I saw my doc today about my meds. Last month he added Ambien 5mg to my regiment of Lithium (900 mg), Klonopin (2 mg) and Seroquel (100 mg) because of intermittent insomnia, and frequent waking through the night. It hasn't worked all that great for me. I don't get sleepy, and I don't sleep through the night. After a lengthy discussion, and even requesting that he put be back on Valium again, he suggested we try 10mg of Ambien for a month and see where we are. If that doesn't work, he said he'd rather tweak my Lithium or Seroquel than to put me back on Valium on an as-needed basis.

Was I too gutsy to ask for the Valium back? Has anyone else had bad results with Ambien? I would appreciate any feedback that you guys can offer. I just want to sleep through the night again!

A really cranky Dolfin