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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | insomnia | hallucinations, sleepwalking | where do i begin with this drug? i love it and i hate it...my husband says i'm addicted and i'm starting to believe him...i can't sleep without it. i've experienced sleepwalking, sleepeating, even sleepdriving. i sleep like a rock, once i go to sleep. i've had hallucinations, taken showers, eaten half a cake, etc. i've had very intense personal conversations on it, recalling them late the next day. this is a very powerful drug, PLEASE BE CAREFUL while on it. | F | 35 | 2 days | 8/30/2007 | 4 | Insomnia | Regardless of having a full stomach or not, sometimes Ambien kicks in within 10 minutes, sometimes its a couple of hours. When the 10 mintues occurs, I experience hallucinations and amnesia. My bathrobe hanging on the doorknob once had eyes and was dancing! I rolled over and told my husband, he told me to go to sleep - which I was trying to do! Love this sleeping tool! | F | 35 | 60 days | 4/13/2007 | 3 | Insomnia | Seizures | Don't start this medication if you haven't already. If you have, don't stop cold turkey. Taper off the medicine slowly. The amnesia is horrible. I do not remember last month at all. The first eighteen months, I remember, but I grew tolerant. I started taking two then later three pills. Then that stopped helping. Four pills every night screwed me up. | M | 35 | 2 years | 8/9/2008 | 3 | WHO KNOWS | *HIGHLY ADDICTIVE - I BEEN ON IT FOR 10 YEARS. IF I COULD HELP ONE PERSON BY POSTING THIS, ID BE HAPPY. PLEASE DONT START THIS MED.* | 35 | 10 years 10-20 1X day | 3/21/2012 | 3 | Insomnia/Husband snores... | READ THE CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. I love Ambien. It was helping me sleep. Unfortunately, I hit into the "rare side effects" category and my doctors never once caught on to the connection. Nerve pain, 7th and 5th cranial nerves actually, manifested as shingles (rare form), intense ear pain, face neuralgia, tooth problem. Surgeries, dental work, earaches, neck pain, headaches, eye pain... and none of the doctors caught it! Have taken antibiotics, antivirals, you name it--but was using the "Ambien pill" more and more to help me sleep through the intense pain (like trigeminal neuralgia). Off Ambien, stuck wide awake--crazy bad dreams are like withdrawl symptoms when I do fall asleep. Not sure of permanent damage... one side of face is still slightly swollen. | I know the side effects I have experienced are rare, and I never in a million years would have thought to connect the pain I have been having to this wonderful little pill that has been so relaxng, so refreshing, and so fun. Sex, absolutely, but only evidence is by soreness from enthusiasm (and fleeting memories like a dream state). I will miss it, but this has definately not been something to "play" with in my system. Happily seeking alternatives now. | F | 35 | 1 years | 6/22/2006 | 3 | sleep problems | F | 35 | 380 days | 9/21/2005 | 2 | unable to sleep | OH MY.... myself and a few of my friends discussed this and all had similar issues. BINGE eating... Making calls or emails and dont remember.. I made a video of myself and saw it the next day.. i could not believe it... in it i seemed normal, maybe a little drunk?.. and was pretending to do a cooking show.. folding american cheese with mustard squeezed in the middle and eating one after the other... then overflowed the sink, and cleaned it up... next am...had no memory of it... found camera in kitchen and rewound the tape.. i could not believe it was me. | LOTs of binge eating, feeling dizzy and "seasick" when going to the bathroom in the middle of the night... this is a dangerous drug. | M | 35 | 3 weeks | 1/15/2007 | 2 | unable to sleep | OH MY.... myself and a few of my friends discussed this and all had similar issues. BINGE eating... Making calls or emails and dont remember.. I made a video of myself and saw it the next day.. i could not believe it... in it i seemed normal, maybe a little drunk?.. and was pretending to do a cooking show.. folding american cheese with mustard squeezed in the middle and eating one after the other... then overflowed the sink, and cleaned it up... next am...had no memory of it... found camera in kitchen and rewound the tape.. i could not believe it was me. | LOTs of binge eating, feeling dizzy and "seasick" when going to the bathroom in the middle of the night... this is a dangerous drug. | M | 35 | 3 weeks | 1/15/2007 | 2 | insomnia | Sleepwalking, drug trip-like actions, altered personality, loss of rational thought | Was on Ambien for a couple of years. In the beginning the drug acted quickly and I was able