Drug Ratings for AMBIENAverage Rating: 3.2 (1308 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 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 | 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 | 4 | | 10/10/2006 | 4 | | 2/9/2006 | 4 | night time anxiety | I always took RIGHT before I got in bed, and never had any real issues. If I read a little first, it would knock me out with my book on my face, and I would not remember some conversations with my husband. No sleep walking, driving, eating-- that I know of! BUT-- and this really wasn't so bad-- great for bedtime sex. Good, sometimes wild sex. Slept GREAT after! Husband didn't hate this either... But I wouldn't take it and get in bed with anyone you shouldn't be having sex with. | After taking it for an extended period, I did start to notice more foggy-headedness, forgetting, cognitive problems. Also, just a general *hung over* sort of feeling started to build up. I started to take only half at night, and this helped the hung over feeling, but not so much the cognitive issues. So I weaned myself off by taking half, then a quarter, then none. I still use it here and there if I need it, but my brain is thinking more clearly now that I don't take it every night. I think that is something to worry about! But a good sleep aid here and there. | 37 | 14 months 10MG 1X D | 5/8/2011 | 3 | WHO KNOWS | *HIGHLY ADDICTIVE - I BEEN ON IT FOR 10 YEARS. IF I COULD HELP ONE PERSON BY POSTING THIS, ID BE HAPPY. PLEASE DONT START THIS MED.* | 35 | 10 years 10-20 1X D | 3/21/2012 | 3 | sleep | | 10/24/2005 | 1 | 2 years | 10/7/2005 | 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 | 1 | sleep problems | Great at first. Then you have to keep taking more and more. very addictive and withdrawals are TERRIBLE. Don't take this drug! | 45 | 3 years 10 mg 1X D | 1/5/2011 | 1 | HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUG TOOK IT FOR 4 YEARS I HAD TO USE VALIUM TO WEEN MYSELF OFF IT. NOW I MAY TAKE 5MG OF VALIUM ONCE A WEEK. STAY AWAY | | 3/23/2009 | 1 | pain at night disturbed sleep | terrible headaches all the next day | I experimented with all kinds of cures for my terrible headaches-after trial and error I relized the headaches were 100% Ambien-induced. Never again. I'd rather stay awake. | 53 | 180 days | 11/8/2007 | 5 | Insomnia | NONE! Made me feel a bit like I had taken a relaxer or anti-anxiety med. that made me look forward to taking it every night. very good side effect. no bad ones at all. except its very addictive. | I love it. I was put on it and tried other things, lunesta, rozerem, otc meds, melatonin. nothing works as well as ambien. im on 10mg. i wake up every morning around 8am (im a college student and dont have class until noon) and I love it! I am rarely tired during the day. | F | 20 | 7 years | 11/1/2007 | 5 | fibromyalgia/insomnia | As many people have said, only take this medicine when getting into bed. I have built up tolerance to the side effects when taken at low doses of the regular generic kind. I am dependent on this stuff to sleep; it is reported not to have physical withdrawal (like other benzodiazepines) other than inability to sleep for three days. | Fibromyalgia is considered, at least in part, a sleep disorder. Ambien helps me get to sleep and sleep like a log. All the physicians I have seen have encouraged continuation since other sleep aids caused worse side effects. It just about totally removes debilitating pain during this time. (Pain returns by following mid-morning). I added Vit D3 about six months ago and am noticing marked day-time improvement as well -- if I've had a sound night's sleep. | F | 55 | 7 years | 10/19/2007 | 5 | insomnia | double vision, amnesia, sex not remembered, late night phone calls not remembered, walking crooked and banging into walls, waking up kids in middle of night to snuggle!! | TAKE WHILE IN BED!!!!!!!!!! | F | 36 | 12 months | 10/27/2007 | 5 | insomnia | peaceful, wonderful sleep - HOWEVER, beware of the snack monster! I have woken up to discover crackers in my bed (I hate when that happens!) | My years of laying awake while the rest of the world slept are over! Yes, the "sleep eating" can be a problem but you are aware while you're doing it so just have little talks with yourself before you take the Ambien and don't allow yourself to go there. I take the Ambien CR - I much prefer it to regular Ambien. | F | 59 | 3 years | 11/4/2007 | 5 | Insomnia/Anxiety