Ambien Addiction & Abuse
Ambien (zolpidem) is a prescription medication known as a sedative-hypnotic, which effectively treats insomnia. It is used to increase inhibitory brain activity, allowing people with insomnia to get sleep.
Side Effects Of Ambien
Health risks and side effects are always something to be aware of with any medication and other drugs. However, the potential for misuse, tolerance, physiological dependence, and withdrawal with Ambien is higher than initially thought.
Side effects may include:
- Aggression
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Doing things you can’t remember
- Drowsiness
- Impaired driving
- Lack of coordination
- Nightmares
- Slowed reaction time
- Suicidal thoughts
Addiction help is available at Flyland Recovery Network centers.
Call our Ambien Addiction Hotline now at 1-888-400-1556. We are available to provide Ambien addiction help 24/7.
Addiction To Ambien
If you take Ambien and have Ambien addiction or abuse concerns, or if a loved one has an Ambien addiction, you should be aware of these potential symptoms.
Since you may develop tolerance to the side effects of Ambien, you can easily find yourself taking larger and larger doses to obtain the same impact and results from the drug.
Ambien Abuse Symptoms
- Buying Ambien illegally.
- Combining Ambien with other substances.
- Driving under the influence of Ambien.
- Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when trying to stop.
- Forging Ambien prescriptions.
- Taking Ambien differently than prescribed.
- Sleeping through important events because of Ambien.
- Strong cravings for Ambien
- Trying to cut down or stop using Ambien without success.
- Using Ambien every night.
- Visiting multiple doctors for prescriptions.
Long Term Effects Of Ambien Abuse
If you have been taking Ambien in large doses or for an extended period of time, you may experience more severe withdrawal symptoms if you stop. Withdrawal can begin within 48 hours of stopping or cutting back on Ambien’s use. Symptoms of Ambien withdrawal may include:
- Being agitated
- Experiencing panic attacks
- Delusions
- Confusion
- Hallucinating
- Increases in blood pressure, body temperature, breathing rate, or pulse
- Perspiring
- Exhaustion
- Sleeplessness
- Grumpiness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Impatience
- Seizures
- Stomach cramps and abdominal discomfort
- Tremors
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Ambien Abuse Withdrawal
Medically managed withdrawal which is also known as medical detox, occurs when you decrease the use of Ambien at Flyland Recovery Network while under the care of our professionally trained medical staff.
Case report evidence has supported that there is a possible risk of seizures due to withdrawal from Ambien. Because of this, medical detox of Ambien is advantageous and recommended because of this serious withdrawal and complication. Flyland Recovery Network provides a secure and safe facility with monitoring and a knowledgeable team to deliver medication if needed.
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Ambien Addiction Intervention
After completing Ambien addiction detox, you will begin Ambien addiction treatment. It would be best to discuss your Ambien addiction treatment options with your knowledgeable medical team at Flyland Recovery Network to decide the right solution for you.
Patients in addiction recovery will learn about Ambien addiction, relapse prevention, self-care, and how to manage insomnia without resorting to addictive sleep aids such as Ambien.
Ambien Abuse Treatments
All of our Ambien abuse treatments are evidence-based, and each Ambien addiction treatment is unique to each patient’s specific situation and needs.
Ambien Addiction Treatment options may include:
- Inpatient treatment: This is where you stay at Flyland Recovery Network and receive intensive group and individual Ambien addiction therapy and treatment.
- Outpatient treatment: This is where you attend several times a week for group and individual Ambien addiction therapy while continuing to live at your home. This permits you to benefit from support and care in an inpatient setting that is less intensive and restrictive. Outpatient Ambien addiction treatment is best for people who have completed inpatient addiction treatment or have strong, supportive social networks at home.
Addiction treatment is never one-size-fits-all. Treatment options will be presented based on your individual circumstances and what is going to set you up for discovering freedom from addiction.
