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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | insomnia, irregular sleep pattern | The only side effects I have are that it makes me feel calm and relaxed and puts me to sleep quickly so I need to make sure I am headed to bed. I cannot remember anything that happens right before I go to bed. I do not remember conversations and on one occasion my husband said we had sex and I did not remember. I also have crazy, vivid and realistic dreams. Otherwise I love the way I sleep! No other physical side effects here. I just come up with crazy scenarios and talk jibberish or I forget to get dressed before going downstairs to have a snack. My hubby catches me in the act all the time and makes sure I am clothed and decent. I do not take ambien when I am here by myself, almost makes me feel invincible like I can do things that I unrealistically cannot. It can be scary. | For what the drug is, I feel it works well and helps me sleep well too. It does make my head feel funny but only until I go to sleep. JUST TAKE WITH CAUTION and preferrably NOT WHEN YOU ARE ALONE. | F | 36 | 90 days 5-10mg 1X AN | 8/24/2010 | 1 | insomnia | BETWARE!! I took this medication two nights in a row. Before falling asleep, I had hallucinations. The first night, the throw pillows in a chair in our bedroom were dancing. The second night, I got up to go to the bathroom, looked out the window and saw flying saucers. | After two nights of this, I had my husband dispose of the remaining pills. Valerian root is a much safer alternative. | F | 50 | 2 days 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 3 | insomnia | At first it was great. I woke after 7 hrs feeling rested. I have had 2 blackout moments that I don't remember. I rearranged my closet & have no memory of that. My son just told me that my husband who is ill got up last night & fell. I helped him back to bed & don't remember this. NO MORE AMBIEN FOR ME! It's very scary to not remember this. I'll stay up all night if I have to, but no more. | F | 49 | 6 months 10mg 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 5 | can t fall asleep | NO REAL SIDE EFFECTS IN MY CASE | AMBIEN IS A WONDER DRUG.......I STAY UP TIL MIDNITE, TAKE MY AMBIEN AND SLEEP A SOLID 7 HOURS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OF THE STRANGE SIDE EFFCTS MENTIONED BY OTHER USERS..........JUST GREAT SLEEP............ | M | 56 | 1 years 10 mg 1X day | 8/19/2010 | 4 | Long-Term Insomnia | Slurring and sillyness if I tried to interact much after taking it. Need to take it right as getting into bed. 3 occassions of not remembering things I did during the nite. | With the exception of the few things I've indicated, this drug worked amazingly well for me. My doctor told me she would only pprescribe it for a year at a time...and that during that year, I should be developing habits and routines that would help me sleep. When I did as she asked...I finished the year and merged into several years of effective sleep, using my strict nitely routine of a bath, reading, quiet time. When I stopped with that...I gradually got back to the state I'm in now, exhausted and stressed. I have an appointment today to get back on the Ambien CR until I can restore my sleep pattern, but this time, I will heed my Doctor's advice, and once I get into a rythym, will keep with it, so that I do not take this drug long-term...I think that is the key. | M | 46 | 1 years 10 MG 1X day | 8/19/2010 | 3 | Shift work caused sleeplessness | Memory loss, apathy, daytime tiredness, inability to remember common things, names, places etc. | It most definitely works, it knocks me out. I do not experience the eating problems, the mood problems, anxiety etc. that others have, but I do find myself unable to think clearly in the daytime. Years of rotating shift work has made me unable to fall asleep at various times, which initially led me to Ambien. When I work during they daytime, I find myself lythargic, forgetful, and with a full dose of that "out there" feeling. I have been off and back on Ambien multiple times, I feel better when I'm off, however I like falling asleep and staying asleep also. Its interesting how it affects people differently. | M | 53 | 2 days 10 MG 1X day | 8/9/2010 | 5 | Insomnia | Have woken up hungry in middle of night a couple of times only. | I did not sleep for more than 2 - 4 hours per night