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 | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! IT IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE ALTHOUGH THE DOCS WONT TELL YOU THAT! DON'T TOUCH IT! | M | 50 | 10 weeks 5 to 7 MG 1X day | 4/13/2011 | 1 | insomnia | BETWARE!! I took this medication two nights in a row. Before falling asleep, I had hallucinations. The first night, the throw pillows in a chair in our bedroom were dancing. The second night, I got up to go to the bathroom, looked out the window and saw flying saucers. | After two nights of this, I had my husband dispose of the remaining pills. Valerian root is a much safer alternative. | F | 50 | 2 days 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 1 | Chronic Insomnia | Hunger, lack of concentration, severe addiction, abuse | 10 years ago I was hospitalized for depression. I had not slept well in years and was prescribed 5mg while in the hospital. My Dr prescribed 30 tablets, one month at a time for 3 months. I started seeing him every 3 months and was given a prescription for 30 and 2 refills for 7 years with reduced effectiveness over time. Switched to Trazadone for 2 months which made my skin crawl, made me dizzy, nauseus and it took a huge dose to keep me asleep, leaving me with a tremendous "hangover" effect.Dr put me back on Ambien. When I first started taking Ambien, a prescription for 30 was around $35. Over the years it sky-rocketed in price. With no medical insurance it became tough to pay for. My tolerance for Ambien grew and I slept less and less. When Ambien CR came out I switched to that. It was tough to get to sleep on CR but I slept longer. As you know if you take it, it cost close to $200 per month without insurance. Couldn't do that long so I went back to regular Ambien. I convin | M | 50 | 10 years | 11/20/2008 | 1 | prolonged insomnia | I took Ambien then went right to bed but made crazy phone calls in the wee hours to people who worried about me since I don't drink. The other time, I awoke the next morning to find the house doors unlocked, my clothing dirty, and bruises on me. I don't have any memory at all of what happened. This kind of incident is very frightening because it could be life threatening. | Only took it twice out of desperation over a period of about 8 months. This drug causes complete amnesia, making it extremely dangerous. It should be banned. | F | 50 | 2 days | 12/5/2007 | 1 | Insomnia | My sister is severe bi-polar and takes 9 psych drugs a day...including 20 mg. of Ambien, falls asleep with the water still in her hand, talks gibberish, wanders around, and has SEVERE memory loss which she thinks is her illness...she has tremors because she is on too many, too much drugs. But she worships her psychiatrist and won't even consider lowering doses or stop. She tells everyone she has a diagnosis of "confusion of thought".....NO KIDDING!!!!! | I don't think she will live a long life at this rate (she's 62)...but she won't want to without her "meds". It is sad. | F | 50 | 2 years | 8/29/2008 | 1 | insomnia | I am happy to say after a year I have my license back. I say this because a year ago I "woke" at 3:30am after taking ambien, drove to the store, bought food and on the way home plowed into a parked car totalling both. Was arrested, taken to the hospital and then jail....remembering nothing until around 6am when I really woke up cuffed to a chair in jail! It was only 3 days later when I went to the tow yard to see my car I even knew I went to the stote due to all the food! Even worse I think I may have stolen all the stuff! | Find an alternative. Even a silm chance of this happening to you is too high of a risk! | M | 50 | 15 days | 5/11/2007 | 5 | insomnia | a little foggy the next day if I take 10 mg but wears off quickly. No side effects with 5 mg. | I don't take every night - only when I get to the point that I feel really sleep deprived. | F | 49 | 2 years | 10/22/2008 | 5 | insomnia | M | 49 | 6 months | 9/4/2003 | 5 | Travel, time zone changes | On the following afternoon I sometimes yawn more than usual and feel a bit tired, but nothing too noticable. But, I've seen others who've tried staying up after taking it (why?) and they basically act drunk and don't remember anything about it the next day. I strongly suggest getting into bed right after taking the pill! | This drug works very well for me. I fall asleep within 15 minutes of taking it and sleep a straight 5.5 to 6 hours before waking up, and then I'm wide awake. Lately I've been biting the pill in half and I sleep about the same but don't seem to have the occasional tiredness the following day. | M | 49 | 6 months | 4/30/2008 | 5 | insomnia | Eating in my sleep | I love this medication, I have been plagued with insomnia my whole life and now I can get 8 hours of quality sleep and feel GREAT in the morning | F | 49 | 8 