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 | | 8/7/2002 | 5 | insomnia | none | | 10/17/2007 | 5 | | 6/7/2007 | 5 | insomnia | NO side effects!!!!I started to have REAL bad insomnia cause of menopause. I grew sick of it and my doc gave me some Ambien. I take half a tab. It just helps me "get over the edge" and I finally just sleep,not toss and turn for hours and hours. I take it IN bed, then, in about 10 minutes, I put down my book and I SLEEP in no time! I can sleep about 7 wonderful hours with Ambien, wake up REFRESHED! WOW! FOr me, Ambien is an answer to prayer! I have my life and engery back. | 53 | 6 months | 6/8/2007 | 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 | I slept great, however, I'm pretty sure I got up and ate 2 pieces of pie. | 42 | 10 days 20mg | 10/27/2013 | 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 | 5 | for sleep | No side effects so far | My nurse practitioner put me on Ambien generic 5mgs at the end of May 2023 was on trazodone 25mgs for years and wore off she prescribed me Ambien generic and I have had the best sleep ever with this drug and wake up feeling refreshed! It's a wonderful sleep aid! | 51 | 13 days 5mgs 1X day | 6/8/2023 | 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 | 4 | | 6/1/2008 | 4 | | 6/8/2004 | 4 | | 11/17/2004 | 4 | 30 days | 10/8/2008 |
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)