Can Ambien Be Taken For Insomnia?

Brief Answer:
Precribed Ambien can be use for primary insomnia (sleep disturbance)

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome to HCM and thanks for query
I understand your concern

Since when do you have sleep problem?
Do you have difficulty in initiating sleep or early awakening?
Do you have any type of medical illness, stress, depression, anxiety issue?

Sleep disturbances is of two type:
1. Primary: Problem of sleep disturbance without any medical illness. Ambien is recommended
2. Secondary: Due to some underlying medical illness. Treatment of underlying cause is recommended

You can try following measures first:
- Fix sleep schedule and stick on it
- No day time sleep
- Do regular exercise that makes you fatigue
- Avoid heavy meal and fatty meal in dinner
- Avoid tea, coffee, soft drink at night
- Use bed when you feel sleepy
- Take a glass of warm milk at bedtime
- Take a warm water bath before sleeping
- Associate your bed with sleep only.
- Do not keep lying idly on bed while reading, watching television etc.
- No talking or use XXXXXXX in bed
- Switch off all light and sounds disturbances objects

If problem persists then you require psychiatric consultation and sleep studies
For primary insomnia first choice of treatment will be Ambien.
It is safer drug with relatively short half life
It has no hangover, day time sleepiness, major drug interaction issue.

In absence of any medical illness (for primary insomnia), I would suggest to ask your doctor about prescribing Ambien 5 mg at bedtime.
This will treat insomnia very well, and help you feel better.

This is my personal opinion based on information available
If you have further query then I will be happy to help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar

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