Purposes:Insomnia and Difficulty sleeping through night(Started Sep 02, 2011)
Date
Dosage
Insomnia
Efficacy
Difficulty sleeping through night
Efficacy
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Sep 19, 2011
5 mg
Daily
Slight
Slight
Severe
Always
Not at all
Side effects:
Diarrhea
Date
Sep 19, 2011
Advice & Tips
My problem was an inability to sleep through the night. I was waking up about 4 hours into sleep, and then unable to fall back asleep. Ambien was taken at bedtime with my muscle relaxant (already taking). I still woke up 4-5 hours into sleep but then was super drowsy until getting out of bed. Also, side effect of diarrhea was extreme. Stopped Ambien, and diarrhea stopped.
Purpose:Unrefreshing or poor sleep(Started Jan 01, 2009)
Date
Dosage
Efficacy
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Sep 05, 2011
5 mg
Daily
Moderate
Mild
Always
A little
Side effects:
Groggy in morning
Date
Sep 05, 2011
Advice & Tips
I've found that to take a whole one, even followed by 8 hours of sleep, leaves me feeling hung-over in the morning and concerned about driving. When I break it in half I'm not hung over but I don't sleep as well.