Originally Posted by Li'l Smokey (Post 11882143)

I could find weed for days and days and days - but can't find a single ****ing person with ambien.

Originally Posted by TribalElder (Post 11882195)

Try looking for Xanax instead then :shrug:

Originally Posted by Li'l Smokey (Post 11881323)

I tolerate ambien well, but my doc says they are a "conservative" practice, and don't feel comfortable giving it to most patients.

I guess I'll try out the seroquel tomorrow, unless I can find someone looking to get rid of some ambien.

Originally Posted by Saccopoo (Post 11882546)

I gotta tell you...trying to score some ambien through Chiefs Planet members sounds pretty high level junkie shit dude.

Maybe just go down to the local park with a sign that says:

"Will suck dick for ambien."

Maybe take a few before you do...just to cloud up the input receptors.

Originally Posted by splatbass (Post 11881606)

This is my problem also. I can't sleep without it, and sometimes not with it, but I wake up about 3 am and can't get back to sleep even with it. My doctor gave me Trazadone to take with it and it helps a lot. Between the two I usually sleep through the night.

Thursday I wasn't allowed to take either because I had a medical procedure yesterday with general anesthesia. I maybe got a total of 2 hours of sleep, in increments of 15 minutes scattered throughout the night. Ambien isn't perfect but it is better than going through that every night.

The insomnia comes from my rheumatoid arthritis.

Originally Posted by rocknrolla (Post 11882891)

When I wake up around 2 or 3, I,m afraid to take another. Too worried that one might actually knock me out for the 8 like its supposed to. Then I take a Xanex, those are good for napping. I work 10-13 hrs a day busting my ass all day.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 11883166)

Well this is an incredibly disturbing thread.

splatbass: I assume that you've tried Mobic or Voltaren before moving on to sedatives?

Originally Posted by splatbass (Post 11883188)

I don't take sedatives for rheumatoid arthritis. It is an autoimmune disease and needs immunosuppressives. I take Methotrexate. I also take Prednisone and Naproxen for the inflammation. These are some serious and potentially dangerous drugs, but better than the alternative.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 11883214)

If you're taking Ambien so you can sleep due to your RA pain, then you're effectively taking a sedative for RA. It works via the same mechanism as benzos, and although not as long-lasting, can still cause impairment, which is why it's a CIV drug.

FWIW, Mobic and Diclofenac are NSAIDs that work better than Naproxen and, in the case of Diclofenac, demonstrate efficacy on the lipooxygenase pathway as well as the COX pathway without the immunosuppressive effects of a glucocorticoid like prednisone or the risk of diabetes, whereas Naproxen only works on the COX pathway.

Originally Posted by Li'l Smokey (Post 11882851)

So anyway - I took 25mg of seroquel about an hour and a half ago. Holy ****ing shit. Triggered a massive panic attack, and made me super hungry. Will not be taking this shit again tomorrow night.