Comments on: The Ambien CR reps must be out in force… http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html Life on the pharm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:42:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Janice http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-181756 Janice Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:30:19 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-181756 I also hate taking pills but I do take the ambien cr. I love it I had bad anxiety disorders and didnt sleep not one freken minute for an intire week. Now I sleep (BUT) Not without it and beleave me I have tried. I have only been taking it for almost 5 months and fear that without it I will never sleep again and I do see a syciatris for my issues but if it is staying up all night cause i get the frame of mind that if I fall asleep I will indeed die!! Well then I love ambien because I forget about it and cant help but to fall asleep and stay asleep. So that being said I am sure I am not the only one helped by it so.... I SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AT ALL!! Thank you for letting me give my opinion. I also hate taking pills but I do take the ambien cr. I love it I had bad anxiety disorders and didnt sleep not one freken minute for an intire week. Now I sleep (BUT) Not without it and beleave me I have tried. I have only been taking it for almost 5 months and fear that without it I will never sleep again and I do see a syciatris for my issues but if it is staying up all night cause i get the frame of mind that if I fall asleep I will indeed die!! Well then I love ambien because I forget about it and cant help but to fall asleep and stay asleep. So that being said I am sure I am not the only one helped by it so…. I SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AT ALL!! Thank you for letting me give my opinion.

]]> By: colleen http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-181747 colleen Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:53:07 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-181747 I find Ambien CR to be very effective in helping me fall asleep and stay asleep. I've been using it for about a year and a half because I have a lot of anxiety about sleep due to several horrible bouts of insomnia. My fear is that there may be long term side effects that nobody is yet aware of yet because the drug is relatively new. Is there any awareness out there about long term side effects? Thanks, Colleen I find Ambien CR to be very effective in helping me fall asleep and stay asleep. I've been using it for about a year and a half because I have a lot of anxiety about sleep due to several horrible bouts of insomnia.

My fear is that there may be long term side effects that nobody is yet aware of yet because the drug is relatively new. Is there any awareness out there about long term side effects?

Thanks,
Colleen

]]> By: judith http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-181689 judith Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:15:31 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-181689 I just began Ambien Cr and I will have to wait to see if it makes a difference in my sleep patterns. Ambien itself doesn't seem to keep me asleep. I just began Ambien Cr and I will have to wait to see if it makes a difference in my sleep patterns. Ambien itself doesn't seem to keep me asleep.

]]> By: sicco http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-180222 sicco Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:33:40 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-180222 I thought it would be cheaper to get the generic version of Ambien at my pharmacy, but I was told it would cost over $100 (even with my insurance). WTH? I thought it would be cheaper to get the generic version of Ambien at my pharmacy, but I was told it would cost over $100 (even with my insurance). WTH?

]]> By: Mariann http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-179961 Mariann Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:43:28 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-179961 Oh...hold on there...I haven't slept since as long as I can remember...perhaps three-years-old...and I'm 47. It took the doctors (and I stress "doctors") about six years to get me to even TRY Ambien. I hate taking it (I hate medication of any kind...period) - have been taking it for the last couple years...but if I don't take it I don't sleep more than 30 minutes and it takes me three hours to even get to sleep. If you haven't had the problems...don't even remotely try to judge people. Have been to a sleep study doctor and he told me, and I quote, "if it's not a problem to you...and you seem to have dealt with it well since you've been three...it's not a problem"...well, it IS a problem. Just because I've "dealt with it" doesn't mean I LIKE it. What is a person like me supposed to do? I can't turn my brain off to start to sleep without anything. So I am supposed to just "deal with it"? Oh…hold on there…I haven't slept since as long as I can remember…perhaps three-years-old…and I'm 47. It took the doctors (and I stress "doctors") about six years to get me to even TRY Ambien. I hate taking it (I hate medication of any kind…period) - have been taking it for the last couple years…but if I don't take it I don't sleep more than 30 minutes and it takes me three hours to even get to sleep. If you haven't had the problems…don't even remotely try to judge people. Have been to a sleep study doctor and he told me, and I quote, "if it's not a problem to you…and you seem to have dealt with it well since you've been three…it's not a problem"…well, it IS a problem. Just because I've "dealt with it" doesn't mean I LIKE it.

What is a person like me supposed to do? I can't turn my brain off to start to sleep without anything. So I am supposed to just "deal with it"?

