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 / inability to stay asleep | Thrashing all night, weeping all day after I take it. | I switched to Lunesta and it works much better. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 12/30/2008 | 1 | Insomnia | Slept well for 4 hours, then slept intermittently with bizarre dreams for 3-4 more hours. Withdrawal symptoms after less than one week of use. | This drug is evil. I took it for less than a week. When I tried to get off it, I was up for 2 days straight and started getting muscle tremors. I had to take an Ativan to get to sleep. Avoid it, especially if you're sensitive to meds (which I am). | F | 35 | 5 days | 10/1/2006 | 1 | Insomnia | It was horrible | I describe part 1 of my experience with ambien in my blog... anambivalentlife.blogspot.com | M | 35 | 2 years 20 1X day | 7/27/2010 | 1 | Insomnia | If severe addiction, divorce, unemployment, jail, getting mortally wounded or dying isn't a problem for you, then go ahead and take this drug otherwise DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. | People have said go straight to bed after taking this drug. I did, but then unbeknownst to me (at least the conscious me) I got up and drove my car. I did that three times and I was lucky all the accidents were non fatal (I didn't get a DUI, kill someone or get killed) although they cost me a lot of money and because of the memory I can't drive anymore without panicking. The thing is after you take this drug, you don't know when you are getting up and what you are doing. The effects for me didn't wear off during the day and I would be crying (I'm male) for every little sad thought that came into my head. In ambien trance I resigned from my job and wrote a despicable letter to my boss, thus burning the bridge. This happened in a bad economy so I was without a job for 3 years, and currently settled for a job with half the dough. In an ambien trance I told my wife I wanted to have sex with her friend and told her to prostitute herself for money. I nearly lost her as well. At first I took the drug at the doctor prescribed dose of 5-10mg. Once I was addicted I took more. I was on the drug for 2 years. Getting off the drug took 3 months with all the symptoms of benzodiazepine withdrawal. Drug seeking behavior, rebound insomnia, panic attacks, shaking hands, eye twitches, and delirium. During the withdrawal I was a total jerk with anger tantrums quite uncharacteristic of me. This drug DESTROYED three years of my life and I'm suffering the after effects and I'm not sure for how long. | M | 35 | 2 years >10mg 4X day | 4/22/2010 | 1 | Insomnia | sleep walking, confusion, mood changes | My husband has been on Ambien 20mg for 2 years for severe insomnia - he's been in the hospital a few times after going 5 to 6 days without more than 1-2 hours of sleep. I thought the delerium and hallucinations were bad when he didn't sleep, but the ambien makes it so much worse. He still doesn't sleep regularly, is up and down, and when he doesn't sleep he is so detatched and confused he has started 3 fires in the house, tried to walk down the street at 3am, etc. This is a horrible drug, and incredibly dangerous. I know it works well for some people, and it did for him in the beginning, but I don't think it should ever be used long term. After a recent increase in sleepwalking, confusion and memory loss, his doctor has finally taken him off ambien. After testing with a heart doctor, the doctor may look at some non-conventional drugs for sleep, but none of the sleeping pills seem to work for him. I sympathise with anyone dealing with insomnia, but especially for those living with someone with insomnia - sometimes I think I'm going crazy just from dealing with him. I really hope anyone using ambien has someone living with them that can alert them if they start showing any of these symptoms, otherwise the dangers can be incredibly high. Good luck to all of you dealing with insomnia. | F | 35 | 2 years 20 MG 1X day | 6/28/2010 | 1 | Ambien | Just take it and go to bed, ARE YOU SERIOUS? People die in their houses every night, but you think that makes you safe because you went to bed? Are you hypocrites even reading what people are posting??? Sex, driving, emails, conversations, eating? And with no memory of the event! What if your house caught on fire? Would people die because you were disconnected from your senses? I certainly hope not, but you handful of self righteous hypocrites need to experience what MANY of the rest of us have. Then we will see your holy than though attitude! | THIS IS POISON AND SOMEDAY IT WILL COME TO LIGHT! | M | 35 | 3 years 10mg 1X day | 3/9/2010 | 1 | UNKNOWN | *Warning: I have been an addict for 10 years* DO NOT START THIS MED | M | 35 | 10 years 10-40 1X day | 2/16/2010 | 1 | Insomnia | Worked great at first! But then I would be getting up every 1 1/2 hr and take another one an not remember. Then all the crazy stuff started happening would get up and not remember eating, driving, sex, going to the neighbors. It's the scariest feeling not remembering that you did something. This drug should not be prescribed! I still can't sleep but I would rather it be that way then taking that crap!. | F | 35 | 5 months 1x day | 2/23/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | None - this was the problem. I thought I could take it every night, just like taking Advil every day during my period and then simply stop with no issues. | Well, unbenownst to me, I got in a quiet sleeping situation and just stopped taking Ambien. I must have been an addict because I went through withdrawal HELL. Paxil withdrawal was a day in the park compared to this. I was actually jones-ing for Ambien. I was like Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line" when he is getting off speed. Would never take this crap again. I feel bad for people taking the CR - how do they taper off? At least you can taper off the regular version of Ambien which I would recommend. | F | 35 | 4 months | 12/4/2006 | 1 | Back pain, frequent urination | Amnesia, hallucinations, numbness & tingling in extremities, headaches, insomnia,panic attacks, blackouts, low oxygen intake contributing to low blood pressure contributing to blackouts, waking after a blackout not knowing what happened, grogginess the next day | Short term use 7-10 days may be okay but long term use I believe is extremely dangerous and maybe deadly. The link just hasn't been made yet. It will because too many