Still sleepy the next morning after taking ambien??help?!
Question: my doctor put me on ambien yesterday 10 mg and i took it at 9pm and woke up at 9am. so that should be enough sleep before this i didnt sleep for about 3 or 4 days at ALL i am still sleepy even with the sleep i had last night- whats up with that?
is it a side affect ? its 3 hrs since ive been up!?!
Answers: my doctor put me on ambien yesterday 10 mg and i took it at 9pm and woke up at 9am. so that should be enough sleep before this i didnt sleep for about 3 or 4 days at ALL i am still sleepy even with the sleep i had last night- whats up with that?
is it a side affect ? its 3 hrs since ive been up!?!
If 10 mg is too much you could try 5 mg. That's usually enough. Split a pill in half if you only have 10 mg tablets. However, frankly I'd recommend avoiding Ambien. I used to take it and I didn't have trouble at first, but as time went on I started doing odd things in the middle of the night which I sometimes didn't remember the next morning. If you start to have any side effects you'll be much better off without it.
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Then again, you may still be tired from the cumulative effect of being sleep-deprived for that long. Another night or two of sleep should help.