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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Chronic insomnia | I have had sleeping problems ever since I could remember. Ambien has been a god send. I have had minimal side effects such as vivid dreams and having conversations with people and not remembering it the next day. The trick is to take it 15 minutes before bed and lay down with no electronics on and just close your eyes. Don't try to stay awake. That's where people are having the major side effects. | F | 23 | 3 years 10 mg | 6/10/2013 | 1 | insomnia | next day grogginess, after taking a few days in a row developed intense depression and anxiety | took for 3 days a week for about 3 weeks. This drug is awful. I can't wait to feel like myself again. Stopping TONIGHT! | F | 25 | 5mg 1X day | 5/30/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | Worked great for helping me to sleep, but the next day I'd be in this sort of dream-like state, and say things I normally wouldn't - which is particularly a problem when sending emails. I'd also discover that I posted a comment on my friend's timeline on FB that I don't remember posting - I'm just lucky that the comment I made wasn't offensive. Moreover, i just feel as though this toxic poison is pulsing thru my veins, causing me to feel terrible. I would definitely avoid this drug. | M | 42 | 2 days 30 mg 1X day | 5/16/2013 | 1 | Could not fall asleep | I had Ambien Amnesia. The first time I know about, I fell, with my head hitting the sidewalk, a head concussion and broken arm. I was taken to the hospital, spent 3 days in ICU and had every test you could think of. They never put the pieces togeather. Since then there have been 6 times that I am aware of. How many times I have had Ambien Amnesia I will never know. For 2 years, I have been scared, thinking something was really wrong with me. | F | 65 | 2 years 1 1X day | 5/6/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | Amnesia | It helped me sleep, when I actually got into bed. Even if I took it and went straight to bed, I would get up and cook or do some other activity and have NO recollection of it. I am lucky my husband was home, because I also had lost any impulse control. I was worried that I would get in a car and drive, killing myself and others. Such a scary thought. | F | 36 | 2 months 10 MG 1X day | 5/3/2013 | 1 | sleep problems | Amnesia, severe memory problems, fatigue during day as if I never slept well. At first it was "helpful" but then it seemed to cause paradoxical sleep problems. | This drug is meant for short term use and it does not help with sleep in fact it supresses deep sleep and increases light sleep leading to unrefreshed sleep. Built tolerance and needed higher dose. It has a short half life even the CR so it is in your system for only 3 hours. | M | 44 | 5 months 5mg 1X day | 4/24/2013 | 1 | sleeping issues. | i rarely used it. i know for a fact it contributed to random nightmares, i've never experienced nightmares in my life. this substance can be useful if you exert control over your usage,not use it often and avoid tolerance build up... the nightmares alone were sufficient as a message to tell me to stop. the dreams this substance cause are simply terrible. i also once experienced a quick auditory hallucination of an evil laugh right before i was going to sleep and that was on 10mg. | M | 30 | 2 months 10mg 1X W | 3/26/2013 | 4 | lack of sleep | Got to sleep ok, but often, woke up after about 4hrs of sleep, wide awake could not go back to sleep | F | 34 | 6 months 10mg 2X W | 3/18/2013 | 4 | Insomnia | Hypnotic sedation | I was prescribed this for my insomnia problem which required medical attention. All I can say is it cured my problem of not being able to fall asleep like a charm. But I soon noticed that if I took it and stayed up on it, a very euphoric hypnotic state would set in and I loved how it made me feel. Lights looked brighter, objects appeared differently, and I would sometimes catch myself glancing at my reflection in the bathroom mirror after using the restroom and notice my reflection looking different to me. I once slept in my old bedroom at my parents' house and it had those glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling, and while looking up at them I saw them swirling all over the place and moving about. It was obviously a hallucination. I began wanting to take the drug even on nights I didn't need it because this hypnotic state was so relaxing. I soon realized how dangerous this was and asked my doctor to discontinue it (despite its sleep benefits) and put me on something else. I had trouble falling asleep for a week after I stopped taking it, but then it got better. Be very careful with this medication. | M | 28 | 1 years 10 1X AN | 3/16/2013 | 5 | chronic insomnia | Most wonderful drug I have ever taken for my insomnia. It worked when nothing else did. Had slightly dry mouth. Otherwise, slept incredibly well & felt like it gave my life back. Would take it again in a heartbeat if needed. | F | 36 | 6 months 10 mg | 3/11/2013 | 5 | Insomniac | I had double vision in one eye once for one hour after taking Ambien daily for a week. | This drug is a life saver. I cut the pills into fourths and take 1/4 nightly. Then I skip Friday nights and switch to Unisom sleep melts for a night or 2 to break any potential addiction. I take 1/2 tablet only if I really need to catch up on extra sleep. I have an extremely stressful job as a dentist and with any high stress job, you may notice memory loss with or without Ambien, because the brain is only capable of retaining a limited amount of storage. I write everything down and back it up on my computer to save my brain cells. Since I take such a low dose, I have successfully averted all side effects. Ambien works for me and 1 other friend of mine who takes 