

    I hate it how all the doctors do is tell you how bad sleeping pills are try being an insomniac more than half your life than doctor we’ll talk side effects

    • @marichristian1072
      @marichristian1072 Před 3 lety +4

      Exactly! I've had insomnia since I was a child. As a result, I was extremely accident prone because I was so sleep deprived. Ambien is a miracle drug for me.

    • @atabeyhealing2442
      @atabeyhealing2442 Před 3 lety +4

      Exactly! Some people take and abuse these drugs and because they really don’t need it, is easy for them to be opinionated and have fun about it, for someone who cannot sleep without meds or someone who sometimes even on meds have a hard time sleeping, is a different story. I have been insomniac since I was 10 years old due to trauma, so I have spent about 21 years of my life without knowing how it feels to sleep and be rested unless I have meds to help it. I was on trazadone and after increasing my dose 3 times my doctor prescribed another med, but that one did not do it either, my doctor has now suggested this one and if that will help me sleep, I am down to try it, I don’t care about tripping, seeing aliens or having fun with a pill, all I need is to sleep. Only insomniacs will understand how important this is.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      .

  • @clintparsons3989
    @clintparsons3989 Před 2 lety +9

    I’ve been on it for years. Still works as good as it did the first time. I have bipolar disorder and good sleep is as important as any of by bipolar meds, so I take an ambien every night to make damn sure I get good sleep haha. You could say I use ambien as a preventative measure to keep my moods stabil. I don’t actually have a diagnosed sleep disorder like chronic insomnia
    Finding a doctor who was willing to prescribe it was very hard. Most doctors acted like I may as well be asking for crack. I have no idea why so many doctors are so hesitant to prescribe it because it has zero recreational value, to me at least. It doesn’t make me high and I never have the desire/need to take more than one pill. it just knocks me out and I sleep like a baby. I think it’s reputation for addiction and sleepwalking/driving/eating is greatly exaggerated.
    I DO let the regular generic pill dissolve under my tongue, though. I don’t swallow the pill whole. If you want to call that abuse you can but it works for me and has for years.I let it dissolve and absorb under my tongue that way it isn’t affected by what or how much I ate for dinner, which makes a huge difference in how well and fast it works.

    • @minkahed6724
      @minkahed6724 Před 2 lety +1

      You obviously didn't watch this video. 🙄 Get smart.

    • @clintparsons3989
      @clintparsons3989 Před 2 lety +4

      @@minkahed6724 enlighten me with what I missed, oh learned scholar.

    • @minkahed6724
      @minkahed6724 Před 2 lety

      @@clintparsons3989 My comment went right over you and I dare say under you as well.

    • @clintparsons3989
      @clintparsons3989 Před 2 lety +1

      @@minkahed6724 k

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem

      ​@@minkahed6724 No it's more like you didn't.

  • @lilm1234
    @lilm1234 Před 4 lety +2

    Works okay for me in the CR. Not the immediate. Sonata work relatively well but it didn’t keep you asleep. Lunesta was a lost cause IMO..

    • @bashasline
      @bashasline Před 2 lety +2

      I was able to quit smoking on CR.

    • @jenniferbryn
      @jenniferbryn Před 2 lety +2

      lunesta has a yuck taste. i could never get it out of my mouth. even throughout the morning i would taste it until it totally got out of my system.

  • @alexisaac9032
    @alexisaac9032 Před 2 lety +6

    Ambian is a great medical intervention for sleep. It helps me.

    • @PatrickOCnMD
      @PatrickOCnMD Před 2 lety +8

      Helped me a lot too. Been on it safely for nearly 15 years. My prescribing Doctor just died recently. New Doctor says she just refuses to prescribe it for me.
      Am beside myself. Have 2 refills left then I will be without and will be a suffering insomniac once again. Am starting to really hate Doctors and Mainstream Medicine. Mainstream medicine sucks as far as I am concerned.

