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Long-term ambien (zolpidem) use vs. 4-6 hours of broken sleep per night? 5mg zolpedem has ostensibly cured my life-long insomnia. any reason not to continue?
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Side effects: addictive potential, daytime drowsiness/impairment and retrograde amnesia- for starters.
Answered 7/27/2016
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