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 | chronic insomnia | I have been using ambien intermittently for several years. Recently I began using it nightly in doses ranging from 10mg to 20mg. My wife noticed that I forgot conversations shortly after taking ambien, before falling asleep, which I felt were minor events. Read on... | Two nights ago I had a truly terrifying experience which I cannot remember at all. I have recurrent prostate cancer and apparently, after taking 20mg of ambien, I got out of bed and went searching for my handgun, so I could "end it quickly". My wife was unable to rouse me out of this state but managed to get me to bed again. Needless to say, the next day I flushed my remaining tablets down the toilet. I am not depressed or suicidal, despite my bad cancer diagnosis. I think I'll live with the insomnia, rather than risk an episode like that again. I had been skeptical about some of the blackout experiences I have read on the internet. No more...make no mistake, this can be an extremely dangerous drug, even after years of use with no bad side effects. | M | 73 | 5 years | 2/2/2009 | 1 | sleeplessness | hallucinations, sleep walking, waking after a short period of sleep | F | 73 | 11 months | 8/7/2007 | 1 | Insomia | My mother-in-law was prescribed Ambien this past week for insomia. She is a breast cancer patient whose cancer recently metathesized to her liver. After three days of taking Ambien she did not fall asleep, rather began to hallucinate that there were people in her room scarring her, including images of the devil. She also saw people doing various activities in paintings and believed that loved ones in photographs were talking to her. She suffered great anxiety trying to understand why she was the only seeing these people and became defensive and angry when we tried to console her. This was a terrible experience for her, especially when the medication was suppose to help her get rest after trying to emotionally deal with the recurrance of her cancer. | I think people should be very careful in using this drug. It is obviously a godsend for many, including my own father who uses it for chronic insomia. It's too bad my mother-in-law had to find out the hard way that this medication can cause serious side effects for some. | M | 73 | 3 days | 6/25/2006 | 1 | Insomnia | I took this drug (Ambien CR) for two nights. It was supposed to give me eight hours of good sleep. However, a really frightening side effect was: I ate food in my bed and in the kitchen and do not have any memory of it. I was startled to awake and find the bags of food. I don't recall taking the drug and falling asleep. | Ambien CR is an expensive drug which may have some positive aspects. I think it has been introduced as a Continuous Release tablet because the regular Ambien is "off patent." However, I stopped taking the drug and now have read of difficult side effects. The rest of my supply is going in the garbage. | M | 73 | 2 days | 1/11/2007 | 5 | insomnia | Take as needed, usually 1/2 tablet of 5MG. | F | 72 | | 8/28/2002 | 4 | to sleep | Fuzzy thinking. Somewhat dizzy. Memory loss. Late afternoon exhaustion. | I have not slept over 6 hours a night for over 46 years. I went into a sleep study at Stanford Hospital in 1998. The doctor put me on Ambine and said to only take it when I was having "one of those nights". Well, they are all one of those nights. The best sleep I get is to take 5mg when I go to bed and the other 5mg 2 to 4 hours later when I wake up again. I know I shouldn't be taking this stuff, but my sleep doctor now said it is better to take it because not sleeping would kill my brain cells. I'm not sure I have any left to kill! Doctors have put me on other types of pills, but none work as well as Ambien (Zolipdem). | F | 72 | 13 years 10 MG 1X day | 5/28/2011 | 3 | Chronic insomnia, 60 years | Have amnesia about what I do at night after I take it. So far I have not left the house or tried to drive the car but I do see things that I have done after I got up and I have no recollection of having done them. | Not too bad, all things considered. I can usually sleep with it but I'm usually always up during the night going into the hot tub, getting something to eat, or the like. I wish I didn't have to take it especially with the amnesia. I try each night to sleep without one but never make it. You do get more used to it and have to take more of it than is prescribed. I tried Lunesta and that wasn't bad but not as effective. I tried Rozerem and that was horrible. It kept me awake all night like it was a benzedrene. Have tried all the others: Melatonin, Valerian Root and two or three more that I can't remember now. Have avoided all the things that are supposed to cause it. Have done all the things that are supposed to help you sleep. Have read all the books & techniques. So, like it or not, I'll have to try to keep using it until something better comes along or my condition improves for some reas15on. Thanks for sites like this where we can help each other. | M | 72 | 15 years | 4/22/2008 | 3 | prolonged Insomnia | Woke up to find the wrappings and top of ice cream on the kitchen table. Found empty pint container in trash. I do not remember eating it---and no one else could have. Scarey!! | Can not continue with a drug that appears to make me eat and not remember I ate. I try to take it only every other night and take only 1/4 to 1/2 of the 10 milligram tablet. | F | 72 | 8 months | 6/13/2009 | 5 | Late night insomnia | Over the course of 15 years I've had little or no noticeable adverse effects from taking Zolpidem. HOWEVER, twice I've received an RX manufactured by Torrent Pharma and have noticed a substantial difference. I have to take more in order to get the same effect, I don't feel as refreshed, I seem to dream more and that keeps me in a restless state. All