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| 1 | Insomnia | Worked great for helping me to sleep, but the next day I'd be in this sort of dream-like state, and say things I normally wouldn't - which is particularly a problem when sending emails. I'd also discover that I posted a comment on my friend's timeline on FB that I don't remember posting - I'm just lucky that the comment I made wasn't offensive. Moreover, i just feel as though this toxic poison is pulsing thru my veins, causing me to feel terrible. I would definitely avoid this drug. | M | 42 | 2 days 30 mg 1X D | 5/16/2013 | 1 | Could not fall asleep | I had Ambien Amnesia. The first time I know about, I fell, with my head hitting the sidewalk, a head concussion and broken arm. I was taken to the hospital, spent 3 days in ICU and had every test you could think of. They never put the pieces togeather. Since then there have been 6 times that I am aware of. How many times I have had Ambien Amnesia I will never know. For 2 years, I have been scared, thinking something was really wrong with me. | F | 65 | 2 years 1 1X D | 5/6/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | Amnesia | It helped me sleep, when I actually got into bed. Even if I took it and went straight to bed, I would get up and cook or do some other activity and have NO recollection of it. I am lucky my husband was home, because I also had lost any impulse control. I was worried that I would get in a car and drive, killing myself and others. Such a scary thought. | F | 36 | 2 months 10 MG 1X D | 5/3/2013 | 1 | sleep problems | Amnesia, severe memory problems, fatigue during day as if I never slept well. At first it was "helpful" but then it seemed to cause paradoxical sleep problems. | This drug is meant for short term use and it does not help with sleep in fact it supresses deep sleep and increases light sleep leading to unrefreshed sleep. Built tolerance and needed higher dose. It has a short half life even the CR so it is in your system for only 3 hours. | M | 44 | 5 months 5mg 1X D | 4/24/2013 | 1 | sleeping issues. | i rarely used it. i know for a fact it contributed to random nightmares, i've never experienced nightmares in my life. this substance can be useful if you exert control over your usage,not use it often and avoid tolerance build up... the nightmares alone were sufficient as a message to tell me to stop. the dreams this substance cause are simply terrible. i also once experienced a quick auditory hallucination of an evil laugh right before i was going to sleep and that was on 10mg. | M | 30 | 2 months 10mg 1X W | 3/26/2013 | 4 | lack of sleep | Got to sleep ok, but often, woke up after about 4hrs of sleep, wide awake could not go back to sleep | F | 34 | 6 months 10mg 2X W | 3/18/2013 | 4 | Insomnia | Hypnotic sedation | I was prescribed this for my insomnia problem which required medical attention. All I can say is it cured my problem of not being able to fall asleep like a charm. But I soon noticed that if I took it and stayed up on it, a very euphoric hypnotic state would set in and I loved how it made me feel. Lights looked brighter, objects appeared differently, and I would sometimes catch myself glancing at my reflection in the bathroom mirror after using the restroom and notice my reflection looking different to me. I once slept in my old bedroom at my parents' house and it had those glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling, and while looking up at them I saw them swirling all over the place and moving about. It was obviously a hallucination. I began wanting to take the drug even on nights I didn't need it because this hypnotic state was so relaxing. I soon realized how dangerous this was and asked my doctor to discontinue it (despite its sleep benefits) and put me on something else. I had trouble falling asleep for a week after I stopped taking it, but then it got better. Be very careful with this medication. | M | 28 | 1 years 10 1X AN | 3/16/2013 | 5 | chronic insomnia | Most wonderful drug I have ever taken for my insomnia. It worked when nothing else did. Had slightly dry mouth. Otherwise, slept incredibly well & felt like it gave my life back. Would take it again in a heartbeat if needed. | F | 36 | 6 months 10 mg | 3/11/2013 | 5 | Insomniac | I had double vision in one eye once for one hour after taking Ambien daily for a week. | This drug is a life saver. I cut the pills into fourths and take 1/4 nightly. Then I skip Friday nights and switch to Unisom sleep melts for a night or 2 to break any potential addiction. I take 1/2 tablet only if I really need to catch up on extra sleep. I have an extremely stressful job as a dentist and with any high stress job, you may notice memory loss with or without Ambien, because the brain is only capable of retaining a limited amount of storage. I write everything down and back it up on my computer to save