Is Ambien CR, better then the Ambien generic?!
Question:
Is Ambien CR, better then the Ambien generic?
I just found out that Ambien now has a generic. I was wondering has anyone taken the generic yet, and if it's better that Ambien CR or about the same? My insurance have a step therapy and now it's forcing me to take the generic.
Answers:
Ambien CR just gives a double dose. One dose hits you instantly and the second dose several hours later. Ambien as with other tranquilliser and sleeping pill type drugs, is only meant to be prescribed for 2 - 4 weeks as it is very addictive and causes day time withdrawal symptoms like anxiety and insomnia and agitation etc.
Don't know if you can get generic CR or time released ambien (zolpidem) or not.
Basically ambien CR is better in the sense that it is more longer acting. A lot of people get woken up after a couple of hours on ordinary ambien (zolpidem) as it wears off vry quickly. It only lasts an hour or 2. People get rebound or withdrawal insomnia in the middle of the night after the drug wears off.
With generic zolpidem if it is not time released you may find yourself waking up in the middle of the night needing to take another tablet.