Truth About Sleeping Pills (Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata) Are They Dangerous?
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Truth About Sleeping Pills (Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata) Are They Dangerous?
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It's a terrible cycle with insomnia. I miss being a kid and falling asleep immediately.
We completely agree! It was so easy then!
Me too
Haha lucky. I couldn't even sleep as a kid
One thing to do is to exercise and use up unused energy.
I tell myself not to think, say it over and over again
You guys are angels. So humble and full of good humor. You’ve helped me with many things. God bless you.
I just took some sleeping pills before watching this. So this has my undivided attention.
Do u dream if u take sleeping pills
Hlw
@@fizzycola1232 not really..
@@fizzycola1232 nope
@@jonathaneglin2325 that’s so cool how does it feel
Physical dependence on a medication taken as prescribed is not addiction.
It’s misplaced or abused trust in a doctor or the medical industry. Huge difference that needs recognition.
The distinction must become part of everyone’s vocabulary because there is a cultural difference that matters.
I thought physical dependence and addiction were synonyms? How do you define addiction, or should we scrap the word since it neglects key social factors? Thank you for this super insightful comment. :)
@@tamarad4146
Illegal, criminal, weak, antisocial behavior, secrecy, etc, are all negative social idealization’s associated with “addiction” and signal that the individual has done something inherently wrong in their behavior.
When an individual takes a “medication” that has been legally prescribed under whatever circumstances, and has become physically dependent on that substance due to malpractice beyond their control it is irresponsible to treat that person as if they have done something inherently “wrong” for simply trusting a professional. Stigma = Silence and some “professionals” bank on that. Literally.
@@user-dg7sy8cz3b I couldn't have said any of that better myself. I agree, it's a huge problem the way we conceptualice addicts and the stigma associated with the word 'addict' or 'addiction.' Trust is a huge part of healthcare, and these are good people trusting those who too often exploit them. Poor people, if I think about it for too long, it makes me literally cry. These things weigh heavily on my heart.
@@tamarad4146Getting addicted to stuff "doctors" give you for years means those doctors should be in jail
LOL WHEN THES3 "DOCTORS" GIVE YOU THESE FOR YEARS ON END
My husband and I both take ambien. 10mg between the 2 of us. We love this drug because we both tried the others and ambient gave us life again.
hi how long u take it??any side effects
Amen sista
Do you take it every day?
It's not for everyone...be careful.
I've taken ambien every night over 14 years, have never built up a tolerance, never had a problem. I take it and go to bed.The problem is when people take it and don't get in bed, those are the sensationalized stories you hear about.
Thanks you that clarified my thoughts
The ambien does not work that great for me. I have been taking Xanax Since I was 24 and now I’m 51. I ONLY take them before I go to bed. I have built up such a tolerance that now I have to take 5 mg at once sometimes to fall asleep. So just recently I was trying to wean myself off of it and start taking Ambien. And it didn’t work for a little bit I was down to just taking one Xanax and Ambien. It’s weird I don’t know what else to do
Noo. Taking more than 18 pills a Year increase your risk of death by 3.5. It also increases the risk of cancer. The list of side effects is unbelievable. Guys stay clear from sleeping pills it's deadly ☠️
@@sebasfalconi93 quote your source.
I don’t know how much more I can take of anxiety, depression and not sleeping without meds. I sometimes wish I just would not wake up
Man as a firefighter working 24 hr shifts this is a killer. In my 20’s I managed it. Now at 47 I feel it big time. I use some of these meds when I’m off shift but never on duty. Good vid ❤
Anybody else watching this as you're laying in bed not sleeping?
Zolp dude!
Yep!
I’ve been taking 10mg Ambien every day for a year now and I can’t get off it! 😰
Remember the day's when you woke up around 10am?
Yea :(
I did not know that taking Melatonin regularly will shut down my body from making it naturally. So, if i stop taking it, will my body start back up producing it again? Will it ever go back to the levels i need?
it must i had to get on Ambien to fix it i think it goes back up but takes months
Definitely does go back to normal if you stop taking it.. don't take sleeping pills. It made me sleep walk, it's scary stuff! just take chamomile tea or a cup of warm milk and get used to sleeping normally.
@@sarab7242 chamomile tea is super safe you can take it every night if you want.
@@sarab7242 Just because it did that to you doesn't mean it wouldn't work for other people.
Check, check, check, MD, blood work,sleep study, sleep specialist, CBT for sleep... hallucinating due to lack of sleep. Specialists agree chronic migraine is a major culprit (2 days of sleepless prodome for me) Ambien nightly has changed my life. Gratefull. Sharing for migraine peeps. Also Sleep With Me podcast 100%
I'm glad you found a solution to your problems. Pills really can help us in tremendous ways sometimes. :)
Ambien has worked for me so well and now the Dr has a problem with it 😭
What's the podcast?