for the last 10 years. I tried all the o.t.c. meds and they only made me more restless-none of them worked at all. I could not fall asleep quickly and I could not stay asleep. I never asked my doctor for anything because I thought nothing would work. Finally I asked my doctor and he prescribed me Ambien 10 m.g. It is The Miracle Pill. Ambien works great. I fall asleep instantly as I only take it just before going to bed. I sleep all night and get a good/great night's sleep. I feel great in the morning with no side effects. I'm sorry to hear about the horrible side effects some people are having because I do not experience any of them. Maybe it's because I'm using the drug properly and as prescribed. I don't know. But it has been a life saver for me. I can finally go to sleep fast and sleep all night. Thank you Ambien! | M | 44 | 8 months 10 MG 1X day | 8/6/2010 | 2 | sleep all night | took for a few days and I slept well. then I noted that I could barely stay awake around 4 or 5 in the afternoon, slept a little, then felt very drugged the rest of the evening. this happened for the next 3 days and when I stopped the ambien the fatigue and drugged feeling stopped | F | 62 | 5 days 1X day | 8/6/2010 | 1 | my wife was prescribed this 10mg | life is not good anymore thinks she (wife)has to take this to deal with life. uh dont take this wrong we love each other very much. she has changed but doesnt think so. if she doesnt take one we talk and drift off to sleep. but she says she is getting off the ambien but counting the pills doesnt correspond. yes we have problems with one of our kids she says this helps but a bomb could go off and she wouldnt here it. my wife is 50 and i really wouldnt recommend this for anyone that loves oneanother the way we do. it effects everyone not just the user.her thinking is not as sharp as it was,memory loss,all the side effects u read about are their. i was upset and took one myself and like i said a bomb could go off and u wouldnt know it. if a fire was to happen at night taking this drug it would not be good! never again | M | 55 | 3 months 10 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 2 | Lack of sleep. | Irritability,slurred speach,no knowledge of the night past. | I ran a night time newspaper delivery route for many yrs.And had got so used to staying up nights that I needed help sleeping.Hence the Ambian was prescribed for me. From the very beginning it was a nightmare.A friend called to check on me one day,claiming I had called her the night before from my truck.And she told me that in the course of our conversation,started shouting that there was a monkey on the hood of my truck reaching in and trying to grab a hat off of my dash.She said I was fighting him.And that the small stuffed turtle decorations sitting on my dash were yelling for me to kick the monkeys butt!! A few days later a friend called checking in saying I had text her some very sexual things a day earlier. This was a older christian lady.I highly respected. If not for the fact that the text were still on my phone,I would never have believed her.The last straw was when my wife said I was lying in bed beside her screaming that I was falling and to catch me before I fell out of the bed. And was hanging on to her leg for dear life.I have since changed to restoril. No more bad experences,only a restful nights sleep. | M | 55 | 5 months 10 1X day | 7/30/2010 | 4 | Insomnia - waking too early | More uninhibited sex life. TERRIBLE midnight eating. HORRIBLE midnight cooking of nonsensical foods if I'd had any alcohol. Ranting, emotional outbursts on text and email. And finally, rebound insomnia bad enough to get me off this devil's brew! | At first-- it was a miracle. Sleeping more than 5 hours with no "wake up" was perfect and I was a much "better" mother to my children, and more fun to be around because I would have slept. Then, 5 years ago, the uncontrollable midnight eating started. Every single night. Hotel mini-bars --- LOOK OUT! You'd be emptied. That was followed by cooking the most insane, gross foods if I'd had alcohol within an hour or so. Texting and calling and emailing with misspellings, and saying silly, overly emotional things to people whom I normally would not "cross that line". A year ago, rebound insomnia started. I realized, "Why the hell would I continue on this drug when I get the same effects OFF the drug?" Notice bad memory