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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Fibromyalgia insomnia | Only once had sex and don't remember it very well, but I'm married, so who cares? | I've never had any problems with this drug and am very happy with it. Fibromyalgia was causing me to have frequent waking and an inability to get into a deep sleep. I would just kind of hover between being awake and sleeping. I had the "hit by a truck" feeling that a lot of Fibro patients have. I'm on 10 mg. of generic Ambien (Zolpidem) and I'm getting deep, restful sleep for the first time in a year and a half. I always take it immediately before I get into bed. | F | 35 | 2 months | 12/11/2007 | 5 | Insomnia | What ever you do, take this to go to SLEEP ONLY if that was it's prescribed for. DO NOT drive on this stuff. It's more powerful than alcohol. I can't even continue computer work after I take Ambien. I wake up and realize things I've typed or clicked than would NEVER had happened if I had not just taken Ambien. Absolutely DO NOT drive and forget coordinated activities, such as computer work, if you don't want to wonder what in the universe happened while you were doing that, such as being online. The effect is has is for sleeping and NOT for your awake commentary! The hallucination commentary made laugh extremely hard! I never had such effect but the effect of knock out power guarantee of sleep for at least 4 hours at which point it goes away. Taken as prescribed, I have no side effects. It appears people are enjoying this stuff as a recreation or something. I’m Ambros at | I agree this stuff is GOD send for answer to my long insomnia. This stuff always knocks me out and I've been on it since last summer of 2006 and its 4/2006 now. Extremely power stuff and DO not skip the side effect commentary by myself. Forget about doing anything coordinated on this drug. Sleep only! DO NOT drive or you may kill someone when pass out cold! I’m Ambros at www.myspace.com/carnaldesire | M | 35 | 8 months | 4/14/2006 | 5 | anxiety | Sleep fine but made my IBS and gut really burn and act up. I do not suggest this for those with abdominal issues. Makes your symptoms worse the next day. Had to stop because the IBS symptoms became so bad. | Great for sleeping and acting like an idiot if you try to stay awake. | M | 35 | 2 months | 7/3/2006 | 5 | Insomnia | I have noticed no side effects from Ambian, I take 1 10mg pill before bed time, it does however take about 2 hours before I feel like I can go to sleep. | I have Sleep Apnea and some people dont believe it is a good idea to use the two, but it is the only way I sleep, I have tried many other generic meds as well as Lunesta. I have heard from the Pharmist that Ambien might be coming out in a generic form somethime this year. | F | 35 | 3 months | 6/27/2006 | 5 | Insomnia | You can all see my first post with the [email protected] on the right of the screen for further commentary. It should be five comments under this post. Ben sent me an e-mail and thought everyone else should know the detail I’m telling Ben. I’m www.myspace.com/carnaldesire in the first post as well. 5 mg usually does the job. 10 mg is a guaranteed knock of my insomnia and that is something great to be said since you have to consider my insomnia is the type that will keep me up all night long; until Ambien came around. The stuff is a God send unless you take it and drive. You're looking at ending in the grave from falling asleep doing that. While it does guarantee sleep, it’s usually completely out of my system within 4 hrs. After 4 hours, there are no side effects at all. The stuff hits with power and completely disappears out of your system like it was never there. If you've ever taken diphenhydramine, you may have noticed that tiredness and other effec | after you take Ambien because you might go into shock from all the wrong keys you hit in what you were doing. I do NOT know what people are talking about with hallucinations. They must be abusing Ambien. I hear abusers inject the stuff in mega dose. I believe the effects they have by abusing it are true based on the knock out effect it has on me. Problem is, I'm not awake long enough to tell you about the effect. It hits then its lights out without time to contemplate all that stuff that people are talking about. At higher doses, I would be out too fast to anything that wasn’t there or maybe for a minute before waking up without much to remember. Important point with Ambien is that you need to take it on an empty stomach for the knock out effect. Take it with food and you take away a fast route to sleep. It's just like alcohol, Cialus, Viagra in that the effectiveness is ruined or dissipated with food. The Dr. said not to eat before bed anyway, so if you are following | M | 35 | 9 months | 5/8/2006 | 5 | Insomnia | Memory loss! | I take this drug every night and have done so for about 3 years. 