Maybe try 15 and keep that extra half in reserve?
This. *Or* take 10 at first and see if you fall asleep, but if you can't, take another 5 and see if it nudges you over. But 10 mg might really do it despite the stress (I've been surprised at a regular Ambien dose putting me to sleep when I've been stressed off the charts -- but I realize I'm also just anecdata). And knowing you *can* take more if needed might take the edge off ("the edge" being the worry of "FUCK, what if I can't fall asleep...I really need to fall asleep...FUCK I'm still awake DAMN IT...").
Thank you all very much. I've had a rough time of late, and this just sent me over the edge.
I'm sorry, Anne. May you achieve renewing rest, alternating between bliss filled dreams and deep sound renewing sleep.
So very sad, askye. What a nightmare.
What is "the soft kind" of butter? At which point does it start being butter product?
Anne, I'm sorry to hear you had that stress. I hope as little Ambien as possible does work for you. I find it remarkably unpredictable, and I take it regularly. Sometimes it touches me not, sometimes it knocks me out. It doesn't seem to be usefully tied to my state of mind.
Your worry is the worst thing. Anything you can do to reduce your heart rate and get the tension you're holding out of your muscles, etc, will help as much as 5mg of Ambien sometimes.
Soft butter is just butter that has been whipped enough so that there is enough air in it is fairly soft. Not always a difference between whipped and soft, but soft butter is often not quite as throughly whipped as what is normally sold as whipped butter.
I have a suspicion I don't like this soft butter thing.
I leave butter on the counter as well.
Anne, I recommend a hot bath or shower and 10mgs of Ambien and a book of well-read short stories in bed. Turn out the light immediately upon feeling sleepy. If, after 45 minutes, you can't fall asleep, try another 5 mgs.
I try very hard not to eat after dinner, as to take my nightly sleep meds on an empty stomach to maximize their effectiveness on me. Anything to boost the efficacy.
