MikeD
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I've been taking Ambien every night since the month it was introduced in around 1992 or so. My Dr just said I should stop because a study in 2012 showed users are about 400% more likely to die if taking more than 18 doses. I've taken more than 8,000 doses.
The increased causes of death are heart attacks, cancer, and car crashes.
The study likens the death rate from 3 mg of Ambien at least 18 times per year to that of a smoker.
I think I will want to see more study before I stop using a drug that works so well for me. I am on 26 prescription meds that all have side effects. I am a medical basket case. All of my Rxs are reasonable and have a good reason to be taken. Some treat the side effects of the others! Quite a few have insomnia as a possible side effect.
I haven't seen any other studies on this and feel that it may be one of those studies that gets debunked.
I am so glad I am retired.
Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study -- Kripke et al. 2 (1) -- BMJ Open
Mike D.
The increased causes of death are heart attacks, cancer, and car crashes.
The study likens the death rate from 3 mg of Ambien at least 18 times per year to that of a smoker.
I think I will want to see more study before I stop using a drug that works so well for me. I am on 26 prescription meds that all have side effects. I am a medical basket case. All of my Rxs are reasonable and have a good reason to be taken. Some treat the side effects of the others! Quite a few have insomnia as a possible side effect.
I haven't seen any other studies on this and feel that it may be one of those studies that gets debunked.
I am so glad I am retired.
Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study -- Kripke et al. 2 (1) -- BMJ Open
Mike D.