my brain cells. Since I take such a low dose, I have successfully averted all side effects. Ambien works for me and 1 other friend of mine who takes 1/2 tablet...she does notice eating things and not remembering but note she takes more than I . | F | 49 | 2 years 10 1X D | 3/10/2013 | 1 | sleep/almost started a fire. | Smoked cigarette.don't remember. next day found partial burned cigarette on vinyl floor near front door. i ALWAYS make sure cigarette is out in ash tray. do no smoke anywhere else except near ashtray. burned a half dollar size in vinyl flooring. my mom just died & i couldn't sleep.everything else given for sleep gave me hyper-awake. this drug is downright scary. NO MEMORY! | F | 62 | 3 days 8 0r 10? | 3/6/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | My wife took this briefly. Last dosage was 24 hours ago, and she is still having dreams that are very real to her. Last nights incident was very scary, she was crazed about playing this game, it was a role playing one for teamwork building T work. She was walking all around (stumbling actually) our house looking for the people she needed to get signitures from. When I made her aware of what was going on, after glimpsing insanity in her eyes, she broke down and started crying uncontrollably. All day long, she has been losing balance, dropping things and having realistic daydreams. The confusion is alarming, and, she is experiencing memory loss as well. This drug is a NIGHTMARE!!!! | F | 62 | 3 days | 3/4/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | Worked great at first! But then I would be getting up every 1 1/2 hr and take another one an not remember. Then all the crazy stuff started happening would get up and not remember eating, driving, sex, going to the neighbors. It's the scariest feeling not remembering that you did something. This drug should not be prescribed! I still can't sleep but I would rather it be that way then taking that crap!. | F | 35 | 5 months 1x day | 2/23/2013 | 3 | YEARS of insomnia | Nightmares! | F | 39 | 1 days 10 | 2/19/2013 | 5 | insomnia | Everyone reacts differently to meds. Ambien is my savior. Its the first and last prescription sleep aid I will ever have. No complaints- no crazy dreams or shopping sprees. Sometimes I even stay up an hour or 2 after taking it and im fine. As soon as I lay down, I fall right asleep. No problems here. Love ambien! | F | 25 | 6 months 5mg | 2/14/2013 | 1 | insomnia | This is a horrible drug that can RUIN your life as you know it. The pharmeceutical companies benefit - you do NOT. The only true complainers about this med being taken off the market are addicts - don't believe me? Read the posts. | After almost ruining my career, marriage and general reputation, I quit Ambien 2 years ago. I had been mercilessly plagued with chronic insomia for years and knew that hell that brings.... Oh, haha, you ate some food and don't remember it? Order something online and forget? Have great sex and your partner likes you more? How about not remembering driving and getting a DUI? How about going to your neighbor's house and screwing the husband there? How about taking a nap and leaving your kids at school to where the police are called? That could easily be you!! I know a small percentage of persons have no problem with Ambien, but it is the devils drug. The ones that complain are freaking ADDICTS that can't get any other good crap online anymore. And to the gentleman that wondered about memory loss? I would constatnly forget the names of office mates and even my own phone number...... The Drug gods are reaping blood money. Ambien can and will kill you. Ther are non-narcotic sleep aids out there - knock off wanting to get high and utilize them. I take an anti-psychoic that knocks me out for 6-8 hours with no other side effects... | F | 49 | 20mg 1X D | 2/14/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | Ambien always seems to work unless I have a filling late evening meal before going to bed. My biggest concern is whether Ambien is tied to my almost ridiculous memory loss. I go through every average day trying desperately to remember simple facts and tasks. I essentially have no memory left. I don't like it and want to get off of Ambien. It's a little scary for my wife sometimes because I've got to stay lucid & coherent to work a demanding job. I would love to hear if other people experience such memory loss throughout the work day. | M | 62 | 2 years 10mg | 2/12/2013 | 1 | sleeplessness | Ambien was prescribed for my brother, late in 2011, after a bitter divorce left him sressed. My brother complained of extremely vivid dreams and hallucinations while on it. My brother discontinued it's use and relied on otc medication to help him sleep. Late 2012, he was again given Ambien to help him sleep. He hadn't been on it very long when we found him deceased as a result of self inflicted injuries. I'm