90% of the time I go straight to sleep. The other 10% of the time I will online shop, have sex, or say really bizarre and embarrassing things AND NOT REMEMBER ANY OF IT! Total blackout. I have gotten some really weird things in the mail as a result of "black out shopping." It's very scary, but I don't know what else to take. I wonder if anyone can do anything really bad on this drug and not remember it. I also have noticed some memory loss during the day. | F | 35 | 3 years | 4/24/2006 | 5 | Insomnia due to nerve pain | Autonomic nervous system: Infrequent: increased sweating, pallor, postural hypotension, syncope. Rare: abnormal accommodation, altered saliva, flushing, glaucoma, hypotension, impotence, increased saliva, tenesmus. Body as a whole: Frequent: asthenia. Infrequent: edema, falling, fever, malaise, trauma. Rare: allergic reaction, allergy aggravated, abdominal body sensation, anaphylactic shock, face edema, hot flashes, increased ESR, pain, restless legs, rigors, tolerance increased, weight decrease. Cardiovascular system: Infrequent: cerebrovascular disorder, hypertension, tachycardia. Rare: angina pectoris, arrhythmia, arteritis, circulatory failure, extrasystoles, hypertension aggravated, myocardial infarction, phlebitis, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary edema, varicose veins, ventricular tachycardia. Central and peripheral nervous system: Frequent: ataxia, confusion, euphoria, insomnia, vertigo. Infrequent: agitation, decreased cognition, detached, difficulty concentrating, dy | AMBIEN causes the nerve pain, ear pain, face pan, neuralgia, shingles, posteurpetic neuralgia, herpes zoster, joint pain, malaise, read pharmacology!!!! Great sleep aid, but if you have any of the side effects or symptoms, discontinue use immediately! Doctors will tell you it is very safe and has hardly any side effects--and since they can't find cause for pain will imply your problems are stress related. AMBIEN Causes absolute dependency, physical changes, personality changes (read the clinical trials), extended blackout periods. Yes, fun hallucination can occur, great sleep, sex or marital aid, but IF SIDE EFFECTS ARE PRESENT, from this condition or related to any other, the discontinue use immediately!!! Love the sleep Ambien provides, but the health issues it has created for me are NOT WORTH IT. Good luck to all and sweet dreams. | F | 35 | 2 years | 6/22/2006 | 5 | chronic insomnia chronic fatigue | Gastrointestinal system: Frequent: hiccup. Infrequent: constipation, dysphagia, flatulence, gastroenteritis. Rare: enteritis, eructation, esophagospasm, gastritis, hemorrhoids, intestinal obstruction, rectal hemorrhage, tooth caries. Hematologic and lymphatic system: Rare: anemia, hyperhemoglobinemia, leukopenia, lymphadenopathy, macrocytic anemia, purpura, thrombosis. Immunologic system: Rare: abscess, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, otitis externa, otitis media. Liver and biliary system: Infrequent: abnormal hepatic function, increased SGPT. Rare: bilirubinemia, increased SGOT. Metabolic and nutritional: Infrequent: hyperglycemia, thirst. Rare: gout, hypercholesteremia, hyperlipidemia, increased alkaline phosphatase, increased BUN, periorbital edema. Musculoskeletal system: Infrequent: arthritis. Rare: arthrosis, muscle weakness, sciatica, tendinitis. Reproductive system: Infrequent: menstrual disorder, vaginitis. Rare: breast fibroadenosis, breast neoplasm, br | Great hypnotic (sleep aid) that will create many odd side effects that DOCTORS seem to be unaware of when they evaluate you. READ READ READ, ladies and gentlemen. Will you be the rare person--or have you been the one who loved the good nights sleep and chalked the other physical ailments up to some other cause??? Stress disorders, maybe? AMBIEN is wonderful fun. Side effects started immediately and progressed to worse conditions over time. Slept well through most of it, though! Pros and cons to consider. | F | 35 | 1000 times | 6/22/2006 | 5 | insomnia sleep aid | Central and peripheral nervous system: Frequent: ataxia, confusion, euphoria, insomnia, vertigo. Infrequent: agitation, decreased cognition, detached, difficulty concentrating, dysarthria, emotional lability, hallucination, hypoesthesia, illusion, leg cramps, migraine, paresthesia, sleeping (after daytime dosing), speech disorder, stupor, tremor. Rare: abnormal gait, abnormal thinking, aggressive reaction, apathy, appetite increased, decreased libido, delusion, dementia, depersonalization, dysphasia, feeling strange, hypokinesia, hypotonia, hysteria, intoxicated feeling, manic reaction, neuralgia, neuritis, neuropathy, neurosis, panic attacks, paresis, personality disorder, somnambulism, suicide attempts, tetany, yawning. | clinical pharmacology ambien and nerve nervous system disorder side effects Great sleeping pill to help you with the increasing problems