[leogeo]

I am not a doctor but have been told by one that their is no long term damage from lack of sleep. The body can make it up. Also that is not that long of a time relatively speaking.

[leogeo]

Thanks Martin,

I do not trust my sleep psychiatrist. He started me off at 4 times the starting dose of klonopin and then upped it to 6 times. It took me a 1.5 years to get off that drug. I have done this before with ambien. Sleep is a powerful motivator to take these pills but they only make it worse imo. This week has been the roughest of any that I can remember.

How many hours do you get a night? How long have you suffered from this?

[leogeo]

Thanks Martin,

I am going to cold turkey the ambien as of tonight. I have been up for two nights and fully expect to be up 4 more or so when I stop the ambien. I am through with pills. I have been on so many and my conclusion is they just make it worse. Really been hard. Thanks for the support

[leogeo]

Thanks guys,

I appreciate you input and support. I am not seeing a medical professional any more. I saw a sleep psychiatrist and he messed me up more. He prescribed 1 mg klonopin then upped it to 1.5 mg. I became addicted and when I tried to withdraw had a heck of a time. Turns out 1 mg was 4 times the starting dose and then became six times the starting dose. It took me 1.5 years to come off of it. Last night I caved at 6 am I took an ambien so i could get at least 3 hours. I hate taking Ambien because of the rebound insomnia. But sleep deprivation is a powerful force and when I get desperate enough i cave.

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