La Jolla Recovery is a compassionate and caring rehab program for attending addiction to Ambien and other sleeping pills. We provide specific attention to multiple substances as well. In a nonjudgemental approach, let us offer a unique program to participate in the prescription use disorder you or a loved one may have with Ambien. Experience the proper detoxification and continued rehabilitation necessary for Ambien withdrawals and therapy, affected by its concomitant use with other drugs or alcohol.
Ambien Abuse Rehab
"When you have insomnia, you're never really asleep, and you're never really awake" (scene from the Fight Club movie).
Are you suffering from Ambien addiction and need support to normalize sleep cycles, or are Ambien use beginning to affect your daily life? Let us at La Jolla Recovery Ambien rehab provide a clinically supervised detox or outpatient rehab program, depending on your needs, from evidence-based therapies to 12-step approaches. Are you frustrated with results from previous AA or 12-step programs? Let us develop a unique and tailored program for you.
Ambien, a member of the class of hypnotic medications, was approved by the FDA in the early 1990s, designed for short-term use to treat insomnia, and was welcomed as a change from the prevailing sleep aid at the time, Halcion, which had been banned in several countries due to its implication in psychosis and suicide cases. Ambien works by activating the neurotransmitter GABA and binding it to the GABA receptors in the exact location of the benzodiazepines such as Valium and Xanax. The extra GABA activity triggered by the drug inhibits the neuron activity associated with insomnia, slowing down the brain. Ambien is very effective at initiating sleep, usually working within less than 30 minutes.
First used in Europe towards the end of the 1980s, it became the sleeping pill of choice amongst individuals across all demographics but was especially popular amongst those working in high-pressure jobs, thanks to its supposedly “non-groggy” properties (apparently leaving individual users feeling refreshed and revitalized, unlike many other sleep aids).
Zolpidem became available as a generic medication before 2010, becoming the most commonly prescribed sleep aid worldwide, with over 12 million prescriptions filled out annually in the USA alone.
When Ambien is Prescribed
When insomniacs use Ambien intermittently and at therapeutic doses and supervised, it can ease sleeping problems. Zolpidem is usually prescribed as a second-line treatment in cases where nonpharmacological treatment has failed.
Celebrity scandals and statistics linked to Ambien
Ambien has played a role in several high-profile celebrity scandals recently. Its sedative properties are blamed for unacceptable tweets and other public messages supposedly written about its effects.
Almost 70% of emergency cases involving zolpidem feature female patients.
The abuse of Ambien is highest amongst people aged over 40.
Ambien Addiction
But at higher doses, it starts to light up a more comprehensive array of benzodiazepine receptors, getting you high. So when you take Ambien and benzos frequently, it’s easy to grow dependent and addicted.
Excessive quantities of Ambien can cause overdose, leading to coma and even death.
As well as its recommended medical uses, Ambien also has the potential to be used and abused recreationally because its sedative properties can produce an enjoyable “high” and mild euphoria, visual distortions and hallucinations, and various physically pleasurable sensations, which are boosted when grinding up Ambien tablets and snorting the resultant powder or injecting it intravenously. Mixing with alcohol is common and has become socially acceptable for those underage with the irony of having it being easier to access than alcohol when being a minor.
Ambien Addiction Symptoms
In the beginning, some Ambien abuse side effects, including sleepwalking, “abnormal thinking,” and “strange behavior,” were listed as extremely rare. Any anecdotal evidence of “sleep-driving,” “sleep eating,” or “sleep shopping,” having sex and cooking/eating food—all behaviors now associated with Ambien blackouts—were characterized as unusual quirks or attributed to mixing the medication with alcohol. Most recreational users started taking the drug to treat insomnia but found that they could get high if they fought the drug’s sleep-inducing effect. Ambien lessens inhibitions and erases memories, an ideal combination for someone who cheats on their partner. The buzz created by the drug often enhances sex as well.
Withdrawal Symptoms and Overdose
Ambien Problems
Ambien Treatment
Providing Ambien Rehab in San Diego
Ambien residential rehab provides the best chance for a full recovery. La Jolla Recovery provides recovery in secure, calm, friendly, and confidential environments designed to allow healing.
We have years of experience treating zolpidem addiction and offer various approaches and methodologies. The great expertise in treating addiction in our agile and responsive environment can generally make the difference between successful treatment or relapse and continuation under the burden of addiction. Our staff may suggest a local sober living home to extend sobriety after rehab and detox to boost your recovery.
Upon entering rehab, you will get a complete medical assessment designed to give doctors an understanding of the severity of your zolpidem addiction. Afterward, we will compile an addiction treatment plan, which will be the framework for your stay and should be considered our roadmap. Combined with alcohol abuse at La Jolla Recovery, we can provide parallel attention to the physiological and mental impact of alcoholism compounded with Ambien. At La Jolla Recovery, we believe in creating a foundation for a life free from Ambien. We will have similar experiential activities, such as mindfulness and meditation, to address a new space of homeostasis and peace. Yes, quality sleep and a life worth living are possible without using sleeping pills such as Ambien, and no need for alcohol to reduce tension at night.
Ambien inpatient Rehab program
Attending Ambien Withdrawal Side Effects
La Jolla Recovery’s Ambien inpatient program takes addicts out of their daily environments during which zolpidem addiction has developed. It gives holistic treatment programs with components including detox, therapy, bespoke fitness, and dietary plans. Ambien abuse may manifest in mental health disorders. Our mental health approach will provide insight into its effective treatment that combines substance use disorder and psychological. Detoxing from Ambien may lead to insomnia, so sleep disorders can be attended to support the proper rehabilitation. Read more about us to understand our culture, passion, and care for clients and their long-term success.
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Inpatient treatment for Ambien in San Diego offers the advantage of 24/7 medical support, on-site therapy sessions, and medication-assisted treatment; a confidential, substance-free environment; on-site facilities such as gyms and kitchens; and a peer group familiar with similar hurdles and vicissitudes.