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I Am A Career Firefighter In A Busy Department And

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Posted on Sun, 1 Dec 2019
Question: I am a career firefighter in a busy department and I also run and non-profit baseball and softball league for my community. I am a single father who have my two Wonderful children every night I’m off shift. I take ambien at night and it seems to let my mind go at ease. During the day my mind is a million mikes of hours and stresses.
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Answered by Dr. Soujanya (24 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
My suggestion.

Detailed Answer:
Hi sir,
Welcome to ask a doctor service,

I have gone through your query in detail and can certainly understand your concern towards your symptoms.

The symptoms you were described could be due to anxiety and benzodiazepines can be taken.

As you are on Ambien, but which could not taken for long time...so you can prefer any other benzodiazepines like clonazepam which is much more safer.

You can discuss with your doctor regarding prescription based medicine.

Hope this information would help you.
Thank you.
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I Am A Career Firefighter In A Busy Department And

Brief Answer: My suggestion. Detailed Answer: Hi sir, Welcome to ask a doctor service, I have gone through your query in detail and can certainly understand your concern towards your symptoms. The symptoms you were described could be due to anxiety and benzodiazepines can be taken. As you are on Ambien, but which could not taken for long time...so you can prefer any other benzodiazepines like clonazepam which is much more safer. You can discuss with your doctor regarding prescription based medicine. Hope this information would help you. Thank you.