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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | No sleep | Next day fatigue, bloating, stomach pain, memory loss, racing heart, no sleep without it! | Ambien is good for short term only. It does do the job, but side effects are bad. Went off for a while, all side effects went away. Trying to stay off. | F | 62 | 6 days 12.5mg 1X AN | 10/23/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | No side effects. I have been on it long term, although I do stop taking it occasionally. It has been a blessing for me. Always wake up feeling refreshed. | F | 36 | 6 years 10mg | 10/28/2012 | 1 | Could not sleep through the night. | Back and neck pain and tightness, After visiting the chiropractor and message therapist with no relief, I miraculously made the connection that it was the Ambien and not stress that was causing my pain. I have been off the med. for less than a week and feel great. The back pain is completely gone. | 46 | 6 weeks 10mg 1X day | 10/29/2012 | 4 | insomnia and headaches at night | Amnesia... I ordered items over telephone and don't remember. I have done this several times and by looking at my phone it happens within the 1st hour of taking it. Also, I have actually walked outside at night and brought an item back into the house and don't even remember. That's the only issue I have experienced. I have found however that if you take 1/2 pill you will sleep all night versus when I take a whole pill I wake up about 4 hours later. SO... 1/2 pill works great for sleep! | I have been taking this drug for many years and have found that 1/2 pill works better than 1 whole pill to sleep ALL night. For some reason when I take a whole pill I wake up 4 hours later and can't get back to sleep. I am just very concerned about the Amnesia though. | F | 50 | 6 years 10 1X day | 12/18/2012 | 5 | nightmares and inability to sleep | No side effects, but had to take other meds to control the nightmares. | F | 28 | 4 years 10 | 12/23/2012 | 1 | Lifelong sleep issues | Amnesia, overdose | Every once in a while I post about the dangers. I am a terrible sleeper and have cycled through meds. I was never a fan of Ambien but every 9 months or so I would take it for 2 weeks. 2 years ago, I had an amnesiac episode where evidently in the middle of the night I took 10 pills. I did not realize I did this for three days and suffered through the most horrendous anxiety that really made me understand why people kill themselves. I found out what had happened and was able to go into my local hospital for a few days to be treated and calm down. I always took the med responsibly. I would go right to bed. Everyone needs to be aware that even if you have never had an issue before, it does not mean this can not happen to you. I find Ambien to be such a toxic and dangerous drug, I would never touch this pill again... ever. | M | 43 | 2 weeks 10mgs 1X day | 1/5/2013 | 1 | my dad- suicide | He only took randomly. As needed. Very against medication, but bad back and stress he couldnt sleep good. Happily married, happy family. Merry Christmas. Don't take ambien. I think it had a LOT to do with it. Bc my dad was not depressed or suisidal and if he was he would NOT have done it the way he did it. The meds had his brain workin funny. | M | 55 | 1 days not sure | 1/5/2013 | 4 | sleep aid | First week or so I'd feel drugged/drowsy for the first part of the day. That gradually decreased as the days went on though. | Have taken ambien on 2 separate occassions for 30-90 day spans of time. Taken to help me get myself back on a regular sleep schedule. | F | 42 | 60 days 10 mg 1X day | 1/11/2013 | 2 | Sleep | This medication is a hypnotic agent, meaning it induces a state of amnesia. I took Ambien for two years because I could not fall asleep at night. It did help me fall asleep. However I NEVER felt rested the next day. I just couldn't figure out why I was SO incredibly tired all the time because I always thought I got a restful night's sleep. HERE'S AMBIEN'S DIRTY SECRET: Because this med is a hypnotic, you "feel" like you got good sleep because your brain literally doesn't remember - IT INDUCES AMNESIA- You end up assuming you got good sleep because you FORGET in the AM that you didn't! I have stopped taking it after two years of nightly use and replaced with a Melatonin/5-HTP supplement for the past 3 days. I HAVE NEVER felt so rested! I can tell such a difference. Turns out I wasn't sleeping well at all- I just didn't remember in the morning. | F | 31 | 2 years | 1/23/2013 | 4 | Insomnia | Ambien works for me. I need to sleep. Ambien puts me to sleep. Side effects are some "spaciness" the next day, blackouts at night after taking. I actually ordered a pair of shoes off of eBay, another night a DVD from Amazon and have absolutely no memory of the purchases. My rule now is NO Internet after 11 pm. | F | 48 | 2 years 10 mg | 1/27/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | I'm an insomniac. I've taken ambien a few times a month on and off for years. When I wake up I feel fine but I've done a lot of questionable things on it and stopped using it entirely now. I've gone on Internet shopping sprees, had sleepy sex and said really outrageous nonsensical things to my boyfriend, and raided the fridge on it before I've fallen asleep. I have no recollection until seeing the email receipt, empty fridge or hearing my boyfriends story. I can kind of laugh about these ambien episodes because I'm with a loved one- but I can see it being