to take as recommended, in bed. After several months, drug stopped taking effect so quickly, and I would brush teeth, shower and do other getting ready for bed things before retiring. Occasionally would regale roomate with one act performances of Medea, or theories of life or other nonsensical antics. We thought it was amusing, until she was away for the night and I went outside and sat in our front yard talking to myself for hours. A kind neighbor helped me back. Went to bed several times without locking the doors. Extremely perilous to take if you live alone, or are in charge of children or pets. Should be monitered much more closely, the cavelier attitude toward this drug is frightening. | F | 35 | 2 years | 10/30/2006 | 2 | Insomia | Daytime grogginess, rebound insomnia, and strange behavior | I actually haven't taken Ambien in a while but wanted to post my experience. I did not have as severe symptoms as some described here, but I found that my side effects greatly outweighed any benefits. Even if I got 8 hours of sleep, I would be very groggy the next day, which was very difficult when I had to drive a distance the next day. Also, while I could sleep the night I took it, I couldn't the next night. The medicine would take about 30 minutes to kick in, but, when it did, I would do some pretty silly things like send messages to my sister in all caps, a desire to put on all this make-up though I don't really wear any usually, and it made me want to have sex really, really bad. I remember thinking that these behaviors were really strange and not me while I was doing them, but I just couldn't stop. My doctor has tried to put me back on Zoloft several times, but I refuse. If I really, really need something, I just take a benadryl. That still makes me a bit groggy the next day, but nothing like Ambien. | F | 35 | 10 1X AN | 9/8/2010 | 2 | Insomnia | Sleepwalking. Morning grogginess. Inabillity to wake up in the morning. | I actually woke up one morning with a black eye. I figure I fell in the bath tub while sleepwalking because the shower curtain had been pulled down. I also woke up one morning and found sandwich ingredients spread all over the kitchen. The scary thing is I actually used a knife in my sleep. I've had much better results on Lunesta. | F | 35 | 6 months | 9/7/2007 | 2 | Sleep Trouble | Severe stomach pain, drowsiness next day | Worked very well for sleep, but I couldn't continue due to stomach pain. | F | 35 | 1 months | 8/29/2009 | 2 | insomnia | funny if you fight falling asleep, increased my anxiety, worked only for 3-4 hours, then wide awake, at which point I would do random, ordinary things that seemed sensible - eat breakfast, try on different outfits - with little memory of what I had done | would recommend for someone with trouble falling asleep, not if you have trouble staying asleep. Ambien CR would be $260 per month with my insurance coverage. no thanks. | F | 35 | 6 days | 11/8/2009 | 1 | N/A | I have never taken ambien. I am an RN and would not recommend this medication to anyone or ever take it myself. I have been a nurse working the night shift in hospitals for 12 years and literally cringe when a physician writes an order for ambien, particularly for elderly patients. I have more than a few times had to chase patients wandering down the halls. I have witnessed pts having hallucinations and aggressive behavior on this medication without any memory of the events the next morning. In my opinion, this is a dangerous drug. | F | 35 | | 12/11/2009 | 1 | insomnia | Glad to find this page..THIS DRUG IS CRAZY...same effects as the person who wrote on 9/21....Some things i was doing I didnt believe until my wife actually Video taped it! Very restless.....sleep sex (masterbating while sleeping)...sleep walking nude, general out of touch feelings, talking in sleep....I guess this drug effects a lot of people differently...wish there was a discussion form on this to communicate with others who have gone through similar episodes. | M | 35 | 2 months | 9/27/2009 | 1 | insomnia | eye twitch overwhelming craving for sweets headache strange dreams amnesia | if you want to go to sleep- then this is the pill for you. after about fifteen minutes after i took it, i started feeling a little loopy- then i dont remember anything else. i do remember though going to the kitchen in the middle of the night searching for sweets. the next morning i had several text messages from people i knew saying" what are you talking about?" ambien will cause you to sleep walk, amnesia, eat uncontrollably, especially sweets, and also for me its causing my left eye to twitch rapidly. i called the pharmacist & they informed me a side affect was involuntary muscle