I had trouble falling and staying asleep as a child. As an adult it is horrible. Ambien was a miracle for me. Luckily, I. never had strange behaviors. I think some doctors start people on 10 mg and should start them on 5 mg. was able to to take 5mg for 5 years before I had to increase it to 10mg. I also believe some people take their Ambien with a glass of wine. Big mistake!
My neurologist prescribed me Ativan after a back injury 15 years ago. I’ve been trying to stop 🛑 for 2 years. I had seizures when I tried to stop. It has been hell. I wish I would have NEVER taken Ativan for restless leg syndrome & to sleep. It is a trap!
That's an addictive drug, it's not supposed to be used for sleep, best to go to a proper detox. I was addicted to Valium decades ago, very nasty withdrawal.
Some drugs you need to go into the hospital to get off of so they can monitor you. I would talk with your doctor about an inpatient program. Its crappy, but its the safest way to detox.
@LesleyLesley It was prescribed to me for restless leg syndrome & to sleep. It is awful.
@TayTay8000 I am currently on a titration schedule to slowly end this nightmare, under the care of my new neurologist. It is very stressful, I am over come with stress and anxiety. But I’m doing it. I was on 2mg 3 x daily, 6mg total daily. I’m currently on 1mg total daily. It is a long slow process. I’m trying and I will never take addictive medication s ever again.
@@christierella im glad your getting off of it safely and slowly. And im happy for you when the day comes your off of it completely and you can end this rough time you've experienced.
Ambien is dangerous af. I once cooked a full meal and left my front door open. I thought someone broke in and cooked until my wife said it was me. Scary
Ambien just works
I have chronic insomnia over 30 yrs...Ambien helped me for about 6months or so...but after I could take em and still be awake...then was on highest dose, it helpedul while noooo problems, but body grew use to it quickly...so had to change, but body keep getting use 2 it
@@blackberrylady6025 i am coming off 20 mg of ambien was really starting to mess me up..what ya doing now for sleep...ever try Marijuana
That happened to me too. I once made a 3 course dinner at 3 am. My daughter saw it. I had no memory of it at all!
Gosh!
Physical exercise & meditation helped me a lot. Drugs only made it worse.
Most of the doctors don't take a holistic approach to your issues and just put you on drugs due to limited time, limited training, limited knowledge.
Traditional medicine really needs a revamp and I'm sure there will always be a lot of resistance from drug makers, the more problems we have, the more money they make.
I have used Ambien for years and I’m tapering myself off. I do not want to continue taking this medication.
Me also. But very difficult to do.
How is your progress?
@ I actually stopped taking it in July 2024. I stopped drinking alcohol at the same time and although I only sleep five or six hours a night, I feel very refreshed when I wake up. How about you?
@@susanb1394 how did you taper off? How many mg per day were you taking initially, and how long had you been taking that dosage?
After getting off of an addiction to Ambien, my doctor started me on a drug called Trazodone. It's actually an old antidepressant but sleep is an off-label use. It's worked well for me. It's a longer-acting drug and takes a while to kick in but it's non-addictive and has worked for me for the past 7 years.
@tomservo bro I need help how did you quit Ambien and for how long time you are on ambian ?
@@sarthaksatapathy7222it got you hooked/addicted?
Seven years and you're not addicted?
Didn't it make you sick or dizzy when you started taking trazodone? that's an SSRI right? or a TCA?
I mean why is it okay to take that one for 7 years but not ambien?
I have had Insomnia since Childhood!! Nothing ever helped much until Ambient (of course, working nights as an RN for 30 yrs didn't help either!) Recent studies I have read re Amien point to NO problems, even in the 80's, if used ONLY for sleep. But now, due to all the 'Bad Press' the past few years, Many doctors will No Longer prescribe the ONLY thing that has EVER given me a Good Nights' Sleep!!
It's a godsend. Amazing medicine.
I have had insomnia since a child also. I have been a Flight Attendant for 34 years so a normal sleep schedule is unattainable!!! Ambien has been my Godsend!!!!
@@Ohmsstew65 I use the regular release tabs and break them apart, and take about 1/2 to go to sleep, and if I wake up another 1/3 to go back to sleep. I don't like the extended releases. What do you all take?
Mine is lunesta very bad tho only 2 hours
Great video! God bless you guys.
I was prescribed Ambien 5 mg for 30 days because I was having trouble breathing through my nose and it was causing sleep problems. I took it for about 10 days and it worked phenomenally well. I've never waken up feeling so rested and alert at the same time. I have read about horror stories but I suspect that in many cases, there is more to the story than is being provided. Obviously some people have difficult reactions and maybe some people get addicted but to me it's pretty hard to imagine how anyone who takes Ambien as directed becomes addicted (as in, seeking it out for recreational purposes). I can see that if you have chronic insomnia, you may become dependent on it because you need it to go to sleep. But then what's the alternative? Not sleeping?
