Manda
Member
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2016
- Messages
- 12
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 05/2015
- Country
- US
- State
- California
- City
- Santa Clarita
My father has had ALS for probably about 2 years now. For the last year he has had terrible trouble sleeping. We tried getting him a new memory foam mattress and given him melatonin/Advil pm. But that didn't seem to work. So then he was prescribed zolpidem (a generic form of ambient). He has now become sooo dependent, tolerant, & I'm pretty sure addicted to them!!!! He takes 2 before bed, then sleeps for two hours, then wakes up and wakes his wife (my mom) or me up to give him another one, then does this again about 3 more times a night. Totaling around 4-8 ambient a night. I don't know what to do, because he begs us and we really want him to get a good nights rest. And we are afraid of the damage it could do if we make him stop taking them because then he won't get any sleep. I'm close to a mental break down because my heart is so broken and I am so so afraid. What can I do?
P.S. He also eventually runs out and goes a couple days with no sleep until he can get more and the cycle starts again
P.S. He also eventually runs out and goes a couple days with no sleep until he can get more and the cycle starts again