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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Insomnia | Strange dreams, odd behavior, wild sex, and not remembering anything from the night before! | I took this medication about 8 yrs ago for 2 years. I abused it and became addicted. It was very hard to get off of it. I think it took me almost 6 months to get a good full nights sleep after I stopped taking it. I am on it again because it works and I am more mature to take it correctly. I hope that this time around it will be short term use and easier to get off. | F | 31 | 2 years | 7/13/2009 | 4 | Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder | Short term memory loss, strange behavior with loss of memory regarding the behavior | I have used Ambien (10mg) for approx. 2 years. It's definitely helped my DSPD, which can be described as permanent jet lag. My normal sleep time without Ambien would be around 5-6am, and it's been that way since I was a child. Ambien has been pretty helpful with helping me push back my sleep time. That is, if you use it AS PRESCRIBED. The only time I experience the weird behavioral things is when I don't immediately go to bed after taking it. Yes, I have completely rearranged my living room furniture in the middle of the night. But again, thats only when I dawdle around after I've taken it. Be responsible, and this medicine might work for you. But, also no medicine will work the same way for everyone. For me the positives outweigh the negatives. | F | 25 | 2 years | 7/7/2009 | 1 | insomnia/sleep disorder | My 24 year old son started taking Ambien one week ago. Although he said he woke up feeling great, he also suffered serious side effects. He began sleep walking with one episode resulting in him going outside and using a saw to cut down two trees in the yard. He went back to bed sweaty and covered in saw dust with no memory of the event. His wife told him about it. Last night, while sleep walking, he called his psychiatrist and told him he has taken 12 Ambien tabs. The doctor told him to go to the emergency room or he would send an ambulance for him. After being treated for a possible overdose at the er and having the er physician sign an order of protective custody it was found that he had actually not taken 12 tabs. Luckily today the attending physician was familiar with these type of side effects with Ambien. Obviously he is immediately off the medication before a more tragic result takes place. | M | 24 | 7 days | 7/7/2009 | 1 | unrefreshing sleep | Hallucinated - told my husband he had four eyes - and took a picture of it to show him! | F | 48 | 20 days | 7/6/2009 | 5 | yes | None at all | I have had trouble sleeping for years. Been on Ambien, 10 mg, for about 3 months. It has worked wonders for me. I have always had vivid dreams, so no change there. I wake up feeling better than I have in years. Even if I wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom, I remember doing so. Nothing crazy to report.I think some of the folks here need to consider other meds they may be combining with abmien - it is a strong drug and doesn't interact well with many other drugs or alcohol. THe one time I had a few drinks and took an ambien, I snored, talked and giggled in my sleep (or so my boyfriend reported). Don't jump to the conclusion that it's automatically just the ambien causing this behavior. Also, note many of these folks aren't going to bed when they take it and aren't educating themselves on what they are taking. I would recommend ambien to anyone who needs to solve insomnia. It's truly changed my life for the better. | F | 32 | 3 months | 7/2/2009 | 1 | sleep aid | sleep walking & hallucinations | My mother,an active 78 yr young sr citizen was given this drug the 2d night of a recent hospital stay..never had this drug before!! If one isn't familiar with this drug, nurses in hospital should ask patient before administering if they want to be strapped to the bed..make them aware of the tremendous amounts of side effects or hand them a paper to read about it or something!! My mother was sleep walking & hallucinating (which she has never done before) in her hospital room...she remembers falling, called for nurse (she was right across from nurses station...guess they were off helping someone else)...she proceeded to get up to a standing position and fell again completely backwards and awoke to the attendants getting her up off the floor. WARNING: STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG!! AND THEY TOOK ZICAM OFF THE MARKET, HA! Everyone I have talked to since, rolls their eyes, had a personal bad experience, or knows someone who had a personal bad experience while on this drug... they need to take it off the market before people end up killing themselves or others because they