how long will the rebound insomnia last?

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I am on day 29 of being Ambien free.  While I had some completely sleepless nights in the beginning of my withdrawl, I also had some decent nights (5-6 hours).  I also experienced a lot of twitching in the beginning that also went away.  Things have gotten yucky again.  I have slept only a couple hours the last couple of nights and it takes me until 2-3 a.m. to even falls asleep.  I am so exhausted - why won't sleep come?  Also, the twitching last night woke me up several times.

 

I am so discouraged right now.  Even some anxiety is creeping back in.  When will I make some meaningful progress?  When will I sleep?

 

Did others experience this insomnia and for how long can it go on like this?

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I was on Ambien for 10 years, and after that 10 years on Restoril (temazepam).  I did a taper over about 3 months, and 2 weeks after my last cut, I began sleeping mostly normal.  Everyone is different though.  I'm 8 months off and recently I've been waking up an hour too early each day, which is a bummer.  Hang in there, it doesn't last forever, though it can feel that way at times.