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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | severe insomnia | Memory loss, stumbling drunkenness, forgetting entire conversations, having sex w/ my husband having no memoery at all of this, food cravings, bidding on ebay auctions and not remembering, sending emails... | Works terrific for me for sleep. Have been taking 10mg this for 3 years now every day (my dr. did not express concern about addiction but I am just not seeing the reports and getting worried). Rebound insomnia if not taken. Certain times of month during hormonal changes it does not work as effectively. | F | 39 | 3 years | 4/24/2008 | 3 | insomnia | Taking Ambien CR. Memory loss. Irritable, very. Have been taking since Sept '06. Not working well now. For the last several months, I cannot fall asleep for a couple hours after taking pill. Switched last night to Lunesta 2mg. Not happy right now, didn't sleep but a couple hours last night, and my leftover Amb CR is staring me in the face, "TAKE ME!!" | If you mix regular Ambien with Tamazapam(a good size dose), you'll sleep well. Ambien puts you to sleep, Tam. will keep you asleep. But you're not going to get doctor to prescribe both. I had both for a month or so. It was good sleep, druggy feeling in the morning though, imagine that!! | M | 34 | 2 years | 4/24/2008 | 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 | 1 | insomnia | sex amnesia, lack of concentration the next day | The first time I took ambien I wasn't in bed, & the next day couldn't remember going to bed, & apparently had a whole conversation with my husband. Last night, I took it when I was IN BED & my head on the pillow. Well, husband came to bed & I apparently was very uninhibited sexually & did things I don't normally do. I vaguely remember a few things, but thought it was a dream. | F | 34 | 2 days | 5/1/2008 | 5 | insomnia after siblings death | Memory loss, no focus, tired in the morning. I took it as prescribed for years and it began to loose effectiveness. Had to start taking 2 and 3 at a time. I am on the 12.5 mg controlled release. I had no major side effets for the first 7 years of taking it but in the last year I have started having sleep sex. My husband thought I was just getting creative and more open and kinky, but I had no idea what was going on. It scared me. | I won't stop taking this medication, I think I will just space out the days I take it. I asked my doctor about the side effects that I am having and he said that they are normal for ambien users and if I didn't like them I could stop taking it and try some others things. I think I will be fine. It does it's job and I do sleep! Even if I am doing other things as well! | F | 26 | 8.5 years | 5/2/2008 | 4 | insomnia | Severe memory loss. Doing things after taking the pill and not remembering, such as eating, talking to friends, etc. Those side effects wore off after a few years of taking the drug. | It takes a higher and higher dose to get the same effect. Very addictive. Be careful with this medication and have it monitored closely. | F | 36 | 4 years | 5/5/2008 | 4 | insomnia | vomiting | I must be one of those people who are super-sensitive to this drug, if I take more than 3 mg at a time, I throw up. As long as I keep the dose really low, it works great! | M | 28 | 9 years | 5/11/2008 | 5 | insomnia | None | This only works if I take it on an empty stomach. I take 10mg each night. If I eat anything then the Ambien is worthless to me. As long as I take it before 10pm I wake up fine (6am) | 2 months | 5/28/2008 | 1 | insomnia partly due to medications | Hideous nightmares. Anxiety bordering on panic attack if I did not fall asleep; this continued during the day. Horrible palpitations. Depression. Feeling crazy. Stopped sleeping altogether. No hallucinations, sleep walking or eating and not much amnesia. Took it for about 30 days at different doses (prescribed). Anorexia, stomach cramps. Went off it and felt much better in 2 days. This is a very dangerous drug and according to NIH research, it does little to enhance sleep (reduces sleep latency by about 13 minutes and lets you sleep tops 1/2 hour longer). Not worth taking. | This is a potentially dangerous drug for a significant number of people, judging by these posts and the side effects list. It is prescribed much too casually. I do not think it is safer than the traditional benzos or trazodone. Should be prescribed more strictly and for no more than 2-4 weeks. | F | 52 | 30 days | 5/29/2008 | 4 | | 6/1/2008 | 3 | Insomnia | No memory of emails, phone calls, text messaging, late night eating and finding it all in my bed the next am. Getting in my car and driving to get food, in my PJ's,i hit several curbs and came within 2 feet of hitting a building. awoke at 4 am in with vague recollection and ran outside to look at my car to find 2 flat tires, rims need replacement, engine protectant cover i had placed in my trunk. very lucky.. | I have taken this drug for about 5 years and take 20 mgs per night. Due to the accident, i now am terminating the drug. My Dr. said to do it cold turkey, but reading up on this, it looks like there are serious side effects in terminating. I have been cutting back on my dose and hoping i can stop taking. But the mental dependency has me concerned. Has anyone successfully terminated? Please share your story | F | 45 | 5 years | 6/3/2008 | 5 | AWAKENED IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT | I had bladder and colon spams horrible | I wish I could pinpointe what the good part of the medicine is and what the bad part is. I felt great taking it and had energy , alertness but then the spasm came and I just had to quit.I can't seem to locate that side effect on any other board. | F | 42 | 4 days | 6/4/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | None that I am aware of. Memory (more like forgetfulness) started going with onset of early monopause...so cannot really blame it on this med. Have had great restful sleep and am dreaming for the first time in many years. Granted, some dreams are more vivid than others, but, isn't that a side effect of deep sleep? My quality of life has increased greatly since being able to sleep resfully. No hang-over effect that I experienced with OTC meds. I wake up feeling like one should after a good nights sleep :) | I TAKE IT ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS. Get in bed and THEN take the pill. Don't read! Don't watch TV! Don't wash the dishes, etc! It is intended to assist in SLEEP. Take it and close your eyes and fall asleep. I sleep for exactly 7.5 hours. I get up once to go to the bathroom...