    • @lukealadeen7836
      @lukealadeen7836 Před 2 lety

      @@PatrickOCnMD 15 years is a long time. I just started. Has the medicine changed your cognitive abilities?

    • @PatrickOCnMD
      @PatrickOCnMD Před 2 lety +2

      @@lukealadeen7836 It might have had I not started supplementation for brain/cognitive functionality several years ago. I take a really good one. But I started supplementing because of my advancing age, not because I was taking Zolpidiem.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem +1

      Amen to that, thank you Aventi-Sanofi

    • @jenniferlee9029
      @jenniferlee9029 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@PatrickOCnMDdo you take it every night?

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    @larrytate1657 Před 5 lety +5

    Can you do a video on THC and CBD? Thanks

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  • @luavasconcelos1637
    @luavasconcelos1637 Před 4 lety +4

    How does one taper off ambien? I’ve been on Zolpidem for 6 months. I had no idea about all these drugs my doctor has prescribing me.

    • @galacticwarrior7573
      @galacticwarrior7573 Před 3 lety +1

      Im not a med pro but I have experience in tapering off usually they lower ur dose at a slow and steady rate depending on the reason y ur quitting if ur quitting for health reasons they'll taper u off at a quicker rate than a person with no issues

    • @stephaniesteed7653
      @stephaniesteed7653 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Did you get off the ambien?

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      Update?

    • @luavasconcelos1637
      @luavasconcelos1637 Před měsícem +1

      @@sl4983 yes, i am off since years now. I just quit.

    • @stephaniesteed7653
      @stephaniesteed7653 Před měsícem

      @@luavasconcelos1637 I am tapering right now and being successful so far but It took me longer than usual to get to sleep last night. Did you have any rough nights when you stopped? Please share it helps others.

  • @sl4983
    @sl4983 Před rokem +13

    Zolpidem is the bomb!!!

    • @germanshepherdmom1143
      @germanshepherdmom1143 Před 10 měsíci +1

      But it has horrible side effects. Not worth taking it.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      ​​@@germanshepherdmom1143No, it does not have terrible side effects, at all. Very worth taking, for me and others here.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      No it does not

  • @daltonedenfield4601
    @daltonedenfield4601 Před 3 lety +1

    How much mg as a high does

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      Depends off if it's ER or immediate release

  • @Fliim
    @Fliim Před rokem +3

    Unfortunately I’m pretty reliant on Zolpidem to sleep. I have most definitely had a lot of amnesia moments. Nothing serious. Just stuff like watching tv in bed and not remember any of it besides I know what show I was watching.

    • @fergalbrennan4914
      @fergalbrennan4914 Před rokem

      How's your sleep now? I'm on Zopiclone, works well. Would be lost without it. I think that Zopiclone = Lunesta in the US.

  • @evanrudibaugh8772
    @evanrudibaugh8772 Před 2 lety +3

    Two questions:
    What advice is there when even 10mg isn't enough to get to sleep? (On a bad night, I might need 20mg)
    Does anyone else feel a little grumpy/exhausted/tired/irritable the next day?
    Ambien has probably been the best fast-acting sleeping pill I've used. What experience do people have with other ones? I was not a fan of lunesta, but have not tried sonata, or restoril (which is a benzodiazepine instead).

    • @clintparsons3989
      @clintparsons3989 Před 2 lety +3

      They make a 12.5 controlled release pill.
      Restoril doesn’t work as well, and is even more habit forming, but worth a shot.everyone react differently.

    • @Jiu-Jitsu-Robot
      @Jiu-Jitsu-Robot Před rokem +5

      Tell you what, find a doctor that will prescribe the 10mg and 12.5 together. The pharmacy will fill them because they aren’t technically the same drug so state dispensing laws and pharmacy dispensing policy has no bearing on the combination. So that’s 22.5 mg a night that will certainly do the trick.

