AMBIEN Reviews (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE)Average Rating: 3.1 (1450 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AMBIEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Insomnia | None except nightmares. I never used to have nightmares until I started taking ambien. But they're not bad enough to make me stop taking it. | I LOVE ambien!!! It's saved my life!! I can function now during the day. My fibromyalgia is much better when I sleep well and ambien allows me to do this. It takes 30 min - 1 hour to work... I start getting sleepy within about 30 min then eventually go to sleep shorty thereafter. | 1 years | 3/18/2007 | 5 | | 12/25/2006 | 5 | | 12/19/2004 | 5 | | 5/20/2004 | 5 | | 10/26/2003 | 5 | Life=long insomnia | Memory problems but I was forgetful for years before taking the drug. | Disadvantages: 1. It is powerfully addictive and difficult to stop taking it. Interestingly, when I ate strictly macrobiotic for a few weeks, I stopped needing it. I had been taking it for years and the drug just fell out of my life. Macrobiotics is a difficult discipline, though, and it is hard to be consistent. When I stopped eating macrobiotically, the sleep disorder returned and I went back on Ambien. 2. Some memory loss. 3. Taking too much gives me an edgy, irritable feeling. Advantages: 1. Wonderful sleep. 2. My life-long depression was greatly reduced. For the first time in years, I felt joy. 3. PMS vanished. 4. I started enjoying life. 5. I am no longer irritable and angry all the time. I have patience and compassion for the first time in my life. I am a nicer person. Yes, I am dependent on it although currently I have not taken it for over 30 days and am taking antihistamines to sleep. Because of a sleep disorder, I could not sleep in the same bed wi | M | 5 years | 3/24/2007 | 5 | cant sleep | a little slugish the next afternoon | M | 2 months | 4/24/2003 | 5 | | 8/7/2002 | 5 | to sleep | 100% COMPLETE AMNESIA. AMBIEN CAUSES COMPLETE BLACKOUTS AND STRANGE BEHAVOIR. One remains functoning like they are awake but they are in a complete altered 'hypnotic' state. Sleeping pills are hynotics, not sleep aids. AMBIEN NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE MARKET. DANGER DANGER DANGER. | AMBIEN IS A DANGEROUS DRUG. THIS DRUG SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE MARKET. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. IT IS DANGEROUS. One operates as if they are functioning but they are really asleep in an altered state. It causes peculiar and bizarre behavoir. If you value yourself or someone elses life, do not take this drug. It is also used as a date rape drug. VERY DANGEROUS. Read about the woman who shot her mother on halcion, a similar sleep aid. She had no recollection of the event. IT IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. | F | | 4/30/2005 | 5 | Cant stay asleep | Hallucination and memory loss. Sometimes vomiting. | I only suffered from side effects when I took the medicine and stayed awake. If i took the pills then right went to bed, then there was no problem. The vomiting came about when i ate to close to taking the pill or when i ate after taking the pill. | F | 3 months | 4/20/2007 | 5 | insomnia | none | | 10/17/2007 | 5 | | 6/7/2007 | 5 | Couldn't sleep | Could not remember anything I did while I was on it | M | 2 years | 8/13/2007 | 5 | insomnia | None | This only works if I take it on an empty stomach. I take 10mg each night. If I eat anything then the Ambien is worthless to me. As long as I take it before 10pm I wake up fine (6am) | 2 months | 5/28/2008 | 5 | insomnia | sometimes, if i take it and don't go right to bed, i get dizzy and floaty. The computer screen moves in interesting ways and the keys look way funky. I've had a few embarassing and regretable TM conversations that I barely remembered the next day. also, it makes me hungry! | I heart this medication. It has restored my sleep patterns and has saved my life. | M | 3 months | 7/20/2009 | 5 | Severe pain wakes me up at night | None | We just started with a brand new PA fresh out of school. She said she would not do an RX for over 5mg and 30 days at my age (65). Quality of life is more important to me and has been to my other Dr's in other states. (We worked for the government). I have MS, Osteoporosis, Arthritis mid back, lower back, and spinal injuries, problems, from C-5 down. I have excruciating pain, and even break thru Ambien 10mg, but it is what it is. I've never had any of my more experienced Dr's say anything about my dose. They know what I'm going thru. At least I've been getting five hours of much needed sleep since starting this med. Any contraindication, that says its so dangerous? I've used it without any problems for a few years. Occasionally skipping it if I'm lucky. Thanks | 1 years 10 | 12/22/2015 | 5 | Perfect description | 1 days | 3/25/2017 | 5 | 0 days | 12/10/2018 | 4 | | 6/1/2008 | 4 | insomnia | I first started on Ambien after I had a heart procedure and a serious emotional event all in the same month. Didn't sleep for 2 months! First night with Ambien was heaven--started at 10 mg, my doc got me down to 5 mg after a year. Went off for quite awhile and used when stressed. In the past two years I had to start again on 5 mg. but now use 2.5 mg 3-6 times a week as needed. I get the dry mouth, but no hallucinating behavior. | I started on Ambien CR and it was unpredictable--some times it worked and sometimes not, and it was overkill, even 12.5. I switched back to regular generic ambien and have been fine. I recommend people also try MELATONIN as that is usually what I need to sleep. You can safely try 1-3 mg (get at health food store) and try. I use both together. Also try setting aside time to "get ready for sleep" as when I do that, I use less Ambien. | 10 years | 7/3/2008 |
AMBIEN (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE): Zolpidem is used to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia) in adults. If you have trouble falling asleep, it helps you fall asleep faster, so you can get a better night's rest. Zolpidem belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect. This medication is usually limited to short treatment periods of 1 to 2 weeks or less. FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-16 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)