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Ambien Addiction Recovery
Ambien recovery means learning to live sober without the use of any substance. In addition, Flyland Recovery Network helps provide you with methods to manage insomnia symptoms to avoid using any sleeping medication. Recovery also includes learning your triggers, how to cope and how to manage insomnia.
In the short term, learning to live without Ambien can be difficult and frustrating. You may experience intense Ambien cravings and struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep.
Flyland Recovery Network makes every effort to provide Ambien addiction help to those battling Ambien addiction and searching for Ambien drug rehab in Florida. Discover Ambien addiction intervention in a safe, secure, and serene place where successes happen, and addictions end. We provide the tools and knowledge based on evidence and experience to help people suffering from Ambien addictions to live a better life again.
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Insurance For Ambien Addiction Treatment
Insurance companies now have to cover behavioral and mental health conditions just as they would cover other treatments such as heart disease. Therefore, having insurance for intervention and addiction rehab is advantageous if you suffer from an Ambien addiction. Additionally, government insurance programs have some requirements and guidelines to investigate to see if they will cover your Ambien abuse treatment and addiction rehab centers.
To confirm insurance benefits and what your plan will cover, you must contact the health insurance provider to determine the type of addiction intervention and Ambien addiction rehab centers they will partially or fully cover. We provide free insurance verifications for Ambien abuse treatment plans at Flyland Recovery Network if you already have insurance. Contact our experts confidentially and let them verify your insurance benefits for Ambien intervention and addiction treatment.
There are also many nonprofit Ambien addiction rehab options if you are uninsured. For example, nonprofit Ambien drug rehabs are funded by donations and grants to operate some of their Ambien addiction treatment programs.
Clients planning on getting insurance for Ambien addiction treatment should check with the addiction rehab facility to discover what public insurance is accepted, then enroll in the best insurance plan accordingly. At Flyland Recovery Network, we have access to national Ambien addiction rehab programs and a list of insurance plans. We can direct you to find a plan that will help cover your Ambien intervention.
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If you or a loved one are suffering with drug abuse or alcohol addiction, reach out to Flyland Recovery Network for addiction help.
Get confidential help 24/7.
If you or a loved one are suffering with drug abuse or alcohol addiction, reach out to Flyland Recovery Network for addiction help.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to get ambien addiction help
The first step is very hard yet important, and Flyland Recovery Network is here to make it as smooth as possible and provide you with Ambien addiction help. Contact us 24/7 at our Ambien addiction hotline at 1-888-400-1556, and let’s get started with changing your life with an intervention to help you be free of an Ambien addiction.
How can Flyland Recovery Network help with ambien addiction, abuse, and recovery?
With decades of experience, Flyland realizes that Ambien addiction treatment is most successful when we act with purpose, responsiveness, evidence, and experience.
Flyland Recovery Network centers uses intervention approaches that are proven to provide addiction help. Each person addicted to Ambien needs to be in a clean and structured atmosphere for an addiction treatment plan to succeed. You can expect various addiction treatment methods and how to fight insomnia without medications. We also provide amenities that are motivational and science-based integrative services such as chiropractic, massage therapy, meditation, and methods to help you improve your quality of sleep.
Is ambien addictive?
Approximately 50 to 70 million adults in the United States alone suffer from sleep deprivation or a sleeping disorder. Even more concerning is 38 million of these adults rely on a sleeping medication to help them get some sleep. Ambien was created for short-term help with sleepless nights. It was not meant for long-term use.
Ambien was initially marketed as a safer choice than benzodiazepines. It was believed to have less risk for addiction or tolerance. However, studies have shown that this is underestimated. Ambien is addictive.
How to know if you have an ambien addiction?
If you have developed a tolerance to Ambien and find yourself taking larger and larger doses to obtain the same effects and results from the drug, you could have an Ambien addiction. Likewise, if you try to decrease or stop and find yourself having withdrawal symptoms, you could have an Ambien addiction.
