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Oct 14, 2005, 06:26 PM
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Ambien now comes in an XR. It's supposed to work faster and for longer. And it's for long term use. Has anyone begun it yet?
I was on regular ambien for years (not recommended.) But it "quit" working for me... took hours to go to work and my pain still punched through after a few hours... Now I'm on Lunesta... I was on 3mg and the nightmares and nightterrors were very bad... so I dropped to 2mg but the nightmares, though not as vivid, as still bad.. and I'm restless during sleep (which may have added to my recent pain flares?) I don't see trying only 1mg due to the nightmares, because the 2mg barely helps me really sleep. The drug rep for the Ambien XR told me the above about it... and he said that the nightmares from Lunesta don't ever subside (like a lot of meds)
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Oct 14, 2005, 06:35 PM
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I have heard of it but not tried it the company that makes it has me on a mailing list and I got a vocher for 7 pills free with a RX you have to print it and take it to the pharmacy and your doc and all but once before I got a free 3 pills deal from them not the XR one ..If you decide to try it let me know I may be able to send you a link for 7 free ones
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Oct 14, 2005, 07:03 PM
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Thanks sleeps... my meds are paid for by my disability insurance... Let me know if you find anyone who is trying it... ambien regular didn't bother me... lol part of the problem! but I'd be willing to give the xr a go... tks agn for replying!
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Oct 15, 2005, 09:42 PM
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I've heard that Lunesta gives many people a bad taste in their mouth (literal, not metaphorical)
 .Sky, have you experienced that at all? I take ambien, but I have some samples of Lunesta. Just don't really want to deal with that side effect, if it's common. gg
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Oct 15, 2005, 10:39 PM
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Oh yeah.. the drug rep and the MD told me that, but I lost my sense of taste with the injury so I wouldn't care anyway... sigh. heheheh
Oh, maybe the Ambien is a CR? maybe there are a few of them out now??? confusion reigns!
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Oct 15, 2005, 10:56 PM
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CR sounds right. But I'm not sure, and I'm too lazy tonight to look it up.
Sorry about losing your taste. That must be awful. My husband has a very limited sense of taste and smell for some reason. He'll eat just about anything, for that reason. Even when I burn something.  Take care, gg
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Oct 15, 2005, 11:48 PM
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Imovane and Lunestra CAN cause a like metalic taste but that is just in some people...TRY ONE
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Oct 15, 2005, 11:51 PM
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Ambien CR (zolpidem tartrate extended-release tablets), a new extended-release
formulation of the prescription sleep aid
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Oct 16, 2005, 07:01 PM
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I'll try it, thanks.
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Oct 16, 2005, 08:30 PM
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I had good luck w/regular Ambien & better luck w/10mg of Elavil. Ambien wouldn't let me stay asleep, but the Elavil does - with limited side effects - no bad taste, no cottonmouth, no extended grogginess if I have to be up before 8 hrs. go by. It is a tricyclic antidepressant, though, so it's not for everyone.
I've been interested in Lunesta I hear that a lot of people get nightmares when taking sleep aids... I end up dreaming a lot, & end up able to actually remember the dreams. I think my adolescent years spent as an alcoholic impaired my ability to dream & the sleep aids re-activate that part of my brain.
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Oct 18, 2005, 01:02 AM
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I'm allergic to elavil. and most muscle relaxants too btw, which limits me and also leaves me open to increased pain and muscle spasms...
ambien did heighten my dreaming... but it wasn't so terrifying exotic as the lunesta!
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Oct 18, 2005, 07:59 PM
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I've not tried Ambien or other sleep aids other than Temazepam. I would be interested to hear if there are better long-term sleep aids that actually work. Temazepam is supposed to be a short-term med, but my pdoc told me that it's okay for long-term use too.
As far as nightmares and dreaming are concerned, I take the temazepam for that reason. It keeps me asleep for the first four hours. Otherwise, I wake every hour or so... have a dream then wake up. Without the temazepam, I rarely entered a deep sleep phase.
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Oct 18, 2005, 10:11 PM
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Yes, it is brand new. We are slowly filling increasing amounts of prescriptions for it at the pharmacy where I work. I haven't heard any feedback on it yet, though.
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