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Hello all,

 

I’m seeing a pdoc currently and yes he is placing me on the ambien doses 5 times a day precisely because of the short half life of the drug.

 

My current schedule is:

 

8am - 60mg ambien

12pm - 40mg ambien

3pm - 40mg ambien and 1mg lorazepam

7pm - 120mg ambien, 50mg Valdoxan, 150mg diphenhydramine

1am (or anytime I wake up throughout the night) - 80mg ambien, 1mg lorazepam

 

We have tried converting the 40mg doses to Valium but somehow my body takes it really rough. I still get very anxious, jittery and breathless. I know the reasoning behind the cross taper to Valium but I am wondering if a direct taper off ambien can be done somehow.

 

Sleep wise with all the meds at 7pm, it knocks me out at about 10pm till I wake up at about 3.30am for my middle of the night dose.

 

I constantly feel depressed and anxious at the same time throughout this exercise and would anyone else have any wise words of advice? It would be much appreciated.

 

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