People’s Pharmacy: Patient should use caution with sleep medication mix that causes next-day drowsiness

Published on: 06/21/2026

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The combination of sedating medications they are taking is worrisome. Getty Images

Q. I cannot sleep without a high dose of Ambien (zolpidem), which I’ve been taking for years. I don’t nap during the day. When Ambien stops working, as it occasionally has, I sometimes stay awake for six or seven days straight.

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