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How To Remove The Dependency On Medicine For Sleeping?
Question: I've been taking this new sleep med for about a month My family said I needed to stop taking it they didn't likeven the way I was acting.I stopped taking it all at one time I haven't taken it since the 24th.and I am not sleeping and I am having twitching mostly in my stomach ,like a jeering what should I do anbien10mg
Brief Answer:
You have got dependent on this drug
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health Care Magic.
My name is Dr Muhammad Ahmad & i will look into your problem.
I have gone through your query and would try to help you in the best possible way.
Please answer few of my queries it will let me help you in a better way:
1- How many tablets did you take per day?
2- How much are you sleeping now a days?
3- are you still taking amytilline and not being able to sleep?
4- Do you smoke or is there any other addiction?
I am waiting for your input so that i can help you better..
You have got dependent on this drug
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health Care Magic.
My name is Dr Muhammad Ahmad & i will look into your problem.
I have gone through your query and would try to help you in the best possible way.
Please answer few of my queries it will let me help you in a better way:
1- How many tablets did you take per day?
2- How much are you sleeping now a days?
3- are you still taking amytilline and not being able to sleep?
4- Do you smoke or is there any other addiction?
I am waiting for your input so that i can help you better..
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
I take one ten mg at night .I sleep the night 5 out of 7 days .And I get ready for work at 6 oclock in the morning.my husband drives us to work which takes 1hr.. and I sleep all the way to work.And work all day till 5or 6 in the evening . I DO take amitripleen And no I dont smoke.
Brief Answer:
Seems to be drug dependance
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back to me so comprehensively and in detail.This really helped me to pinpoint the problem.
My opinion:
In my opinion, you are having signs of drug dependence , ambien is a sleep aid but also a hypnotic drug that's why your family didn't like the way you acted under its hypnotic action.
You shouldn't have left it altogether it should have been carefully weaned off. But now as it already has happened so i will quickly turn to the solution.
How to deal with the problem:
1-You can can use some other sleep aid, which you can discuss with your doctor,something which causes less dependence and hangover.
2-In my clinic i would suggest my patient to try a benzodiazepene for this purpose.
3-some thing else can also be tried after discussing with your doctor
4- Sleep therapy: you can visit your psychiatrist to learn sleep exercises and therapies but i will suggest you to wait patiently and let your system get detoxed off the drug and reset itself.
What to expect:
It will take some more days, a week or so for your system to detox itself and put brain's chemical balances and sleep cycles back to normal so be patient don't get anxious.
CONCLUSION:
This is called which happens immediately after cessation of the drug and with time it is expected to get better as your body detoxes.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help if not then don't forget to close the discussion and rate it.
Wishing you good health !!
Seems to be drug dependance
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back to me so comprehensively and in detail.This really helped me to pinpoint the problem.
My opinion:
In my opinion, you are having signs of drug dependence , ambien is a sleep aid but also a hypnotic drug that's why your family didn't like the way you acted under its hypnotic action.
You shouldn't have left it altogether it should have been carefully weaned off. But now as it already has happened so i will quickly turn to the solution.
How to deal with the problem:
1-You can can use some other sleep aid, which you can discuss with your doctor,something which causes less dependence and hangover.
2-In my clinic i would suggest my patient to try a benzodiazepene for this purpose.
3-some thing else can also be tried after discussing with your doctor
4- Sleep therapy: you can visit your psychiatrist to learn sleep exercises and therapies but i will suggest you to wait patiently and let your system get detoxed off the drug and reset itself.
What to expect:
It will take some more days, a week or so for your system to detox itself and put brain's chemical balances and sleep cycles back to normal so be patient don't get anxious.
CONCLUSION:
This is called which happens immediately after cessation of the drug and with time it is expected to get better as your body detoxes.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help if not then don't forget to close the discussion and rate it.
Wishing you good health !!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
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