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Is It Possible To Get Addicted To 150mg Of Zolfresh For Sleeplessness?
Question: Can i easily get de addicted from taking 150mg of zolfresh for my sleep daily.
Brief Answer:
Yes it is possible
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX,
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.
I read your query and understand your concern. Although There is not much history is available but it seems that you are using 150 mg of zolpidem per day for your sleep problem.
For the current dose you need to taper it down as abrupt withdrawal of zolpidem may cause seizures.
You can go in the following order
First week - 120 mg per day
Second week- 90 mg per week
Third week- 60 mg per day
Fourth week- 40 mf per day
Sixth week- 20 mg per day
Seventh week- 10 mg per day
Eight week- 5 mg per day
Ninth week - stop
I like to emphasize that you need to do this under medical supervision only. Taking medication without medical supervision can cause some side effects which are not easy to identify by individuals.
I also like to inform you that for sleep problem you need to visit a psychiatrist to identify the cause. There is lot of drugs which may be effective even at lower dose.
In such situations I prefer Trazodone 50 m which is quite good for causing sleep and have no tendency to cause addiction.
You can visit a psychiatrist in your city to get prescription and hopefully he will be happy to supervise you during withdrawal of zolpidem.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and regards
Dr Ashok Kumar
Yes it is possible
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX,
Thanks for using healthcaremagic.
I read your query and understand your concern. Although There is not much history is available but it seems that you are using 150 mg of zolpidem per day for your sleep problem.
For the current dose you need to taper it down as abrupt withdrawal of zolpidem may cause seizures.
You can go in the following order
First week - 120 mg per day
Second week- 90 mg per week
Third week- 60 mg per day
Fourth week- 40 mf per day
Sixth week- 20 mg per day
Seventh week- 10 mg per day
Eight week- 5 mg per day
Ninth week - stop
I like to emphasize that you need to do this under medical supervision only. Taking medication without medical supervision can cause some side effects which are not easy to identify by individuals.
I also like to inform you that for sleep problem you need to visit a psychiatrist to identify the cause. There is lot of drugs which may be effective even at lower dose.
In such situations I prefer Trazodone 50 m which is quite good for causing sleep and have no tendency to cause addiction.
You can visit a psychiatrist in your city to get prescription and hopefully he will be happy to supervise you during withdrawal of zolpidem.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and regards
Dr Ashok Kumar
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Could you please provide me some other medication instead of taking 30 zolfresh 5mg tablets?
Brief Answer:
You need to visit a psychiatrist
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXX,
Thanks for reverting back to me.
As I said earlier option of trazodone can be explored in dose range of 50 mg. There are other multiple option but need careful consideration of your medical and psychiatric history before issuing prescription.
Taking 150 mg of zolpidem is very significant one and in my view only viable option in this situation is to visit a psychiatrist in your city as soon as possible.
Shifting suddenly from zolfresh to any other medication can cause even unconsciousness or onset of seizure which are medical emergency.
He will evaluate you further for cause of sleep problem and will guide you through the de-addiction from Zolfresh.
I hope this clears the situation for you.
Thanks and regards
You need to visit a psychiatrist
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXX,
Thanks for reverting back to me.
As I said earlier option of trazodone can be explored in dose range of 50 mg. There are other multiple option but need careful consideration of your medical and psychiatric history before issuing prescription.
Taking 150 mg of zolpidem is very significant one and in my view only viable option in this situation is to visit a psychiatrist in your city as soon as possible.
Shifting suddenly from zolfresh to any other medication can cause even unconsciousness or onset of seizure which are medical emergency.
He will evaluate you further for cause of sleep problem and will guide you through the de-addiction from Zolfresh.
I hope this clears the situation for you.
Thanks and regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Thank you doctor. Good night
Brief Answer:
thanks
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXX,
Thanks for your feedback.
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In future you can use my link to contact me directly.
Thanks and tegards
thanks
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXX,
Thanks for your feedback.
If you do not have any questions you can close the discussion and rate my service.
In future you can use my link to contact me directly.
Thanks and tegards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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