Ambien Withdrawal Effects
Ambien, also called zolpidem tartrate, is a sedative or hypnotic drug. It is a popular sleep aid for people with insomnia and other sleep disorders. Ambien carries serious side effects and serious withdrawal, even if you have only been taking it for one to two weeks. Quickly stopping the medicine can create serious withdrawal symptoms that can linger for awhile. Ambien can pose serious threats to a person in withdrawal because of its strength, risk of dependence and relation to benzodiazepines.
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Ambien and Addiction
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Ambien is a non-benzodiazepine, which means that it is not as addictive as Xanax or Klonopin could be, but dependence issues attached to Ambien occur frequently because it is related to the benzodiazepine family in structure. The newer version of Ambien, Ambien CR, has been shown to have a lower dependency issue compared to Ambien. Ambien addiction increases the strength and length of the withdrawal period.
Simple Withdrawal Effects
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The common and simpler withdrawal effects of Ambien are nausea, insomnia, fatigue, sweating, and overall unpleasant feelings and sensations in the body.
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More Serious Effects
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The more serious withdrawal effects of Ambien are tremors, panic attacks, seizures, loss of personal identity, limited memory loss, hallucinations, confusion, anxiety, unusual behavior, severe insomnia, suicidal thoughts and behavior, and extroverted or reckless behavior.
Withdrawal and Addiction Cycle
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People who take Ambien find the withdrawal symptoms to be so harsh that they begin to use Ambien again to cause their cessation. However, the tactic of stopping the withdrawal effects brings addiction back into the forefront and creates the bigger problem of dependency. People often cycle through using Ambien, experiencing frightening side effects, trying to withdrawal from Ambien, and thenexperiencing terrible withdrawal symptoms again.
Treatment
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The best way to stop Ambien addiction and to curb Ambien withdrawal is to seek help from detox programs, substance abuse centers or professional treatment. It is hard to experience Ambien addiction and withdrawal alone. Make sure you have the support of family, friends, and professionals to help assist you through this time.
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