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Peridot
Posts: 152
Registered: ‎11-21-2010

Alteril Sleep Aid

‎05-26-2012 09:35 PM

I have been taking Ambien for 7 years at 5 mg per night and do very well on it. Now my doctor decided that she is not going to renew my RX because she feels that it can cause deaths and cancer. REALLY????? After all this time? I have a sleep disorder and when I go to bed I can't sleep or shut my mind off. I lay awake for hours and then its' time to get up and I have never slept. I work fulltime and I drive 40 minutes to work each way. I can't take a nap duirng the day.

She tells me to use melatonin and I just don't think that it is going to work and I have a negative feeling before I have even taken it. I did buy it and I was going to start using it tonight until I was in Wal-Mart today and this guy was buying Alteril and he was an elderly man (I am 65) and he said it was great. So I bought a box. I need to use the melatonin or the Alteril tonight as I don't have more than 5 nights of Ambien and I am keeping those as a safety net.

Has anyone used either of these and what is your opinion? I am not on a lot of meds only 75 mg Toprol and 5 mg ACE inhibitor and one low dose aspirin per day. I do not use any alcohol or do not use any other type of drugs.

Thanks

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