dizzy86 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hi guys, First of all thank you for reading! As I am new here I will introduce myself first, my name is Jessica, I am from Holland but currently living in Ireland ( explains my spelling ^^) for a few days now I have trouble sleeping. Whenever I fall asleep there is this anxiety in my body, heartbeating fast, cant breath, like im scared to fall asleep. This just comes and there is nothing i can do. The docter gave me Xanax and Stillnoct.. Of course I have been trying to look them up and I have found a lot of articles saying Stilnoct doesnt help at all because the brandname is wrong?? Can anyone explain me what this means? And do I have a good one or not? I have Stilnoct 5mg Fil Zolpidem Tartrate Do I take 1 or 2 of those? My label just said: Take as needed... My docter was a Polish one.. I had a lot of trouble understanding him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsavy006 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Welcome to CB Jessica. I'm Andy. Nice to meet you. I hope you find the help you need here @ CB. In regards to your question, it's best to contact your doctor or pharmacist on dosing instructions. I did look up the medication though and it took me to wikipedia's page for Zolpidem. Based on what I know about Zolpidem, you are only suppose to take one tablet at bedtime as needed. Again, speak with doc or pharmacist. I hope this helps and best of luck with the medication. ~ Andy ETA: I found a link that might help: http://www.drugs.com/uk/stilnoct-5mg-1275.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hi, Jessica. As far as I know, Ambien and Stilnoct are the same thing.They have the same generic name. I don't know how much you should take, too bad you couldn't understand your doctor. Maybe you could call him today and see what he says? I took Ambien for a little while and it really didn't do anything to me. I don't think it helped me sleep at all. I took 10mg, I think? I can't really remember. You hear stories of people doing crazy things in their sleep on that drug, so I was afraid to take it. BUT when I did, not only did I NOT do crazy things in my sleep, I didn't SLEEP. So I don't really know how to answer your question. Sorry if I wasn't very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan77 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I live in Ireland and took Stilnoct for a short period of time. Stilnoct is the same as Ambien. They both have the active ingredient zolpidem tartrate. I took 5mg for a while and 10mg for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 The standard dose is 5 or 10 mgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy86 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hey Rowntree, Did it work for you? The stillnoct? @ Emperor and Andy, I did try to call the receptionist afterwards because I wasnt sure what to do. The office already closed down though, and i don't really have a clue who to call out of hours... I do however want to try them tonight.. I really need a night of sleep now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan77 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 It worked ok, but I was having pretty severe sleep disturbance and it just wasn't strong enough for me at that time so my pdoc switched me to a stronger sleep medication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan77 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Oh, by the way Jessica....Welcome to CrazyBoards!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy86 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Thanks I know im going to like it here I feel right at home with all my crazy ass shit going on ! Rowntree, did you take 5 or 10 mg? i have a strip of 10 mg and a strip of 5, they are diffirent brands thoug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan77 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I took 5mg for a while which didn't really help and then my pdoc told me to take 10mg which was a bit more beneficial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy86 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 What is a Pdoc? I only been to the normal docter and he keeps telling me I dont need to go anywhere else for all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan77 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 A Pdoc is just an abbreviation for psychiatrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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