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 |
| 1 | insomnia | I would only sleep for about 3 hours, have VERY vivid dreams but the thing that stopped me from taking it was one night I was apparently sleepwalking and destroyed my bedroom and my home office with NO memory of having been up and about. I think it's a dangerous drug. | F | 55 | 1 months | 11/12/2007 | 1 | insomnia | Several, but the absolute scariest was amnesia E.g.--I would take 10mg, go to bed and (often--tho not always) actually go to sleep--I would awaken to discover that I had done things of which I had absolutely no memory--things like thoroughly and totally clean the kitchen or the house )I have a physical disabilty and am unable to do this when awake), make complicated recipes start to finish (I am a gourmet cook), for instance, lobster bisque from scratch, start to finish--I would call people usually long distance in the middle of the night and speak nonsense. I would abuse others verbally, which is not my nature--The latest and scariest was 2 nights ago when I took the med, went to bed at 9:00 p.m. and next I knew I was in my wrecked car surrounded by paramedics--I was arrested for DUI--I DO NOT DRINK!!! and only have wine for cooking (not cooking wine, regular wine) in my house (besides my husband's beer, but I hate that and would never drink it, tho maybe I did--I surely drank something) Apparently I got up and from my BAC had 3-4 glasses of wine--or several beers or something---there was a wine bottle in the trash the next a.m. at 4 o'clock after my husband picked me up from jail and brought me home--It appears that I had gone out for cigarettes I DO NOT SMOKE!!! There was a pack of non-filter Camels (!!!!!)in my car, unopened, brand new--I had $200 cash in my pocket, no ID, no purse--I do not remember going anywhere!!! Thank God I did not have an accident in traffic or hurt someone else or myself-- I came home and threw these pills away!!!!1 Now I have to contend with all the problems associated with a drunk driving charge. I am devasted, ashamed, embarrassed. I would rather stay awake for the rest of my life than take this stuff ever again. 1 | Took Ambien occasionally, seldom 2 days in a row, because I am so wary of addictions-- | F | 55 | 2 years | 9/26/2004 | 5 | Insomnia for more than 15 year | Some very vivid dreams, s little sleepy first thing in the morning. | FINALLY I am sleeping all night, even through my husband's snoring. I am losing weight, because I get enough sleep, no racing thoughts, no anxiety at night, just restful, blissful sleep. | F | 54 | 6 months | 1/26/2009 | 5 | I started with a knee repacement | none | without Ambien I am awake 2 to 4 hours every night. I am very satisfied. | F | 54 | 4.9 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/25/2010 | 5 | I had been having a terrible time falling to sleep and staying asleep. My husband is a horrible snorer and hotflashes were waking me often. Since starting to take Ambien everything is much better. I often don't wake up even once and I have had 0 side effects. | M | 54 | 365 days | 11/1/2009 | 5 | insomnia | not experienced so far on that dose. | Gives me good night sleep, no walking, no eating at night, no memory loss. | F | 54 | 5 years 5-7.5 1X day | 3/10/2015 | 4 | Sleep Problems from Chronic Pain | I have taken 10 mg and started 12.5 mg when it came out a few years ago. I do agree that it is written to much to people that do not follow the directions. Also the hospital does not give this medication even if it's on a patient's med list. Why? Dry Mouth Sometimes vivid dreams that bother me the next day. | I've learned how to take my Ambien at bed time so I don't have all the different negative things happen like other people I've read about. As soon as I get into bed I take the Ambien with a full glass of water or Gatorade. Once I wake up in about six/seven hours, I go to the bathroom and decide if I need my muscle relaxer for the rest of the night until Im ready to get out of bed for the day! I feel this medication has to be followed exactly as the directions state. | F | 54 | 10 years 12.5 | 12/30/2019 | 4 | help falling and staying asleep | sleep walking, eating, phoning, texting | I have a love/hate relationship with this medication. I love how it never fails to put me to sleep, however, I hate that I now get up and do things while under it's influence. I have found food left on the counter, was made aware of e-mails and text that I've sent, and that I've even had sex with my boyfriend. All of which I didn't remember, and have been mortified and embarrassed. I still take Ambien because I'm so afraid of not sleeping | F | 54 | 4 years 10 1X day | 10/9/2010 | 4 | Insomnia | None until the last year, during which I've had almost nightly anxiety dreams (could be my life and not the Ambien). Very recently, I've had dizziness during the night if I turn over in bed, turn my head or get up. Again, this may not be the Ambien but something else. The dizziness stops after I've been up about fifteen minutes in the morning. | When I first started taking Ambien, it was a miracle! I took 5 mg at bedtime, fell asleep within 30 minutes, and woke up refreshed, just like the commercial says! After years of use, I typically have to take 10 mg to get to sleep. I still fall asleep quickly, but wake up all night. It takes me awhile to wake up in the morning. However, I haven't found anything else that works at all. | F | 54 | 6 years | 6/13/2005 | 3 | to help getting to sleep due to rls | I take mirapex along with the ambien and wake up after 5 hours exactly never to go back to sleep again because of racing thoughts and elevated heart rate. | F | 54 | 2 years | 10/20/2008 | 3 | anxiety and insomnia | "Jumpy" feeling in the morning. | Slept well, but concerned about becoming addicted | F | 54 | 1 days | 11/21/2002 | 3 | insomnia, fibromyalgia | Don't remember what I do during the night, have the odd feeling that I am not sleeping while I'm sleeping, or sleeping when I am not. My mouth burns, stings, I sleep walk when I take it. It does make me fall asleep, but when I think I'm sleeping, my husband says I talk, get up, act weird, have sex, I don't remember any of it. My mouth burning is the worst part. I am trying to quit taking it, but not addictive is hard to believe! | F | 54 | 6 months | 7/22/2007 | 3 | Couldn't sleep, on Zoloft | It appears that, although I've only taken Ambien a few times, last night I opened the garage door (which I always check before going to bed because of bears) and MAY have driven, although I don't think so. I've been off a regular sleep schedule ever since we came back from Australia for 10 months. I never would have known about this except my husband asked me this morning if I opened the garage door. I said no. I didn't talk to my daughter until this evening and she said she HAD NOT opened the garage door (she's 24 so this was not a teenager trying to escape). I do remember dreaming (once I went to sleep) that I couldn't find my car...I thought it had been stolen. So, unless there was some kind of electrical problem (and then why not open the other garage door?) I was sleepwalking. This has scared the bejeezus out of me. Ambien DOES help me sleep but it takes a long time to take effect. As of tonight, NO MORE AMBIEN. If I'm asleep and driving a car (!!!) I am a danger | This is terrible to even ASSUME it happened! | F | 54 | 5 days | 9/2/2008 | 3 | insomnia | severe headaches in the morning, dependence, rebound insomnia, suicidal ideations. | this drug became less and less effective, never sleeping more than 6 hours a night and often taking 1-2 hours to fall asleep. Feelings of depression and hopelessness increased. When not taking ambien had vivid dreams through out the night. | M | 54 | 14 months | 4/12/2008 | 3 | Insomnia | Decreased recall of early morning events | I don't believe it worked for me like it does for others. My problem was not that I had difficulty falling asleep, but rather in staying asleep. I went from 1-2 hours asleep per night to 3-4 hours with ambien. Although it increased the amount of hours I slept per night, it was still broken sleep and not a sufficient amount of hours to feel refreshed in the morning. I then attempted splitting the dosage to 5mg at bedtime and 5mg when I woke at night and most times I did not fall back to sleep with the middle of the night dose. Switching to Ambien CR did not make any difference either. I also noticed that my recall memory of events that took place about a 1/2 hour after waking were diminished. | F | 54 | 2 weeks 10 mg 1X day | 3/27/2011 | 3 | insomnia | I have 10mgs tabs but only ever took a half.I was working late, getting up early,lots of stress and still grieving the recent death of my mother.After not taking Ambien for a few days and only a few hrs of sleep, I took a 1/2 of a 10mg at 11:00 Pm, woke up & was wide awake at 2:am so I took the rest of the pill.To be fair, I had not eaten or drank enough liquids.Dry eyes, dehydated but thinking if I could just get some real sleep,I would be fine.I took the additional 1/2 mg at 2 am.I am told I slept until 4 PM the next afternoon; got up, went to the bathroom & fainted or passed out. My husband couldn't revive me and called 911.They say my eyes rolled back and I was unresponsive, then talking but going into sleep while talking. I remember none of this, not even vaugely.I woke up in the ER. They thought I had a stoke or was having a heart attack. I sort of talked to the nurse and then went right back to sleep. After cat scans, xrays & blood test (that I slept through) I wok | I thought it was the greatest drug ever until last week, now I am afarid of it but still need it. I am afarid to take the ambien & also afarid I will go nuts laying here worring and not sleeping. Has anyone else suddenly had the crazy side effects after taking it with no side effects so long?Will taking 1/4 of the 10mgs every other night stave off the sife effects or does it just get worse after they start happening? | F | 54 | 8 months 5mgs 1X day | 1/11/2011 | 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 | 2 | insomnia | Symptoms included Occipidal Neuralgia like symptoms which is a pain in the base of the skull. Also included a lack of focus and memory issues which contributed to my ability to focus. | After aking Ambiem for approximately 3 years I have concluded it is a crutch. Now that I am free from this drug I am sleeping somuch better and sounder. | M | 54 | 3 years | 1/23/2009 | 2 | insomnia | hallucinations,foggy the next day. | found myself standing in front of a bay window watching giant crows walking and talking to each other.I knew i was hallucinating,laughed at the bizarre scene and went back to sleep.first and last time i will use this drug. | M | 54 | 1 days | 11/3/2009 | 1 | insomnia | I took Ambien 10mg for 7 years. I would have rated it a 5 for the time I took it. I felt refreshed every morning. Then suddenly it became ineffective. Even though Ambien quit working for me I still had to taper off the med. I believe I was HOOKED. I was moody, unreasonable, and could not think straight as well as having NO attention span. I have been off Ambien for 4 years and note that I have the residual side affects from being on Ambien for that amount of time. I will never, ever take another sleep aid. I have a recurrence of insomnia and I swear my memory has been strongly affected. It is as though I have mild amnesia and intermittent fogginess. Seven years is a looong time and it was very easy to obtain a prescription. I do not know if I will ever recover. | F | 54 | 7 years | 12/8/2009 |