    • @leahdavis8446
      @leahdavis8446 Před rokem +1

      @@clintparsons3989 I take the 12.5 Zolpidem CR I think it's called? I started off with regular Zolpidem, but it wasn't helping me stay asleep. These ones work a lot better in my opinion, but everyone is different! 😊

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem

      ​@@leahdavis8446 Are they the blue round ones

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem

      No grumpiness or tiredness at all the next morning as you get good rest when you take the right amount.

  • @59Disciple
    @59Disciple Před rokem +1

    Yes you can get clumsy and fall the next morning you won’t realize there is some impairment good point.

  • @germanshepherdmom1143
    @germanshepherdmom1143 Před 3 lety +1

    I’m suffering from a co morbid condition.

  • @sheilamore3261
    @sheilamore3261 Před 10 měsíci

    Trazadone 50mg seems to help me sleep so far it hasn’t called me no problem what do you think of that one?

  • @mickcv4554
    @mickcv4554 Před 3 lety +9

    Kinda trippin me out doc, wasn’t ready for this in your face speech. Side note: it can be incredibly addictive, at first seemed like why would you ever abuse this but one night a person could stay up accidentally and then they get that buzz and then they see why.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem

      Couldn't understand a word you said

    • @mickcv4554
      @mickcv4554 Před rokem

      @@sl4983 ? Then you must be on it haha

  • @bradleygovender5895
    @bradleygovender5895 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I have been on 7.5mg for 2 weeks works like a bomb. . But last 3 days really not working . Could I be immune already ?

  • @DeviantMotives
    @DeviantMotives Před 3 lety +3

    I try not to take it. I have tried everything, and they don’t work. Ambien sometimes work, but a lot of times it doesn’t. I just don’t get much sleep. I’m scared to take it with my breathing issues

  • @sexualsalt6016
    @sexualsalt6016 Před rokem +1

    Do triazolam (Halcion) please!!

  • @szwedzkiPL
    @szwedzkiPL Před rokem

    Rip dr

  • @alisonarmstrong8421
    @alisonarmstrong8421 Před 2 lety +2

    It caused (ambulatory) sleep walking in an elderly friend who walked and fell down a long cement staircase and spent month in hospital as a result.

    • @vondabyers9425
      @vondabyers9425 Před 2 lety +1

      My friend drives on it... its caused her to total her car... oh boy... cops just ask about drinking

    • @laveyan4353
      @laveyan4353 Před 2 lety

      It shouldn't be prescribed to the elderly. Same with benzos. Sounds like the prescribers fault. Most people don't experience those kind of side effects. They've been reported sure, though 99 percent of the time you'll be fine. Hope she recovered well.

    • @pmh1nic
      @pmh1nic Před rokem

      I think that has more to do with the individual than the drug. The objective is to take Ambien to fall asleep. You take it after you're in bed ready to go to sleep.

  • @isabelflowers2585
    @isabelflowers2585 Před 3 lety +4

    Yes it was very helpful but what would happen if u take 2 ambien? Any body know?

    • @bashasline
      @bashasline Před 3 lety

      I take a whole bottle in 3 or 4 days.The I've had insomnia since I was a preteen. I can't wait to have it filled every month and all I can think is
      "I'm going to get some sleep". I'm thinking that over and over till I get in bed. I think I take too many because they don't make me sleepy.
      I set traps for myself to see if I've gotten up. My sleep walking is always in the kitchen. Why can't I sleep walk and vacuum the whole house? I've woken up to food in the strangest places.
      I just rough it out when they're gone.

    • @Mythics1
      @Mythics1 Před 2 lety

      @@bashasline you just spoke to me

    • @vikrambansal1375
      @vikrambansal1375 Před 2 lety

      @@bashasline how are you

    • @crysstoll1191
      @crysstoll1191 Před 2 lety +3

      @@bashasline You are taking way too much zolpidem, talk with you dr. or do some research.

    • @crysstoll1191
      @crysstoll1191 Před 2 lety +1

      2 (are you saying 6.25mg or 10mg.?) is not a big deal but you may develop a tolerance (sooner).

