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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I've been an off-and-on user of Ambien for years.  I take it and scrupulously follow the dr's instructions (no alcohol, take it when in bed, etc).  I've never had a problem (even when I was taking it while pregnant -- sanctioned by my OB!).  My father had to take it for 3 years straight (with a few breaks, mostly during vacations!).  He's the same as me (very careful with medications) and never had problems, either.  He also had no problems sleeping when his life was less stressful (the aforementioned vacations, after the 3 year period his job was so stressful).

However, I have heard stories of people getting "addicted" to Ambien.  They are usually people susceptible to addiction, and they do the things addicts do with other substances -- use it all the time (not as indicated), lie about it, hide their use, combine it with other things (alcohol), take it recreationally (to "relax", to "have fun").

If you're not showing addictive behaviors, and your doctor has said taking it is better than not, I think you should relax and put it out of your mind.  You don't need anything else stressing you out!  A lot of people seem to "know someone" who is addicted, but a lot of it seems a bit like scare tactics (I know people tried to scare me out of using it before I did).  Ambien is [b]not[/b] for irresponsible people and addicts, but it's a life saver for insomniacs who take it responsibly.

Best of luck and sweet dreams. [/quote]

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