]]> By: Betty Ann http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-177579 Betty Ann Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:18:53 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-177579 What, if any, is the difference between Ambien and Ambien CR What, if any, is the difference between Ambien and Ambien CR

]]> By: What the GSK man asked, and what he fears :: OnThePharm http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-177069 What the GSK man asked, and what he fears :: OnThePharm Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:31:23 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-177069 [...] On a related note, I’m waiting for the day drug companies get a clue and make writing the original, IR version of a drug more troublesome to prescribe than the inevitable extended-release forms. Call it “Coreg IR” the first time around, and then call your extended release, patent-protected, evergreened, overpriced bullshit version plain old “Coreg.” As though it were Coreg As It Was Meant To Be — like that marketing shit Sanofi-Aventis tried with Ambien. [...] [...] On a related note, I'm waiting for the day drug companies get a clue and make writing the original, IR version of a drug more troublesome to prescribe than the inevitable extended-release forms. Call it "Coreg IR" the first time around, and then call your extended release, patent-protected, evergreened, overpriced bullshit version plain old "Coreg." As though it were Coreg As It Was Meant To Be — like that marketing shit Sanofi-Aventis tried with Ambien. [...]

]]> By: OK so it’s expensive but would you really rather go without it? :: OnThePharm http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-68639 OK so it’s expensive but would you really rather go without it? :: OnThePharm Tue, 08 May 2007 12:26:55 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-68639 [...] uncommon to hear people complain about the cost of Ambien (with apologies to Dr Dino :) ). Until recently, Ambien was one of the most expensive, yet most common medications. And also widely complained [...] [...] uncommon to hear people complain about the cost of Ambien (with apologies to Dr Dino :) ). Until recently, Ambien was one of the most expensive, yet most common medications. And also widely complained [...]

]]> By: #1 Dinosaur http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-67711 #1 Dinosaur Sun, 06 May 2007 17:54:29 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-67711 Allow me to clarify: People with transient sleep issues (situational stress or travel, for example) ask for "something to help me sleep." People who ask specifically for Ambien are the ones who are (or are going to be) dependent on it. (And yes, I'll be around for the next 2 weeks.) Allow me to clarify:

People with transient sleep issues (situational stress or travel, for example) ask for "something to help me sleep."

People who ask specifically for Ambien are the ones who are (or are going to be) dependent on it.

(And yes, I'll be around for the next 2 weeks.)

]]> By: RJS http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-67429 RJS Sun, 06 May 2007 02:39:55 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-67429 Dr Dino, I don't know that I agree with you entirely. For those of us with transient sleep issues, I think Ambien is probably a fantastic drug. Similar to taking a benzo periodically for the same thing. I think you're probably spot-on regarding those who take the drug every single night for chronic insomnia, however. Personally, I've been battling sleep issues for the last two weeks, and I know exactly why: lots of changes going on in my life. As soon as I adjust to them and assimilate them and recalibrate normality, I'll be fine. But damn if it doesn't suck between now and then...! But I'm also crazy about not being dependent on any psychotropic drug. For instance, I won't even drink coffee more than 3 days a week -- and never more than two cups at a time -- even though it's probably my favorite beverage. I'd do the same thing with Ambien if I were taking it... But I don't think this (healthy) paranoia is common in the lay population. Dr Dino,

I don't know that I agree with you entirely. For those of us with transient sleep issues, I think Ambien is probably a fantastic drug. Similar to taking a benzo periodically for the same thing.

I think you're probably spot-on regarding those who take the drug every single night for chronic insomnia, however.

Personally, I've been battling sleep issues for the last two weeks, and I know exactly why: lots of changes going on in my life. As soon as I adjust to them and assimilate them and recalibrate normality, I'll be fine. But damn if it doesn't suck between now and then…!

But I'm also crazy about not being dependent on any psychotropic drug. For instance, I won't even drink coffee more than 3 days a week — and never more than two cups at a time — even though it's probably my favorite beverage. I'd do the same thing with Ambien if I were taking it…

But I don't think this (healthy) paranoia is common in the lay population.

]]> By: #1 Dinosaur http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-67146 #1 Dinosaur Sat, 05 May 2007 17:06:30 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-67146 Generic, brand name, CR; makes no difference. I hate Ambien with a passion. Everyone asking for it either needs an antidepressant or a sleep study. Generic, brand name, CR; makes no difference. I hate Ambien with a passion. Everyone asking for it either needs an antidepressant or a sleep study.

]]> By: RJS http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-66844 RJS Sat, 05 May 2007 02:02:20 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-66844 Actually, come to think of it, most of the Ambien scripts have been refills. Most of the new Ambien scripts have been for the CR... Hmm. Actually, come to think of it, most of the Ambien scripts have been refills. Most of the new Ambien scripts have been for the CR…

Hmm.

]]> By: Andrew http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-66843 Andrew Sat, 05 May 2007 01:57:52 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2007/05/the-ambien-cr-reps-must-be-out-in-force.html#comment-66843 I've only filled a few zolpidem scripts so far, but in every case, the copay was cut in half or more. One patient paid $50 for his Ambien last month, and this month his copay was $5. Needless to say, he was ecstatic. -Andrew, CPhT pharmcountry.net I've only filled a few zolpidem scripts so far, but in every case, the copay was cut in half or more. One patient paid $50 for his Ambien last month, and this month his copay was $5. Needless to say, he was ecstatic.

-Andrew, CPhT
pharmcountry.net

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