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Hello..I feel for your Mom..I’ve been on almost every sleeping pill and nothing worked.She might want to try ” Alteril ” .You can buy it at Walmart it is a all natural sleep aid.It really helped me.Good Luck to your Mom.
The price of Alteril is about 15 dollars and it has 60 tablets in it.
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on: 22nd June 10

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I had a collie and gave him an Ambien once, I gave his xanax once too, he would not go to sleep…
of course he was an average size dog, I asked the vet about this…
There are medications for dogs that are not a sched IV controlled substance.
The vet said it was ok, but make sure the dog doesn’t get hooked.
The Ambien was 10mg…
also note: every dog varies…
and these medications that rest the nervous system (Benzodiazepines) effect an Animal differently from a Human.
by: Bart
on: 15th April 08

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It shouldn’t just take one ambien, and it shouldn’t effect you in any negative way, i am on anti depressants, and was on ambien and it didn’t do anything bad.
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on: 12th March 11

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I’ve been taking Ambien for years, and haven’t found a way to get off it sucessfully. I did have a horrible time getting off of Effexor (it felt like what it would be like to detox off of crack). The only thing that enabled me to survive was a natural supplement I bought at Whole Foods. I can’t remember the name of it, but it was a small blue vial and there were a lot of them together and each one was a remedy for some sort of ailment. The one I got was for nasua (my main compaint) and for some reason it minimized all of my other symptoms. I’m not sure this one would work for you, but I’m sure they have something for sleeping issues or whatever it is when you go off Ambien. I’ve just decided to embrace my life on Ambien and I’m now blogging about it.

Trust me…I’ve been on Ambien for years. I’ve given up trying to fight it…I just embrace it! I’ve even written a blog about my ambien adventures. (It’s called “Ambien Nights”)

Good luck and keep us posted on how you are doing.
by: Ambien Girl
on: 16th August 09

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My mother suffered from chronic insomnia from ages 9-60. Two hours of sleep was a GOOD night. Many nights, no sleep. She ached of tiredness. Finally , at the age of 60 she found the right doctor through a sleep clinic. He taught her that she needed to train her brain with a “circadian rhythm.” You’ll have to figure out how many hours of sleep you require, and what hours you want to sleep, according to your work, etc. We’ll pretend that you want 8 hours of sleep from 11pm-7am. First you buy an alarm clock that has a loud alarm (they make those.) You set it across the room and set it for 7am. When it rings you jump out of bed, turn it off, and you don’t return to your bed until 11pm. The bed is only for sleep and sex. I don’t care how sleepy you are. Jump in the shower if that’s best , have a cup of coffee, just don’t get back in bed. That night go to sleep at 11pm. Get up when the alarm rings at 7. Your brain will get used to it. There’s more. The doctor put my mother on 200 mgs. of Elavil and .5mgs of Klonopin. You take those meds at 10:30pm. My mother is now a vibrant 79-year old happy woman. She didn’t realize how depressed she was. The Elavil is for Depression AND sleeping. She now sleeps 7 hours straight through. This is the closest thing to a miracle I’ve ever seen. Print this out and get this to a doctor ASAP. You don’t need any long , lonely dark nights any more. This is the answer you’ve been looking for. I only give this full answer to people that really sound like they are true insomniacs. You can start the schedule tonight. No napping during the day!! There are a few more tricks that I’ll teach you later, but this is quite enough to get you started. No caffeine after 6pm. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me. This is what I’m here for. I have your name so I’ll know who you are. Good luck.
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on: 3rd August 07

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I had that too when I first started taking Effexor. After about 10 days my sleeping patterns were back to normal, and after a month the benefits of taking it far outweighed the first couple of weeks of insomnia. If you’re still sleeping badly in a couple of weeks you should see your doctor, as with any other side effects that haven’t gone away by then. God luck!
by: Rain Dogs
on: 20th February 09

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Xanax is extremely addictive and should’nt be taken for sleep disorders. Ambien should do the trick alone. Be careful w/ the xanax!
by: Z
on: 28th October 08

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http://www.safefetus.com/DrugDetail.asp?DrugId=148&TradeName=Ambien&TradeId=4910

Here is the link to the drug rating. It rates a C–so does Tums. This site is really helpful in rating anything. I was worried when my doc prescribed my Tylenol3 with Codeine for my migraines, but i got 2 other opinions of doctors as well as the pharmacist when I picked up my prescription, and they all assured me it was safe, as long as I only take it when I really need to and follow directions. The pharmacist assured me there isn’t enough codeine in it to harm my baby, and I’m sure your doc prescribed you a low enough dosage to be safe to take.

Congrats on the pregnancy and good luck!!
by: Kyler’s Mommy
on: 17th March 09

While insomnia is extremely common in humans, there isn’t much news about dogs, cats or other mammals with trouble falling asleep.

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Humans abuse themselves so much more. Look at the crap we eat, look at the lack of exercise we get, look at all of the unhealthy levels of stress we undergo. Animals have a very simple mission: Eat, reproduce, run away from predators, and sleep. If life were that easy for us, we’d all be getting our 8 hours just fine.
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on: 17th December 11

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i think that it should be fine, considering that both of them have different mechanisms for assisting sleep; however, the usage of each is slightly different.
what i mean by this is that because they work differently, they should be taken at different times.

ambien works rather quickly, and will knock out probably within 20 minutes or so of taking it i believe. it`s a hypnotic that makes you really drowsy – it retards motor function and basically helps you relax as well [although this effect is not as pronounced at low-level dosages]

however, metalonin doesn`t knock you out in the same way; melatonin is moreover just the bodily hormone that helps to regulate the circadian cycle – your biological clock so to speak – melatonin is barely present during the day, and as the daylight wanes and your eyes pick up on the dimming light, messages are sent to your hypothalamus to increase melatonin production, making you increasingly drowsy as the night progresses.
you won`t really feel its effects until it hits the bloodstream, which may take up to an hour if it has to be absorbed through the intestines [which i think it will because it seems to be a relatively large molecule]
smaller molecules, like alcohol, can bypass that process and slip directly into the bloodstream from the stomach. but i don`t believe melatonin can do this.

i hope this has been somewhat informative for you -
so all in all:
it should be safe to take the two together, just make sure you time it well.
and know that with these things, i don`t know how long they`ll keep you asleep.
ambien has a half-life of about 3 hours, so its effects should wear off within 4-5 hours.
melatonin on the other hand, the levels would be controlled by your circadian clock and respond to light cues, so i`m not really sure what to tell you about that one. the levels should wane as the day gets lighter tho`.

but quite honestly, mixing things like this, you should probably just give your doctor a phone call to be safe.
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on: 25th July 09