before sleep | Dizzy, tired feeling | This has helped me get a good nights rest. A miracle for me. You have to be careful of not mixing this medication with alcohol or even antihistamines. It says clearly on the label "do not drink" From previous reviews, this is dangerous. Be responsible! | F | 27 | 1 years | 11/13/2007 | 5 | insomnia | none | I found ambien very helpful in treating my sleep problems. I experienced no side effects and I slept through the night. I took it about 1-2 hours b4 bed time to prevent a "sleep pill hangover" | F | 21 | 1 months | 11/19/2007 | 5 | Insomnia | Binge eating,sexual amnesia,memory lapse of time,seeing things,late night phone calls,talking out of my head,sleep walking. | I like that I can sleep very well on this drug but if i am disturbed right after takeing it my husband seems to want to have conversations with me it makes me uninhibited almost like a truth serum and he knew it too he would arouse me and have sex with me most of it I dont remember. One night I took an extra pill and eneded up outside refuseing to go in the house because there were people in there peering at me thru the curtains another time I walked up the street and ended up on the slide at a park a block away from our house. I dont take more than 1 pill now and I make sure I am in bed although I do make late night calls and dont remember them only my Mum and daughter tell me about them. My daughter hates it when I take it but I cant sleep with out I take 2 tylenol and 1 Ambian every night so I can sleep straight thru the night. Im addicted. | F | 42 | 7 years | 11/24/2007 | 5 | Insomnia (adderall-induced) | I didn't think I had any, but people on Lunesta reported irritability towards loved ones and I've experienced an increase in that. I wouldn't remember any memory loss, now would I??? I haven't gotten any other side effects like hangover. I always go straight to bed after taking it, though once I took too long to fall asleep and saw glowing goo on my hands and when I went to write about it on my computer, the keys were made of carved potato and the windows looked like construction paper. Deliberate attempts to induce hallucinations with ambien failed. | I take it only occasionally, like a few times a week when I'm studying and need to sleep for finals but never for a whole month during spring break. I always take it when I take adderall. I lie in bed, not feeling sleepy, worried that the Ambien isn't going to work, and then my alarm goes off and it's morning, or I wake up after 7 hours with no strong urge to return to sleep. I feel well-rested. Ambien never fails to knock me out, even though sometimes I need to take 2 or 3 and some alcohol to overcome all the amphetamines in my system. | F | 23 | 4 years | 12/5/2007 | 5 | Fibromyalgia insomnia | Only once had sex and don't remember it very well, but I'm married, so who cares? | I've never had any problems with this drug and am very happy with it. Fibromyalgia was causing me to have frequent waking and an inability to get into a deep sleep. I would just kind of hover between being awake and sleeping. I had the "hit by a truck" feeling that a lot of Fibro patients have. I'm on 10 mg. of generic Ambien (Zolpidem) and I'm getting deep, restful sleep for the first time in a year and a half. I always take it immediately before I get into bed. | F | 35 | 2 months | 12/11/2007 | 5 | Insomnia | None | Works great for me! For about the last 20 years I have had periodic nights when I tossed and turned for hours before finally drifting off 2 or 3 hours before I had to get up to go to work. That is no longer a problem. I cut, break or nibble the pills and take the minimum needed to work, usually about 2.5 mg. I take while in bed. My rule is no oftener than 4 times a month and only if I haven't gone to sleep within an hour of going to bed. If I happen to have a night when I awaken and can't get back to sleep I sometimes take an even smaller amount. It nearly always takes effect within 10-15 minutes and I usually get about 6-7 hours of good sleep. There is absolutely no drug hangover the next day. Clearly not everyone reacts to this drug the same way. It is possible that people who have adverse reactions may be taking too much or taking it incorrectly. If they just can't tolerate it then they should find a way to stop it but need to realize that while it may be a 'bad' drug for the | F | 64 | 10 months | 12/19/2007 | 5 | Insomnia and RLS | Sleep