  • @roscoebuns5264
    @roscoebuns5264 Před 4 lety +6

    I need some so bad please help me!!!I can't sleep

    • @iamharper
      @iamharper Před 4 lety +2

      You need Ambien?

    • @roscoebuns5264
      @roscoebuns5264 Před 4 lety

      @@iamharper yes

    • @jacquelineentwistle5091
      @jacquelineentwistle5091 Před 2 lety

      I have zero sleep am suffering ended up in accident emergency ambulance took me there the doctor said to me he will get one of the mental health nurses to see me he said if they say you can have medication to help he said they will priscribe it when I spoke with the nurse I stressed it to her that I can not go on like this I told her if they won't help me I'm taking my own life can't remember the name of the drug she said they would give me she said it will help with anxiety make me relax help sleep she got the chemist to get it ready and she said she will bring it to me I was waiting she called me on my phone and said she spoke to the psychiatrist he told her I can't have it because its addictive if it help people they refuse to give it to me and its there that medication had more value on it than my life that nurse betrayed me and even told me I can trust her she could not even come to me in person and say it to my face she did on the phone that is really bad that they would not help me they wounder why the suicide rate is high they don't care

    • @williampatrick2971
      @williampatrick2971 Před 6 měsíci

      When I ran out, I used wine- a lot of it. It took away the withdrawals and put me to sleep.

  • @aqualane1
    @aqualane1 Před 4 lety +2

    Which is less harmful ambien or trazadone?

    • @sidka84
      @sidka84 Před 4 lety +4

      trazodone,that s for sure

    • @CommonSenseIsntTooCommon
      @CommonSenseIsntTooCommon Před 4 lety +2

      Trazadone

    • @lilm1234
      @lilm1234 Před 2 lety

      Trazodone for sure. It's not even a sleeping pill. It works, but you're better off with Zolpidem or Sonata. Doc's even use Seroquel for sleep. It's Ludacris. That's like giving clozapine for insomnia because of its sedation. Melatonin helps same with Valerian. If you wanna try OTC.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem +1

      Less? Ambien

  • @jdoyle4811
    @jdoyle4811 Před 2 lety +1

    I came here because I visited a relative and he seemed to abuse the Zolpidem in a situation where insomnia is family problem. I was in the clinical research field so I felt like I could open his eyes after I educated myself on Zolpidem. Each person must make their decisions based on what their doctor tells them, what other educated people suggest, and more importantly what your body tells you. Zolpidem is addictive in some people so one cannot just seek information from biased sides.

    • @ericfelds6291
      @ericfelds6291 Před 2 lety

      Based on this comment, I’m highly incredulous that you work in clinical research in any legitimate capacity. You sound like some college aged simpleton who’s trying to appear smart by writing a gargantuan wall of text to make this brilliant observation: ‘sometimes people abuse ambien.’
      Wow you should win a Nobel prize, it’s not like it’s already a controlled substance. I’m stunned by how dumb you are, I’m trying to imagine myself in your head

  • @24bellers20
    @24bellers20 Před 10 měsíci

    Zopiclone ruined my life. Horrible anxiety as it wore off. I was waiting for the next dose. Addiction is too easy with that drug.

  • @Magar6
    @Magar6 Před 2 lety +6

    Is Ambien really as good as this doctor makes out in this video?

    • @lukealadeen7836
      @lukealadeen7836 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes it works. Take 10mg before sleep and put down your phone

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      Yes it is

  • @lakhbinderjitsingh7795
    @lakhbinderjitsingh7795 Před 7 měsíci +1

    👀🌞🌞two of them 😲

  • @jimbrow83
    @jimbrow83 Před 3 lety +3

    Generic ambien didn't work both nights up all night slept better before using it

  • @annaberg1200
    @annaberg1200 Před rokem +3

    This is a deadly tablet! I don't know how to get out of this hell they've created!

  • @amberlorrainetennant2150
    @amberlorrainetennant2150 Před 4 lety +3

    Hi

  • @Rmon_34
    @Rmon_34 Před 4 lety +3

    How does Ambien interact with Adderall in the morning?

