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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Imsomnia | This stuff is HORRIBLE and should be taken off the market. I had uncontrolable dizziness, heart palpitations that bordered heart attack, mettalic taste in mouth, agitation, depression,erectile disfuntion,coordination loss. AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS!! | This medication should be pulled off the market. The dizziness was sooo bad, my mood changed, was drowsy during the day, and above mentioned. I had circulation problems. This was the second time I took the medication, the other time was for a month. It was two weeks this time and a NIGHTMARE! Shame on California Kaiser Permante Doctorsfor presciring this so liberally and not following up! This stuff is like posion. Think again before taking or going to a Kaiser facitity! | M | 37 | 30 days 10 1X day | 3/24/2010 | 5 | insomnia | the pros outweight the cons for me, but I do experience some tiredness the next day (sometimes it's worse than others), occasional headaches, but overall it is a miracle drug for me! | I'm only 18 and have been dealing with insomnia for about 7 months now, it sucks! Ambien is the only thing that had worked for me. I like it because you don't get that drowsy, drugged feeling. I lie there and then I go to sleep. I do still wake up, but am able to go back to sleep easily. I only take 3 nights a week.. the other nights I just try to do without it. I have noticed that I want it more and more, but overall it's helped me a lot. | F | 18 | 6 months 3X W | 3/25/2010 | 5 | I started with a knee repacement | none | without Ambien I am awake 2 to 4 hours every night. I am very satisfied. | F | 54 | 4.9 years 10 mg 1X day | 3/25/2010 | 4 | Chronic Insomnia | After taking Ambien for about a week and a half, I happened to make an offhand comment to a physician friend of mine (not the prescribing physician) about worrying about dependency. My Dr. had prescribed one tablet each night - my friend suggested taking it maybe three times a week. I decided to take the weekend "off" and experienced the worst withdrawal symptoms - anxiety that I was having a heart attack - heart palpitations and sleep paralysis (I felt like I was being alien abducted and was conscious the whole time!) After the weekend, I decided I'd rather be addicted than to go through those feelings (LOL) so I took another tablet. I have now changed my doseage schedule to have a couple of days off in between - The rebound insomnia has gotten better, and I no longer have the initial withdrawal symptoms. I sleep like a champ when I take it - will still wake if there are noises, etc & wake up refreshed. The days I don't take it, I am waking up in the middle of the | I think that with any medication, you will have people that will react adversely to it. You don't know how you will react until you take it - for many, Ambien works fine and there are no issues. Obviously for the ones that are sleepwalking, etc. this is not the medication for them! There is no way to tell (that I'm aware of) what reaction you may have... | F | 39 | 30 days 10 1X day | 3/25/2010 | 1 | prescribed in '96 for sleep | blackouts, increased appetite. | Hi Everyone, I was on Ambien for five years, and I became addicted to it. I relate to a lot of these comments, I was hooked on Ambien for five years and I couldn't stop regardless of my wreckless behavior. I became so addicted and took up to 70mg of Ambien each night. I also started taking it during the day to get the euphoric effect. I have done some horrible things while on Ambien. I crashed my car five times, one time into a house, and one time into a railroad pole. I received eight traffic tickets driving while on Ambien, three of them DUI's. I spent thousands of dollars, and I tried to break into a pharmacy (on Ambien). I have been clean for two years, and I urge everyone who is addicted to reach out for help. I know that not everyone who takes this drug is going to become addicted, but there are certain few who will. Most of my damage was done when Ambien first came out, in the mid 90's when no one had heard of it. Ambien has become so much bigger, and everyone seems to know what Ambien is all about these days. It's a good drug for those who use it properly, but I do not fall into that category. If anyone wants to talk or if you need help, please e mail me at [email protected]!! | M | 29 | 5 years 20mg 1X day | 3/25/2010 | 4 | Insomnia | Increased hunger, drugged feeling, dependence, depression, anger and memory loss. | I have taken ambien and ambien cr for many years, although it has really bad side effects it is the only medicine that works for my insomnia. I have tried many, many sleep aids and none work better then ambien, most don't work at all. | F | 25 | 10 years 10 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 1 | Irregular work schedule | Initially hallucinations, euphoria (feel loopy cannot accomplish tasks that require a little thought)during the period before I fall asleep. I've become very depressed during the few hours after I wake, this seems to improve during the day. I just had what I think is a panic attack hyperventillated and cried uncontrollably for about 5 minutes. The last time tears ran down my face was 13 years ago when my appendix ruptured. | I fear stop taking the medication as I've read that the withdrawl is bad and I fear not getting sleep. | M | 29 | 6 months 10 1X day | 3/30/2010 | 2 | chronic insomnia, fibromyalgia | At first, it helped. I thought,"finally I can actually get a good night's sleep!" Then the bizarre & disturbing side-effects kicked in. I have driven after taking this..stupidly & erratically! Hallucinations, sleep walking, sleep eating, sleep sex,made phone calls & sent disturbing text msgs. w/no recollection, only to find out later what I did by people telling me & me checking my phone usage & texts I sent that were off-the-wall & embarrasing! Used the stove, making myself meals..YIKES! Ate all kinds of food & snacks & sometimes actually fell asleep while eating...waking up w/ food in my mouth! Blackouts!