walking, sleep eating, blackouts, seeing things | Just make sure you never take it while you are alone. It did overall help sleeping so it was worth it for me. | F | 26 | 3 months | 1/7/2008 | 5 | not able to shut down, wake up all | Only bad "side effects" would be after taking it I am more apt to talk about things that maybe I was holding in or blab secrets, have had times where I have eaten at night and had little or no memory, and a few times that I have gotten up and done things in the house with little to no memory in the morning (including relations with husband, reports using the computer, cleaning ,etc). | I have been taking this for 11 years when sleep problems got out of control, have tried the newer ambien (cr) and dont like it. I take 10 mg (sometimes more on really bad times) and it has worked great for me , I dont feel doped up in the morning or hung over.Am VERY glad this medication went to a generic, the price b4 was a killer.My doctor tells me it is a very safe sleeping pill. | F | 38 | 11 years | 1/15/2008 | 5 | Restless sleep/anxiety | None | I think this has saved my life! I've been having so much anxiety and the restless sleep was adding so much to this. I took this for the first time last night and slept great. The only problem was that I took it early around 8:30. I wasn't having trouble getting to sleep so it knocked me right out but then I woke up very early around 3:30-4:00. Although when I awoke I felt perfectly calm and relaxed unlike before so it was OK. I just laid there half asleep and enjoyed the time until my alarm went off at 5:15. I'm hoping to not make a habit of taking this and will try not to use it every night and see how things go. Will repost if there are any issues. | F | 33 | 1 days | 1/18/2008 | 5 | insomnia | amnesia that occurs after taking the pill, can't recall things I have done after it gets in my system. The amnesia is not long lasting. I go to sleep and am fine the next morning. I love it. I do wish it would help me sleep longer, I wake after 6 hours. | It can be addictive but I believe it is psychologically not pysically. I only take 5 mg. and do just great on it. I love this drug, it has saved my life! | F | 50 | 2 years | 1/10/2008 | 5 | insomnia/bipolar | -occasionally giddiness, giggling, mild "high" -infrequent (pleasant) hallucinations -If I didn't go to bed IMMEDIATELY, occasional half-awake/half-asleep phone calls, writing, room organization, etc. with next day amnesia for those events -some next day grogginess | Ambien and Lunesta are the ONLY medications that help me sleep. Ambien was a godsend for me, as I would go weeks sleeping only 2-3 hours per night. I call it the smack-down sleep medicine, as its effect can be like a sucker punch (not in a bad way-- just know that you might very suddenly fall asleep). As everyone else has said, TAKE THIS MEDICATION WHEN YOU ARE IN BED. Do not drive. Make sure you are in a safe environment. This has also worked well for relatives. However, make sure that any elderly relatives 1) are given HALF of a normal dose, and 2) are not alone and are safe (can increase chance of falls). I switched to Lunesta only because it supposedly preserves the natural structure of sleep, whereas Ambien alters this. Also, Lunesta seems to have less morning grogginess-- but a horrible aftertaste and none of the happy feelings. When I switched, I did not experience ANY withdrawal effects. | F | 30 | 3 years | 1/12/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | I have NEVER experienced any side effects from Ambien. In fact I think it is a miracle drug that has let me get a good nights sleep when I really needed it. I have never experienced any of the side effects I have heard about. I have been taking Ambien for 7 years. I am sure I have some addiction to it, I have discussed my concerns with my doctors several times and they agree that it is OK to continue to take. I slept 2-3 hours a night before starting this med, all of immediate family have trouble sleeping, falling asleep and staying asleep. I was waking up every hour on the hour before Ambien. I might wake up 1 time a night now and that is because I have to go to the bathroom. I have had NO problems with this med. I take it AS DIRECTED!!!! | I get so annoyed with people giving Ambien a bad name because they are not following the directions. I mean who the heck would take a SLEEPING PILL and drive a vehicle or not allow for atleast the 7 hours sleep!! How