    • @garrwag2975
      @garrwag2975 Před 3 lety +1

      Thats a good question, I was wondering that myself. I feel like the adderall doesn't work as well from a night after a night of ambien.

  • @maybenotsure5380
    @maybenotsure5380 Před 2 lety +3

    I just take about 10 of em but they just make me feel happy nd like I'm neo from matrix.

  • @MikeyBAAZ
    @MikeyBAAZ Před 2 lety +4

    Ill take zolpidem over trazodone

  • @picantel
    @picantel Před rokem

    Tried trazadone, Ambien, and Xanax and none of them worked at all. I use 30mg of temazapam and that works for me. I fall asleep in maybe 30m instead of hours but only sleep maybe 6 hours. I never got tired once on Ambien.

  • @mikelopez3731
    @mikelopez3731 Před 9 měsíci

    I have not slept in 2 days and took a 10mg ambian and still no sleep...feels like i took nothing at all

  • @garyhubbard3459
    @garyhubbard3459 Před 4 lety +4

    He's a cheerlead go "AMBIEN"

  • @DucatiQueen
    @DucatiQueen Před 7 měsíci +4

    I been on Ambien 10mg for over two decades. Now they say long term use can cause Alzheimer’s 🤪 yay

  • @sgouletas1
    @sgouletas1 Před rokem +1

    sounds like a shelf for drug companies as he's under playing the significant addictive effects and withdrawals symptoms that you get when you go off of it as well as underplaying how many people are ending up in the hospital because of this drug.

  • @inayakazi8330
    @inayakazi8330 Před 3 lety +4

    No it's addictive for me I started just for six month I took daily of 60 to 70 mg of zolpedium. When I get to know I am now a zombie behave like a Clam zombie. I quit the drug that day for a week or so I was experiencing strange feeling. I can't explain a week or so I was good . It's a good in small amount only. And 100 percent addictive

    • @mechey10
      @mechey10 Před 3 lety +1

      My Dr. is a real turd just prescribing 10 mg. You would think I was asking her for a million dollars.

    • @inkey2
      @inkey2 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mechey10 you are lucky to get 10mgs in this era of paranoid doctors. I only get 5mg pills.

    • @mechey10
      @mechey10 Před 3 lety +2

      inkey2 , have you noticed all the people on here who abuse this drug, just wanting to get high. Amazing

    • @SR-ws7ef
      @SR-ws7ef Před 2 lety +1

      @@inkey2 Right?!

    • @crysstoll1191
      @crysstoll1191 Před 2 lety +3

      60-70mg of zolpidem is absurdly high dose. Strange how when things are done wrong we get wrong results.

  • @MikeyBAAZ
    @MikeyBAAZ Před 2 lety +3

    Zolpidem helps

  • @primeminister66
    @primeminister66 Před rokem +1

    Hallucination for sure

  • @daltonedenfield4601
    @daltonedenfield4601 Před 3 lety +1

    I took like 1 then 30 min felt non pooped 2 more waited a hour a lil different then popped more

    • @___blaggard999___8
      @___blaggard999___8 Před 3 lety

      Its not really a recreational drug, and if it does give you a high it wont be a nice one. Smoke weed drink beer dont take hypnotic sleep meds for a high, you lose control of yourself your memory goes and your brain goes doing weird and dangerous shit and you wont be able to stop it.

    • @MrCyberShow
      @MrCyberShow Před 3 lety +2

      Melt under tongue. Wait 10 minutes

    • @tyrel-fg7zf
      @tyrel-fg7zf Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@MrCyberShowHere you are again you drug addict

  • @TheAlexisaac1000ify
    @TheAlexisaac1000ify Před 2 lety

    Zopiclone is the only thing in the uk that is mainly prescribed I use 5mg a night its helped on the days nights I so need it. But lately been using more. But if used zolpidem was prescribed it once before 5mg and it helps alot. I prefer zolpidem over zopiclone you dont get so fuzzy also tolerance builds slower.

