Posted by susan C on September 15, 2001, at 18:24:01
In reply to How long can you take Ambien/sonata ?, posted by john bower on September 15, 2001, at 15:50:00
Hi, My understanding is they both work in different ways and that milage may vary. All the paperwork I read says short term usage, but I keep checking with my pdoc and he says to keep using it if it works. I have heard of people who have a good effect, describing taking it as needed at 7mg up to 30mg every night. I have been using it for close to 10 months and expect to use it for some time. I am in such a spot of having tried so many things that did not or stopped working that ANYTHING that works for anything is wonderful. Especially something like Ambien that is out of my system quickly (sonota didn't keep me asleep). I slowly kept increasing until it worked (had a complete night's sleep) and the amount and effect haven't changed since. Maybe Cam has more information specific to the chemistry of everything. Good luck with your hunt.
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Susan C
> How long can you take Ambien (or Sonata) without a tolerance developing and the dose being increased ?
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> I need it long-term and am worried that I might need higher and higher dosages of it like Klonopin or Ativan.
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> John
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