convinced the Ambien must have caused more hallucinations that resulted in his death. If I can reach one person, it's worth it. Please stay away from this medication! | M | 47 | 10 days | 2/12/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | I'm an insomniac. I've taken ambien a few times a month on and off for years. When I wake up I feel fine but I've done a lot of questionable things on it and stopped using it entirely now. I've gone on Internet shopping sprees, had sleepy sex and said really outrageous nonsensical things to my boyfriend, and raided the fridge on it before I've fallen asleep. I have no recollection until seeing the email receipt, empty fridge or hearing my boyfriends story. I can kind of laugh about these ambien episodes because I'm with a loved one- but I can see it being extremely dangerous for someone alone or amongst people that might take advantage of the state they are in. I've been taking a natural thing called VHP which seems to help me sleep without any of the crazy side effects. Definitely proceed with caution with ambien. | F | 34 | 1 days | 1/28/2013 | 4 | Insomnia | Ambien works for me. I need to sleep. Ambien puts me to sleep. Side effects are some "spaciness" the next day, blackouts at night after taking. I actually ordered a pair of shoes off of eBay, another night a DVD from Amazon and have absolutely no memory of the purchases. My rule now is NO Internet after 11 pm. | F | 48 | 2 years 10 mg | 1/27/2013 | 2 | Sleep | This medication is a hypnotic agent, meaning it induces a state of amnesia. I took Ambien for two years because I could not fall asleep at night. It did help me fall asleep. However I NEVER felt rested the next day. I just couldn't figure out why I was SO incredibly tired all the time because I always thought I got a restful night's sleep. HERE'S AMBIEN'S DIRTY SECRET: Because this med is a hypnotic, you "feel" like you got good sleep because your brain literally doesn't remember - IT INDUCES AMNESIA- You end up assuming you got good sleep because you FORGET in the AM that you didn't! I have stopped taking it after two years of nightly use and replaced with a Melatonin/5-HTP supplement for the past 3 days. I HAVE NEVER felt so rested! I can tell such a difference. Turns out I wasn't sleeping well at all- I just didn't remember in the morning. | F | 31 | 2 years | 1/23/2013 | 4 | sleep aid | First week or so I'd feel drugged/drowsy for the first part of the day. That gradually decreased as the days went on though. | Have taken ambien on 2 separate occassions for 30-90 day spans of time. Taken to help me get myself back on a regular sleep schedule. | F | 42 | 60 days 10 mg 1X D | 1/11/2013 | 1 | Lifelong sleep issues | Amnesia, overdose | Every once in a while I post about the dangers. I am a terrible sleeper and have cycled through meds. I was never a fan of Ambien but every 9 months or so I would take it for 2 weeks. 2 years ago, I had an amnesiac episode where evidently in the middle of the night I took 10 pills. I did not realize I did this for three days and suffered through the most horrendous anxiety that really made me understand why people kill themselves. I found out what had happened and was able to go into my local hospital for a few days to be treated and calm down. I always took the med responsibly. I would go right to bed. Everyone needs to be aware that even if you have never had an issue before, it does not mean this can not happen to you. I find Ambien to be such a toxic and dangerous drug, I would never touch this pill again... ever. | M | 43 | 2 weeks 10mgs 1X D | 1/5/2013 | 1 | my dad- suicide | He only took randomly. As needed. Very against medication, but bad back and stress he couldnt sleep good. Happily married, happy family. Merry Christmas. Don't take ambien. I think it had a LOT to do with it. Bc my dad was not depressed or suisidal and if he was he would NOT have done it the way he did it. The meds had his brain workin funny. | M | 55 | 1 days not sure | 1/5/2013 | 5 | nightmares and inability to sleep | No side effects, but had to take other meds to control the nightmares. | F | 28 | 4 years 10 | 12/23/2012 | 4 | insomnia and headaches at night | Amnesia... I ordered items over telephone and don't remember. I have done this several times and by looking at my phone it happens within the 1st hour of taking it. Also, I have actually walked outside at night and brought an item back into the house and don't even remember. That's the only issue I have experienced. I have found however that if you take 1/2 pill you will sleep all night versus when I take a whole pill I wake up about 4 hours later. SO... 1/2 pill works great for sleep! | I have been taking this drug for many years and have found that 1/2 pill works better than 1 whole pill to sleep ALL night. For some reason when I take a whole pill I wake up 4 hours later and can't get back to