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Alffe

12-16-2010 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigan (Post 724891)

I am so sorry to read your story here - and you know that because of my dogs I have not done away with myself many times. Like you I am old - no Family or Friends - just sitting here and wondering what to do with myself. I am also on many medications for constant pain and I suffer from Bi-Polar/Depression - so I can understand where you are coming from. I do not have a lot of advice for you really because my position is not much better than yours but if you ever want to talk - please feel free to write - I do not mind private mail.

Morri

Hi Morri and welcome. I wanted to be sure that you know we have a BiPolar forum...here is the link to it..http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum38.html

I'm glad you have dogs to give you a reason to live...dogs are wonderful company. :hug:

Alffe

12-16-2010 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by July63 (Post 724657)

thanks for the reply. Myself I own the NY State tax department like a firrst born, and I don't have the skill to fix the situation. My dad is paying my cable, I just paid rent and electric today (10 days late). Just wondering, does Ambein work or would I just sleep a lot. I have overdosed (I am told) twice before. I feel I look normal, just can't fiind someone like me. I just took my evening pills and am starting to fade. How do people keep going on? Many suffer more than my TBI and PTSD, I am lost....

Hi July and welcome...Have you posted on the TBI forum? Here is the link to it...http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum92.html

And here is the link to our PTSD forum..http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum98.html

It's always good to talk about feelings...and this is a good place to start. :hug:

lebelvedere

12-18-2010 06:16 PM

Hello, July:

By "Ambein" I assume you mean Ambien. I had heard it would take you down the road of no return, was extremely distraught, pushed to the brink, told myself let's DO IT and took an overdose with a glass of wine; I got a good night's sleep, that was it. The following day, at dusk, it made me hallucinate for the first time in my life: I saw strange animals, gigantic doors ... That stuff is nasty; I believe it was giving me suicidal thoughts all along. I stopped taking it a year ago, and feel better. I hope you will discuss it with your doctor; if you have problems sleeping, there are plenty of other things out there that will do the job without the terrible side effects of Ambien.

In any event, please let us know what happens. You seem to be singing the same song I was singing for many, many years.

Tom

Morrigan

12-19-2010 12:48 PM

I have been taking Ambien for several years - and it gives me about four hours of halfway decent sleep - I suffer from a long standing sleep disorder that started in childhood. I have not noticed any of the side effects you mentioned - and I think they are one of the safer meds to take - there are others - but they do not do as well for me.

One side effect I know of is that you do not remember what happens after you take them at night - like if you watch a show on TV - most likely you won't remember it at all the next day - so it does cause some memory loss - and all meds have some side effect -

There are two kinds of Ambien now - the regular 10 mg and the 12.5 which are really different - not just stronger.

If they affect someone that bad I certainly would advise them to discusss it with their Doctor - I have tried others without success - we all act differently to certain medications -

I just have not ever had hallucinations - and I do get some sleep which I normally would not.

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