I also feel very rested and ready for the day when I use it.
And you made a very good point!
Me too.
Your definition of addiction is incorrect.
Zopiclone is a good one, they used to say it wasn't addictive, but it is habit forming, take half of a 7.5mg. But every sleeping pill I've ever used, has a pretty bad hangover, and they get worse as you get older, you'll feel it most of the day. Oregano oil can help you sleep, but it has a hangover, the same with Melatonin. Tryptophan is another amino acid that can help sleep, but if you're an insomniac, the pills are the only guaranteed way to sleep.
When I was prescribed it, zopiclone was wonderful but I was sensible and used 3.75mg every second night and usually after my first attempt of sleep at around 2am. That way I got 5 or 6 hours good sleep every second night and could function properly during the day. Doc told me I was and addict and some other negative opinionated stuff and took me off it and now I am rarely safe to drive the car.
Tryptophan is good for chronic insomnia but causes headaches.
No one even suggests tryptophan anymore and it would do zero for anyone with true, chronic insomnia.
That remark about Roseanne Barr was not fair or accurate. Yes, you can say things you are totally unaware of on Ambian. It has really messed up some people. She had a long history of depression as well. Just assuming she is racist and "rightfully" fired from her show is ludicrous. Give her a break guys. Geeze. Maybe you should interview her first and not accept what the media says about her. Other than that I love you guys. Thank you.
It can definitely make the brain funny ..😢
I was taking Melatonin and it would put me to sleep right away..... However I would have such vivid electric dreams I would wake up with a jolt but happy to realize it was only a dream. But then I could not go back to sleep all night long. I no longer take anything for sleep..
Same
I take melatonin but when I work out for an hour I don't need it
I was taking that stuff for years, and was in Santa Barbara and slept through a small earthquake. I was so annoyed that I missed it.
Never did anything for me.
Same
I am a sufferer of CPTSD due to a narcissistic father who physically , verbally and psychologically abused me and my brother from 2 months old to 18 . Couldn’t escape. I’ve lived with panic and fear for 64 years. I’ve never taken narcotics and stopped alcohol a long time ago . I just couldn’t sleep. I’d drop off then wake up suddenly after 2 hours with anxiety. The only answer was sleeping tablets. I’ve tried so many times to sleep without pills but can’t. My HPA axis is screwed up from early child development.
My husband was in kidney failure and he was prescribed Ambien. The first and only time he took it he was sleep walking cracking eggs on the stove in the middle of the night. Woke up and didn't know he was asleep and started asking him why was he doing what he was doing which he kept denying. Looked into his eyes and knew then he was sleeping and luckily he allowed me to walk him to his bed without fighting me. It was a scary experience and an exhausting one since I was on Dialysis myself
That would scare me so much. My brother used to sleep walk and it was like he was a different person...super eerie.
@@tamarad4146 it frightened me. It was a difficult time.
@@devlevine2782 I can imagine.
What about valerian root capsules? I use them regularly and find them very helpful. Thanks
Never worked for me, nor any other herbal remedy.
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@@sl4983 worthless for true insomniacs
I am suffering from a great deal of insomnia.
Me too
Have you found anything that works?
Why do you suffer?
How are you doing now, 3 years later?
@@tom420DN I am doing a lot better now. My sleep schedule is normal.
Thanks you guys answered a lot of questions about high tolerance and sleeping disorders...
With Ambien I just take and go straight to bed no matter what even if it takes awhile or I do dumb stuff. I been on sleep meds since I was 4 years old and Clonidine worked for most of my life then eventually it didn't and I would spent 3-4 hours every night trying to go to bed no matter what till I eventually got put on Ambien. Its weird it doesn't really make me tired just fall asleep when I close my eyes faster. Like 20-40 minutes vs 3-4 hours. I started and been on 10MG for around 4 years now and for me it works about the same when I first got it and I take the same dosage every night. I have done some dumb stuff on it though but basically only buying dumb stuff on amazon I would never normally buy or sitting there imagining these impossible scenarios its so weird.
LOLL
So are they dangerous? Does 5 mg max of twice a week to either recover sleep or to prepare for the next day, not dangerous or is ok?
Getting off of these medication have been hard . It takes a lot of time to heal from them .
Great Channel but how about some volume ? It's easy to turn it down but when it is turned all the way up and we still can't hear it, there ain't anything we can do on our side. Most of the people you are reaching are elderly, some with hearing problems.
Thanks
I use the captions. Not ideal for listening and doing other things, but it’s available.
Lunesta does NOTHING for me at all. I lie in bed looking at the clock. I don't get tired at all.
Totally Agrees 💯👌🏾...I have terrible insomnia over 30 yrs.....
Have you found anything that works?
@@MystiqueRoz My Dr. switched me to Temazepam. It helps but there are still some nights I don't sleep. Usually about 2 times a week.