sleep. I am just very concerned about the Amnesia though. | F | 50 | 6 years 10 1X D | 12/18/2012 | 1 | Could not sleep through the night. | Back and neck pain and tightness, After visiting the chiropractor and message therapist with no relief, I miraculously made the connection that it was the Ambien and not stress that was causing my pain. I have been off the med. for less than a week and feel great. The back pain is completely gone. | 46 | 6 weeks 10mg 1X D | 10/29/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | No side effects. I have been on it long term, although I do stop taking it occasionally. It has been a blessing for me. Always wake up feeling refreshed. | F | 36 | 6 years 10mg | 10/28/2012 | 3 | No sleep | Next day fatigue, bloating, stomach pain, memory loss, racing heart, no sleep without it! | Ambien is good for short term only. It does do the job, but side effects are bad. Went off for a while, all side effects went away. Trying to stay off. | F | 62 | 6 days 12.5mg 1X AN | 10/23/2012 | 1 | Lack of sleep | Memory loss, confusion, hallucinations, headache. Thought I was asleep, actually made multiple phone calls and ended up driving on freeway. Remember bits a pieces of night such as the feeling as though I wasn't behind wheel of my car but knew I was on the freeway. White lines were lifting up and going multiple directions, seeing double, vivid colors, dog moving on my ph picture and only GOD knows what else. I cry now every time I think about danger I put myself and others in. So now I have anxiety and panic when I sleep or take meds- which my doc gv me clonazepam- on Day 2. Ambien should be removed off market and def not prescribed to anyone! | F | 28 | 1 days 10mg | 10/7/2012 | 5 | no rem sleep. rare sleep | Had cereal once that I didn't remember fixing myself but also hadn't eaten supper. This drug is the reason I actually sleep. I feel rested and happy. | F | 48 | 1 years 10 | 9/27/2012 | 4 | Insomnia | Severe lack of inhibition-out of character behaviour. Occasional hallucinations. Headaches and chronic memory loss and diminished cognitive functioning during the day. | I wish I had never taken this drug. Yes it was very effective for my insomnia. But now I have very bad anterograde amnesia. When I was on ambien I couldn't remember things I"d done the night before after taking it and I would do crazy things after taking it too. But this problem is far beyond that. I have SEVERE SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS. I can't form new memories and I have trouble recalling information that I *used* to know. Please let me know if you have also experienced this and whether the problem goes away. I am desperate for more information. | F | 4 years 10mg 1X D | 9/21/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | Hunger in the middle of the night (not sleep-eating, I knew what I was doing) and hallucinations if I didn't go to bed right away | I was having a pretty bad bout of insomnia and finally decided I needed to see the doctor about it. When I heard he was giving me Ambien, I freaked out. I had heard many scary things about it from other users. I was terrified to take it, but I figured not sleeping was worse, so I tried it. I slept so well that night. I didn't even remember drifting off. I felt so rested. I would notice that if I took it and stayed up doing anything, like reading, I would eventually start seeing things. One night the lights in my house looked like they were moving around and floating through the room, like orbs. It never scared me, though, because I knew it was the Ambien doing it and I was the one stupid enough to stay up after taking it when the label said to take it right when going to sleep. I also noticed that if I happened to wake up some nights, I'd get intense urges to eat anything crunchy, like cereals. But the sleep I got was so good. Eventually, the 10 MG I was taking started to poop out on me around the three month mark. My doctor did not want to increase my dosage any higher, so he just discontinued the Ambien altogether and put me on Lunesta, which was way more expensive. I was worried about stopping the Ambien cold turkey after three months and he said it shouldn't be a problem. I have been off the Ambien for going on three days now, and I have not experienced anything unpleasant. | M | 27 | 3 months 10 MG 1X D | 9/13/2012 | 1 | for sleep | Couldn't sleep with out it ,doing things i didn't remember went 10 days with out sleep and a year later am bearly feeling a lil better .started sleeping on my own | F | 33 | 4 years 10 | 8/31/2012 | 1 | sleep disorder | this drug should be taken off the market. it is very dangerous. my x-husband commited suicide while taking this drug. his doctore called in 60 pills and between tuesday and friday he had take 19 because he couldnt go to sleep. people forget how many they take because of all the side effects. take this drug off the market. | M | 53 | 5 years 30 1X D | 8/26/2012 | 1 | To fall asleep | Kept me up all night. | M | 1 days | 8/18/2012 | 1 | post surgery sleep aid | depression, memory loss, erratic behavior, anxiety, fatigue, OCD behavior, apathy, irritability, paranoia | Anyone taking this should start tapering off now. I went cold turkey, a complete nightmare. 