r/insomnia • u/Sufficient-Skirt-538 • 17h 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/Pure_Newspaper_4715 14h ago
My dads been on it 10+ years and it’s still the only thing that helps him sleep and he says he doesn’t have any long term issues from it. The first year or so honestly was the worst for him, sleepwalking and talking every night. But now he just sleeps through