Have you tried ambien?
@@sl4983 I tried it and it worked for a while, until it didn't.
Why isn’t bob looking at the speaker when he is speaking? Is he sleep walking? 😂
Hey doc, so I’m leaving for 8 months, and il have to get up very early for that duration and I have insomnia and I was wondering if it would be ok to take for 8 months? I’m 21 years old and healthy
I couldn’t sleep one night then anxiety it would happen again caused it to and it snowballed into a sleep crisis. Acupuncture is what’s rewiring my brain out of this anxiety.
What chemical is released in your brain when you take Ambien?
What is that light, blissful state that you experience a minute or two before you drift off to sleep?
That feeling you experience where all resistance in your muscles and body is released, right before you fall asleep?
Is that Dopamine? Or Seratonin? Or Melatonin? Or Oxytocin? Or??
The active drug in Ambien is called Zolpidem. It a a GABA a agonist (activator). GABA is the inhibitory neurotransmitter. It slows the conduction of neurotransmission. Alcohol primarily works on the same receptor by making the receptor more sensitive to GABA. The sleepiness or calmness is similar to alcohol but is different
Good question!
It connects to the gaba receptors I think. It's called a hypnotic. It works so well for me, such great sleep and energy the next day
I would never advocate for any drug, however, all doctors should tell you not to do anything after taking ambien. You should be in bed, lying down, ready to sleep. I’ve never once done anything crazy when I wake up at night to use the restroom or anything else after taking Ambien. Only thing I’d advise against is browsing the Internet shortly after you take Ambien as you may accidentally buy something and forget you did so until you’re scrolling through your email and see an order confirmation the next day! Again, just don’t even browse the Internet after taking it. Also, don’t take it more than 5x a week. That’s what my dr told me. Just take when absolutely necessary... and stay offline, and in bed right after taking it...and it’s just fine for me.
Thanks for the advice.
Me too.
Do these medication’s help if you go to sleep with someone who snores like a water buffalo? Going on vacation next year for two weeks and I can’t imagine the hell of sleeping with a snorer and not getting enough sleep.
You sound just like my mate.
I'm the snorer.
My husband was incredulous to find I had eaten an entire platter of left over pasta at midnight due to ambien binge eating. I had zero memory of doing so. Usually I cant eat even a plate of pasta let alone an entire platter. Never took that stuff again too scary
I got up and made a pot of spaghetti and didn't even know it until I woke up on the living room floor with spaghetti all in my hair. What a mess. Never took it again!
I once went to the kitchen and made a full veggie omelet. My teenager was like, Mom what are you doing? But that happened once in 15 years. I love my zolp though.
Potato chips for me!
this is one of those stories by people who didn't take it correctly. You take the pill and GET IN BED. Not wait til you start feeling the effects. Read a book in bed with lights off or just lay in bed and wait for it to take effect, about 20 minutes.
I’ve taken Benadryl every night for the last 5-6 years and if that doesn’t work I spark the Mary Jane. Works like a charm every time with my Adult ADHD/Anxiety I’ve lived with my entire life
My BF has adhd and smoking weed helps him sleep too. I prefer edibles.
Side note though, I read online the other day that some doctors have people take their stimulant medication to go to bed and in the morning. I guess for some people it helps them sleep great.
I did my own research at the university on this topic, and apparently marijuana will make you fall asleep, but it will diminish your quality of sleep. Sleep occurs in cycles and there are 2 states in which you're in when you're asleep: dream-sleep and deep-sleep. You need a perfect balance of each to get a good sleep. Marijuana and alcohol, however, put you into a state of deep-sleep for too long and can cause you to wake up when deep-sleep is over. Essentially, marijuana and alcohol disrupt the cycle, which can leave you feel tired the next day. Just throwing that out there in case it's something you might want to consider/look into yourself. :)
@@tamarad4146 Mind you, for those it works for, its still better than staying awake all night for weeks on end.
@@tamarad4146 Ive definitely considered the downsides to weed, especially in my boyfriends case. I think there is something wrong in general with my bfs sleep cycles. He needs to do a sleep study. Im pretty sure he isnt engaging in the cycles for the right length of time in general, he literally never dream but he does have sleep paralysis (kind of a dream but horrible), he snores so im concerned he may have sleep apnea, and he also sweats an extreme amount while sleeping and it smells like straight ammonia. His sleep is just so unusually terrible, I think the down sides are worth it till he gets checked out by a doctor.
@@TipToeZebra I hope he can see a doctor soon, and I hope he doesn't have sleep apnea. My poor dog has sleep apnea because of all his wrinkles. But yeah, it sounds like the downsides might be worth it. :) All the best to you and your boyfriend.
