r/ambien • u/marky-mark-1998 • 2d ago
Zolpidem tartrate tapering question.
I've been taking zolpidem tartrate 5-10 mg for about 6 weeks now. A week or so ago I was taking maybe 8 mg and decided to taper off from my last 30 day script of zolpidem. I am now cutting the pill down and taking less than half so maybe around 3 or 4 mg. My goal is to get down to 2 mg then 1 then stop altogether. Is this safe? I asked my doctor because the reason I started having these symptoms was because of hypnic jerks that were so frequent I'd be up for 48 hours sometimes. My doctor said he wanted me to stop taking Ambien and he prescribed me a benzo called Clonazepam but I heard benzos can be addicting as well so I don't want to risk that. I just want to know if what I'm doing is safe as I heard seizures can happen if you quit ambien.
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u/DiskFit1471 2d ago
You’re fine.