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I am on sleeping average 8 hours sleep in 3 days since early June ‘19. My situation is due to ramifications from (‘06) Prostate cancer surgery and recent discontinuation of Ambien (7mg) prescribed by a Surgeon, also certified in Integrative Medicine and discontinuation of 50 mg daily of amitriptyline prescribed by my former Primary Care physician. When I recently changed physicians due to a move, I asked to stop all medicine and now I am dealing with Rebound Insomnia. My neurotransmitters are no longer functioning as originally designed due to the long standing medications.
Your comment about “really hurting” hit home with me. My impaired ability to focus and follow-through with tasks and even complete thoughts and sentences is so degrading. It’s like I’ve been reconditioned to survive each day instead of enjoy each day. I do not feel depressed at all. However, I am resentful that Ambien and Amitriptyline cam be prescribed so easily to address my negative symptoms from surgery with no alternatives. These powerful drugs may have altered my brain’s capacity to form a normal sleep cycle. The dependency created with medications are dangerous.