I've had insomnia for 10 years can't sleep without taking trazadone even then it's not through the night and feel unrefreshed
my Mother died and I cannot sleep naturally....now the doctor put me on klonopin ..........I am scared because I have been on 1.5 for over a year.....help!!!!!!!!! and now he wants to put me on Gabapentin....is my doctor nuts....Gabapentin???? HELP
I have MS and was given Gabapentin for intense leg pain. It did take the pain away and helped me sleep but I always felt very weird the next day... kind of like I was not in my body (If that makes any kind of sense) I only take it once in a while now and only if I am really suffering.
I took Gabapentin. I though it was the miracle drug. My back pain went away. It worked well for a couple of months now it does nothing. I even doubled the dosage before I went to sleep to see if I could pain free. Nope. It's totally useless now and I stopped taking it. Wow, those first few weeks on it were amazing. I thanked by spine physician. The body is funny. It adjusts to everything. If you are meant to have back pain it will do whatever it takes to continue ruining your life.
Klonopin has always scared me.
I have stress issues. I also have bladder issues. I take melatonin every night it works most times
Best wishes and sweet dreams to all who felt the need to pay extra close attention to this video.
Unfortunately it just for those who have gone off course with their sleep, not for chronic insomnia
This video is awesome! I have been prescribed Ambien for about 11 years, and I stopped only when I found out I was pregnant, so I was off of it for almost a year in the past decade. Once I stopped nursing after a couple months, I started taking Ambien again. It’s wonderful, and the only medication that didn’t make me drowsy the next morning. Even Unisom and Benadryl made me feel hungover the next day. I can’t say enough about Ambien. It was a life-saver through college and after. But I did develop a tolerance and now I can only take it a few times a month or it doesn’t work, unfortunately.
I have tried zopiclone, and it’s less effective, but works. It allows me to sleep, but the metallic taste is gross.
I’m about to try zaleplon. Hoping to get some info from you guys! Does it cause the same mild hallucinations as Ambien? I like them, but I MUST be in bed, or I start eating without any memory the next morning. 🤦♀️
I love zolp.
Ambien has worked great for me for the past 3 years. I experience no grogginess the next day. The morning after i feel refreshed and ready for the day
I’ve never had it prescribed but I love getting high off that stuff it knocks me out hard. I’m prescribed belsomra rn it does nothing along with the other 10+ sleeping pills I’ve been prescribed but my dr doesn’t want me to get the warm fuzzy feeling off pills
@@jhopson4733 Same here.
@Anne lily how did you quit after been on ambian for 11years
Medicine of any kind do not give everyone the same reaction. Everyone’s mind and body are different. Someone can react great to a medication . While someone taking the same medication can react not only different but horrible.
Exactly, it's different for everybody
Had a bad car accident. Haven't slept 2 decades. Tried every natural, Nothing. Ambien took 17 yrs, found out that was causing my migraines. I am disabled, no alcohol, no caffeine. 8 autoimmune diseases and many surgeries. My Dr's all know. No one has helped me. Did 3 sleep studies, but you have to have 5 hrs to pass the test, so no one helps. I get 2-3 hrs with liquid advil pm and an edible. Don't know what to do.
Ambien is the only thing that works for me, over 10 years, no side effects
Ambien is like an angel when you find you can sleep for seven and a half hours with dreams in the morning.
What does that mean "they're not designed for long term use"? Does that mean they work too well?
It means that…
(1). It creates dependence.
(2). It creates tolerance (so you need more and more to accomplish the same effect).
(3). It is VERY hard to discontinue!!
Highly addictive.
@johnlacey3857 I disagree on the tolerance growing more and more. I've used for 20 years and you start to know which amount works consistently. It doesn't increase after that.
@ I’m glad that’s your experience, but it’s not mine. It used to be that 2.5 mg would knock me out for the night and give me a very restful sleep. Now I take 10mg per night and it doesn’t even make the slightest difference. And it’s impossible to sleep at all without it… I am dependent and hooked.
sheer terror coming off lunesta my new doctor cut me off cold turkey and i didn't sleep for 24 days with nightmares and panic
That's terrible. How did you eventually fall back asleep regularly?
@@wtDrake tiny pieces of nature made brand melatonin
@@mattcarter6505 how much melatonin did you start off with? Are you still taking it? I'm on trazadone and 2 nights with little to no sleep. Insomnia sucks
@@wtDrake 3mg of nature made melatonin and I cut it into 4 pieces but you can try half of the 3mg tablet first
@@wtDrake the lower doses of melatonin actually works better than higher doses
Occasionally I take half a dose of liquid nighttime cold & flu medicine which contains an antihistamine (Doxylamine Succinate 12.5mg).
Shop from kaliscanabis21 on Snapchat he got good quality pills he is reliable I hv got several orders from him.
When my doctor is late on filling my rx or being vindictive, than I have to resort to OTCs which are horrible and so bad for you.
