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31 patient evaluations for Ambien CR

  • suzzie
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 40 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: severe
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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  • by suzzie
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Purpose: Difficulty sleeping through night (Started Mar 10, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 18, 2012 12.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purposes: Difficulty sleeping through night and Insomnia (Started Apr 11, 2008)
Date Dosage Difficulty sleeping through night Perceived effectiveness Insomnia Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 10, 2012 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Feb 10, 2012
Advice & Tips
In addition to helping with sleep problems, it relaxes my muscles & relieves some aches and pains. Also works as a gentle laxative!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • lostinmd
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Bipolar II
    Depression: 4
    Mania: 0
    Emotional: 3
    Anxiety: 3
    Compulsion: 1
    External Stress: Severe
    Rx
    33 M
    Function: Low
    Distress: Moderate
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  • by lostinmd
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Mar 15, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 09, 2011 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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  • asdf1179
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 7 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: mild
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
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  • by asdf1179
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Aug 17, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 01, 2011 2.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Oct 01, 2011
Advice & Tips
Ambien worsened my MS symptoms over time.
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  • dsseak
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Pain: Most
    Fatigue: Most
    Sleep: Little
    Stiffness: All
    function: Little
    external_stress: Some
    Stickman: most
    Description:F45y
    CFS:4y Dx
    FM:4y Dx
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  • by dsseak
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Sep 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 05, 2011 12.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Dec 04, 2010 12.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Oct 04, 2010 12.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Aug 20, 2010 12.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jun 05, 2010 12.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Dec 04, 2010
Advice & Tips
I am hoping to cut back and my doctor has said I can start taking it every other day. As long as I take my muscle relaxant and pain meds this works pretty well. After a couple weeks I cut back to every 2 nights and got very sick. We are not sure if it was a withdrawal reaction, which we think is unlikely, or something else. With fibromyalgia it is hard to tell. Now I have to take a blood pressure med 3 times a day to keep the cold, clammy, sweats and unbearable weakness away, and I am back to taking the ambien every night.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Oct 04, 2010
Advice & Tips
I am gradually cutting down. I am currently taking the Ambien CR every other night. That wasn't an option under dosage.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Aug 20, 2010
Advice & Tips
Works well when I take it with 15 mg MS Contin. Alone was better than nothing, but I was still waking in pain often and hurt so much by about 4AM that I still wasn't getting enough sleep. It wasn't strong enough to overcome the pain.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Jun 05, 2010
Advice & Tips
With fibromialgia we need more non-REM sleep. I don't think it is give me that, I still talk and toss and turn, but some sleep is better than no sleep. I used to sleep 3-4 hours if I was lucky, now I can generally sleep 7 with only waking up about 2 times. Even then I fall back to sleep quickly.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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  • ZachW91
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    Major Depressive Disorder
    Depression: 1
    Mania: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Anxiety: 3
    Compulsion: 1
    External Stress: Severe
    Rx
    21 M
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Moderate
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  • by ZachW91
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Nov 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 01, 2011   Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jun 01, 2010   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
I loved Ambien.
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Apr 08, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 31, 2010 12.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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  • yosmom
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 9 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
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  • by yosmom
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Purpose: Sleep Apnea Disorder (Started May 05, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 01, 2010 12.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Insomnia (Started Jan 24, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 01, 2010 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Grogginess
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Purpose: Insomnia due to pain (Started Apr 15, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 03, 2010 6.25 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Sleep sex, Sleep sex
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