1/2 tablet...she does notice eating things and not remembering but note she takes more than I . | F | 49 | 2 years 10 1X day | 3/10/2013 | 1 | sleep/almost started a fire. | Smoked cigarette.don't remember. next day found partial burned cigarette on vinyl floor near front door. i ALWAYS make sure cigarette is out in ash tray. do no smoke anywhere else except near ashtray. burned a half dollar size in vinyl flooring. my mom just died & i couldn't sleep.everything else given for sleep gave me hyper-awake. this drug is downright scary. NO MEMORY! | F | 62 | 3 days 8 0r 10? | 3/6/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | My wife took this briefly. Last dosage was 24 hours ago, and she is still having dreams that are very real to her. Last nights incident was very scary, she was crazed about playing this game, it was a role playing one for teamwork building T work. She was walking all around (stumbling actually) our house looking for the people she needed to get signitures from. When I made her aware of what was going on, after glimpsing insanity in her eyes, she broke down and started crying uncontrollably. All day long, she has been losing balance, dropping things and having realistic daydreams. The confusion is alarming, and, she is experiencing memory loss as well. This drug is a NIGHTMARE!!!! | F | 62 | 3 days | 3/4/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | Worked great at first! But then I would be getting up every 1 1/2 hr and take another one an not remember. Then all the crazy stuff started happening would get up and not remember eating, driving, sex, going to the neighbors. It's the scariest feeling not remembering that you did something. This drug should not be prescribed! I still can't sleep but I would rather it be that way then taking that crap!. | F | 35 | 5 months 1x day | 2/23/2013 | 3 | YEARS of insomnia | Nightmares! | F | 39 | 1 days 10 | 2/19/2013 | 5 | insomnia | Everyone reacts differently to meds. Ambien is my savior. Its the first and last prescription sleep aid I will ever have. No complaints- no crazy dreams or shopping sprees. Sometimes I even stay up an hour or 2 after taking it and im fine. As soon as I lay down, I fall right asleep. No problems here. Love ambien! | F | 25 | 6 months 5mg | 2/14/2013 | 1 | insomnia | This is a horrible drug that can RUIN your life as you know it. The pharmeceutical companies benefit - you do NOT. The only true complainers about this med being taken off the market are addicts - don't believe me? Read the posts. | After almost ruining my career, marriage and general reputation, I quit Ambien 2 years ago. I had been mercilessly plagued with chronic insomia for years and knew that hell that brings.... Oh, haha, you ate some food and don't remember it? Order something online and forget? Have great sex and your partner likes you more? How about not remembering driving and getting a DUI? How about going to your neighbor's house and screwing the husband there? How about taking a nap and leaving your kids at school to where the police are called? That could easily be you!! I know a small percentage of persons have no problem with Ambien, but it is the devils drug. The ones that complain are freaking ADDICTS that can't get any other good crap online anymore. And to the gentleman that wondered about memory loss? I would constatnly forget the names of office mates and even my own phone number...... The Drug gods are reaping blood money. Ambien can and will kill you. Ther are non-narcotic sleep aids out there - knock off wanting to get high and utilize them. I take an anti-psychoic that knocks me out for 6-8 hours with no other side effects... | F | 49 | 20mg 1X day | 2/14/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | Ambien always seems to work unless I have a filling late evening meal before going to bed. My biggest concern is whether Ambien is tied to my almost ridiculous memory loss. I go through every average day trying desperately to remember simple facts and tasks. I essentially have no memory left. I don't like it and want to get off of Ambien. It's a little scary for my wife sometimes because I've got to stay lucid & coherent to work a demanding job. I would love to hear if other people experience such memory loss throughout the work day. | M | 62 | 2 years 10mg | 2/12/2013 | 1 | sleeplessness | Ambien was prescribed for my brother, late in 2011, after a bitter divorce left him sressed. My brother complained of extremely vivid dreams and hallucinations while on it. My brother discontinued it's use and relied on otc medication to help him sleep. Late 2012, he was again given Ambien to help him sleep. He hadn't been on it very long when we found him deceased as a result of self inflicted injuries. I'm convinced the Ambien must have caused more hallucinations that resulted in his death. If I can reach one person, it's worth it. Please stay away from this medication! | M | 47 | 10 days | 2/12/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | I'm an insomniac. I've taken ambien a few times a month on and off for years. When I wake up I feel fine but I've done a lot of questionable things on it and stopped using it entirely now. I've gone on Internet shopping sprees, had sleepy sex and said really outrageous nonsensical things to my boyfriend, and raided the fridge on it before I've fallen asleep. I have no recollection until seeing the email receipt, empty fridge or hearing my boyfriends story. I can kind of laugh about these ambien episodes because I'm with a loved one- but I can see it being extremely dangerous for someone alone or amongst people that might take advantage of the state they are in. I've been taking a natural thing called VHP which seems to help me sleep without any of the crazy side effects. Definitely proceed with caution with ambien. | F | 34 | 1 days | 1/28/2013 |