don't know what they're doing while on it&/or before the manufacturer ends up with a class action lawsuit against them .......hmmmm! | F | 56 | 1 times | 7/2/2009 | 4 | Help get to sleep | Waking up in the morning with almost no recollection of what I did the night before. Have discovered I binge ate during the night and one time I even drove to the gas station while in a trance. Also caused crazy sex sessions when both me and my wife take it together, although it screws with erections so it does not enhance the moment. | Started taking it when I couldn't get to sleep but soon found myself taking it almost every night. Eventually because of the episodes I mentioned in the side effects section, I stopped taking it altogether. When used occassionally for insomnia it is a great medication and I recommend it if you need it. Otherwise, be careful about binge eating, hypnotic sex, and sending out emails that you have no idea when out until you checked the sent folder. | M | 33 | 3 years | 6/30/2009 | 5 | could only sleep 2hrs at a time. | No Side effects except occassionally do not remember a conversation just prior to falling asleep. | I sleep so sound that I cannot take Ambien if my wife is out of town because we have a 6 yr old. I do take them when travelling internationally, helps with jet lag. | F | 61 | 2 years | 6/28/2009 | 2 | Trouble falling asleep/staying | Even tho I checked above (2-Not satisfied) All Ambien did 4 me that was good was put me 2 sleep, but I always wake up groggy, really groggy. I take about 1/2 of a 10mg every few nights or so, I have had meals, snacks, that I never remembered eating, or making, I've made phone calls, left crazy e-mails, I've had sexual intercourse with my husband, I've had VERY real, vivid, & scary nightmares, things that no one ever wants 2 c or dream about, the dreams & nightmares are probably the worst, I had a dream the other night I accidentally drank sour milk, & I cud actually taste it on my tongue, it was so real! I was dry heaving in my sleep, my son woke me up & I had tears n my eyes from heaving so hard, Another thing I want everyone 2 know is my husband also takes Ambien. He has driven while on it, I watched him crash n2 a large plant by our garage door last week, he said he didn't c it sitting there, the other night he took 3 10mg Ambiens, I was so afraid I called the consul | To the mother who left that comment about her 25 year old son, I'm sorry for your loss, and I believe you leaving that comment on here will save a life, even if it is just one. By reading it, I promise myself I will never take anymore then 5 mg again. So you've saved me that's for sure. I am sorry for your loss, and hope things do get brighter for you in your future. Take care | F | 28 | 4 months | 6/25/2009 | 1 | INSOMNIA | MAJOR PERSONALITY CHANGE, HYPERSENSITIVITY, ALTERED PERCEPTION | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. IT IS DANGEROUS AND ALTERS PERSONALITY AND PERCEPTION. I'VE SEEN VERY FEW POSITIVE COMMENTS IN MY RESEARCH AND TONS OF NEGATIVE. SCARY... | F | 62 | 6 months | 6/23/2009 | 4 | insomnia | I took ambien CR... didn't have any side effects except i became dependent on them and needed more and more for it to work...not cool | helped me go to sleep, woke up feeling awake as i used to wake up feeling groggy | F | 18 | 2 years | 6/19/2009 | 5 | insomnia | no side effects. | I take 1/2 of a 10mg when I go to bed. I wake about 4 hours later, go to the bathroom and take the other half and sleep another 4 hours. Great night sleep. | F | 62 | 12 years | 6/17/2009 | 1 | insomnia | This drug has progressed in the severity of my side effects. My first amnesia/blackout occurred when I didn't go to bed right away (No one told me I should) and apparently my husband found me eating a chocolate cake my daughter had made with both hands. When I woke up the next morning the cake looked like the dogs had gotten to it. I asked my husband what happened and even after he told me I could not "pull it" from my memory at all. Since then there have been times when I have driven, bought online or infommercial items, had sex with my husband, etc. with no recollection whatsoever and most recently I find that I have surfing sex sites has become an issue (At least I think so...dreams/reality are blurred) It's very scary to me and utterly embarrassing. THIS IS NOT ME! I have gone periods of time without taking it but then I go back because I am so exhausted but my short term memory is gone and I have to get me back. | F | 41 | 3 years | 6/16/2009 | 3 | Insomnia | Midnight snacking, tendency to walk around and do odd things. However, this is because I wasn't using the drug as directed, increased dosage, and have a history of drug abuse. I developed a rash the very first day taking the drug, saw a Dr. about it day 3 