Ambien & Breast Pain
Insomnia, which is the inability to sleep consistently, is a common sleeping disorder. The National Center for Sleep Disorders Research at the National Institutes of Health, indicates that roughly 30 to 40 percent of adults have mild symptoms of insomnia each year, and 10 to 15 percent have chronic insomnia. There has been an increase in drugs designed to assist in sleeping. One such drug, ambien, can assist with sleep, but it has side effects that may include breast pain and other maladies associated with the breast.
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Insomnia
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Insomnia is a generalized term for symptoms of an underlying medical issue. Insomnia is a person's inability to initiate or maintain sleep. This often affects the length and quality of a person's sleep. Insomnia affects each person differently because there is not a specific amount of time that a person requires for sleep. If your symptoms persist for beyond a week, ambien may be a viable option.
Ambien
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Ambien is a non-addictive sleeping pill because it does not use benzodiazepine, a strong habit-forming sedative. Doctors prescribe ambien for individuals with insomnia as a short-term treatment. The normal dosage pertains to each individual, although the typical amount for an adult is about 10 milligrams taken once daily before bed.
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Breast Pain
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Ambien appeared in clinical trials throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe involving 3,660 test subjects prior to its release to the general population. Under the World Health Organization categorization, ambien had "rare adverse events," which means that less than one in a thousand people experienced negative side effects. The side effects include breast pain in women, which includes, tenderness and soreness. This pain stopped after use of ambien was discontinued.
Breast Cancer
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There has not been significant research regarding ambien's relationship with breast cancer. According to the World Health Organization, it is rare for women to experience breast fibroadenosis, which are benign fibrous breast lumps. It was also rare for women to experience a breast neoplasm, which is simply a tumor (either benign or cancerous). It appears that ambien could possibly cause benign tumors to grow in the breast, but this happens in less than one in every thousand of those that take the drug.
Warnings
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Ambien should not be taken with other drugs that depress the central nervous system. It may also cause extended drowsiness after you awake, dizziness and nausea. The most notable warning is that ambien is a Schedule IV substance that can be abused and create a physical dependence in the patient, even though it's non-narcotic. Ceasing use should be done slowly, rather than abruptly. Withdrawal symptoms may include severe cramping, vomiting, sweating and convulsing.
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