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09-23-2007, 07:46 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 3,002
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11"
Height:
212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Ambien Debate
Hello. I know that many of you are against the use of ambien to help them sleep. I have been desperate and went to my pcp. He highly recomended something to help me sleep. Because the benadryl no longer really works well for me he suggested the ambien at a low dose. Told me that there was a chance of the side effects mentioned but not for the majority of people who use it. So i told him after discussing other options as well to give me the lowest dose. I took one the day before yesturday and it knocked me right out however i woke early and got maybe 3-4 hours of straight sleep. Not very helpful. So last night i was again very stressed and wired and took two of them. I slept like a baby and woke this morning feeling revived. While it is not for everyone, and i will only use it when my husband is home {in case the kiddies wake and need something} and only on the weekends because i dont want to be totally dependant on it i will use it when i need a good night sleep. That is just my opinion and i respect that of everyone else who dont like it or is afraid to take it. But in order for me to get my thoughts together properly with my life siutitations i need a good nights sleep to help me through. Anyway hope your all doing well. My son lost his football game last night {sux} but he played awsome. Love ya LittleLisaMarie
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09-23-2007, 08:32 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 4,749
Weight Statistics July 21, 2007 Start Date:
August 6, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.8571428571 % % Lost:
January 1, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.4872528616 BMI Start:
29.9927159209 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |
Lisa, Just be very careful and make sure that you get the recommended amount of sleep, because it is when you get woke up, that you MAY do things out of the ordinary. LOLOL, my mom called me one night about midnight requesting a fax of an EOB from her insurance carrier! HAHAHA I hope that it really helps you to get that extra sleep you need. |
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09-23-2007, 09:06 AM
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| Guru In Training Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: currently Texas but it's not my home
Posts: 227
Weight Statistics 08/16/06 Start Date:
08/16/06 Surgery Date:
Height: 290 lb Start Weight:
199 lb Current Weight:
166 lb Goal Weight:
91 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.3793103448 % % Lost:
12/31/2007 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 46 BMI Start:
33 BMI Current:
26 BMI Goal:
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LisaMarie - I believe that you have to do what's best for you. That nights sleep must have felt wonderful! R-Bren |
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09-23-2007, 10:59 AM
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LisaMarie, you know all the pros and cons, so I'm sure you are a good judge. Do what is best for you, good to hear you got some very needed rest. (((((HUGS))))
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09-23-2007, 01:44 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WADING RIVER (Long Island), NY
Posts: 5,020
Weight Statistics 7/16/07 Start Date:
7/16/07 Surgery Date:
4' 11"
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
130 lb Current Weight:
115 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.4782608696 % % Lost:
12/31/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 46.4492961793 BMI Start:
26.2539500144 BMI Current:
23.2246480896 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
Lisa I Also Used To Use Them Pre-op But Only If I Was Having A Bad Night Which Was Maybe 2 Or 3 Times A Month If That. Some Months I Didnt Use Them At All. They Are Not As Strong As Sleeping Pills And Thats Why I Felt Safe With Them. I Never Woke Up In The Morning Feel Groggy. Like You Said I Always Felt Good In The Morning. Just Be Careful Hun. Im All For Ambien If Its A Last Resort
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09-23-2007, 03:47 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greenville,NC
Posts: 124
Weight Statistics 02/17/2007 Start Date:
08/08/07 Surgery Date:
Height: 388 lb Start Weight:
261 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
127 lb Weight Loss:
101 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.7319587629 % % Lost:
Sept 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 59.0 BMI Start:
39.55 BMI Current:
24.3 BMI Goal:
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I know how the great night of sleep felt. I also take a 1/2 ambien at night. Be sure everyone in your house knows not to wake you if you take it. I found that no matter how much sleep 1 hour or 8 hours once I wake from it that's it. Bam I'm awake! You do what's best for you and have a great night sleep. Take care Tina
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09-23-2007, 05:11 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phila, PA
Posts: 272
Weight Statistics 6/15/07 - Lost 30bls prior to surgery Start Date:
Sept. 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
314 lb Start Weight:
212 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
67 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.4840764331 % % Lost:
Spring of 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 53.8920898438 BMI Start:
36.3857421875 BMI Current:
24.8864746094 BMI Goal:
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Lisa we are all different and this site is to enlighten each other and inform each other. What effects one might not effect another. Like Doc said you know you best. I am so happy you have gotten the sleep you needed, more power to you. Tell your son there is another game and we will be routing for him.
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09-23-2007, 05:41 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,905
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.6923076923 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.0010501995 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
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i say to each his own! if you find something that works go with it! im SURE my daughter would burn my house down if i took a prescription sleep aid LOL! maybe when she's a little older and not so mischevious (sp?) happy sleeping 
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09-23-2007, 05:49 PM
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| WLS Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arizona in the winter - Colorado in the summer
Posts: 406
Weight Statistics about age 12 the first time Start Date:
8/29/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
268 lb Start Weight:
135 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
133 lb Weight Loss:
-5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
49.6268656716 % % Lost:
a year from Christmas Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.9970703125 BMI Start:
23.1701660156 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
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Lisa I also take the ambien for sleep - I took it before surgery - the thing I notice with it now is that it works a lot faster than it did but it doesn't last as long. I use to get 6 good hrs of sleep I now get 4 and have sometimes taken another 1/2 pill to get a few more. Judy
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09-23-2007, 07:53 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 4,367
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
139 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
141 lb Weight Loss:
-11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
50.3571428571 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
21.1325692042 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
They gave me Ambien when my mom died last year. It shuts your brain down, as I'm the one who lays down, and while my body is resting, my mind is on smoking fire. This medication helped to shut everything out. I never did anything out of the ordinary, and I always woke right up...no hangover of any kind. I didn't take it all the time...just the nights when I had 8 hours to commit to it, and when I was really struggling.
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