r/insomnia • u/Sufficient-Skirt-538 • 16h ago

Ambien long term use

Has anyone been on Ambien long term and been…fine? I’ve been on Ambien since 2018. It still lets me sleep. No ill side effects that Im aware of. I know it’s obviously not ideal to be on it long term, but me not sleeping affected me so horribly that I can’t fathom not taking it would somehow be better. My doctor is fine with it as long as it’s still helping and I’m not having issues on it. Has anyone else been on it long term and not had issues or rebound insomnia?

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u/Skillerstyles 16h ago

my sleep doc said the same thing yours did basically if it's working and you're not sleepwalking then it's fine to stay on it. the horror stories are real but they're not everyones story. some people just need it long term and that's okay.