problems creeping in. Self loathing for the addiction to a drug set in, as well. So, I fired up my meditation CDs, got a low dose bottle of Melatonin (which makes me too groggy and weird-feeling, even at a low dose) and decided to start exhausting myself, aka, exercise. Wish me luck. Cold turkey when last dose ran out and I couldn't get a refill in time. So far, more than SO GOOD. If I can get off, anyone can. Also, I am sick of my daughter calling me "AMBI" any time I act fun or silly!! | M | 45 | 7 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/28/2010 | 1 | Insomnia | It was horrible | I describe part 1 of my experience with ambien in my blog... anambivalentlife.blogspot.com | M | 35 | 2 years 20 1X day | 7/27/2010 | 1 | lack of sleep | woke with terrible gi rolling pain, lasted all day, thought it was the flu, no energy, i just felt terrible, thinking it was flu i tried one more time, they found their way down my toilet. i would rather suffer lack of sleep than take this again | not for me | F | 60 | 4 days 10mg 1X AN | 7/26/2010 | 4 | sleep deprived | Tension (not anxiety) tingling, burning in hands, feet, stomach. Not too bad. Had it before when I had Ambien years ago, but didn't make the association. | I do not have an increased appetite this time. I think that was caused by Seroquel. I am not sleepwalking or driving, or eating. I am seeming to need more than 10mg to get knocked out. The first night on 10mg just drifted in and out of sleep with lovely dreams. I remember everything. I am a bit slower at work today. Maybe getting adjusted. So happy I am not eating! This drug has it's problems, but now I know the main problem I had before was the addition of Seroquel. It stimulates appetite! | F | 55 | 20 1X day | 7/25/2010 Patient History | 1 | cronic insomnia | Intermittent amnesia for daytime activities, including places visited on vacation (where I was the driver). Also had serious adverse reaction (hallucinations) when I took a decongestant for fluid in my inner ear. | This was prescribed by my physician. It works fine for allowing sleep at night, but also affects behavior during the day. One may drive, have conversations, make decisions, but not actually be fully awake (or responsible). I will never take Ambien again. There are worse things than not being able to sleep. | F | 60 | 12 months 10 mg 1X day | 7/15/2010 | 5 | Insomnia | Night eating at times but this condition first appeared when I was in college. Don't talk on the phone or get on your computer after you take it. | F | 52 | 2 days 10 mg 1X day | 7/12/2010 | 4 | wake up 3am | F | 59 | 5 days 30mg 1X AN | 7/11/2010 | 5 | Not sleeping well | I did not know there were side effects until I visited this website. I am one of the lucky ones. I can break it into quarters and it works like a charm. I am a 240 lb. male who at 48 years old went from the best sleeper I know, to the worst in about six months. Talked to my Dr. and he recommended Ambien, which was ok, but I would wake up after about three hours and was right back to where I started, but now it was 2:00 am and did not dare to take another. The Ambien CR was the trick and it changed my life back to normal. | M | 48 | 12.5 2X W | 7/10/2010 | 4 | long term insomnia | Short term memory lapses, loss of memory of events that occur after taking ambien. Loss of inhibition (sex with husband occasionally that is apparently awesome but sometimes not remembered), waking up and eating- this happens frequently. Usually things that I don't remember immediately will come to me later in the morning. I also watch my DVR shows in bed sometimes then watch them again during the day because I don't remember what the show was about. But, if taken properly and with some expectation that these things can happen you can prevent dangerous outcomes. Let your friends and family know not to pay attention to emails and facebook posts after 11, make sure you already have a yummy snack or leftovers convenient to grab so you don't cook or trash your kitchen etc. if you do that it helps with the anxiety of not being sure if you can trust yourself. | M | 37 | 2 years 10mg 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 2 | insomnia | I took my first pill last night, awoke at 4:30am realizing I had peed myself. Thank goodness I had absorbant bamboo sleep pants on. Will not ever take again. I prefer to be continent! | F | 54 | CR 1X day | 7/8/2010 |