Ambien has been a miracle for me - a blessing from above. I won't go into my whole story, but I suffered from anxiety-induced insomnia that nearly paralyzed me. Ambien - regular Ambien not Ambien CR - saved me. I sleep like a baby every single night, and have been now for years. And now it's even generic and is cheap as hell! After several years, I have never deveoped a tolerance to it, and have Not had to steadily increase my dose over time. In fact, I need less now than I used to (treating the underlying anxiety was also very very beneficial). Today, I take anywhere between 5 and 20mg per night - depending on the night - depending on what I need. Usually it's about 10mg average. (Some when I first go to bed, and some later in the night if needed - sometimes I do / sometimes I don't). But for the most part, once it puts me to sleep, even if I wake up in the middle of the night, which I usually do, I fall back to sleep quite easily. If you are sleep deprived, do not let anyone scare you away from ambien. It has improved the quality of my life so much I can't even tell you. I was sooooo scared when I first started taking it that I would become "addicted" or have to take more and more and more.... But it has not been like that. I do use it to get to sleep almost every night. So if you want to say I'm dependent on it, fine. But prior to using it when I began having anxiety problems, I got nearly zero sleep. Now my sleep is never an issue. I love it, it gets me to sleep, I have no hangover effects and feel great the next day. I thank the heavens for it!! Kevin - yesmonkee@yahoo.com
