Bipolar Disorder/ambien/rozerem

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my local pharmist said it is safe to combine ambien and rozerem as they work on different receptors?is this correct

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Hi Norman . . .

There are no reported studies of the safety of the combination. Also no reports of the combination being dangerous.

If a new patient came to me taking the combination, and they were sleeping well as a result of using it, I would not advise them to stop.

Best regards . . .

Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.

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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine

I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

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