Posted by JonW on July 14, 2002, at 17:36:28
In reply to Ambien vs Ativan - which is better?, posted by SLS on July 14, 2002, at 14:53:46
Hi,
I hear you with the sleep problems! I'm on Nardil and I sleep zero without a sleep aid as well. I take ambien 20mg which is twice the recommended max dose and it puts me to sleep but the amount of sleep I get varies. I usually get 4 maybe 4.5 uninterrupted hours of sleep. Oh how I long for a good deep 8 hour sleep! Nardil makes me tired several times during the day so I catch up on my sleep then, but that obviously isn't a permanent solution. The most noteable thing is that I never sleep long. During the day I sleep deeply, but never more than 2 hours at a time, even if I only got 2 hours the night before. Anyway, I like ambien because it is much better than nothing. 10mg never gave me a hangover, but I used to think 20mg did. However, getting up in the morning always feels like a hangover for me so it is hard to tell. The last 2 days I've taken 20mg and no hangover. I've also used a lightbox during the last few days so I'm going to stop that today to see which one is causing the improvement. I hope Nardil is making my mornings better, that would be a good sign. I've found playing a cd I like + turning on a fan + ambien to be the best combination so far for sleep but like I said before it only gets me like 4 or 5 hours. Anyway, I'd go for the ambien. Listen, if you find a solution to the sleep problems you are having let me know! I need sleep, among other things :-)
Jon
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