- once i went to use the bathroom & fell right off the toilet onto the bathroom floor, only to wake up later wondering why I was lying on the bathroom floor?! Went online, sent rediculous & embarrasing emails on Facebook, shopped online w/ no recollection. This med totally knocked me out to sleep..so much so, that I missed several pho | I think and highly advise that when you take this pill, you should be making your way to your bed! That's been my problem..staying up after they've taken effect.Lock down/secure the house, doors and go seclude yourself away from people!! P.S. one should NEVER drive when ur on this mind-altereing crap!Don't do it. | F | 42 | 2 days 10 1X day | 3/31/2010 | 4 | Insomnia | It's hard to get up and out of bed the next morning. I'm kind of sleepy all day (low energy). Sometimes leads to migraine headaches. | Works great for helping me fall asleep and stay asleep. I try not to take it during the week... it just makes me so "slow" the next day. I really need to be able to sleep a good 10 hours after taking an Ambien. 8 hours is NOT enough. | F | 39 | 1 years 10MG 1X day | 4/14/2010 | 1 | insomnia, peri-menopausal | I have already left a comment previously about 7-8 weeks ago. This is a follow-up. In my previous comment neglected to add that along with this drug affecting my central nervous system (numbness in scalp, forehead, arms, hands)it was also making me very depressed. As I have never been depressed before I really did not know the symptoms until later after speaking w/ friends. To recap I had really bad sleep deprivation withdrawal for 2-3 days then had another rebound sleep deprivation for another 2-3 days, all this from Ambien. Went to my doctor 4x only to have him tell me it was not the Ambien. I have decided he is full of shit and I have since moved on. I am better now, still have some sleep issues but they are minor. I suppose I am still recovering and everyday is better but I wonder what damage has been done. Ambien in my opinion is along the same lines as street drugs and even more dangerous as no one tells you this can be addicting. | F | 47 | 3 weeks 10 1X day | 4/15/2010 | 5 | chronic insomnia | sleep walking | F | 68 | 3 years 10mg 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 2 | insomnia | major insomnia | F | 36 | 3 days 12.5mg cr 1X day | 4/19/2010 | 1 | trouble sleeping | I felt severely suicidal, contemplating how to do it and started binge eating and I hardly eat that much ever, both are listed side effects. | I would never recommend this to anyone. | F | 40 | 2 days 6.25mg 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 1 | insomnia | sleep walking, hallucinations | I took my pill at 11pm and laid down and went to sleep fairly quickly. Then I apparently started sleep walking and fell from the very top of my stairs to the very bottom. I wound up breaking my leg very badly and having several contusions all over my body. Then I had horrible hallucinations about dead people and dragons (not at all funny, just very scary). So I would never recommend this or take it again. I'm stuck in a cast for the next 7 weeks and still can't sleep. | F | 30 | 1 days 30 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 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 | 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 | 5 | For insomnia, duh | None besides tiredness! | I LOVE Ambien, I don't know what all you crazies are talking about! My life is hell without it. I cut my pills in fourths--yes fourths--and it is still effective! I've never taken a whole one. You people who are doing crazy shiz while on Ambien either need to take responsibility for your actions or cut down your dose! Don't ruin it for the rest of us, jeez. | M | 30 | 6 years 5mg 1X day | 4/26/2010 | 5 | fibromyalgia/insomnia | No initial side effects. After some months, short-term memory loss of things that happen within a couple of hours of taking it. No problems with sleepwalking or the like. | Lately it has been less effective as my anxiety has become stronger than the Ambien can counter. Most nights I'm fine but some I still don't sleep. For several months I have been having vivid, complex dreams/nightmares every time I sleep - even with quick naps. I suspect the Ambien but recently started some heart medications as well so can't be certain. Overall though, this drug got me through some very tough years as I tried to recover from autoimmune symptoms and severe fibromyalgia which wouldn't let me sleep. All drugs have risks and all individuals are different in their response. Condemning a drug completely because the most vocal people are those who have had problems is typical. Use your own best judgment and be honest with your doctor about prior addiction problems. | F | 46 | 9 years 12.5 1X day | 4/28/2010 | 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 | 1 | sleep problems | severe stomach and digestive problems | Started having digestive problems almost immediately. Got more and more severe. Lost over 30 lbs rather quickly. Stopped taking the product and symptoms stopped almost immediately. Went to the Dr. he ordered all sorts of tests including colonoscopy and told me there was no way it was the Ambian. All the tests came back fine and clear. Have not taken the Ambian again and my appetite is returning and my digestive problems have completely cleared up. | M | 57 | 9 months 12.5 1X day | 5/6/2010 |