So a patient who has continual insomnia, finds a medicine that works for them perfectly with ZERO side effects, shouldn't continue to use it because of an arbitrary guideline?? What are they supposed to do, experiment with every other medication out there only to come back to the one they said was working for them in the first place??
Hi Bob and Brad, What do you recommend for insomnia caused by tinnitus?
Tia
Watch this video on how to help it: ruclips.net/video/C23HX2VPbFw/видео.html
And then hopefully once you get tyat under control, you’ll be able to sleep better
Ambien under the tongue is the best way to take it.
Caffeine after noon for me guarantees terrible sleep.
Makes sense.
Anyone have weight gain from Lunesta? I cannot lose weight. I eat low calorie and walk 6-7 miles a day. Initially lost 5 pounds, now scale is stuck and Lunesta is the only thing I can think of that could be causing it.
Low thyroid I have this same symtom look out for not sweating I ran and lifted and still put on weight 3 hours a day moderate severity. That's normal but weight gain isn't. Id go through periods of not sweating and I did this year I gained 9 pounds. I'm now nearly obese. It's not normal to gain weight if your eating low calorie you must be certain no deli sandwiches. I used my fitness pal. I did have a problem 😕. Certain medication may cause weight gain gp suggested one that would make sweating impossible. I'd get heatstroke. The country is too hot now.
Honestly I thank lunesta for the solid sleep I get, went from 4 hrs a night to 8/10 hrs
I can’t sleep at All.how was yours sleeping? And is there any sude effects from lunesta
@@user-mp9lq3xv5b maybe 2 hrs max a night pre lunesta, with the lunesta it’s a solid 8 hrs and a little daytime fatigue but nothing terrible
@@cassiethomas4045 dose it effects on your wight? And on your period cycle?
@@user-mp9lq3xv5b i have congenital glaucoma so limited vision either way and I don’t get my period
You take lunesta? Is it expensive?
I've heard ashwagandha is supposed to be good for relaxing and sleep, haven't tried it though
It definitely helps for anxiety but I didn’t really notice the effects until a month later. I think it’s different for everyone but I would have a hard time sleeping when I’m stress so my thoughts would keep running. It really helped me not think so much and this I was able to let me sleep more soundly and wake up feeling more energized.
It did nothing for me AT ALL!
I took an Ambien once and it kept me up THE ENTIRE NIGHT. Like zero sleep. What's up with that?
Everyone is so different on how drugs affect them. I get wired the same way on Claritin D and some people fall asleep.
Were you tired later in the day?
I know someone who drinks 10 - 12 very strong black coffee's a day and cant sleep if they dont have one before bed.
Had this happen to a friend once. It had the opposite effect on him.
Same now I’m on Lunesta with the same issue. I don’t know what else to do.
Eat light in the evening remove don't eat or drink any stimulatuon products that give you energy at least 4 hours before bed. Exercise to use up unused energy.
My therapist said not to have caffiene after 12 PM because its half-life is between 1.5 to 9 hours. I guess the length of time depends on your tolerance to caffiene? Not sure. :)
A friend took Ambien & went right to bed. But she was sitting up reading. Fell asleep, fell out of bed & broke her neck. Doctors said she was a hairs width from death. It was a long haul in the hospital, then quite some time in the large neck brace. Fortunately she's alive & dancing these days.
Oh my God! That is so scary!
Jeezus
Ambien really don't help me and it made me feel depressed. Now sonata don't work and i feel depressed. I can't use any natural things unfortunately. Melatonin won't work either. I may go into the hospital and try to get help.
Try stilnox.
What about Zzzz quill? I take this to help me sleep.
how do you battle insomnia when you do all the CBT's (Cognitive Behavioral Therapies) sleep hygiene and all that. but your still not sleeping. how do you battle severe chronic insomnia without the use of Zolpidem or another Z Drug
YOU NEED TO TRY GLUTEN FREE DIET. try a daniel fast where you do not eat any grains, i promise you, you will be sleeping in 2 days. trust me!! gluten is disastrous for sleep!
as someone who struggled with insomnia for a decade, the only way i can sleep is if i do not have grains in my body (gluten is horrible for sleep) try eating a baked potatoe, some fruit, and some veggies for 2-5 days and i guarantee you will sleep like a baby!!!
@@ColetteCherryinteresting!!! So avoid grains?
@@ColetteCherryalso it is interesting that you mentioned potatoes. I had potatoes and eggs one evening and I slept really well that night
Try not to sin and sin no more. all your sleep problems will be gone
I had nightmares while i was Christian. I didnt when i left.you can shut up now.
My work shift changes from days to midnights on monday, tuesday, mabey thursday.....🤔 After 12 years of this i am trying lunesta.
What would you recommend for something that would help a person fall to sleep but not last so long or stay in our body for so long? I seem to have a hard time getting to sleep sometimes but once I’m asleep I stay sleeping all night most of the time.
