I searched the forum for this topic and found passing mention of it but no threads. I’m taking Ambien CR 12.5 mg pretty much every night. I’ve found it to be a godsend as it really helps me get to sleep and stay asleep almost all night. Like a lot of you, the PN really interferes with sleep so since this works for me, it’s a part of my anti-PN arsenal (that also includes Gabapentin and Tramadol).

I was wondering if anyone else here has used Ambien long-term and if so, did it remain effective after taking it for a while? I’m worried that it will stop working—I’ve been using if for about 10 weeks, and so far, it seems to work as well as it did the first night.

I have a feeling that someone is going to say that there’s something terrible about this drug and that I should stop taking it. I really hope not because it has so improved the quality of my life.