Ambien Failing Drastically?

[Fred]

I took 1 Ambien 10mg at 11:00 PM. At 1 AM I laid in bed hoping to just get to sleep. I have read, relaxed, lit incense, everything to try to get to sleep. at 3:30 this morning I crushed on up and insufflated it, hoping the effects would be a little more pronounced. I just packed a bowl at 3:50 to vainly grasp at the hope of sleep...it has yet to come. Any ideas?

[leveretth]

Maybe Ambien just doesn't work for you. Prescription medication can be funny that way - works great for some people and lousy, or worse, for others. Ambien works for me for a night or two, and then it just stops working. Then, I have a night or two of rebound amnesia.

My doctor prescribed it because it has much less of a "hangover effect" in the morning. Apparently, that's one of Ambien's biggest pluses. If it simply doesn't work for you, you may need to get your doctor to prescribe a sleep medication without concern for the hangover effect.

Good luck! I know how much serious insomnia really sucks.

[ladypam]

It may either be as leveretth said that it is just not for you. Or it may be that the dosage is not right for you.

Hope this helps.

[Fred]

Thank you for your answer guys. I guess, I need to go back to my doctor and get a better medication or have the dosage fixed.