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can you take Ambien and lunesta together
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Dantin answered
36 years experience Family Medicine
No: These meds have similar use and taking them together could be too sedating. Do not take together!!!
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carlos Satulovsky answered
27 years experience Psychiatry
No: Ask your dr first. Do not add sleeping agents without asking your prescribing dr.
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
Only if you have at : Least 8 more hours to devote toward sleep & it is prescribed for you that way. Please be aware, however that unusual sleep behaviors can occur with us ... Read More
Dr. Alan Ali answered
31 years experience Psychiatry
Thanks for asking!: Better option is another 2 mg. Lunesta (eszopiclone). Let your doctor know.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bennett Machanic answered
51 years experience Neurology
Would not advise: It is NOT a wise idea to mix sleeping pills as there is a distinct risk of possible apnea. Please contact your physician today and find out why you h ... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hummayun Ismail answered
31 years experience Sleep Medicine
Ambien (zolpidem) CR: You can take Ambien CR which has little longer half life or just take Lunesta (eszopiclone) before sleep. These two hypnotics are quite useful for sle ... Read More
A female asked:
Dr. Layne Hermansen answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Sleeping Pills: Lunesta (eszopiclone) 1 mg is a starting low dose. It sounds like its not strong enough for you.
Ambian 5 mg is also a starting low dose. It goes u ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Carlos Satulovsky answered
27 years experience Psychiatry
No: Stop it, please. Adding more sleeping agents without consulting your prescribing dr is always wrong. Rather go back to the office and ask what other m ... Read More
A female asked:
Dr. Amandeep Kaur answered
9 years experience Family Medicine
Lunesta: It is not recommended to increase the dose more than 3 mg per day. Discuss management of insomnia with your physician who prescribed it to you.
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Moranville answered
35 years experience Psychiatry
Why: If you mean at the same time they defeat the purpose of each other. Red Bull and other energy drinks have caffeine which is a stimulant. They also hav ... Read More
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Okamoto answered
28 years experience Family Medicine
50 mg is max: 50mg is the max recommended dose for insomnia using doxylamine. I would recommend consulting your physician for an exam - possibly even a psychiatris ... Read More
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brent Peters answered
19 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
Consider evaluation: The key to treating insomnia is finding the underlying cause. Some patients have insomnia because they are born with it but most patients have insomni ... Read More
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