Can you take temazepam and ambien together?
Only if your doctor recommends that they be taken together. Otherwise, taking these two medications concomitantly may produce excessive CNS depression. Zolpidem (Ambien) is a nonbenzodiazepine of the imidazopyridine class, but its effects may be mediated by the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Because it shares this mode of action with the benzodiazepine temazepam, there is a high risk for exaggerated CNS side effects including dizziness, confusion, light-headedness, headache, etc. and CNS depression, which may be life threatening.
