Ambien is a useful medicine for the short-term treatment of insomnia (sleeping difficulties). Insomnia is a condition where a person has trouble falling asleep or cannot sleep for the whole night. Ambien is one of the most popular medicines in the United States to treat insomnia.
Doctors prescribe Ambien for the short-term treatment of insomnia for 1-2 weeks. Ambien's generic name is Zolpidem. You can buy Ambien online in two dose strengths: Ambien 5mg and Ambien 10mg. The medicine is also available in a controlled delivery formulation to help people fall asleep and stay asleep for the whole night.
Ambien CR pills contain two layers of the medication. The first layer dissolves quickly to give quick impacts of sleep. The second layer gradually dissolves over the night to provide a peaceful, full night sleep.
We should use the lowest effective dose of Ambien. Ambien effects delay if you take it with or after a meal.
Take Ambien pill just once every night immediately before you sleep, when you have at least 7-8 hours before waking up.
If you take Ambien and wake up before 7-8hours of sleep, you may experience extreme drowsiness and other side effects of Ambien.
The standard Ambien dosage is:
Women: start with 5 mg and increase the dose only if needed and tolerated. Women should begin on a low dose as they are more prone to the medicine's side effects.
Men: start with 5 mg or 10 mg dose. The maximum dose for the immediate delivery of Ambien is 10 mg once every night.
Elderly: debilitated, elderly, or patients with mild to moderate hepatic impairment should take 5 mg. Do not increase the dose. These patients may be additional sensitive to the side effects of the medicine.
Children: the medication is not recommended for children below 18 years of age.
You should not take Ambien and alcohol together as they both are depressants of the central nervous system; taking them together can have additive depressing effects.
Ambien is not for patients with a history of complex sleep behaviors.
People with alcohol use disorder should not take Ambien.
A person with the following health conditions should refrain from taking the medication:
- Depression
- Aggressive behavior
- Suicidal thoughts
- Alcohol intoxication
- Myasthenia gravis
- Drug abuse