spasm. (eye twitch & other twitching) it is now 12:13, & i have been up since 5 am and i am not te least bit sleepy. Why? because i have been taking ambien for 4 weeks now and my body is hooked on it & now i cant go to sleep unless i take it. i am officially an ambien junkie & i am trying to wean myself off of it. beware! this stuff is so addictive. when you take it you will LOVE it but the side affects and withdrawal just isnt worth it.find some other way to go to sleep. i see now why its hard for some people to overcome addiction. | F | 35 | 120 days | 4/16/2009 | 1 | bi polar insomnia | It does not help me sleep at all so I have been doubling up, temporarly, memory problems , back pain. i am still awake. | Wow, I have been taken a "night med" for over 20 years and what I was taking was designed for deppression but was found to be great on sleeping issues.Trazadone.AWSOME safe cheap.It gives me bad cotton mouth and A FANTASTIC night sleep.I have taken stronger pills when my bi polar was manicy. Horsepills.Still safe side affects. silly sleepy got to go lay down. The hardcore ones took an hour to shake off all the way. but left feeling WELL. I was back on trazadone so I could care for our daughter, 2 now. This drug I can wake up from the sound of just movent. I could get up before she was awake. never miss a beat. go right back to sleep. 4 or 5 times a night and still go back to sleep.I took it too long and it turned on me,adverse reactions sleep waking and eating, not cool. so my doctor put me on Ambien.I am always scared of brand new rx's w/ catchy names. U should not have to run in hide in ur bed in fear of a pill u took. there are lots of good ones. !I have never went through withdrals from mine. not sleeping doesn't count.HA. what if you take your pill and an emergency were to come up. Stay in bed because you fear your behavior will unstable! and might get u arressted! there is always more meds. just in a different catagory. | F | 35 | 3 months | 1/16/2010 | 1 | Insomnia | Started taking the Ambien around 2 months ago and it was great at first, but the last few days have been terrible. The first evening my symptoms started, I was having severe anxiety and panic attacks, and the following day was even worse. On day 3 I decided to speak with my Pharmacist about possible side effects from taking this drug, and of course everything I was experiencing were possible side effects. I went home and flushed the Ambien and I am now on day two of being Ambien free. Its been very scary and I'm still experiencing the nervousness feeling but I do believe I am starting to feel a bit better. | I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS MEDICATION TO ANYONE!!! I WISH TO GOD I WOULD HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT. | M | 35 | 2 months | 12/29/2009 | 1 | insomnia | dental problems weight gain increased depression excessive fatigue | I took ambien for insomnia and became addicted, it nearly ruined my life. Like most people I would get up in the middle of the night and do random and weird things (mostly sleep eating), the difference is I would remember it the next day. While on it, I noticed that not only was I fatigued throughout the day and my depression worsened, but it destroyed my teeth. Never needing braces in my life, my teeth were straight and I was always told that I had a nice smile and then my teeth started chipping and crumbling; literally breaking apart and coming out in pieces while I was eating. I had to have two root canals and two crowns and one tooth extracted, another broke off at the gum line. I also had to go to a periodontist for root planing because I was at the beginning stages of gum disease. I had never had these problems in my life only when I was on ambien, now that I have been off it they have subsided, but a lot of damage has been done. I remember waking up in the morning having to take huge amounts of ibuprofen every few hours because my mouth and jaw were in excruciating pain from all the grinding I would do in my sleep. While I was on it, if I couldn't get it I would become extremely anxious and freak out, lashing out at people. I also gained an immense amount of weight due to the sleep eating, I remember getting up in the middle of the night and doing it unlike most people. For me it made me crave food and intensified the taste of it, it would make me seek out things that | F | 35 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/23/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | I felt a little 'off' within minutes, near vertigo type effects. I read it can hit you suddenly so I lay down... hour of dozing, and wide awake after that, didn't do squat for me. | M | 35 | | 5/6/2009 |