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A member asked:

Can you buy ambien (zolpidem) without a script, i desperatly need sleep and my dr won't entertain a medication, i don't fall asleep until daylight?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Ambien (zolpidem): Most likely your doctor would not prescribe ambience because u have sleep studies pending.

Answered 11/27/2012

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