Jul 09, 2018 at 06:16 PM
I was quite afraid at first to even decrease my meds, but not willing to up dosages. My psychiatrist and I did a tapering using Dame Heather Ashton's model which is about a 10 % reduction every 7-10 days. For awhile I even used diazepam so I could get over the anxiety as I was tapering down the ambien. See my thread "trying to get off Ambien". This whole process took a while. Taking your time is important as it allows your body and brain to stay out of withdrawal. It is very hard to sleep when that happens. Please PM me if you think I can help further.
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