Posted by chemist on August 2, 2004, at 18:05:38
In reply to Sonata+Ambien problems, need chemistry types input, posted by greenwillow on August 1, 2004, at 23:19:51
hello there, chemist here....several of the posts below your initial one are valid: you can decide for yourself what to do, in consult with your doctor. i can report that sonate is used for putting you to sleep, while ambien is for keeping you asleep. it is not surprising that you are experiencing rebound on a lesser ambien dose every other night. in addition to the suggestions of King Vultan, Sad Panda, don_bristol, and KaraS, you might well investigate with your doctor using ambien 5 to 10 mg night with no sonata in the mix. you can even eyeball a 7.5 tab if you cut the 10 mg (or 5 mg, for that matter) correctly. in any event, please keep us informed...all the best, chemist
> Still need help with the Ambien alt. Sonata sleep problem. My sleep doc has me taking 10 mg. Ambien one night, the next night 10 - 20 mg. Sonata. I do not sleep on the Sonata night, I think it is Ambien rebound. So he has added 5 mg. Ambien on the Sonata night. On the Sonata+Ambien nights, my experience has been that I get up about 15 times each night in my sleep and basically rip the house apart. In the morning I find all kinds of surprises that I did in my sleep such as breaking my CD player, writing checks for large amounts, eating, etc. However, I have not taken them together at bedtime. I have always taken the Sonata first, waited to see if I would sleep (I won't for anything), then gotten up and taken the Ambien. Could this order of taking medicine have anything to do with it? Have any of you had any luck with alternating Ambien with anything, or do you rebound on alternate nights? Thanks for any ideas.
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