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My psychiatrist prescribed 2 pills for me after trying me on practically all of the current sleeping pills. He has me on Ambien CR and Silenor. I never thought I'd be able to get to sleep at night in a timely manner, but taking these two together actually help! I was very skeptical. So far it's working and I've been taking them together for about 3 weeks. Is it okay or normal for a doctor to prescribe both at the same time? Is it safe? I don't seem to be having any side effects beyond being very groggy in the morning, and I can't focus my eyes together (I have a slight lazy eye), so I go back to sleep and wake up fine.
Should I be looking for any signs of problems? It's just my anxiety cropping up a little I guess. I don't feel that the doctor has done anything bad by prescribing them together. Do you take two sleeping pills together? How long until it quits working? Thanks!!
Brittany
'xdunlapx' wrote on '27:My psychiatrist prescribed 2 pills for me after trying me on practically all of the current sleeping pills. He has me on Ambien CR and Silenor. I never thought I'd be able to get to sleep at night in a timely manner, but taking these two together actually help! I was very skeptical. So far it's working and I've been taking them together for about 3 weeks. Is it okay or normal for a doctor to prescribe both at the same time? Is it safe? I don't seem to be having any side effects beyond being very groggy in the morning, and I can't focus my eyes together (I have a slight lazy eye), so I go back to sleep and wake up fine.
Should I be looking for any signs of problems? It's just my anxiety cropping up a little I guess. I don't feel that the doctor has done anything bad by prescribing them together. Do you take two sleeping pills together? How long until it quits working? Thanks!!
Brittany
Hey Brittany, I have never taken that combo of drugs but I have mixed others together…xanax and seqroquel, or xanax and lunesta. Sometimes combining these is the only thing to help and my doctor has prescribed them with the understanding that I can add the other if the one alone is not working. If you feel uncomfortable with this, I would call him and make sure these are ok to mix. Good luck! Glad you are at least getting some sleep!
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