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Is Combination Of Ambien And Zolpidem Tartrate The Right Treatment For Severe Insomnia?

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Posted on Tue, 24 Mar 2015
Question: there are two generic ambien pills I have taken. the white round XXXXXXX 74 seems not to work as well as the white oblong zolpidem tartrate why?
If the controlled release ambien helps me stay asleep throughout the night because I often sleep through the night with generic zolpidem tartrate is it possible for you to send me some samples to try?
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Answered by Dr. Chintan Solanki (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes, controlled release preparation can help

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

Zolpidem is used for initiation of sleep.

For long lasting effect throughout the night controlled release preparation can help.
Almost 50-60% of my patients get enough whole night sleep with controlled release zolpidem when they cant get with plain zolpidem.

However in many patients neither of the preparation will work when insomnia is severe. Benzodiazepine like clonazepam or lorazepam is more useful in that case.

I am sorry that we cannot send such samples. All mentioned drugs are prescription medicines and need to be taken after written prescription of a doctor.

Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.

Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.

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Is Combination Of Ambien And Zolpidem Tartrate The Right Treatment For Severe Insomnia?

Brief Answer: Yes, controlled release preparation can help Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for writing to us. Zolpidem is used for initiation of sleep. For long lasting effect throughout the night controlled release preparation can help. Almost 50-60% of my patients get enough whole night sleep with controlled release zolpidem when they cant get with plain zolpidem. However in many patients neither of the preparation will work when insomnia is severe. Benzodiazepine like clonazepam or lorazepam is more useful in that case. I am sorry that we cannot send such samples. All mentioned drugs are prescription medicines and need to be taken after written prescription of a doctor. Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further. Regards, Dr.Chintan Solanki.