Hey GenCat ~ I am just catching up to this thread. You are on the Ambien train too? Me too. I definitely relate, the wanting to take more, the wanting to sleep until the pain stops.
I'm sorry. I do get that feeling too sometimes.

Because I can't really do that, (some inner self preservation alarm somewhere) I try to be extra nice to myself, give myself permission to be...lazy or distracted or whatever to bide my time. I also cut back on the med, take a half for instance, for a few days, because, as we that have been on this know, it does stop doing it's job after a awhile. And the more you take the worse this funky fog will feel, so, just thought you might want to know that, in case pulling up and out of it, feeling less fuzzy/down, is your hope.

Have you talked to your doc about this drug and its' effectiveness fade? If you are depressed, this might not be the right thing for you right now. Just thought I'd check. Hope you can get a break and rest.

Here for you if you need anything Gen~