  • @Magar6
    @Magar6 Před 2 lety +3

    This doctor is very positive about Ambien. He's an Only Fan lol.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem +1

      What's that. And yes ambiens good

  • @MrOsasco
    @MrOsasco Před 3 lety +1

    If you take a drug that creates dependence, you will never know.

  • @melwilliford2492
    @melwilliford2492 Před rokem +4

    I recommend a low dose clonazepam for people who have a history of sleepwalking 😍

  • @davidtodora6173
    @davidtodora6173 Před rokem +1

    Ambien work’s horrible on me. It gives me bad headaches! Including a hangover, as if you had 6 alcohol shots. The Dr gave me 60. I flushed them. And they call it a scheduled drug? Its not addictive to me at all. It should be illegal or taken off the shelf. Thank you Doctor!

    • @michaelgeorge4643
      @michaelgeorge4643 Před rokem

      I used to do sooo many things to try to sleep, none of it worked. I read an hour before bed (paper books, not on a screen), I did vigorous exercise at the gym for 40 minutes 5-6x/week, I eat very healthy, I keep my mind stimulated. Melatonin and antihistamines gave me horrible side effects. Ambien has had ZERO side effects for me, in fact has improved my sleep and as a result, my quality of life. People who think drugs should be made illegal or extremely hard to get because of "addiction" need to get a grip. There are people who can't get benzodiazepines, opioids, or sleeping pills from awful doctors (EVERY time the young ones with zero clue or experience and watch too much news), and those people then go and ruin their own lives searching for street alternatives. These drugs were invented for a reason! The issue is addiction, not the drugs, because they work so well for many (myself included)

    • @williampatrick2971
      @williampatrick2971 Před 6 měsíci

      SIXTY? They must be 5 mg then.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před měsícem

      You must have been prescribed 1-2 per night as needed.

  • @notyouagain7220
    @notyouagain7220 Před 2 lety +1

    Another option is Xanax

  • @sweetwaterfilm
    @sweetwaterfilm Před 3 lety +2

    Please GOD take Ambien off market/ loved one was in coma...!

    • @Magar6
      @Magar6 Před 2 lety +1

      I am sad to hear about that. Was the person driving when they had the accident? (One should not take Ambien 8 hours before driving?)

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 Před rokem

      Uhh what happened

  • @iitzfizz
    @iitzfizz Před 3 lety +3

    low potential for abuse? hmmm

  • @kennethsouthard6042
    @kennethsouthard6042 Před rokem +1

    I took a low dose of this stuff for two nights and it was like living in Alice in Wonderland. LIke a low-grade LSD. I didn't want to touch it again.

  • @elinoreberkley1643
    @elinoreberkley1643 Před rokem +1

    It is worthless. took two and nothing.. made me a liitle sleepy but no sleep

  • @thecoralgroup2541
    @thecoralgroup2541 Před 2 lety

    Ambien is the worst drug I have ever taken at bedtime. The drug gave me a migraine headache the next day. I also had a Hang over! Not for me. Thanks 🙏

    • @Magar6
      @Magar6 Před 2 lety

      Do not use the extended release version

    • @williampatrick2971
      @williampatrick2971 Před 6 měsíci

      I’ve always wondered about the extended release version. What did you experience?

  • @ernestoconsuegra1970
    @ernestoconsuegra1970 Před 3 lety +4

    Ambien is horrible !!!

    • @willieboyd79
      @willieboyd79 Před 3 lety +1

      Why i have some havent tried it yet

    • @ritajones7063
      @ritajones7063 Před 2 lety

      I fully agree I took it and sleep walked.I wrecked my car in my drive way and don’t remember it also I lived by myself and I would get up in the morning after taking ambient and find shoes outside my closet lined in a row just strange I will never take it again.

    • @dannywelsh9321
      @dannywelsh9321 Před 2 lety +1

      cant wait too test it out