Ambien Addiction Help

People who have insomnia often experience symptoms such as difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early in the morning, non-refreshing sleep and waking up often during the night. Ambien can help adult patients fall asleep faster, have a higher quality of sleep and sleep longer.

Ambien is only recommended for short-term use until a person’s natural sleep cycle allows them to get a full night’s sleep.

Insomnia Types

Insomnia types are often based on how long the insomnia lasts and how often it occurs. These types include:

• Acute insomnia is short-term, lasting up to two weeks. It is often caused by emotional or physical discomfort and can be related to a single specific event.
• Transient insomnia comes periodically and happens when a person experiences phases of good sleep followed by a period of insomnia.
• Chronic insomnia happens when a person experiences difficulty sleeping for a month or longer.

Ambien Side Effects

Research studies show that there is a relationship between the number and severity of side effects and the dosage of Ambien used. Therefore, it is recommended that a person take the smallest amount of Ambien to achieve the results of getting a full night’s sleep. Regardless of what dosage one is taking, there are possible side effects. Some of them include the following:

• Hallucinations, through all physical senses, of varying intensity
• Delusions- a false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness
• Euphoria and/or dysphoria (the opposite of euphoria)
• Impaired judgment and reasoning
• Uninhibited extroversion in social or interpersonal settings
• Increased impulsivity
• When stopped, rebound insomnia may occur
• Poor motor coordination, difficulty maintaining balance
• Decreased libido
• Increased appetite
• Anterograde amnesia- loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma

Ambien Withdrawal Symptoms

If a person experiences any of the side effects associated with Ambien use, it is appropriate to consider discontinuing the use of Ambien. However, it is not recommended that you simply stop taking the drug because you may experience any of the following withdrawal symptoms:

• Sweating
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Insomnia
• Irritability
• Stomach cramps
• Panic attack
• Vomiting
• Tremors
• Seizures

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