Partial Ambien Pill Dose

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Using a 5mg tab once at bedtime.Can the pill be cut in half to lower the dosage ?

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I am prescribed 10 mg. of Ambien and often cut/break them in half to lower the dose. Works just fine.

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Yes you can cut it in half if it works for you. You can even have it prescribed in a lower dose (I think that it comes in 5), but if you use it long-term it would be more cost effective judt to break it in half.

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Just to add a safety warning for anyone else seeking such information…

Cutting, breaking or crushing a pill is only safe to do if it is not a time released formulation. You can only do this safely with regular release medications.

If you see something on your prescription label such as ER, XR, SR, CR, DR or any warning not to crush, chew, break or etc. then there is a reason for that. Doing so may cause you to get too much of the medication at once, which could result in overdose.

I wanted to add this, since there are Ambien CR tablets on the market, so please be careful and double check what you have.

Learn more Ambien details here.

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