stupid is that! Why would you drink alcohol, and that is stated NOT to drink alcohol. | F | 31 | 7 years | 1/12/2008 | 5 | fibromyalgia/insomnia | None. | I have been lucky with this one. I usually have some type of side effect with everything I take. Fibro Dr. had me on Xyrem which is like the date rape drug - completely knocks you out. Too scary! Ambien lets me go to sleep fairly quickly and stay asleep through the night. No morning hangover or grogginess. Most decent sleep I have had in years. Without something I don't sleep at all. | F | 44 | 6 months | 1/21/2008 | 5 | sleep disorder, insomnia | Grogginess if I have to wake up before i've had 8-10 hours of sleep, or if I take it more than about 5 days in a row. | It works well if I am tired, and just need to stop thinking in order to sleep, but it doesn't do anything to make me tired in the first place. I take it if I am tired but think I might have trouble falling asleep, if I need to be up and rested in the morning, AND if I have at least 8-10 hours to sleep. | F | 27 | 5 years | 1/22/2008 | 5 | insommnia | no side effects | I never take it two nights in a row. ried this once, and the 2nd night it didn't work as well, so I could see where I was headed. I am very happy with it and it has saved my sanity and health by making some sleep possible. I have heard quite a few reports of people who did fine on Ambien, then switched to the generic and had horrendous problems, became suicidal, psychotic, etc. Much as I'd like to save the $, I am sticking with the brand version--I'm so sensitive to meds no telling what might happen. THis is the first I've heard both Dr.s and pharmacists admit that the generic is not always as good as the original. The quality control is just not there. Scary. | F | 51 | 3 years | 1/26/2008 | 5 | insomnia due to lupron | mild memory loss, almost euphoic state, well rested in the morning | I was scared to take it after looking at this site. I had been taking 25 mg of dyphenhydramine (benadryl, sominex, etc.) and decided to switch to ambien. I felt very relaxed, was on the computer for a while, and went to sleep as soon as I got in the bed. HOWEVER, when I woke up, I noticed that I added 32 more to my top friends on myspace. haha i know, nothing serious, but i was like, "whooaaaa, what the hell." and i deleted most of them while my mind was clear :) i would recommend this drug, but not every night. | F | 22 | 1 days | 1/27/2008 | 5 | sleep problems due to back pain | Possibly a little short-term memory loss, but very little. Groggy on waking if on more than 7.5mg. Fine if I keep the dose at that amount. | It has been exceedingly helpful with very few side effects. I take 7.5 mg. immediately before bed. Sleep well, and wake sometimes with pain--but can go back to sleep. Without Ambien, I can't do that and there is to much pain break-through. I also take a low dose of Percocet (5mg.) and 10 mg. of diazepam. This combination has made it possible to sleep well after four back surgeries. The surgeries were successful, but I knew that they would not totally eliminate pain--and night pain had been an ongoing problem. I don't always get eight hours--but six to six and a half is a lot better than what I got previous to Ambien. Is it addictive? I don't care. I have not had to increase the dose, and I sleep so much better--so maybe the ability to sleep is addictive. You need to take the minimum amount that is effective, take it immediately before bedtime, and not experiment with it. | F | 65 | 4 years | 2/9/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | On Ambien CR 12.5 mg I sleep like a baby. No side effects-- no amnesia, no nightmares, no sleepwalking, no hallucinations, no hangover. | Doctors may prescribe Ambien with ease, but pharmacists are very apprehensible. Some behave as nervous about filling Ambien as they would filling an illegal drug. | F | 46 | 2 months | 2/17/2008 | 5 | insomnia | I had a jekel and hyde personality on Ambien. I had amneisa for three months, remembering on bits and parts during those months. It is highly addictive and I had to go to a treatment facility to recover from Ambien addiction. | F | 42 | 3 years | 2/23/2008 | 5 | Couldn't Sleep at Nights | Snack Monster, little memory loss. | Take everynight. Really helps me to knock out the anxiety/stress and helps me relax so i can sleep at nights. I'm really greatful for something that doesn't have bad side effects. I take 10mg, and some