What To Know BEFORE Taking Sleep Aids (Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata)

[@justauryon]

Thank you for covering Trazodone! I’ve battled anxiety & insomnia for years. Even after getting my anxiety addressed, insomnia was a struggle. Trazodone works for me. ❤

[@unixjpn]

Trazadone does work well but I dont like how it gives me a dry cotton mouth.

[@emichaelny336]

Excellent overview. You should do a video on both over-the-counter meds that can cause drowsiness or sleep and other meds prescribed off-label that helps cause sleep.

[@cheesecakefan4880]

My doctor prescribed a antihistamine hoping it would cause me to be drowsy. But Ambien 10mg didnt even work!!!!!! Smh

[@sl4983]

Ambien has a 2.5 hour half life, which is good, I wake up refreshed.

[@Shaggy2023a]

Doctor you are the best. I like your videos. Well explained scientifically and in a way that people can understand. Thank for your passion to help others.

[@chadlinkhart755]

I was on Klonopin I got off 2 mg Xanax three times a day to get on Klonopin 2 mg three times a day I really wish I would have never did it because I got brand name and it changed the way my brain reacts to anxiety it took me 3 years to get that shit out of my system find a real psychiatrist that will give me a chance with my Xanax again and I finally this month got back up to 2 mg twice a day and that's still not helping with my anxiety or my insomnia well my anxiety yes but not my insomnia please help 2:28

[@unixjpn]

I think i have tried almost every drug that was mentioned here for sleep. Im a super insomniac for the last 15 years. Sleep should be a basic function of life just like breathing is we dont think about when to breath in and out and sleep should be the same. Perhaps we can say insomnia is caused by brain damage?

[@LivHard]

Thanks for this information. I’ve read that a new medication, Quviviq, doesn’t have the same risk of dependency. Can you do an extended video on the effectiveness of virtual CBT-I therapies and apps like Sleep Reset. Thanks!

[@dehrk9024]

i take the trazie xr but it makes me very unable to think during the day

[@AssyrianGirl-cd9vj]

I took Ambien after my husband died because I had constant insomnia. It took years to get off it. I don't know how they can say Ambien isn't addictive. When I tried to cut down the dose, I would wake up around 2 AM due to wild, heart-thumping nightmares. Try to get back to sleep after that... My doctor said she wasn't surprised. So this symptom trying to get off of them must be well-known. Wouldn't you call that a negative, additive effect? Big thumbs-down from me where Ambien is concerned.

[@cheesecakefan4880]

Ambien 10mg does nothing for me at all. Cant sleep on anything but medical Marijuana I dont want to take it but if I want to sleep it works.

[@bryannunyabizness5505]

Sorry for your situation.

[@daviddowns7552]

Thumbs way down for Ambien. Totally habit forming imo.

[@daviddowns7552]

@@AssyrianGirl-cd9vj it made me depressed after I took it. It didn't help my sleep much either and I had early awakening. It's not a good medicine for me. Thumbs down on it.

[@daviddowns7552]

@@AssyrianGirl-cd9vj sounds like an adverse side effect. Or negative reaction. I also had that type issue and it's very scary.

[@FLR1131]

What do you think about Belsomra for insomnia?

[@tshandy1]

I could sing a long song about the nights when the wolf is at the door. I've tried trazadone, Ambien (zolpidem), melatonin, hydroxyzine, Benadryl, meditation, tossing and turning, bouts of boozing, and tears, copious tears. That's a song that lasted for years. Nowadays I will still occasionally take a small dose of zolpidem, hydroxyzine, or melatonin, but often now I sleep old school with no pharma assistance. Maybe it's because I have gotten better keeping my daytime life and worries out of my bedtime. (Side note: trazadone messed with my head. Just taking it nightly made me moody and introverted during the day, but YMMV.)

[@cheesecakefan4880]

Doesnt work for me Zero sleep Zero effect 10mg is the highest dose they will prescribe.

[@irishgirl1753]

@@cheesecakefan4880same

[@Keep-on-ok]

Advil PM is going to be my “go to” if I have any problems getting off Zolpidem ER 12.5mg.

[@TheSleepDoctor]

wishing you luck!

[@unixjpn]

How many years have you been on this Ambien? Still works for you?

[@Keep-on-ok]

@@unixjpn I was on it for 3 years. It works for sleep but started to cause joint pain in my knees, vein problems in my legs and glaucoma! I also had to start taking lithium orotate to get some sleep after I stopped the Ambien. It’s just a mineral and I take 10 to 20mg per day.

[@unixjpn]

@@Keep-on-ok wow thanks for sharing your EXP, I been on ambien for 15 years doing 50mg per night with some xanax to add but it doenst help to knock me out. My tolerance is way above the roof. That is the problem with pharma drugs.... I have to use booze to knock me out which I do not recommend because its another addiction on top of these pills but insomnia seems to me more like a brain damage issue more than anything because we are all suppose to be able to sleep when we are tired but somehow that got all rewired. Hoping you well and take care. Im starting my journey to get off the booze for sleep and looking for alternative substances even if cost me another addiction as alcohol will devour your liver in the long run if not prevented drinking every-night. Cheers!

