Its about 1:30am

[KirstenHere]

And I'm still aweke. I did lie down a few ties andslept for maybe 5 minutes each. I did take 2 ambians, butthey do't seem to be working. Sorry is my words are scattered, this ambian does crazy things to me...just not alloweing me to sleep tointe .this is nts....thats forr sure. anyone else having prollem with ambian and detox? ambien usually puts me to sleep with in 15 minutes...and here i am, wide awake. Feeling pretty groggy, btstill wide awake. Thanksfor any infor.take to soemone soon, i hope :0)

[boo550]

I am so there with you!  I can't sleep either, I have both xanax and klonopin, don't take them often because my other meds that I am detoxing from helped me sleep....but I tried a couple of them and they didn't help at all so I just thought, I am not going to get into this cycle too so just baring it out the hard way.  I know what you are going through, you are not alone. Just take babysteps, try new things to get you through.  I tried hot milk last night as a desperate attempt and it did help me sleep about 2 hours...never thought it would work but it did.  Hang in there!

Boo

[worried878]

if u had to take 50 mg of ambien then it is not what u need to be using right now...that is way too much....phenrgan helped me sleep and it is not habit forming..most doctors will call it in over the phone for a tummy bug//ask your doctor for something else to sleep....elavil is also not habit forming and will knock me out....muscle relaxers can help..try to stay away from benzos...ambien is not a good choice when anxiety is involved with insomnia as it does not have the anti-anxiety properties than a benzo does...valerian root works well for me and many like melatonin but it gives me a groggy feeling in the morning....tylenol pm may help as well....good luck and sorry about ur long night last night

[KirstenHere]

Well, I did get about 6 hours sleep...a little restless with the stupid legs, but sleep none-the-less.
I think I took like 5 ambian last nite...wow, way too much. I only have 2 left, so I'm pretty much on my own.
This is day 2 and I don't feel all that bad yet. Have stomach cramps and going to the bathroom a lot...my body is sore, but not as bad as I remember last time when I hit day 4. Maybe i'll get lucky this time. THank you!

[road2recovery]

I hope you did get some rest...Sometimes it doesn't matter what we take, we still won't sleep for a while...The only thing that really helped me, was by taking a long very hot bath, jumping right into bed, and this would give me a few hours...I know that is just about the worst part, unless you have RLS ( was worst part for me) But honestly it will take time....STAY STRONG,
r2r

[novics]

I hope you were able to get some sleep last night? If not I used Temazapam for the first 9 days and was able to sleep the last 14 days without anything. Any way your doctor could prescribe this for you today? Making it through the first 9 days seems to be very important for many people on the forum from what I have read and personally experienced.

[lb87]

oh dear it is the worst feeling when you cant sleep i get it frequently, the worst thing is knowing you have a busy day ahead. I hope you got some sleep xxx

[KirstenHere]

2;52 and back up agin...ugh!

[KirstenHere]

going to try and lay down agaiun, pray i make in a few hours. THanks!