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 | initial onset insomnia | Amnesia, only if I hadn't gotten at least 3 hours of sleep in the first hour of waking or so. Also, may not remember activities right before falling asleep, although I seemed to function cognitively fine. NOT a good idea to engage in sexual behaviors after taking Ambien, for obvious reasons. | Works quickly, and usually only take half a 10mg. tablet is sufficient, unless I am really anxious about having to get up early and I am clock watching, ect. It has been a godsend!!! | F | 37 | 10 years | 5/10/2004 | 5 | delayed sleep-onset insomnia | Next-day nausea, headache, diarrhea if taken too late at night. Hallucinations and paranoia initially, passes after a couple of times of taking it. | FABULOUS for delayed-sleep-onset insomnia. It can put me to sleep no matter how anxious I am. Works great if you have 8 hours to sleep after taking it. Forgiving even if you have a bit of alcohol with it. Initially causes paranoia and hallucinations, so be prepared. That passes after you're used to it. I recommend 5mg rather than 10mg. | F | 35 | 7 years | 5/9/2004 | 5 | Insomnia due to Wellbutrin | No side effects | It works great. Sometimes I only take half a pill. No grogginess in morning at all. I only use as needed though as I've heard it is habit forming. | M | 36 | 2 months | 4/12/2004 | 3 | Sleep Deprevation | Mild hallucinations, nothing else. | About 30 minutes into this while laying in bed I start noticing some odd cloud like formations floating around my room and they seem to be trying to communicate with me. I finally fell asleep after 1 hour and slept 4 hours straight but woke up feeling wide awake and had trouble getting back to sleep. Gonna try 5mg tonight before bed and if I wake up will take another 5mg. Don't take more than 10mg a day so this may solve problem. sorry to post so soon after one night but don't think your going crazy if you see things for awhile in bed ;) | M | 36 | 1 days | 4/9/2004 | 4 | SLEEP | F | 33 | | 3/31/2004 | 5 | insomnia | forgetfulness | M | 40 | 90 days | 3/3/2004 | 4 | insomnia | Addictive, in that sleeping is even more difficult when the drug is not taken. Vivid, frightening nightmares when medication is stopped. If I don't sleep within 30 minutes after taking Ambien, I (reportedly) function normally, but have no memory of anything I say or do while it's in my system. | M | 51 | 2 years | 2/6/2004 | 5 | waking in the middle of the night | memory loss right before sleeping, I have to take it right when i go to sleep or i do stuff I can't remember... | i finally sleep threw the night which is nice, i have very vivid dreams | F | 34 | 1 months | 12/13/2003 | 5 | sleep problems | when awakened by loud noises once and got up, I was extremely dizzy, disoriented, laughed almost uncontrollably, and hallucinated (bedspread and rugs appeared to be levitating). | now I take only 1/2, and take it very sporadically, only when absolutely necessary. Never more than 4 nights in a row. | F | 53 | 5 months | 12/12/2003 | 3 | Insomnia | None | It does help me get to sleep, but the sleep is only good for about 4 hours and I'm awake again. Taking a plain Tylenol along with the Ambien will usually get me an extra hour or two of sleep. 6 hours sleep via the above is about the best I've been able to do since 1994. Every now and then I go into a two hour cycle: sleep two hours, awake two hours, sleep two hours, awake ... that's when I resort to the Ambien and if necessary the Ambien/plain Tylenol combination for a couple of nights. Taking Ambien every night for slightly better than two weeks didn't produce any better results, just the 4 hours, so I only take it on occasion now as mentioned above. | F | 61 | 44 times | 11/30/2003 | 5 | | 10/26/2003 | 5 | sleep problems | groggy in moring | M | 37 | 3 weeks | 10/14/2003 | 5 | to get to sleep | dizziness | I know of people who have taken this drug and became completely disorrented fell over and injured themselves. I don't take a full 10 mg. I usualy bite off a quarter pill and I fall right to sleep. No drugged feelinging the morning. I am probably addicted to it because I don't sleep as well as without. I have been on and off of it over the last two years. The only time I have ever taken a full 10mg Tab was prescibed after sugery. 1 Quatrter tab works perfectly and leaves me 4 times the medidation prescribed | M | 56 | 2 years | 10/1/2003 | 2 | insomnia - waking at 4am | No side effects. No morning residual. | Fell asleep great with the drug. However, awoke at about 5am. The half life of the drug is too short for people who have trouble staying asleep. Taking Klonopin now. | M | 52 | 2 months | 9/25/2003 | 4 | Insomnia | F | 48 | | 9/24/2003 | 5 | insomnia | M | 49 | 6 months | 9/4/2003 | 5 | Couldn't get to sleep or stay aslee | none | I use it 3-4 nights a week | M | 56 | 2 years | 8/3/2003 | 5 | insomnia | none | great drug, no hangover, not addictive | F | 27 | 6 months | 6/2/2003 | 5 | cant sleep | a little slugish the next afternoon | M | 2 months | 4/24/2003 | 4 | sleep | nauseous the day after | F | 38 | 6 months | 4/10/2003 | 3 | insomnia | Minor hangover in morning, very violent explicit nightmares when I don't take it (Didn't have prior to Ambien) | Concern about addiction, alternating taking NyQuil and Ambien each night, otherwise nightmares occur. | F | 44 | 4 weeks | 4/9/2003 | 4 | can't fall asleep or stay asleep | 1. night binge eating that I sometimes don't remember 2. feeling as though others are with me (not threatening at all) if I stay up after I take it | This medication has been a godsend for me . . .I would like to stay asleep so I wouldn't eat . . .but I am so happy to sleep every night! I suffered with insomnia for years and doctors would always give me a 10-day supply . . finally went to a psychiatrist and now I take it every night with no habituation. | F | 48 | 1 years | 2/19/2003 | 5 | chronic insomnia | none | best on the market but expensive and some insurance companies won't approve | F | 46 | 8 years | 2/5/2003 | 4 | inability to fall asleep | F | 52 | 2 years | 1/6/2003 | 4 | post surgical sleep problems | not much to mention | It was a godsend..after heart surgery..I was able to get a full nights sleep without feeling drowsy in the morning and have now been able to sleep without medication..I also did not experience any side effects as I gradually withdrew taking it | F | 48 | 5 months | 1/5/2003 | 5 | couldn't fall asleep or stay asleep | Memory loss if tried to stay awake after taking it. Some drowsiness the following morning, but minimal. | F | 23 | 4 months | 12/23/2002 | 5 | NIGHTTIME LEG CRAMPING UNABLE TO SL | ALWAYS STICK TO RECOMMENDED DOSE | F | 53 | | 12/2/2002 | 5 | To sleep-taking hi-dose steroids | None that I noticed. Quite amazing. | Most effective and problem-free sleeping pill I've ever used. | M | 59 | 7 days | 12/2/2002 | 3 | anxiety and insomnia | "Jumpy" feeling in the morning. | Slept well, but concerned about becoming addicted | F | 54 | 1 days | 11/21/2002 | 5 | insomnia | none | I've been taking it for over five years. Only a slight reduction in effeciency over time. | M | 59 | 5 years | 11/15/2002 | 4 | Depressed - cancer came back | None - if I get at least 7 hours of sleep | I usually take it at least 5 nights in a week. | F | 49 | 9 months | 10/22/2002 | 5 | I could not fall sleep. | I felt like the room was spinning, and I felt myself literally being pulled down | I loved it! I woke up refreshed. | F | 22 | 4 days | 10/11/2002 | 2 | insomnia | HORRIBLE nightmares when combined w/ zoloft, (i.e. woke up crying every night) daytime drowsiness, | Not recommended, doesnt make you hallucinate like some people claim. | M | 15 | 1 weeks | 10/9/2002 | 5 | after whipple surgery | F | 51 | | 10/8/2002 | 5 | anxiety | lack of coordination, trouble focusing. | M | 24 | 1 days | 8/30/2002 | 5 | insomnia | Take as needed, usually 1/2 tablet of 5MG. | F | 72 | | 8/28/2002 | 5 | trouble sleeping | No side effects. However, I recognize the fact that I am dependent upon this drug. I do not abuse it and after four years still take only 1 tablet. When I do not take Ambien, I have horrific nightmares. I take it regularly every night. | I do know why they advise taking Ambien for a short time because it is difficult if not impossible to come off of it. But it continues to help me to sleep and to feel rested. Actually, I do not know if I will ever be able to stop taking this drug. | F | 67 | 4 years | 8/19/2002 | 5 | | 8/7/2002 | 2 | could not stay asleep | No side effects, but woke up at 3am and ate. Trying to stay sleeping so I don't eat myself into a pig | F | 56 | 3 days | 7/23/2002 | 5 | insomnia | None. Woke up feeling refreshed for a change...ready for the day. | This medicene works really good and really fast....take it and get to bed as soon as you can. I would take it about 1/2 hr. before bedtime. Took it off and on for about 3 months. Only problem is Dr. will give me no more....very habit forming. | F | 43 | 3 months | 7/10/2002 | 5 | Insomnia | not whatsoever..put me right to sleep fast | woke up refresh and alert the next morning with no hang over effect..very good medication | M | 30 | 3 months | 6/22/2002 | 4 | can not sleep | none, it leaves not drosy feeling the next day and puts you to sleep fast. very satisfied | very good drug | F | 56 | 4 months | 6/13/2002 | 5 | inssomia | none | I do not abuse this drug. I take it occasionally. | F | 73 | | 5/11/2002 | 5 | Trouble falling asleep , took hours | None, felt great next day! | Worked well getting me to asleep FAST, go to bed ASAP after you take it. Only kept me asleep 4-5 hours. It was quality sleep though! | F | 34 | 1.5 years | 4/27/2002 | 5 | CAN'T SLEEP | F | 44 | 12 months | 4/15/2002 | 4 | INSOMNIA | M | | 3/15/2002 | 5 | Insomnia | Halucinations if I did not head to bed immeadiately. | Ambien has a very short metabolic life. There were no "Hang Over" effects in the morning. No dependency was noticed. | M | 25 | 1.5 years | 1/9/2002 | 5 | Insomnia | Some "hangover" the next day (drowsiness, etc.) | It has less day-after hangover than any other medicine I've tried, and I've tried the lot. | M | 42 | 2 years | 8/13/2001 |