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Weaning Off Ambien With Melatonin

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Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar MD

How can I taper safely off 5 mg Ambien .... Taken it for 2 months? Is it ok to take Ambien with Xeralto , what about Melatonin and Xeralto? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.    Alexander H. Sheppe MD

I have insomnia and I take two 50 mg of benedryl , 10 mg of melatonin , and 2 mg of clonazepam . I still have problems falling aleep. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.    Alexander H. Sheppe MD

can you take two different sleep aids - say, ambien and melatonin - together, or do they have to be taken several hours apart, one at bedtime and the other if you wake up during the night? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Ashok Kumar MD

Our Dr. retired and the new Dr. replaced my Ambien (generic) with Trazodone . I took it at 11:30 last night and was still attempting to sleep at 2:45 am. Miserable!! I took 1/2 of an Ambien (my usual ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

I have used sleep aids for many years, especially Lunesta, and earlier this year, Ambien. I was ... these drugs. Instead, I have been taking Melatonin . I started with 5mg and now I take 10mg. It does ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)

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Dr. Manisha Auradkar MD

I m taking 2 Mg of clonzapam at nite and my GP would not give me Ambien, however, she said to add 3mg Melatonin... It helped the first night... Last nite it didn t help, can I increase dosage? I m 62 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Auradkar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. ARCHANA MD

I would like to taper off of 10mg of ambian by cutting down to 5 mg, then eventually none. Is it sFe to add 3 mg of melatonin on those nights that I can t sleep. I ve been taking between 5-10 mg of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. ARCHANA ( Anesthesiologist)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

combination of medication: 3 300 mg gabapantin, one or two 5 mg ambien, one over the counter anti histimine, three 5 mg. melatonin sometimes one .5 mg. valium ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Aaron Branch MD

Hello Doctor, After 2 weeks of taking Melatonin and finding that it doesn t work, I took one 10mg Ambien tonight at 5pm and slept a solid 4 hours. It was like a much needed long nap since I ve had so ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aaron Branch ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Dhanwant Rai Sood MD

have negative side effects. Ambien (zolpidem) I was told can cause memory problems in the elderly. I am 76 years old and don t need memory problems. Can you suggest anything? Melatonin hasn t helped. Thank ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dhanwant Rai Sood ( General & Family Physician)