What is Ambien?

Ambien is a sedative, also known as hypnotic that you can use to treat insomnia. The medication works by affecting the brain's chemicals that may be imbalanced in people who have insomnia. You can buy Ambien online in extended-release and immediate-release form.
The immediate-release tablet helps you to sleep faster when you go to bed. And the extended-release form, Ambien CR, which has two layers, the first layer that dissolves swiftly to help you sleep faster, and the second layer that dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep.

How to use Ambien?

The medication should be consumed orally on an empty stomach as instructed by your doctor; you should take medicine once a night since the medication effects occur swiftly. You should take medicine right before you go to sleep.
Consume the medicine only when you have time for a good night's sleep of 7-8 hours; if you wake up before that, you may feel drowsiness the whole day. You should swallow the Ambien pill whole with a glass of water; you should not crush or break the pills.

Your physician will determine your dosage based on your age, medical condition, or the other medication you may be consuming for other medical conditions. You should not take more than 10mg a day.
Women's dosages are lower than men because the drug is removed slowly from the women's body compared to men. Elderly patients should use a lower dose to reduce the risk of side effects.

If you want to stop the medication, you may have to use the medicine less and less over time to avoid withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal is more likely to occur if you stop the medication suddenly.
You may not sleep that well the first few nights after you stopped using the medicine, it is called rebound insomnia, and it is normal; it will usually go away after 1-2 nights. If this effect continues after 1-2 nights, you should consult your doctor.

Dosage strengths and forms

The medication is accessible in 10 to 5mg strength tablets for oral implementation.
Ambien 5mg tablets are capsuled-shaped, film-coated, white, with AMB 5 carved on one side and 5401 on the other side.
Ambien 10mg tablets are capsule-shaped, film-coated, white, with AMB 10 carved on one side and 5421 on the other side.

What to do if I missed a dose?

If you missed a dose, you should take the missed dose as soon as you remember, but you should not consume the missed dose if it is nearly time for your upcoming dose. You should not consume a double amount of medication to make up for the missed dose.

What are the side effects of Ambien?

The medication may cause side effects; some of the side effects include:
• Chest pain
• Difficulty breathing
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Headache
• Muscle cramps
Seek medical help at once if you suffer from any of the side effects listed above.