that it is causing. [THINK ABOUT IT] | F | 35 | 1 months | 6/22/2006 | 5 | Tinnitus & chronic insomnia | If I stay up too long after taking it, I feel a bit loopy & euphoric - tend to not remember things I did/said before going to bed. Leg & foot cramps. | I've had trouble sleeping for years, and have used everything from sleepy-time tea, to melatonin, to Tylenol PM and everything in between (including biofeedback & self-imagery). A few years ago, I also developed tinnitus, which makes trying to fall asleep that much more difficult. Ambien has been a God-send for me. 90% of the time, I fall asleep within 20 minutes of going to bed. I've noticed no day-time memory loss or odd behavior, and I have been taking it for two years (not every single night, but probably 80-90% of the time). If; however, I take it and do not go right to bed, I feel a bit "high" and loopy, and I tend to forget things I do/say, but it's never anything bad or life-threatening. It has caused leg/foot cramps. Also, it works much better on an empty stomach. | F | 35 | 2 years | 12/7/2006 | 5 | Stay asleep | on Ambien due to bain pain&restless leg syndrom so it helps me stay asleep and fall asleep just fine. because im always tired so i have no problem sleeping but due to my back pain and stressing over pain ambien really helps for me. main side effects,loss of memory of what u did that nite,weight gain due to sleep eating.dont watch a movie because u will forget the ending.lol. if u dont take one because u feel tired and u think u can fall asleep..your body wont let you because of dependency. i wouldnt suggest u being on this for a long time but hey you have to take what makes you feel better..right.. | so funny to see others side effects on here because me and hubby been on them for few years and for both of us..side effects are memory loss of what you may have done that night until reminded of such as sleep EATING,having sex,talking on phone,online and may not remember what u said or done.. my hubbys experiences are same but sees double but we go right to bed within the hr and we both fall asleep fine..wether we have sex,eat we may forget but we sleep well : ) | F | 35 | 3 years | 1/19/2010 | 4 | insomnia | hallucinations, a little memory loss, upset stomach | i take it like i'm supposed to and i'm asleep within minutes. occasionally though, i will wake up an hour or two later and get mighty frisky with my husband and hallucinate during sex. it's quite funny to hear him tell me what i did or said, but at the same time it's disturbing, especially when i don't remember having sex at all. sometimes in the evening, i have a hard time reflecting on what i did that day, especially in the morning. and occassionally i wake up with an upset stomach. overall though, it works well. i used to dread going to bed because i knew i would lay awake for hours and wake up at least a dozen times during the night, but now, despite a few side effects, i look forward to taking my ambien and getting a good night's sleep. | M | 35 | 2 months | 2/4/2007 | 4 | Shift Work | As many her have stated, if you stay up and not go to sleep, you may provide hours of funny entertainment for the family. At first my sex drive increased, but probably has decreased a little when using the drug. When I tried it ealier in the piece, I tried 30mg 3x recommended dose and lost some memory of the night, but could recall the night before when I sat and thought about it. Also had some double vision, but take note, if you cover one eye, the double vision goes away..funny that. Never had awakened dreams. If taken constantly for more than a week could become irratable, note on a higher dose than 10mg. | As stated by others here, take the recommended dose and go to bed asap, you will have no issues. I have taken the drug on and off for about three years with no additive issues. E.G. for 7 nights, then break for 22 days, then back on for 7 nights. The person who stated this is a 'dangerous drug do not take', I have a question for you; 1. how much more addictive and dangerous is alchohol?? 2. Are you a doctor? Last but not least, unfortunately some people have to take a hypnotic such as Stilnox - like me, I have no worries great family etc, but work unusual hours, hence sleep architecture can get muddled up. This drug has helped me greatly in not falling asleep at the wheel on the way home from work - take note people, as that is a big bonus | M | 35 | 3 years | 2/2/2006 | 4 | insomnia | i forgot to check the female button!! (on the comment below) it says M, but i'm a F! | F | 35 | 2 months | 2/4/2007 | 4 | Insomnia | occasional daytime sleepiness | I recommend taking a smaller dose. I'm taking 2.5 mg only by cutting a 5mg pill in half (I'm 125 lbs, 5;2) I've been taking ambien for 5 years now since it's been helping me sleep soundly through the night. I've played around with the dosage to see which dosage suits me. For