Re: Ambien Addiction - Help

> >I just found out she has been taking like 2-3 a day!
>
> The normal dose of Ambien for a geriatric patient is 5 mg.
> The maximum dose is 10 mg. Two pills.
> Not what I'd call "addiction."
We got her the prescription last week and she has only 4 pills
left.  So she went through 26 pills in a week!
She sent us to the pharmacy to get her a refill but they wont do it,
they said its too soon.

> >She keeps taking it because she cant fall asleep otherwise.
> >So she wont stop taking the pills.
> I assume there's a doctor in the loop, she's not buying it on the
> Internet.
Yeah, but its not like we are in daily contact with the doctor.
The last time she saw him, he gave her the prescription, and thats it.