years 10 mg 1X day | 1/6/2011 | 5 | shift work | None | This sleeper works a treat i do night shift 7 out of 28 days. i use it occasionally for a brain reset also. i even find it has an antidepresant action, gets rid of brain fog | M | 49 | 7 years 5 mg 1X AN | 8/18/2011 | 5 | Insomnia | I took this a few years ago and did not follow the warnings and had all the side effect that have been mentioned. Now I follow them exactly as prescribed and immediately get into bed. I may watch TV for 20 mins or so but them its off to sleep I go. My sleep has been fantastic !!! I have always had trouble sleeping waking every 90 mins or so, which lad to feeling very tired and out of sorts. Now I wake refreshed and ready to tackle the day! | Ambien is not right for every one, but if the doctor gives it to you, follow his/her guidance. Never take more than prescribed or drink alcohol with it. As soon as you take it go right to bed and relax and let the meds work. If you have a spouse, girlfriend/boyfriend or partner and tell them about the possible side effects so he/she can be there to support you! | F | 49 | 6 weeks 12.5 1X day | 6/12/2012 | 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 | 5 | Insomnia & Fibromyalgia | Hallucinations, memory loss, irritability, Ambien addiction | I have another post in the dissatisfied section, but wanted to add that I have taken this as recommended. I actually take it once I'm in bed. I will fall asleep for a short while and then get up, either to do things I don't remember or hallucinate. My partner has observed this for years now, but neither of us connected it to the Ambien. The side effect info does not place enough emphasis on these side effects. My memory loss extends to my non-sleeping hours as well, I'm very forgetful now, which is frustrating, making more irritable than the Ambien already makes me. I take one 10mg tablet nightly. Fortunately, I don't go outside of the house and have never tried to get in the car. But I have prepared food using knives, all the while alseep and unaware. I also think this has made my IBS worse, as I have several nights a week when I wake-up fully in extreme pain, something that did not happen before I began taking ambien. | F | 49 | 7 years | 3/9/2006 | 5 | Insomnia due to anxiety disorder | Best drug ever for me. Gets me to sleep within 20 minutes or so...sleep 7-8 hours and never groggy! Usually only need to take half (5mg) too. Never had any side effects either thank goodness. | M | 49 | 9 years 10mg 1X day | 11/5/2021 | 4 | Help sleeping occasionally | Be careful if getting up in middle of the night. It will make you unsteady. | I have taken this to where I was hooked and taking every night. I weaned myself off, and now only take it occasionally. It works well if not taken often. When I was taking it a lot I would wake up after about 5 or 6 hours of sleep and not be able to get back to sleep. It works well for me if taken for occasional sleeplessness. | F | 49 | 7 years 10 mg 1X AN | 11/24/2014 | 4 | insomnia | Ensure your stomach is very empty 4 hours after a meal, then take it with a BIG class of water. Very effective in this use. (I had made the mistake of half full stomach, just sips of water, milk vs. water ... need all 3: - empty gut, full pill (not half), big glass of water.. ZZZZZzzzzz. | M | 49 | 1 years 10mg 3X W | 3/25/2015 | 4 | Insomnia | Memory loss, texting people really late, eating late, buying stuff online, seeing things move on the headboard... | I actually googled 20 mg ambien. I was trying to find out if it would be ok to double the dose as I still wake some during the night and didn't with cr. After coming to this site first I will not be trying that. In fact I will go for at least halving my dose every other night...and staying in bed... I take it expecting it to put me to sleep but it doesn't. I would lay in bed reading waiting on it to knock me out and it wouldn't. I would call my sons, i texted my Pastor once at 12:30 am... go get grapes out of the fridge and eat... I would pick up my book the next day and start where the bookmark was then back up a few pages finding nothing i remembered reading till i backed up a couple of chapters...my family also teases me about how I act after taking it like I am acting high on it doing all of these weird things but as some say the being able to sleep outweighs those things when you do not sleep without it. Tho I am concerned now as others have stated here about permanant memory loss... I am 49 and have always suffered with insomnia...herbal stuff breaks my face out... tylenol pm and those things give me nightmares...i have found no other working alternative... I also take 60 mg cymbalta...I don't know what else I can do... | F | 49 | 1 years | 5/4/2009 | 4 | sleep | sleep walking uninhibated | F | 49 | 4 years | 1/2/2009 | 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 |