some, the drug may be too much in the regular prescribed dosage. I started taking ambien cr 12.5 mg, which really knocked me out, and gave me a drowsy all-day feeling the next day. Like some who posted on this site, I did have a negative effect- (the drowsiness while driving) I did get a ticket for those red light cameras, and considered stopping taking it, but then I wanted to see how I would be on a smaller dosage. I tried a half dose, and it was still much. My doctor prescribed 5mg for me, and I took it for a while, now I've settled on half of the pill (2.5 mg) which is just right. I need to take it around 10:00pm, read or do relaxing things 'til around 11:15 or 11:30pm. I get a good night's rest and wake up refreshed at anywhere from 6 to7:30am which is when my alarm rings. I do recommend also not operating a motorized vehicle until you find the dosage that's right for you because yes, you can get drowsy, and get into accidents. People are all so different, we all have different body chemistries so there is no uniform effect. It's all trial and error, so I hope if ambien doesn't work, then you can always try others like Lunesta, Benadryl, Unisom or natural ones like melatonin or kava kava. | F | 35 | 5 years 2.5 mg 1X day | 4/29/2010 | 4 | insomnia | Amnesia of events after a dose if I do not go straight to bed; having sex with no memory the next AM; increased appetite; numbness around mouth. | I'm a nurse, so you'd think I'd know better than not to listen to my doctor who warned me to GO STRAIGHT TO BED AFTER TAKING AMBIEN. If I do so, it works great with a full 8 hours of sleep. Although my husband has reported a few times when we had sex that I can only recall bits & pieces of uninhibited craziness. I made him promise not to get frisky after Ambien. Make sure you are with someone you trust! And some nights, I didn't go straight to bed and I sent crazy e-mails & didn't know it until days later when I saw them in the "sent box." I talked about a pet jumping mouse that I made a hotel for out of a shoebox. One night, I was sitting on the sofa watching tv after a dose, when I couldn't focus. My teen daughter said I started talking gibberish, so she tried to get me in bed. She said that I got in my empty laundry basket and when she tried to pull me out, I said "I'm just making sure there is room for more clothes." Then I started kicking the c | F | 35 | 2 months | 4/21/2008 | 4 | In somnia | Brand Ambien was effective at putting me to sleep; but I woke up a couple hours later (was taking 5 mg or 7.5 mg once a week). Generic Ambien gave me a hangover feeling next day (nausea, etc.), that brand Ambien did not give me. Amazing how brand Ambien can really help you fall asleep... But it's the STAYING asleep that is more problematic. So, I am trying Ambien CR now. | I am trying Ambien CR now. I tried cutting a CR pill in half, which you're not supposed to do with continual-release (CR) pills, and felt hungover the next day. Shouldn't have done that... I will try taking CR as recommended. | F | 35 | 2 years | 3/6/2009 | 4 | Manic-related insomnia | A little grogginess upon awakening. | I am always shocked at the things that happen to people on this drug. Nothing of the sort ever happened to me. I just slept. That's it. I took them for 14 days, so I never got addicted. I would say it did it's job well. Sometimes it would wear off too soon though, but I did eventually go back to sleep. | F | 35 | 14 days | 8/5/2008 | 4 | Sleep problems | Well I have had sex and don't remember it. I have tried to do stupid things while I was depressed and using it for sleep. I eneded up taking 6 pills and 4 percocet.Told my husband I was going to crawl into bed and never wake up. Another time I took 2 and then decided 2 wasent enough took 2 more then ended up crushing them into powder and making them into a liquid and because I'm a diabetic i have insulin needles I tried to shoot it up. When I'm depressed the pills make it 10000x's worse. And I don't remember I did it untill I wake up the next day with a swollen arm or something like that. | F | 35 | 3 years | 10/2/2006 | 4 | Alternating shiftwork | increased libido, mild amnesia, disinhibition | I try not to take it more than 2-3 days in a row. I can tell my body gets used to it quickly then I get rebound insomnia if I don't take it. I actually have more restful sleep without it IF I can fall asleep. I think it's very addictive both psychologically and physically. One does need to be very disciplined about not emailing people, calling people, or shopping on the internet. I always remember what I said/wrote, but often regret how disinhibited I was. I registered for a marathon one night and didn't even know it. I wasn't even a runner, but since I paid for it and booked the hotel and airfare I trained and ran it. I'd like to discontinue using it altogether. I've lived 34 yrs without it... | F | 35 | 1 years | 4/26/2007 |