Does Ambien Cause Severe Temporary Muscle And Joint Pain?

Posted on Wed, 17 May 2017

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Wed, 17 May 2017 Answered on

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Question : Can Ambien cause severe temporary muscle and joint pain?

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Ambien can cause muscle pain

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for the query at HealthcareMagic

Muscle pain and cramps are less common side effects of Ambien. Even though distressing these side effects are not too concerning.
However, if the muscle cramps are bothersome stopping a mbien and switching to other sedative hypnotic like Xanax can help.

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Regards
Dr.Lekshmi

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