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Posted by f l y on February 1, 2004, at 7:32:17
anybody take both for sleep? my pdoc is against taking both. i can sleep on 20mg ambein > lately i've needed the anti-axiety of klon. can't seem to fall asleep on klon alone!
best to ya!
fly
Posted by Chairman_MAO on February 1, 2004, at 10:31:09
In reply to klon ambein for sleep, posted by f l y on February 1, 2004, at 7:32:17
> anybody take both for sleep? my pdoc is against taking both. i can sleep on 20mg ambein > lately i've needed the anti-axiety of klon. can't seem to fall asleep on klon alone!
>
> best to ya!
> flyThe hypnotic effect of Klonopin builds tolerance within a few weeks to the point of being negligable. It's also my opinion, FWIW, that if you have to take 20mg of Ambien, you should move onto something else. Talk to your doctor about Gabitril; a high enough dose should give most people healthy sleep. There is also trazodone, Remeron (7.5-15mg 1-2 hours before sleep), and Seroquel (25-100mg 1-2 hours before sleep).
Posted by CareBear04 on February 1, 2004, at 16:26:58
In reply to Re: klon ambein for sleep, posted by Chairman_MAO on February 1, 2004, at 10:31:09
i take both. i think the ambien helps me fall asleep quicker, and the klonopin helps me stay asleep. otherwise, i would be awake within a few hours. cb
Posted by fachad on February 1, 2004, at 23:53:23
In reply to klon ambein for sleep, posted by f l y on February 1, 2004, at 7:32:17
I take both 10mg Ambien and 2 mg of Ativan.
I told my pdoc that if I take only Ativan I don't fall asleep for hours, and if I take only Ambien, I wake up after 4 hours.
I need Ambien for sleep onset and Ativan for sleep maintanence. So for now I take both.
A new sleep med, Estorra and also Ambien XR are supposed to come out this spring. I'm hoping one of those may enable me to go back to taking just one sleep med.
> anybody take both for sleep? my pdoc is against taking both. i can sleep on 20mg ambein > lately i've needed the anti-axiety of klon. can't seem to fall asleep on klon alone!
>
> best to ya!
> fly
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