and was told this could be a very bad sign, so I was taken off of it. | This drug works well if you use it exactly as intended. Take it when you plan to go to bed, not when you plan to watch tv for an hour before going to bed, or surf the web, etc. You'll end up driving to the convenience store, etc. If you have a history of drug abuse, I'd recommend Lunesta instead as this drug has potential for abuse. | M | 31 | 3 days | 6/14/2009 | 3 | prolonged Insomnia | Woke up to find the wrappings and top of ice cream on the kitchen table. Found empty pint container in trash. I do not remember eating it---and no one else could have. Scarey!! | Can not continue with a drug that appears to make me eat and not remember I ate. I try to take it only every other night and take only 1/4 to 1/2 of the 10 milligram tablet. | F | 72 | 8 months | 6/13/2009 | 1 | To sleep after jet lag | I tested the drug the night before I was scheduled to leave on vacation. I hallucinated and remember "repacking" my bags and seeing a woman dancing sideways on my staircase. I nearly jumped over the railing to avoid her and after that lost all memory. When I woke up in the morning, I had all my clothes on, found an umbrella under the rug and the contents of my suitcase were a mess with things missing. Evidently I also tossed clothing in the washing machine but did not find them until 3 weeks later in a moldy heap. I flushed the ambien down the toilet...never again. | This is a frightening drug. I would NOT recommend it to anyone. "Hallucinations" may sound funny to some, but reacting to them under ambien can cause great harm to self and others. Imagine taking ambien and suddenly having to deal with an emergency - like the house burning down and getting the children out -or- needing to drive someone who has a sudden medical emergency. Warning! This drug acts quickly. I have absolutely no memory of what I did under the influence of ambien beyond the first few minutes. Scary stuff. Don't take it. | F | 65 | 1 days | 6/13/2009 | 5 | insomnia | hallucinations, craving for sweets, parasomnias (walking and talking in sleep) | Ambien was a wonderful, wonderful drug for me. I've been plagued with chronic insomnia since I was 15 and those years of popping Tylenol PM have damaged my liver. My doctor prescribed both Ambien and later Ambien CR. I would experience hallucinations with them, but I found them hillarious and entertaining so this was only a plus for me. I talk in my sleep regularly, but haven't walked in my sleep in years; however on the Ambien this started up again. After a few weeks on each drug, they were no longer of any benefit to me so I'm trying Melatonin again (10mg nightly) | F | 29 | 3 months | 6/9/2009 | 1 | mom is taking it to help her sleep | mom has changed and is freaked out by everyone,seems like she has all the symptoms of schizophrenia, delusions, and hallucinations.24/7 like clock work, if you look it up she suffers from all items listed text book side effects. | Would not ever suggest this Med to anyone i know, or even a complete stranger for that matter. Doctor keeps giving it to mom because it helps her, she's going on 7 years taking this garbage. Cant the Dr.s stop giving it to her upon our request??I thought this was supposed to not be taken this long...? | F | 33 | 7 years | 6/8/2009 | 3 | insomnia | some drowsiness and sedation after about 30 minutes, grogginess for several hours the next day | I dearly wish I could say Ambien worked for me. I've had serious insomnia for the past year due to anxiety and depression after a divorce. I've tried numerous sleep aids, both prescription and OTC, and Ambien (not Ambien CR) seems to work the best for me. Unfortunately, that just means I can usually sleep about 4 - 5 hours instead of the 9 or so hours my body truly needs. An improvement over the 2 - 3 hours I was only getting a night for close to a year, but still not enough. I have found that 10mg Ambien along with 1 - 2 BioChem Tension RX Nighttime (OTC, made by Country Life) works a little better than the Ambien alone so I take that combo 2 - 3 times a week. | F | 32 | 1 years | 6/7/2009 | 1 | seelp aide | unfortunatley I am writing this revue for my son who passed away on 13 October 2008 while he was experiencing an Ambien blackout. The commericals say if it causes sucidal thoughts you should contact your doctor immediately. What they do not tell you is hopefully you are not one suffering suicidal thoughts while under an ambien blackout. He might be in the unlucky group that Ambien affects this way but the devastation is 100% when you loose your 25year old son in this way.For those skeptics he was not suffering form depression or suicidal thoughts. The risks of this drug is not worth it. It's not a life saving drug. I hope I save one life. | M | 25 | | 6/6/2009 |