extremely dangerous for someone alone or amongst people that might take advantage of the state they are in. I've been taking a natural thing called VHP which seems to help me sleep without any of the crazy side effects. Definitely proceed with caution with ambien. | F | 34 | 1 days | 1/28/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | Ambien always seems to work unless I have a filling late evening meal before going to bed. My biggest concern is whether Ambien is tied to my almost ridiculous memory loss. I go through every average day trying desperately to remember simple facts and tasks. I essentially have no memory left. I don't like it and want to get off of Ambien. It's a little scary for my wife sometimes because I've got to stay lucid & coherent to work a demanding job. I would love to hear if other people experience such memory loss throughout the work day. | M | 62 | 2 years 10mg | 2/12/2013 | 1 | sleeplessness | Ambien was prescribed for my brother, late in 2011, after a bitter divorce left him sressed. My brother complained of extremely vivid dreams and hallucinations while on it. My brother discontinued it's use and relied on otc medication to help him sleep. Late 2012, he was again given Ambien to help him sleep. He hadn't been on it very long when we found him deceased as a result of self inflicted injuries. I'm convinced the Ambien must have caused more hallucinations that resulted in his death. If I can reach one person, it's worth it. Please stay away from this medication! | M | 47 | 10 days | 2/12/2013 | 5 | insomnia | Everyone reacts differently to meds. Ambien is my savior. Its the first and last prescription sleep aid I will ever have. No complaints- no crazy dreams or shopping sprees. Sometimes I even stay up an hour or 2 after taking it and im fine. As soon as I lay down, I fall right asleep. No problems here. Love ambien! | F | 25 | 6 months 5mg | 2/14/2013 | 1 | insomnia | This is a horrible drug that can RUIN your life as you know it. The pharmeceutical companies benefit - you do NOT. The only true complainers about this med being taken off the market are addicts - don't believe me? Read the posts. | After almost ruining my career, marriage and general reputation, I quit Ambien 2 years ago. I had been mercilessly plagued with chronic insomia for years and knew that hell that brings.... Oh, haha, you ate some food and don't remember it? Order something online and forget? Have great sex and your partner likes you more? How about not remembering driving and getting a DUI? How about going to your neighbor's house and screwing the husband there? How about taking a nap and leaving your kids at school to where the police are called? That could easily be you!! I know a small percentage of persons have no problem with Ambien, but it is the devils drug. The ones that complain are freaking ADDICTS that can't get any other good crap online anymore. And to the gentleman that wondered about memory loss? I would constatnly forget the names of office mates and even my own phone number...... The Drug gods are reaping blood money. Ambien can and will kill you. Ther are non-narcotic sleep aids out there - knock off wanting to get high and utilize them. I take an anti-psychoic that knocks me out for 6-8 hours with no other side effects... | F | 49 | 20mg 1X day | 2/14/2013 | 3 | YEARS of insomnia | Nightmares! | F | 39 | 1 days 10 | 2/19/2013 | 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 | My wife took this briefly. Last dosage was 24 hours ago, and she is still having dreams that are very real to her. Last nights incident was very scary, she was crazed about playing this game, it was a role playing one for teamwork building T work. She was walking all around (stumbling actually) our house looking for the people she needed to get signitures from. When I made her aware of what was going on, after glimpsing insanity in her eyes, she broke down and started crying uncontrollably. All day long, she has been losing balance, dropping things and having realistic daydreams. The confusion is alarming, and, she is experiencing memory loss as well. This drug is a NIGHTMARE!!!! | F | 62 | 3 days | 3/4/2013 | 1 | sleep/almost started a fire. | Smoked cigarette.don't remember. next day found partial burned cigarette on vinyl floor near front door. i ALWAYS make sure cigarette is out in ash tray. do no smoke anywhere else except near ashtray. burned a half dollar size in vinyl flooring. my mom just died & i couldn't sleep.everything else given for sleep gave me hyper-awake. this drug is downright scary. NO MEMORY! | F | 62 | 3 days 8 0r 10? | 3/6/2013 | 5 | Insomniac | I had double vision in one eye once for one hour after taking Ambien daily for a week. | This drug is a life saver. I cut the pills into fourths and take 1/4 nightly. Then I skip Friday nights and switch to Unisom sleep melts for a night or 2 to break any potential addiction. I take 1/2 tablet only if I really need to catch up on extra sleep. I have an extremely stressful job as a dentist and with any high stress job, you may notice memory loss with or without Ambien, because the brain is only capable of retaining a limited amount of storage. I write everything down and back it up on my computer to save my brain cells. Since I take such a low dose, I have successfully averted all side effects. Ambien works for me and 1 other friend of mine who takes 1/2 tablet...she does notice eating things and not remembering but note she takes more than I . | F | 49 | 2 years 10 1X day | 3/10/2013 |