2 years of destroying everything I worked hard for!!! | M | 36 | 2 years 10 mg 1X D | 7/27/2012 | 1 | to sleep | can't sleep, keeps me up for 24 plus hours. I need to sleep , not stay awake. This is my secound drug for sleeping and nothing is working. | F | 45 | 3 days 5mg 1X D | 7/2/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | Blackouts | If taken correctly you will should go to bed and go to sleep. I know that if I take it and do not go to bed right away then after a certain point I will not remember anything. I have never taken it and drove. Once I am in bed I am in bed. If I drink before I take it then my black out periods are more frequent. But you just have to know this is the way it works. Other than staying up when I know I shouldnt and maybe not remembering everything from the night before is the only thing that has happened. But I know this is because of the ambien. Its something I accept. I do not recommend drinking with it though. You do much more crazy stuff. I am sure my partner enjoys the crazy sex he gets from time to time off of it I just wish I could remember some of it. But sometimes I am glad I can't. | F | 42 | 5 years 10mg 1X D | 6/21/2012 | 1 | To help sleep after surgery | Hallucinations, confusion | My mother was given Ambien in the hospital after hip surgery after falling in rehab after knee surgery. She is totally not here ....talking to walls, babbling, seeing things, talking to people not there, thinking she is standing and falling while laying in bed....and what is more is that she hasnt been able to sleep now for three days. I demanded to see all the meds she had been given and then the hospitalization doctor, case woker and nurse were all surprised to see she had been given Ambien! Surprised???? She has been out of it for two days now! This drug is bad! She has never had dementia or anything like this until she has had these surgeries and been put on all of these medications. Please watch for these side effects. | F | 82 | 2 days 1X D | 6/18/2012 | 1 | My mom couldnt sleep | falling, hallucinations, depression, screaming at night, hands shaking and eventually death. | Ambien killed my mom | F | 69 | 12 months 5 1X D | 6/16/2012 | 4 | Chronic insomnia | Sometimes a little bit groggy in the morning, or some light headaches, but usually I experience no side effects at all. | This drug has been a life-saver to me in many respects. My quality of life was really going downhill after more than a year of getting only 2-4 hours of sleep per night. My doctor prescribed Ambien, and my insomnia went away with the first pill. Took 5 mg/night for a few months, then cut back to 2.5, which I've been taking ever since. I only take 5 mg now if I'm having a really rough time falling asleep. The only downside to the drug (that others have talked about extensively), is that it's hard to get off it. I've been on it for five years, and just about every time I try to stop taking it, I have a rough night or two and end up getting right back on it. For me, it's mostly a psychological addiction. | M | 33 | 5 years 2.5 - 5 mg 1X D | 6/14/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | Having conversations with my husband that I have no memory of...but otherwise, this medicine has been a blessing as I have had life long insomnia. I take it only as prescribed and I do not leave my bed after taking it. | F | 39 | 3 years 10 MG | 6/13/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | I took this a few years ago and did not follow the warnings and had all the side effect that have been mentioned. Now I follow them exactly as prescribed and immediately get into bed. I may watch TV for 20 mins or so but them its off to sleep I go. My sleep has been fantastic !!! I have always had trouble sleeping waking every 90 mins or so, which lad to feeling very tired and out of sorts. Now I wake refreshed and ready to tackle the day! | Ambien is not right for every one, but if the doctor gives it to you, follow his/her guidance. Never take more than prescribed or drink alcohol with it. As soon as you take it go right to bed and relax and let the meds work. If you have a spouse, girlfriend/boyfriend or partner and tell them about the possible side effects so he/she can be there to support you! | F | 49 | 6 weeks 12.5 1X D | 6/12/2012 | 5 | Sleep aid | None | Has helped me sleep immensely. I have cardiac PVCs/PACs and Ambien helps me get to sleep. | M | 42 | 1.6 years 10 MG 1X D | 6/12/2012 | 3 | Sleeping disorder | Some mild hallucination | M | 18 | 4 days 10 