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Generic ambien 5mg is a medication that’s often prescribed to help with insomnia, or trouble sleeping. It works by affecting the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor in the brain, causing you to feel sleepy.
It’s best to only take zolpidem for short periods of time, to lower the risk of becoming dependent on the medication.
Zolpidem or zolpidem tartrate is the generic name of Ambien. If your healthcare provider prescribes either zolpidem or Ambien, your prescription bottle will usually say zolpidem tartrate because the pharmacy provided the generic version of the medication.
Like all generics, zolpidem has been confirmed to be equivalent to Ambien through testing. Therefore, there isn’t any reason to be concerned about taking the generic version.
Why it’s usedZolpidem oral tablets are used to treat insomnia. Insomnia causes trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.
The immediate-release tablets and Edluar sublingual tablets are used if you have trouble falling asleep. The extended-release tablets are used if you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.
The low-dose (1.75-mg and 3.5-mg) sublingual tablets are used when you wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble falling back to sleep.
Generic Ambien 5mg dosageZolpidem comes in 5 mg and 10 mg tablets. The usual dosage of zolpidem is 10 mg once daily. But sometimes your healthcare provider may prescribe a lower dosage, such as 5 mg once daily — especially if you are age 65 or older, female, at risk for falls, or have liver problems.
Similarly, the extended-release (ER) version of zolpidem comes in 6.25 mg and 12.5 mg tablets. The lower dose is recommended for the same groups of people as mentioned above.
Generic Ambien 5mg side effectsSide effectsfrom zolpidem are common and often concerning, including:
Drowsiness and daytime drowsiness
Dizziness
Diarrhea
Drugged feeling (more common with regular, long-term use)
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