nights 15mg for those extremely hard nights. | F | 34 | 10 years | 2/24/2008 | 5 | insomnia, jet-lag | none | I started taking this when I was traveling internationally 280 days of the year. It was great to get me on whatever time-zone I was in and adjust. It helped me sleep on 14-hour plane rides across the globe. Now that I only travel domestically, I have a prescription for 10mg and take a half of a half 4-5 times a week. (2-3mg) I am a happier person because I get solid sleep. It has to be said, that you need to be IN BED when you take the dose....be ready for sleep when the pill goes in your mouth. Lay down and let it do what it is supposed to do....the crazy side effects happen when you fight the drug or attempt anything other than sleep. | F | 34 | 3 years | 2/28/2008 | 5 | insomnia | I've gained 13 lbs by stuffing my face every night against my will, have incredible nasty sex (according to my happy husband), had deep conversations with the plants (they talked back) my ceiling fan had aliens jumping off the blades, faces have melted, emailed the most embarresing letters that i have to explain afterwards, tried to drive but my family stopped me, talked on the phone, and shopped on Ebay (and won to my horror) and to top it all off, I have very little memory of most of it but always have a good laugh about it. I did have a few very memorable "trips" where I saw demons and shadow people coming out of my computer tower, I kept telling myself it was the Ambien but still felt very scared. | I love the sleep I do get, I wouldn't trade it for anything else. Tried Lunesta and it was horrible because of the metallic taste in the mouth it leaves you with. If I could stop eating while under Ambien I would be extremely happy. | F | 36 | 8 years | 3/12/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | a little groggy upon awakening when I first started using it, but that subsided after a few days. | Has been a lifesaver for me. Never could fall asleep due to husband snoring. Now I take 5 mg. and in about 30 minutes I'm asleep for 6 hours straight. It doesn't work if I eat food within 2 hours of taking. Lunesta gave me nightmares, and Rozeram didn't work at all. | F | 58 | 2 days | 3/26/2008 | 5 | insomnia | I posted once before about 7 months ago when I had just started taking 10mg.It still works great-it is a great sleep medication.I have noticed some tolerance problems-sometimes I take a pill and a half now but it sure does work.I started at no more than twice a week I'm now up to 3 or 4 times but no more.As all the posts indicate you must take it as prescribed-at bedtime-no booze.I admit my husband and I are still playing with it a little bit-shame on me- never more than once a week.15mg. and a cocktail or two.I am completely and totally gone--a little hazey the next morning,absolutely no memory,with a very happy husband,and a well rested wife who has learned to live with no pubic hair | This medication really works for sleep.Probably everyone should try not to take it too often just for tolerance problems-I take it more often now than when I first started 6 or 7 months ago,I don't want to be addicted but I love the sleep--we should all just be careful.And unless you want to play,lose your mind with no memory of your actions--you must take it as prescribed at bedtime | F | 53 | 7 months | 11/14/2008 | 5 | insomnia | Memory loss for things that I have done after taking the medication, but before I go to bed. Sometimes I don't remember something I did at all, other times I remember it as though I was dreaming. Sometimes my boyfriend will tell me about things I've said to him, but I only very foggily recall it. I felt as though I had been in bed sleeping the whole time instead of doing things. After ambient kicks in, I feel like ordinary objects around me "come to life". Hard to explain. But things like the sink or the toothbrush seem to take on personas, and I can hear snip its of conversation in my head. Also sometimes it feels like there are other people in the room when there are not. And I am aware as it happens that these are just effects of the medication ant not really happening, but the funny things still pop in my head. If I am watching TV, as the med starts to kick in, the show I am watching seems to become garbled and hard to follow. Also, because my body gets so very tired, I | Yes, Ambien does have some potentially dangerous side effects. For certain people, this may not be a good