(one of the other side effects of menopause) then I go directly back to my bed (no detours to the fridge, or the car.) I am thankful for this medication, and perhaps dependent on it at this point as on the odd night when I decide not to take one I fall back to the exact same (lack of) sleep pattern that led me to it... | F | 50 | 3 months | 6/5/2008 | 5 | Insomnia due to depression | Blacking out, Hallucinations, Great sleep, Greater Sex, Double-Vision, Really Happy Mood, Addiction........Fun | I started taking ambien that was prescribed by my doctor due to lack of sleep i was getting and he felt it was due to depression, whatever the case, i started taking it two at a time from the beginning because one did nothing for me.....so it was good sleep and eventually i realized if i stayed awake, which was surprisingly easy, i could get a crzy high.....i would be happy as ever laughing at everything and loving everyone......i would forget hours at a time only remembering a lil bit here and there......it was great.....it became my thing to do.....to have fun....like getting drunk.......the bad thing is u can become easily addicted to this drug....it is a narcotic....i would take 3 or 4 and not remember taking another 4 or 5 until i realizec that they were gone the next morning.....people told me i was getting bad with it and i simply ignored them.....i would have sex on ambien and go for hours and hours on end.......it was a great time......however i am not going to recommend anyon | M | 20 | 2 months | 6/7/2008 | 3 | insomnia | I get up and eat candy, chips, ect. Sometimes make phonecalls and ramble on and on. Seem to feel depressed after taking it for more than a week at a time. That is the main thing that I do not like. I was not depressed before. Some nights it works and other nights I am up 3-4 times. I have marked forgetfulness since taking this. Wake up feeling kind of paniced not refreshed. | I am presently trying to get off of it. I feel like it probably is addictive. I never take more than my 12.5 CR, but I feel like I have to have it. Last night was my first night off and it did not go very well. Hoping that tonight and each day will get better. | F | 55 | 2 years | 6/7/2008 | 1 | Insomnia | The worst side effect I experienced while taking Ambien was terrible body odor. For four years, I took 2-4 showers each day and spent thousands of dollars purchasing body cleansing products at drug and health food stores. At almost the same time I was going to quit my job (because of body odor), I found a post on the Internet about body odor possibly being a side effect of Ambien. I immediately stopped taking Ambien and within two weeks the body odor was gone. Just to be certain that it was Ambien causing the odor, I took it again (the next month)for seven days. The body odor returned! I stopped taking it and haven't had any more problems. I am glad to be rid of it (both Ambien and body odor). | F | 58 | 4 years | 6/7/2008 | 1 | Insomnia | What a nightmare drug !!! I experienced hideous side-effects. Frightening, intense nightmares; severe chest pain; palpitations; jabbering in my sleep; feeling weird while driving .... unsafe. Yucky stuff ! | I'm glad this works for some people, but I was so frightened by this drug that I threw half of my prescription down the drain. It didn't even help me sleep better .... | F | 60 | 14 days | 6/9/2008 | 1 | Insomnia afrter major surgery | Blackouts, sleep only lasting 3-4 hours, memory loss, sleep-sexing... | I was prescibed Ambien after having reconstructive surgery (after losing 140 pounds via gastric bypass)... I threw away my prescription after a week! I would literally take 5 mg (cut the 10 in half) and wake up just a few hours later with the very bottle of water in hand that I had used to take it in the first place. It does not give you a "groggy" feeling like Tylenol PM or even Perks or Vicodin... You're awake, you take it, you're out. No memory of anything before hand. The last straw was taking it while laying down on the couch. I took the full 10 mg b/c I wasn't sleeping thru the night. Not only did I wake up 4 hours later, I was in my bedroom, and in different clothes. I went to the bathroom, and could "tell" I had engaged in intercourse. I confronted my husband who was shocked that I had no memory. Not only did we have "WILD" sex, we had a conversation that lasted 45 minutes before that, I walked myself to the other room, AND changed my own clothes. | F | 33 | 14 days | 6/12/2008 | 5 | Insomnia | sexual amnesia | I tried Ambien last year- 5mg, but it didn't work for me. This time, I am on 10mg. The first night, I slept incredibly well and woke up feeling great- except that I was naked and didn't recall going to bed that way. My very happy husband preceded to remind me about the crazy, uninhibited sex we had- I even asked him to call me by another name!! And I don't remember any of it! But, I feel like I had the first good night sleep in much too long of a time! So, here's to another good night sleep and maybe spicier sex life! | F | 37 | 1 days | 6/13/2008 | 5 | Insomnia / chronic shoulder pain | At first I felt occasionally drunk from this med. I am beginning to have terrible/ I mean terrible nightmares (never had this before). I get up in the night sometimes and snack - never did this either. Sometimes it makes me feel tired the next day. | As this med has really done it's job, that is helping me sleep. It works great - it a matter of deciding how worth the side effects are, it seems like some have a low tolerance some high. I have a very high tolerance. My husband only needs to take a 1/4 of the 10 mg generic and he is out like a light, no side effects. I take 1 x 12.5 CR, and sometimes 1/2 that amount more and it does not work.. I am seeing my dr and asking for something else to help. Something like Pamelor and old tried and true med... As I think the Ambien increases my depression, and sometimes gives me this weird out of body feeling.. Now that I think about it, it might be what is effecting my concentration at the office... Bottom line I would recommend this to someone for short term use, that has exhausted all other options. | F | 37 | 2 years | 6/22/2008 |