discoburger88
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Hey All!
I've been prescribed Ambien for 8+ years now. I've been with the same Dr. this whole time and I've gradually been able to convince him to up my dose above the recommended 10mg of IR. He is now prescribing me 20mg IR a night and sometimes I take 30mg. I've been legally prescribed this dose for over a year now, but its starting to have weird side effects.
When I take my regular dose it is now making me REALLY tired the next day, and kind of hungover feeling. I have no idea what is happening. I confirmed that it was the ambien doing this by taking only Xanax last night, and today I feel stupendous, normal energy levels all is well. Since my Dr. is a pill pusher he will just let me switch to whatever drug I recommend, but I really like the little bit of fucked up feeling I get from Ambien so I don't really have any desire to switch...its kind of like having a beer at the end of the day, it chills me out, fucks me up a bit and lets me fall asleep. After all this time its hard to give up those good ambien feelings.
My question is, has anyone had such an experience with Ambien after using it for so long? What are some good alternatives to ambien that I can take nightly, get a bit of a buzz from?
Benzos are not a good option, I was really addicted to Oxy/Subs for years and I do NOT want to try Benzo withdrawls out.
I've been prescribed Ambien for 8+ years now. I've been with the same Dr. this whole time and I've gradually been able to convince him to up my dose above the recommended 10mg of IR. He is now prescribing me 20mg IR a night and sometimes I take 30mg. I've been legally prescribed this dose for over a year now, but its starting to have weird side effects.
When I take my regular dose it is now making me REALLY tired the next day, and kind of hungover feeling. I have no idea what is happening. I confirmed that it was the ambien doing this by taking only Xanax last night, and today I feel stupendous, normal energy levels all is well. Since my Dr. is a pill pusher he will just let me switch to whatever drug I recommend, but I really like the little bit of fucked up feeling I get from Ambien so I don't really have any desire to switch...its kind of like having a beer at the end of the day, it chills me out, fucks me up a bit and lets me fall asleep. After all this time its hard to give up those good ambien feelings.
My question is, has anyone had such an experience with Ambien after using it for so long? What are some good alternatives to ambien that I can take nightly, get a bit of a buzz from?
Benzos are not a good option, I was really addicted to Oxy/Subs for years and I do NOT want to try Benzo withdrawls out.