Most things do stay in your system since they are meant for long durations of sleep. You could try Melatonin
@@BobandBrad Thanks. It mostly only happens when I am anxious about something. Sometimes I don’t realize I am anxious until I can’t fall into sleep. I also listen to sleep meditations every night. I know when I’ve listened to a whole 30min meditation and haven’t drifted to sleep then something is off. If I know I am anxious about something and have a feeling I might not be able to sleep then I will take Diphenhydramine. It works but holy moly I am usually still super groggy in the morning and it takes a while to get going. That was the reason for my question. I was thinking Melatonin was more for people to get back on track when their sleep schedule has been all messed up for a while and that it takes a little while for it to start working. Am I wrong? Does it help immediately (right away/same night)? Thanks for your quick response.
Ambien has a 3 hour half life. It does not stay in your system for long. Hence why they also have the extended release form. It's a godsend.
Could you post the studies which show, that melatonin production is reduced after taking it long time?
Im getting off ambien for the 4th or 5th time now. I take it on and off for 10 days or so. It's only been around that 10 day mark and 10mg ambien already doesnt work anymore
Same here...i dont know what else to take....i had to take 15 mg yesterday
Do you have any withdrawals when you stop it?
@@vikrambansal1375 hey bro for how long duration you have taken ambian (zolpidem) ?
I had 4 months last year when I didn't sleep more than an hour a night and sometimes not at all. I sleep better now but still not "well". About 5 to 6 hours a night.
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What did you do? I have sever insomnia i cant sleep at all
@@user-mp9lq3xv5b It was a long process but definately worth it. I found a sleep behavior specialist...not a pill slinger. I do a lot of things now that all work together to give me better sleep. My sleep hygiene includes getting up and going to bed at the same time every day; getting plenty of exercise including an early morning walk and a late afternoon walk (without sunglasses so your eyes get the sunlight); I use blue light filters on my computer screens since I work on a computer all day; absolutely no overhead lights on in the house after sunset; wear blue blocker lenses while watching tv after sunset; eating breakfast is another "zeistgeiber" that keeps your circadian rythyms on track and it's best if I don't eat later than 4 or 5 pm. I wear a sleep tracker to bed which helps me not get upset when I think I've had a bad night...the tracker often tells me I actually slept better than I thought. Being confidant of your ability to sleep well is vital to being able to sleep well. I hope this helps and I encourage you to find a ceritifed sleep behavior specialist for help. There's a list of providers at behavioralsleep.org. I went to Dr. Ryan Wetzler and he was terrific. Some providers do remote visits electronically if there is nobody nearby where you live. Good luck to you.
Oh...also, he had me do breathing exercises for 😌 relaxation.
@@lynnecobb9399 Thank you dear for your advice, I have a question Do you still not feel sleepy?. And when you sleep and wake up do not feel that you are asleep?
Ambien was just prescribed for me.
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Has horrible insomnia 4 over 30 yrs..nothing helped.....very chronic..nothing has helped...Sleeping pills or else no sleep. Ambien worked so good for a few months....No problems..then it didn'twork at all even the highest dose....Lunesta did nothing, I take it and stay awake.......Now I am on Tamacepam and my doctor says take 1 benadryl with it....it does help....but time they dont.....my neurologist just trys different meds...I gets so use 2 em so quickly......💯👈🏾
Me too 26 year s of hell
Ugh. Nothing works for me.
What states still Perscribe Ambien and Lunesta? Ohio stopped prescribing them by 2015. Moved to SC and they don't either. The "Sleep" doctors Only treat Sleep Apnea and hence do NOT Rx these drugs!
You can get it in NY & NJ no problem but you need it if you live here lol
What????
That's doesn't sound legal to me!
I have tried all meds nonbenzo...I might have no choice to go that road I have tried hypnosis therapy all trying to solve my sleep I am 67 yrs old which is worst insomia or benzo At this stage of my life gotta take the benzo What other choice do I have
how about Valerian, Skullcap root and Passionflower ?
I will add this to our to do list!
They don't work for the person with chronic insomnia.
@@GoodWillPrevail Like me
@@iAmTheWagon Me too
I used Valerian years ago and I found it gave me night terrors, dreams where I jumped out of bed and found myself standing in the room.
bob you need to change your haircut . love your content
Is your opinion on his hair necessary? Or kind?
@@azlizzie do you agree he shoud change his hari style? hi from Spain
@@MrGurruchaga it’s not my place to say. I’m not him. I’m also not his partner or even a friend. You are a stranger on the internet telling someone you don’t know that you don’t like his hair.
I don’t think it’s ok to go up to random people and say, “I don’t like your hair. You should change it.” Do you?
