Extended release medication????
I'm 18 months out from surgery and doing fantastic!!! This was the best decision I have ever made for myself. I'm 4'11" tall and weighed 224 pounds on the day of surgery. I'm now stable at 110 pounds!! I just can't believe it!!!
Anyway, enough gloating....I've been taking Ambien for insomnia and it's really helped. The problem is that I'm no longer staying asleep. I only get about 3 to 4 hours sleep after taking it. I know there is an Ambien CR that's an extended release med.
Are extended release meds off limit for life or was that a temporary thing? Does anyone know why (if it's for life)?
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I am the queen of insomnia and it sounds like you need a change in medication. The ambien helps you go to sleep but you can't stay asleep
Talk to your doc- there may be somthing you can add to help stay asleep.
The extended release meds might work or may not. The kinds that just slowly release over time have a better chance of working than the meds like Concerta that release a bunch, then a bunch more 5 hours later.
You gotta remember we have small stomachs an minimal acid so we may not get the benefit of all the time release.
That said, I've taken time release meds and they have worked ok.
Pup
No surgery has been harmed/defamed by the writer of this post.
RNY 10/28/03 305# 8/11/04 147# 9 years out and >75% EWL!
Haven't a clue about the cr thing, but what poet kelly says sounds about right.
HW: 218, SW: 204, CW: 139 GW: 112-119
