Do not take a larger dose of zolpidem, take it more often, or take it for a longer time than prescribed by your doctor.ĭo not stop taking zolpidem without talking to your doctor, especially if you have taken it for longer than 2 weeks. Talk to your doctor about the risks of taking zolpidem for 2 weeks or longer. If you take zolpidem for 2 weeks or longer, zolpidem may not help you sleep as well as it did when you first began to take the medication. Zolpidem should normally be taken for short periods of time. Call your doctor if your sleep problems do not improve during this time or if they get worse at any time during your treatment. Your sleep problems should improve within 7 to 10 days after you start taking zolpidem. This is to help prevent a child from using the spray mist bottle. Snap the child-resistant cap back onto the base and rotate the cap and base so that the arrows are not lined up.If your doctor has prescribed two sprays of zolpidem for your dose, a second spray should be used. If your doctor prescribed only one spray of zolpidem, put the clear protective cap back over the pump at the top of the base after each use. Let the pump return to the starting position.
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Press down fully on the pump to make sure that a full dose of zolpidem is sprayed. To use zolpidem spray, hold the container upright with the black spray opening pointed directly into your mouth, over the top of your tongue.You should see a fine spray come out of the container. Press down on the pump with your forefinger, release and let it return to the starting position and repeat 4 more times.
Point the black spray opening away from your face and other people.
To prime the pump, hold the container upright. Remove the clear protective cap from the pump. Squeeze the cap at the arrows and pull the cap and base apart to separate. Line up the arrows on the cap and the base of the container. Before using zolpidem spray for the first time, or if you have not used the spray bottle for 14 days, you must prime the pump. To use the oral spray, follow these directions and those that appear in the package label: Do not swallow the tablet whole or take the tablet with water. To take either brand of sublingual tablet, place the tablet under your tongue, and wait for it to dissolve. To remove the sublingual tablet (Edluar) from the blister pack, peel off the top layer of paper and push the tablet through the foil. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you cannot swallow tablets.ĭo not open the pouch that contains the sublingual tablet (Intermezzo) until you are ready to take the tablet. Swallow the extended-release tablets whole do not split, chew, or crush them. If you get up too soon after taking zolpidem, you may experience drowsiness and problems with memory, alertness, or coordination. Do not take zolpidem if you will be unable to remain asleep for the required number of hours after taking the medication. Take zolpidem sublingual tablets (Intermezzo) only when you are already in bed and can remain in bed for at least 4 more hours. Plan to go to bed right after you take zolpidem tablets, extended-release tablets, sublingual tablets (Edluar), and oral spray and to stay in bed for 7 to 8 hours. You will probably become very sleepy soon after you take zolpidem and will remain sleepy for some time after you take the medication. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Zolpidem will work faster if it is not taken with a meal or immediately after a meal. If you are taking the sublingual tablets (Intermezzo), you will take the medication as needed, not more than one time during the night if you wake up and have difficulty returning to sleep. If you are taking the tablets, extended-release tablets, sublingual tablets (Edluar), or oral spray, you will take the medication as needed, not more than one time a day, immediately before bedtime. Zolpidem also comes as a sublingual tablet (Edluar, Intermezzo) to place under the tongue and an oral spray (Zolpimist), which is sprayed into the mouth over the tongue. 
Zolpidem comes as a tablet (Ambien) and an extended-release (long-acting) tablet (Ambien CR) to take by mouth.
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