MG | 6/6/2012 | 1 | Insomnia | Helped with sleeping, but caused major depression, fuzzy thoughts, inability to concentrate, suicidal thoughts, self injury | I had been having trouble sleeping for about a year. Drs found I had borderline apnea, not bad enough to get a cpap or do anything else. Dr prescribed ambien. Worked great for about a week, then the side effects started in. I had had chronic depression as a teenager, this was worse. I started planning my suicide, and started cutting myself, which I had not done in 20 years. I drove away my wife and several friends, and ruined my job by not doing pretty much anything useful for a month. Fortunately a friend with her own history of depression recognized what was going on, helped me to see it and got me off the meds. A few days later I was mostly back to normal, and set about repairing the relationships I damaged. Unfortunately it was too late to fix my job and I ended up being let go. I don't doubt that that friend saved my life. I was progressing so rapidly through the depression that I expect I would have taken my own life within the next few weeks. | M | 37 | 6 weeks 1X D | 6/6/2012 | 1 | Insomnia | Not remembering anything I had done after taking it. Drove twice after taking it and "going to bed." God only knows what else I've done while on it. | Do not take this medicine. You will become addicted. | F | 26 | 4 years 10 MG 1X D | 6/3/2012 | 5 | insomnia | increase in sex drive . Hard time concentrating or focusing on anything. Foggy light headed. | Want sax after taking Ambien | F | 41 | 30 days 10 mg 1X D | 5/30/2012 | 4 | Difficulty staying asleep | 3D VISION. does anybody else experience this or only me? PLease tell me there are more of you out there, | M | 42 | 1 years 10MG 1X D | 5/30/2012 | 3 | insomnia | short term memory loss, no longer works past 4 hours | after about 3 years it only worked for 4 hours and I wake suddenly. I tried the sustained release but I still slept a little over 4 hours. I tried taking half and then the other half when I woke which worked another 6 months or so. Now I take it in conjunction with other meds that cause drowsiness and only to fall asleep if the others don't work. | F | 62 | 6 years 10 mg 1X D | 5/24/2012 | 3 | Sleep issues/insomnia | very high blood pressure, digestive issues/stomach problems, mood swings, breathing issues | I took this in the past, and it made me itchy, so stopped taking it. This time I had to take it on a vacation. I took it for 2 days 2.5 mg, then when I got to my vacation destination, I was taking 5mg for 7 days. This time I was not itchy, but it did mess with my breathing a little (I have asthma). When I got back, I discovered it made my blood pressure go up to 168/112. Needless to say I stopped taking it, and my blood pressure came down. At the same time I started to take 5mg, I was having stomach upset and pain on vacation, along with gas and bloating. I read another blog where people have had all kinds of problems with Ambien such as acid reflux, nausea and vomiting, etc. So not sure what to think. This is my third day off Ambien, and am still having stomach problems, so i'm going to give it another day, and go to the doctor to make sure it's not something else. I was fine before Ambien. | F | 41 | 9 days 5mg 1X D | 5/23/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | Take this drug for sleep not to get high and all those other people saying don't take this it ruins lives.… | M | 20 | 4 years 10 | 5/19/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | A little nausea and some wild dreams | Ambien works fantastic as long as you don't take it over 4 days in a row or long-term. It is a short-term quick fix for insomnia. As with all sleep meds you will develop a tolerance if you take it on a regular basis. Go to bed immediately after taking ambien for it to work properly. If you don't, you might sleep eat, drive, call, etc. Improper use is why this medication gets a very bad name. If used correctly, it will work and for all of us true insomniacs, it is a miracle drug. | F | 46 | 4 days 10 MG 1X D | 5/14/2012 | 4 | Insomnia | Doesn't always work. | Good for 4 hours. Sometimes only 2. As a teen, thought it was great to only need 4 hours sleep a night. Worked 2 jobs, had lots of time for fun, school, everything! Maybe its even normal for some of us (4 hours), I still don't know...but I know that whenever I sleep for over 8 hours (it sometimes happens!), then I drag, and am feeling tired all the next day. On the other hand, 1 or 2 hours isn't fun, either. I tried other prescriptions off and on during this time and felt with some of them like I didn't sleep at all...which is extremely stressful....! Also tried the hormone melatonin. It may work for one night, maybe even 2, but, being a hormone, would be unlikely that it could work any longer than that. | M | 64 | 4 years 10 mg 1X D | 5/11/2012 | 