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 | 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 | Sleep problems due to nerve pain | None | Works great. Fall asleep within 10 minutes. No problems the next day. Cannot say the same for Linsey's. | F | 55 | 5 years 10 | 11/22/2015 | 2 | to stay asleep through the night . | My first night trying it woke up twice with nightmares. It's now 5am and I'm wide awake. | I've worked graveyard shift for 18 yrs. I was having difficulty staying a sleep and feeling rested when I woke up. Tonight was my first time trying the sleep med . I'm taking 5mg. Woke up twice from nightmares. And now I'm up at 5am wide awake. Was hoping this medicine would help me stay asleep and feel rest. Going to try it for a few more days but if the results are the same not going to continue taking. | F | 52 | 1 days 5mg | 11/17/2015 | 2 | Insomnia | Ambien certainly puts you to sleep. In my case, it gave me a terrible hangover. I seem to be in a minority of people that get this side effect. It makes me really cloudy and even depressed. I feel as if it works on the same pathway that gives you your liveliness, by dampening it. I also found that I built a psychological dependency on it. I would get some anxiety about not going to sleep without taking it. All in all, if you can avoid taking one of these classes of drugs, I'd highly recommend doing so. | M | 31 | 5 mg 1X day | 11/2/2015 | 5 | chronic pain causing sleep deprivat | Ambien makes me sleepy and takes away a substantial amount of pain so that I can sleep, at least more than half of the night. | This medicine has changed the quality of my life. Before using it, after a car accident, I was in too much pain to sleep. Opioids interrupt sleep patterns and do not take away enough pain. Ambien takes some of the pain away, as well as making me sleepy. Ambien's effects seem to be a little like the effects of alcohol, such as lowered inhibitions. It takes a couple of years to adjust to that. Reading another user's review here helps to confirm that it does that. If a person is psychotic then their psychosis will increase. If a person is normal and happy, they get happier. No financial decisions should be made while in the adjustment phase of taking Ambien. I hope that the pharmaceutical companies will do further research on Ambien's ability to alleviate pain. | F | 53 | 5 years 10 mg 1X day | 10/30/2015 | 1 | insomnia | I was having suicidal tendencies, attempted 6 times in 2 years, cutting myself, and never recalling why I did it. I was in hospitals constantly because they thought I was mentally ill until a phsychiatrist told asked me if it only happened after I took Ambien and I realized it did! I stopped the medicine and have since stopped all of the other psych crap they had me on and I've been fine for almost 3 years! Never let your loved one take this,medicine! | F | 39 | 6 years 10mg | 10/21/2015 | 3 | chronic insomnia | hair changes/ hair loss, depression, memory loss, dependency, decreased muscle tone, slight weight gain/ water retention. | 29 yo female, taking ambien for chronic insomnia. My PCP claims that I experienced extreme side effects. I was not on any other Rx drugs other than ambien. Went through a variety of tests to determine there was no underlying reason for my hair loss and nothing out of the ordinary was detected. About 4 months after I stopped taking it, I lost weight and my hair started to grow back. I would NOT recommend this product. | F | 29 | 18 months 5-10mg 1X day | 10/9/2015 | 3 | To sleep | grogyin AM , memory not good , not sharp b awfuland alert. Forgetful | i recently , after all this time had a seiger on the morning bus. They said stress! Never haas anything like that before. And yes I have anxiety but never a seizure awful | F | 68 | 2 years 10mg | 9/17/2015 | 5 | Insomnia | Started taking after death of my father and had a 2 week old baby. I started having seizures due to stress of loss and lack of sleep. It was my saving grace. I was able to relax and sleep 8-9 hours with the best sleep of my life. I've gained weight due to extreme nighttime hunger which is a negative. | Unfortunately, I've been taking for 12 years and think I'm addicted. I'm working to get off the medication completely. | F | 44 | 10 days 10 MG | 9/4/2015 | 5 | insomnia | NONE | I took ambien for many years and it worked perfectly, just exactly as it should. I would get 8 hours of restful sleep, and wake up feeling great. Then about two years ago the doctors decided they would not prescribe it for me anymore. I haven't had a decent nights sleep since. | F | 60 | 8 years 10 mg | 8/14/2015 | 4 | anxiety, insomnia | Sometimes groggy for a little while next day if taken too late. | F | 34 | 8 years 5mg 20 mon | 8/6/2015 | 4 | Sleep | Relax | M | 52 | 5 years 12.5 | 7/27/2015 | 1 | insomnia | I am diabetic and it increased my blood sugar greatly. I stopped it and in two days my blood sugar returned to my normal. | M | 53 | 28 days 5 1X day | 7/19/2015 | 2 | extreme insomnia | Dangerous and frequent sleepwalking. This includes actually leaving my house | To me it wasn't worth it. I'd rather stay awake than sleepwalk into the street and be run over. I switched back to restoril which doesn't have that side effect at all | F | 43 | 1 years 10 mg | 7/12/2015 | 5 | Clinical depression | No side effects | A few years ago I was unable to sleep at all because of major life change that brought on clinical depression, severe weight loss and panic attacks. Was prescribed Ambien to overcome the insomnia. Only used it for about 2 weeks. It got me back on track. It allowed me just 6 hours of sleep per night - no more, no less - but it was a life saver. Took it just before going to bed. No side effects in the morning. | M | 62 | 2 weeks forgot 1X day | 6/30/2015 | 5 | Night sweats during menopause=zero | Blurry vision after the drug begins to take effect. About 5-10 minutes after taking the drug on an empty stomach, I get into bed with a good book. when I can no longer read the words, its time to turn out the light. | This drug is a lifesaver for me. I cannot function without sleep, and Ambien gives me a good 7-9 hours of solid, nightmare-free sleep. I wake up refreshed. Seldom remember dreams, but when I do,, they might be bizarre as dreams sometimes are,not frightening. | F | 70 | 15 years 10 mg 1X day | 6/20/2015 | 1 | Insomnia | Ambien by Qualitest and Mylan cause horrible side effects. | I wish that people who have good results with generic Ambien would also mention the manufacturer of the Ambien that helps them. There are too many bad companies out there whose Ambien is poison. So please, please, if the Ambien helps you, give the name of the manufacturer so that other people might benefit from this information as well. | F | 60 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 6/14/2015 | 2 | Insomnia | I had the usual problems as most people. Driving, buying things online, cooking, eating, sexual activity. I have been off this medication for over 5 years, and I STILL have the same episodes at night. I have several specialists looking into this. Believing that being on this drug for so many years may have changed my brain in some way. I still have conversations with my husband, eat, have sex, etc. and have absolutely NO memory of it in the morning. I thought it was helping me in the past, but it has effected me in a way that still causes me problems 5 years after my last pill. I don't know of anyone else experiencing this AFTER stopping the medication, and especially for this long afterward. If this medication altered my brain in someway, and this is how the rest of my life is going to be, they will be hearing from my attorney. | F | 40 | 10 years 10 MG 1X day | 6/12/2015 | 5 | Chronic insomnia | Nighttime eating | True insomniacs know one of the worst kinds of pain there is. (Read William Styron's book Darkness Visible.) Thanks to this drug, I have been able to enjoy a long healthy life as a professor and many other blessings. What is this about taking a sleep medication, then--deliberately--going out on the street? Avoid food for at least two hours before you take the pill, then get into bed immediately and stay there. Do not drink alcohol! (Seriously.) This is in some ways a challenging med--it's essential to follow the instructions to the letter. I set a little plate of cheese on the nightstand, because, for me, the no-inhibitions, glowing, hungry moment sets in after about forty minutes. I put the TV on sleep mode, keep a few bottles of water next to the bed, watch something relaxing, and turn off the lights. Not once have I had a nightmare; I'm full of energy, and grateful beyond words that I didn't have to suffer with this condition a century ago. Please don't ruin this for those of us who are not able to treat Ambien as a hobby. | F | 70 | 10 years 12.5 | 6/3/2015 | 5 | Chronic Insomnia | No side effects as long as you get to bed quick after taking it. Very vivid dreaming - but nice dreams. | Works very well for me - usually sound asleep within 10 minutes versus 2-3 hours staring at the ceiling. Try different Generics, I had experienced many quality issues and finally found an excellent Generic after a bit of web research. | M | 57 | 6 months 10 mg 1X day | 3/30/2015 |