http://forums.psychcentral.com/showf...v=1#Post267053 hope that works. That's my latest on the ambien cr. I had to go off of it.

I'm currently back trying the plain Ambien 10 mg. It is NOT working again, now after a few days back on it and it worked. It only works for maybe 10 minutes. YOU MUST be totally ready for bed, take it, lights off and planning to sleep. Once it wears off (about 10 minutes they say) it no longer works...

it isn't enough to put me to sleep...and I'm awake the whole night. I didn't take it last night, and didn't sleep. I will try it tonight. I have thought about asking the MD to let me take 2 of them to see if that will knock me out initially. It didn't keep me asleep anyway... so if I can get to sleep, then I will see if taking another one when I wake during the night..to go back to sleep.

Ambien also isn't for long term insomnia. (Lunesta is. But I had to go off it, too.)

I don't understand why doctors keep wanting to change things that are working...unless it's the pressure of the drug companies?