drug to take. Everyone reacts differently. However, I that I can manage the side effects. For me, the drug works so well for sleep, that I am willing to live with the side effects. My boyfriend did have some concerns because of the things that he sees have happened on ambien that I don't remember. But I made it clear that this is the most wonderful thing in my life for sleeping, and I will continue to use it. Because I need to sleep. People who sleep fine do not understand how difficult and exhausting life can be. To manage, my boyfriend and I have come up with an agreement. I never take ambien when I am alone. I only take it after my boyfriend comes home from work at night. I always always tell him right after I've taken it, so he can make sure that I don't do anything dangerous. At a certain point when the drug has kicked in, he takes me to bed. And that's the end! I sleep. | F | 28 | 9 months | 11/25/2008 | 5 | insomnia | disclaimer../i took an ambien about an hour ago now and it kickin and feeling it tightfeel it kicking in so | disclaimer'i am on ambien right now i would say that i have some additional comments things i type are weird and not how i would usually spell them so beware things on the screen are moving...the letters, yeah, blocks and the web address is shrinking and stretching so i'm pretty chill now though i have a concerto stuck in my head...but usually when somethings stuck in ur head you can just kinda hear it its one person one tune.....with this its like GIGANITI symphony and....and...its beautiful!! but its time to get off of the computer. | F | 17 | 1 days | 11/28/2008 | 5 | Chronic insomnia | Definitely causes memory lapses. I have taken Ambient nightly for 5 years. Initially, I had complete amnesia of events that followed my nightly dose. Now, I have memory lapses, but can usually piece together conversations, etc. if something jogs my memory. I have often had the hallucinations others mention, such as conversations going on around me when I'm in a room alone, objects seeming to dance around...I usually take this an hour or so before bed, because it often takes that long to kick in. I've tried many sleep meds and Ambien is the most effective for my long-term use. I don't have any hang-over effects the next day. However, once a month or so (no rhyme or reason to the timing), it just doesn't seem to work with just the 10mg. dose, so I take another half or even whole pill. Great insomnia treatment for me. | F | 38 | 5 years | 1/2/2009 | 5 | Insomnia | Not remembering anything before going to bed. | I was on Ambien for 8 years. When I first started taking Ambien, I would fall asleep sitting at my computer. After awhile, this went away. I was able to go to bed, sleep and get up with no drowsy feeling. The Doctor took me off the Ambien and put me on Rozerem. Haven't had a good nights sleep since. | F | 57 | 8 years | 12/28/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | Side effects for me were: Calling people like drunk dialing, emailing, sexual encounters, and having lovey dovey feelings. | I called my mother whom I can't stand and havent spoken with for a year crying to her and then later having hardly any memory from doing it. So I called her the next morning and said I don't really remember calling you or what I said, but whatever i said to you disregard it cuz i was on Ambien. I also fooled around with my baby's dad brother. I would never do this sober. It made me even have feelings for him while I was taking this. It makes me alot nicer though. I also was emailing people and mis spelling alot of words. I also wrote in my journal and read it the next morning, and it made no sense at all. I find myself to like this Ambien drug very much, especially if you don't go to bed right away. I wake up feeling great! If you don't want to embarass yourself, unplug your phone and computer. | F | 26 | 2 weeks | 1/7/2009 | 5 | Insomnia | If I don't go to bed soon after I take it, I have long rambling conversations with people that I don't remember later and apparently don't make much sense to them either. | I love ambien. For about 3 months before I started taking it I was lucky to get 2 hours of sleep a night. I can't sleep without it now but it really does help and the side effects are manageable and well worth it. | F | 20 | 2 years | 1/10/2009 | 5 | insomnia due to pain | they don't last for a full night sleep but I usually get 5 hours. | F | 40 | 2 years | 3/16/2009 |