Posted by G-man885858 on February 24, 2009, at 20:34:53
In reply to Re: An important Question » G-man885858, posted by JadeKelly on February 24, 2009, at 19:42:16
Jade,
How slow of a taper do you mean? My psychiatrist says to take 1/2 a pill (5 mg) for a week, then 1/2 a pill EVERY OTHER DAY for the next week. I am currently on Seroquel 300 mg, Klonopin 1 mg, Lopressor 25 mg, and of course Ambien 10 mg.
The symptoms I'm having is extreme anger, depression, irritability, and a general sick feeling. I've had these symptoms before with Ambien withdrawal back in Summer of 2005. Back then I was able to simply cold-turkey off of it, but now It's a lot harder to stop this nasty drug. My doc says that Klonopin should help ease the withdrawal symptoms, but it's not helping.
I hate myself because I knew the hazards of taking Ambien for long periods of time. But out of sheer despair I took it. Now I'm stuck with this nasty drug.
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