@@azlizzie its just my sincere opinion. He can take or leave it
@@MrGurruchaga do you go up to random people in Spain and tell them you don’t like their hair?
yalls intro is nostalgic
My doctor just stoped my zopiclone just like that I can’t asleep I need them can eny body help me
Nitrazepam 10mg
Meditating before sleep works for me
It helps me too, sometimes. A full body scan can get so much off your mind.
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Ive had an insomnia battle for 30 years, one thing rarely mentioned is hormone levels. 50% more women suffer from insomnia than men. At one point my Dr. took away my sleep meds and said I had built up too much of a tolerance, I went to my OBGYN by coincedence the next day and he tested my hormone levels and they were way out f whack, we got them reset and in two days the sleep meds worked again.
The original beginning of my sleep problems were after having two babies, and my hormones were off, looking back if I would have realized the correlation I may have never started needing sleep meds. Now I have been dependent on low dose Z drug for over half of my life and am scared to try to detox.
Wow. You are giving me hope!
Wow. You are giving me hope. I’ll ask my doctor to check out my hormones. I don’t know if I will have that much luck only because I do have hypothyroid which is something hormonal and I get my blood tested every six weeks. So I would think that when they do those blood test they check my hormones. But it’s worth a try to ask. Would you mind elaborating on which hormones we’re not working right?
What were the hormone tests?
You're Dr took away your sleep meds??
@@Chippy88do u have only sleeping problem??are u taking sleeping pills from last 28 years on same dosage ??
Wow! I just found out I am a giraffe 🦒!
Congradulations. I hope I have a revelation like that some day.
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Seniors STILL NEED SLEEP.
loved one was in a coma due to ambien! please god take this off market!
How much Ambien did they take? Did not do anything for me.
Magnesium is good. The down side is most have fillers.
I experienced a traumatic event. A week or so later I started taking Ambien. Just one at first, then more and more throughout the night starting in the early evening. I barely remember the two weeks. My memories are from texts. Even drove 40 minutes and told a guy his fiance was cheating on him with me. Is this Ambien or did I just have a psychotic break for a couple of weeks?
Wow, taking it early in the evening? Why on earth?....No wonder you had so many problems. It's the people who take it incorrectly that have issues.
bob keeps interrupting.
How about withdrawal or tapper protocol
I would sleep eat. I at large marshmallows dipped in Nutella
I have allergies to sugar & chocolate. 😳🙄
Worst allergies ever. Can you have suger in small doses? Can you eat fruit?
What about Benadryl long term use?
Not if you're elderly
@@Symbolically is it the same for ZzzQuill?
Not good for you, and it's harsh. And not always effective.
I find it’s ineffective after 2-3 days.
Magnesium citrate
Twice a day-200mg each time
Afternoon with food and evening an hour before bed.
Insomniac for 20 years-this has worked wonders for me
I take that dosage for leg cramps but makes no difference. Happy it works for some people.
My doctor also recommended this for me. It does help.
What brand magnesium citrate?
This doesnot help me at all nothing does.
Manufacturers should be legally obliged to manufacture tapering strips of all dependenr-formimg druga they manufacture - hard to get off if you can't half or quarter a tablet.
Especially when in menopause.
I have hypersonia/insomnia and ambien woke me up 😂
What do you do when nothing works anymore?? Nothing works on me anymore?
gluten free diet is life saving for sleep.
@@ColetteCherry Really?? It’s funny you say that because my niece was just diagnosed with celiac disease and that’s really the first time I learned about gluten she can’t eat anything gluten. I will look into that thank you very much!
@@Chippy88 if you go 2 days with no gluten or grains, you will sleep like a baby. i have been tormented for 10 years with insomnia- tried every pill-my mind just wont shut off. turns out gluten causes EXTREME adrenaline and inflammation to be pumping throughout the entire body and mind will not shut off which we need to be able to sleep. tip: sweet potato in the oven or regular potato- add toppings if you want, fruit for breakfast, and more veggies for dinner. no alcohol- no caffeine- you will sleep like you did when you were a child!!
@@Chippy88 most likely your body will not sleep because it is danger/fight mode because of something you are eating. it is trying to attack whatever poison is in the body (most likely gluten which is extremely toxic to the body that was added in our food and is killing slowly many people) and bc it feels under attack, it cannot let you sleep. a 3 week daniel fast will change your life! especially if you have someone in your family who has celiac disease, it runs in families!!!
@@ColetteCherry
Oh great to know!! Ty so much!!
Your thoughts on Remron for sleep, it’s wonderful sleep, fixed my insomnia problems.
Be prepared to gain about 30 pounds , maybe that only happens to women, I don’t know
I gained 40 lbs in 3 months. I’m trying to whine myself off it now.
I can fall asleep standing if it’s very cold
What if lunesta does not work? I’ve had to take up to 9mg and nothing. Where f do I go from there?
Did you end up finding anything that helps?
There are 1000s of horror stories about Ambien.
And millions of success stories