[@Keep-on-ok]

@@unixjpn I do drink occasionally but usually my limit is one or two. Alcohol will help you get to sleep but in my case, it causes me to wake up in a couple hours. I like to leave it alone but I do have one on occasion. Good luck on your journey.

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

FDA well how trustworthy were they with Covid

[@randallgonzalez8121]

What about natural sleep aids? Are they suitable for chronic insomnia if they are already helping with insomnia?

[@tamrapool7899]

Does Trazodone cause dementia?

[@Keep-on-ok]

12.5mg of Zolpidem ER caused me to think I had arthritis! Some days I have to use a cane just to walk around the house! I took it nightly for 3 years. I never knew it could do that to my body. I am actually getting an MRI in a couple weeks. My blood tests all came back normal.

[@TheSleepDoctor]

Thanks for watching!

[@slelpssinal]

I just now discovered you what do you think of fluoxetine?

[@pseudonamed]

What about orexin antagonists?

[@zz-ec]

I am unable to fall asleep naturally. melatinin and plants sleeping formulas have no effect on me. I am takin bondormin for 2 years now and I Feel it looses its effectiveness and I'm worried.

[@Roscoe1279]

Thank you for a well-explained video.

[@lindacook8819]

Benzodiazepines were really bad for myself and my daughter. Sleep walking and bad dreams.

[@Keep-on-ok]

I have been off of Zolpidem for 3 days. My joints feel so much better. The swelling went down in my knees. I can finally walk without pain!

[@TheSleepDoctor]

That's great! Happy you found something that works

[@sl4983]

Okay but how's your sleep? 🤔

[@Keep-on-ok]

@@sl4983 I’m working on it. Since I’m retired, I can take naps if I get tired. That helps.

[@BuddyWhite616]

Well if my doctor doesn’t help me today after making me wait another week just cuz “maybe it will go away” im getting drunk im so tired and just can’t keep waiting around

[@TheSleepDoctor]

I'm sorry its been difficult with your doctor - good luck and hoping for restful nights ahead!

[@arthurkamonya6072]

Doxepin is the only antidepressant that has gained Fda Approval for the Short term treatment of Insomnia.

[@sl4983]

I think my doctor could use an anxiety med. Especially when they prescribe ambien.

[@viskovandermerwe3947]

How does all these pills compare with Cannabis oil.

[@rhondapriesmeyer8101]

I already take Wellbutrin in the morning. Could Trazadone be added at nigh?

[@TheSleepDoctor]

for some patients it could be an option. I would speak further with your doctor.

[@daviddowns7552]

Ambien made me feel fine at first..idk why but the generic made me depressed overnight basically..I had to stop it..I started on sonata recently. It's generic don't seem to work like the brand name either. It usually has not worked. Restoril didn't work either. Halcion seemed to work but they changed dosage on it many years ago. From 0.5 to 0.25 is recommended dose. Not sure what I can use. And I can't use melatonin. Any suggestions?

[@sl4983]

My 'sleep specialist' got confronted by a PHARMACIST (😡) and then refused to prescribe my regular ambien anymore! Wth? This infuriated that the pharmacist would interfere with my medication that I have been using for 15 years. No common sense. I called and let them know this was unacceptable and I would not be supporting that business anymore. Well, that store closed down and so have a bunch of their locations. Pharmacists apparently are short-sighted.

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

All are addictive and none directly control sleep They just help with anxiety Avoid is my advice and I am a insomniac - going on 2 years now

[@sl4983]

No thank you.

[@Keep-on-ok]

I discovered lithium orotate. It’s just a mineral that is very relaxing. Helps with getting rest.

[@iAmTheWagon]

0:11 I take all 5 😅

[@7inchdestroyer959]

you will be in deep shit getting off them when the time is there. Taper slowlyyyy my friend.

[@Spork123able]

I probably could take all 5 and still only sleep 4 hours

[@3cardmonty602]

Ambien cost me my first marriage. My ex-wife was taking Ambien. She started taking risks with money and then put us into $100,000 in debt. I lost a family farm. She left me for a co-worker. Good riddance. He can have her.

[@cheesecakefan4880]

These pills did not even cause me to be drowsy. Did nothing for me at 10mg Im a 56yo F who weighs 106lbs

[@irishgirl1753]

@@cheesecakefan4880same

[@LMTF35]

Gin vodka rum whiskey tequila and more

[@rhondapriesmeyer8101]

Melatonin gave me disturbing nightmares

[@TheSleepDoctor]

Thats is often the sign that you may have taken too much.

[@iAmTheWagon]

Even 1mg melatonin gave me nightmares. I added prazosin to my sleep stack and bye bye nightmares.

[@loreleidenton7000]

❤

[@silverfox1087]

Ambien is scary stuff.

[@sl4983]

It's a godsend.

[@silverfox1087]

@@sl4983 not for me it wasn’t. It was hell.

[@thomaslau9631]

That means these things are shit.

[@sl4983]

No it really doesn't.