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Currently on 60mg temazepam and it takes so long to work. ambien (zolpidem) no longer works for me. any suggestions on what could?

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Go see ur family doc: Temazepam 60mg is way too much (30mg is max - see http://www.drugs.com/dosage/temazepam.html). Ambien (zolpidem) dose for women cut in half earlier this year b/c stays in system too long. Study published earlier this wk (http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5205) linked benzodiazepine use to Alzheimer's disease. Do some research on sleep hygiene. Find other options for sleep. Meditation? Exercise?

Answered 12/19/2016

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