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This medication has worked great for 2yrs to help me fall asleep,now ,since about a month it has quit working.Anyone experience that.Dreamy456
This is usually what happens with drugs like these as your body gets used to the dosage you are prescribed so they quit working. You have two options. Have your doctor increase your dosage or taper off of the pills since the same thing will happen again in the future. If you have your doctor increase your dosage, you are essentially going to be hooked on these pills the rest of your life. If you decide to stop taking them, you cannot do it “cold turkey”. You need to be weaned off of them or else you can have severe withdrawal symptoms. Talk to your doctor about weaning off of them.
Steve is correct but one work of caution, doctors often try to taper of these drugs too fast as they don’t have a clue about the dangers of doing it too fast! Even experienced psychiatrists often try to do it too fast.
Google how to taper off benzos (you aren’t using a benzo but the same principle applies to the anti-pshychotics) and make sure you it very slowly if you decide to take this course of action.
Good luck….
It’s probably best to discuss your concerns with your doctor. At the same time, I would suggest asking him or her whether they feel you would be a good candidate for cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on.
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