in all, not an acceptable product from this manufacturer. | M | 71 | 15 years 10 MG 1X day | 3/12/2015 | 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 | 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 | 5 | insomnia | If taking more than 5 mg a headache the next day is the result. Some days a little dull feeling, but 100mg caffeine cancels that out beautifully.Have to stop some days to increase the number of sleeping hours, use .75 mg of lexotan 4 days and all is okay.Always feel that I have good memory. No alcohol use. Use generic Zolpidem white tablet fabricated in Danemark, good results. | If used Zolpidem(ambien) with care and intelligence results are splendid to alter psychophysiological insomnia. God send! | M | 70 | 8 years 5mg max. 1X day | 2/19/2016 | 4 | difficult for me to fall asleep | The only side effect I have noticed is stomach distress almost an IBS type of feeling. Stomach feels actually a little shakey and just not quite normal. Feels like I need to go to bathroom even though I have just gone. | It works well and I only take it when I have an extra big day scheduled the next day as I am retired so most days I don't have to get up early. Maybe twice a week and I take when I get into bed only. IT IS A SLEEPING PILL. I beleive that my stomach problems over the last 9 months are somewhat related to Ambien use as it started after I got out of hospital for something unrelated and they gave me Ambien for sleep abaout a year ago. since then I have had numerous tests for stomach problems and diagnosed with IBS. Seem to be symptom free now except when I take the Ambien I have minor distress. Bad nausea originally during night but now it is only minimal. I need my sleep and without something I can lie there all night long awake regardless of how busy and how tired I am when I go to bed. A double edged sword. Probably have some memmory loss but I am old so expect a little. | F | 70 | 1 years | 7/2/2006 | 4 | Insomnia | Geometric dreams; balance problems when I have to get up to go to the bathroom. | Reduced effictiveness over time. | M | 70 | 5 years | 12/20/2005 | 2 | insomnia | no side effects; no effects of any kind at 10 mg and 20 mg. | Does not help to reduce insomnia even at 20 mg (2 tablets) before bedtime. Will try 30 mg - if that does not help, will discontinue or ask my physician for a different medication. | M | 70 | 90 days | 1/9/2006 | 2 | insomnia | I originally rated this higher but have since discovered that it is the cause of significant intestinal problems. Even at 5mg my stomach feels like it is all shakey and the last time I took 10mg my whole body felt like a bowl of jello inside and my wrists were so weak I could not type. It takes about 3 days to get back to completely normal. I had suspected it but it never was that bad till I took it the other night and then the next day took my regular meds(Nexium, Avelox and Prednisone for infection) and in a couple hours I almost had to go to ER as I thought I might be having a stroke then realized it was the Ambien. Took some Pepto and it started to subside. It is a very weird feeling as my hand don't shake just feel like everything is going at top speed but pulse rate is not high. It does make me sleep well though but will have to give it up. I never took more than twice a week. | F | 70 | | 8/15/2006 | 1 | insomnia | I don't take this med , my mother does and has for several years. She now has severe confusion, severe memory loss, freaks out over the littliest things, repeats herself often, tells the same stories or gossip often even after you tell her over and over that she has already told you that, either angered or cries all the time, bitter and resentful attitude, and an altered personality. | Although this med does gives her a good nights sleep, she has totally changed. Before the med she was a self sufficient person, very fun loving and giving person. She was very sharp minded at anything she set her mind to do. Now it is a nightmare to be around her for any lenght of time. At one time she had gotten off the med because of lack of funds to buy it for about 2 weeks and in the second week she had become her old self again. As soon as she had the $ to buy her script again and started taking it she was back to being a different person and gets worse month by month. She comes up with stuff that never happened and never was said and she swears it did, so by the comments I have read she must have vivid dreams and believes them. Those of you who are taking this med and believe you are having no effect from it during your daily waking hours may ought to take the consideration of examining yourself or talking with someone close to you to see if you have changed personality wise or memory lapses and such. I have told my mom these things that have become different about her and she denies them and says she don't care if it is true she would never stop taking Ambien. Doctors need to read this column and take into consideration of the thing you guys are saying. I smell a major national lawsuit against this drug in the future. It maybe good for sleep disorders but it is a dangerous mind altering drug. My advise is to never take the drug. | F | 70 | | 2/18/2005 | 1 | Insomnia | M | 70 | 30 days 10 1X day | 5/30/2018 | 1 | New C Pap machine and couldn't get | Fell asleep in an instant while driving in the afternoon and ended up in the ditch alongside the road. I was not even sleepy. Scared me to death. Never took another Ambien! Dangerous stuff! | The silent killer as far as I am concerned. | F | 70 | 2 months don't know 1X day | 5/30/2018 | 1 | Insomnia | Joint pain, depression, anxiety, less and less sleep, agitation | Initially it worked well and I only took 2.5 mg but as the years went by and I got my stressed out I started taking more and more | F | 70 | 6 years Up to 15 m 2X day | 7/22/2020 |