people are having serious side effects from the long term usage of Ambien, Use Caution. Also, no problem stopping. | F | 35 | 9 months | 8/8/2005 | 5 | sleep disorder | no side effects for me | i developed sleep disturbances after having my baby. he is now 6 months old and sleeps through the night but i have forgotten how to sleep and if i do fall asleep i could only stay asleep half an hour or so at a time. ambien has helped me so much i don't know where i'd be without it although i wish i didn't need it to sleep and i going to start hypnotherapy to try and come off it so i don't have to take it for the rest of my life. i currently take 12.5 mg a night and i sleep a solid night's sleep although it usually takes 1 hour to work. | F | 34 | 4 weeks | 2/13/2007 | 5 | Medical | Speech problems and anxiety | I have been taking this medication for 3 years now after having 7 operations for cancer of pancreas and now reoccurring pancreatitis which in turn has caused me sleep problems. I find that some nights it makes me do and say crazy things and other nights it doesnt so I take more to get that feeling. My partner has decided not to have conversations with me late at night cause dont remember what I have said next day and sometimes what I have done. My son thinks I a bit crazy but plays tricks on me so he can have a laugh. Think I suffer speech problems and anxiety from long term use. Does anybody else have these problems???? | F | 34 | 3 years | 1/27/2007 | 5 | insomnia | Side effects were hallucinating if I took a dose and didn't go to bed right away. I would wake up in the morning to find boxes of cookies completely gone, pints of icecream empty in the garbage, with no recollection. This hallucinating phase lasted about 6 months, then my body got acclimated to the drug. | I love ambien. It is a godsend. But, like others have said, you need to take it and get into bed right away. It's for sleeping, not for recreation. I need about 15 to 20 mg of ambien to get a good night's rest. Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night and have to take another dose. But, I get great, deep, restful sleep with no hangover effect. Just hope my body doesn't get more and more aclimated to the drug so it won't totally loose it's effectiveness. My doctor has me on sonata right now (my first night) and it pales in comparison to ambien. I've taken over 20 mg of the stuff over 5 hrs ago and still wide away. I wish I had my ambien right now. I'll be calling the doctor to write me a prescription for ambien again tomorrow. Think I'll ask for the Ambien CR - the controlled release. | F | 34 | 2 years | 6/20/2006 | 5 | insomnia | The side effects of ambien are minimal. Makes me sleepy, drowsy, relaxed and able to fall asleep, everything its supposed to do. However, as with any drug, if you dont use it as it is directed it may have undesired effects. For example, people say it causes amnesia, well you are supposed to be in bed after taking the medication, not cleaning the house. | This medication changed my whole life. Insomnia was ruining my family life, school, work, it was horrible. Been on it for a little over 2 years now, and I was able to go back to school (nursing school). Does NOT effect my memory what so ever and does not make me sleepy during the day. | F | 34 | 2 years | 8/19/2006 | 5 | racing mind | Vivid dreams that have not been the most pleasent to wake up to. knuckles had nastly warts all over them, gangbangers were chasing me I was trying to run away from some man...why can't they be fun dreams? | It is a godsend now, but I only have one left. I am in the mist of working full time and planning a wedding, therfore it helps forget the stress of the day and pass out. I hope my schedule can get back to regular. I don't want to have to search out for some more. | F | 34 | 9 days | 1/13/2006 | 5 | Cant sleep, racing mind, bad dreams | I must take it while in bed or I turn into a zombe. I sleepwalk, cook, talk on the phone, go outside the house and look in the mirrow and talk to myself and eat like a pig. I will cook and eat anything in sight. | I don't even know what I did until the next day when I piece the night before together like a detective. Looking in the sink and the garbage. It scares my wife more than me because we don't know what I'm going to do next. I do like taking it, but I am going to begin to ween off Ambien with her help. You need a despenser that only lets you have proper dosage per night or you might take more that the rec dose without even knowing it. Be careful while traveling also. Lock yourself in your room. Seriously!!! | M | 34 | 3 years | 6/15/2006 | 5 | Insomnia | No side effects | I have to take it when I get in bed. I've taken it before bed and I'm up for about an hour saying off the wall things to my husband before I fall asleep like "can fish live in soup?" type topics. Never take with alcohol though! | F | 34 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 4/22/2010 | 5 | waking in the middle of the night | memory loss right before sleeping, I have to take it right when i go to sleep or i do stuff I can't remember... | i finally sleep threw the night which is nice, i have very vivid dreams | F | 34 | 1 months | 12/13/2003 | 5 | insomnia | nighttime cravings, mild hallucinations | I started taking 10mg Ambien with 50mg Seroquel in Feb for anxiety and insomnia. I tried taking the Ambien alone, but I'd wake up standing in front of the refrigerator every night with no idea how I got there. Some mornings I would check the trash and see candy bar wrappers or other evidence of a midnight feast I didn't remember having. I now take the Ambien with 25mg Seroquel and that causes me to sleep very soundly for 6-8hrs and wake refreshed. I have to take them after I'm already in bed, though, because otherwise I have trippy hallucinations, make phone calls I don't remember and send emails full of nonsense to friends. As side effects go, I'd say that one's at least amusing for everyone! | F | 34 | 8 months | 10/23/2008 | 5 | SLEEP | April 23, 2007 -- The FDA today approved the first generic versions of Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) immediate-release tablets. Zolpidem tartrate tablets in formulations of 5 milligrams and 10 milligrams are made by multiple generic drug companies in the U.S. | For people that need CHEAP DRUGS ask for Ambien Generic (zolpidem tartrate) I find this drug is more effective then Ambien CR and its cheapier | F | 34 | 14 years | 5/16/2007 |