1 | for sleep after surgery | nursing staff were weird dressed weird | My mom recently had terminal cancer never sleeps under stress and still scared & still in hospt.Upon my requist 4 her to rest, ambien was given. The next morning mom was NOT MOM. She said staff was mean, dressed funnyWeird, ABUSIVE, Nor would give her , her meds, had been placed in a chair & left 4 long time, no nurse checked on her 4 three hrs. Could not get to remote. In mean time she got up to go to bed & fell. I asked how long on floor & who picked u up(no one i crawled). Mind u she has iv's, cathiter ect. So i asked who hung cath. bag ( nurse). I go see my mom and she is NOT MY MOM never crys throughout all her illness. She was freaking out VERY EMOTINALLLL. Mind you this was only her 2nd night in Kendred rehab. I believed EVERY WORD SHE SAID. Come to find out it was the medication AMBIEN. SO in meantime several days later she still believes all that she told me happened to her is true. And I tried to explain to her it was the medication . She knows I do not Lye to her about anything . Still 3 days later she thinks that I am trying to sugercoat & take up 4 the staff just to keep her from comming home. TOTALLY UN TRUE So what I am saying it was ALL DO TO THE MEDICATION AMBIEN. And IM PRAYING EVERYONE SEES THIS POST REMARK ABOUT THIS DRUG AND DOES NOT LET THEIR LOVED ONES BE GIVEN IT AND PREY IT IS TAKEN OFFFFFF THE MARKET. I give this drug a 0000000 rating . | F | 66 | 1 days 10 mg 1X D | 5/6/2012 | 4 | insomnia | Knock-out fatigued after about 12 years of taking Ambien. So dead tired, it started to greatly affect how I was living my life. | Quit sleeping after my Mother died, 15 yrs. ago. Doctored for about 2 years now trying to find out what was wrong w/me, that I just couldn't function anymore after about 2 p.m. All blood tests would come back normal, so no answer could be offered. Then just recently I read an article about Ambien, saying it was very dangerous, like smoking, which I gave up 40 years ago, and that it could cause great fatigue during the day. That was it. I am now going to an acupuncturist to help me start sleeping normally, and it seems to be working for me. I originally started out taking 1/4 of a 10 mg. to just get me to sleep, and if I woke up in the middle of the night, I would take another 1/4, so I never had any of the weird things going on. But I was now up to 1/2 of a 10 mg., and not knowing where it would stop. The first 2 nights off, even from that small of a mg., was hell. Just to lay there awake all night, and feel like a zombie all the next day. And I was so addicted to it right from the start, that I hope I will never have to take it again. That was when I started w/acupuncture. | F | 67 | 14 years 1/2-10 mg. 1X D | 5/5/2012 | 1 | insomnia | Anxiety, paranoia, extreme mood swings | I took this drug 5 years ago when I was having trouble sleeping with infants in house. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't handle everyday life events anymore. I was finally sleeping, right?. Finally read about it on here. I had turned from a normal, tired new father into a complete psychopath. It was Ambien. I flushed 45 pills! Felt like a new person in days. Stay far away form this stuff. It made me nuts | M | 40 | 45 days 10 MG 1X D | 5/4/2012 | 2 | Insomnia | Upset stomach, nausea, groggy feeling upon wakening | After tappering off Xanax for insomnia, I needed something temporarily to help with insomnia and my doctor prescribed Ambien. He prescribed 10 mg, but most of the time this dosage doesn't work at all and I end up taking one or two more. I feel nauseous, have an extremely painful stomach, and feel very groggy. This happens on every dosage and just gets worse the more I increase. At this point, I'm thinking I'd rather deal with no sleep than these side effects, as they are really taking away from my quality of life. | F | 28 | 2 months 10-30 mg 1X D | 4/17/2012 | 1 | for sleep Disorder | Now I see myself with others fighting with others and as I see it Reality but in dreams!and I forget things and recalls after 5mins or somtimes after a day n I have bad mood swings now sometimes I fight with my family members but after that I cry in alone as I have been an emotional n kind by heart! | F | 32 | 1 years yes | 4/13/2012 | 5 | insomnia | hallucinations, especially when taking while on adderall or other stimulants. doing things i don't remember | Ambien is an extremely good treatment for insomnia, so long as you aren't on stimulants or drinking too much caffiene. if you stay up on it even just a short time, you may hallucinate or do things you don't recall doing at all. However, as a sleep aid, it's wonderful. It may be addicting, though. I kind of just had to stop taking it because my insurance no longer covered a full month's worth, but i don't really need it anymore anyway. | F | 24 | 5 years 10 mg 1X D | 3/27/2012 |