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Greetings:
I’m new to the forum but not to sleep challenges. I was prescribed Ambien about six months ago and currently take half of a 10MG pill. I typically take one quarter, sleep for about three hours, wake up and take the other quarter. The problem is that I feel lousy all day until about 4-5 pm when it finally leaves my body. I’d love to sleep drug free.
So would I. Klonopin does nothing for me however. Just not sleeping makes me feel lousy and depressed usually second half of the day. Strangely enough I do well in the morning.
Welcome to the forum, LLMarks and I am sorry to read about your struggle with sleep. To be honest, if you are splitting the Ambien in this way and taking half of it halfway through the night, it is not surprising that you are feeling somewhat groggy/cloudy/fatigued during the day.
Have you looked into an alternative to the sleeping pills, particularly CBT for insomnia (CBT-I)? This treatment has been proven to be far more effective than sleeping pills and is recognized as the best first-line treatment for chronic insomnia.
In fact, in the United States, CBT-I is supposed to be offered as the initial treatment for chronic insomnia (before sleeping pills).
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