Afraid I'm addicted to ambien

I have been taking one 10 mg tablet of zolpidem most nights for the past year or two, totally oblivious to the fact that it is addictive. My doctor just recently told me the news, the ****er. Now, after doing some research of my own, I've arrived at the conclusion that I probably should not have taken it so frequently.

I went to sleep much earlier than usual last night and didn't take an ambien. I slept in twenty minute intervals over the course of about nine hours. The problem was being awake for twenty minutes, then asleep for twenty. There were even times when I had breathing issues - I became too conscious of my breathing and it reached the point to where I would control every breath, and if my mind drifted, I would forget to breathe. Luckily that went away after a couple of hours, but it still scared the **** out of me. Being a big guy, it could be related to sleep apnea. Who knows?

What is certain is that I'm quitting this **** cold turkey, if possible. The question is: What can I expect after taking it regularly for so long? Are there permanent effects?

if you detox your body, your withdrawal reactions will be lessened,

go to a steam room and take some vitamin c with electrolytes,

look into methycobalamin (b12) TO RESTORE the nervous system