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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | My fiancee took it for insomnia. | She had serious memory lapses, episodes of hallucination, heard conversations that didn't take place, sent weird emails and made weird phone calls, got easily confused, and she seemed to have no attention span. We would agree on doing something and an hour later she would seemingly have no recollection of the conversation. She accused me (repeatedly) of leaving the house at night after she was asleep, having an affair with another woman (the specific woman differed), then returning and getting back in bed with her before she woke up. These episodes took place only on nights she took ambien. This led to her phoning total strangers and accusing them of being involved with me (as well as several professional acquaintances--to my embarrassment). Occasionally she would get violent for no apparent reason, to the point of breaking things she valued. These antics became worse over time. | At the time, it never occurred to me that her use of ambien may have been the culprit. I figured she was coming down with Altzheimer's and I broke off the relationship because of her crazy behavior. Only recently did my sister suggest that there may have been a pharmacological explanation for her outlandish behavior. Now it's quite possible that ambien wasn't the culprit. But in retrospect, she did take it quite frequently--more evenings than not--, and usually after a glass or two of wine (and she was a little lady, 116 lb). Anyway, I wish I'd considered a possible connection earlier, so as to at least try to rule it out. My advice: if you have a loved one using this product, and he or she begins to act weirdly, check out the possibility that it's the drug that is responsible. | F | 58 | 10 years | 2/5/2008 | 1 | insomnia | woke up with headaches, slow speech & word recall, increased anxiety, became very sensitive to stimuli (sound, light, smell), increased irritability & aggitation | Took ambien everynight for about 4-6 weeks, put me to sleep fast and I didn't seem to have any trouble waking, but noticed that my tolerance for lifes little annoyances was really decreasing. I was always telling my kids to be quiet, and they are not loud kids. Irritated by the phone ringing, didn't really want to leave the house to do errands. Realized it all started when I began taking ambien. I also had terrible achy joints and bones (fibromyalgia type pain). I did not have bad withdrawal symptoms. If you are sleeping but feel like you are loosing it during the day, take a close look at the ambien side effects. I took trazadone before ambien and I think it does just as good a job. | F | 34 | 6 weeks | 2/1/2008 | 1 | Couldn't sleep | Very bad nightmares. Sleepwalking in the middle of the night and eating whatever was in the fridge. | F | 37 | | 1/30/2008 | 5 | insomnia due to lupron | mild memory loss, almost euphoic state, well rested in the morning | I was scared to take it after looking at this site. I had been taking 25 mg of dyphenhydramine (benadryl, sominex, etc.) and decided to switch to ambien. I felt very relaxed, was on the computer for a while, and went to sleep as soon as I got in the bed. HOWEVER, when I woke up, I noticed that I added 32 more to my top friends on myspace. haha i know, nothing serious, but i was like, "whooaaaa, what the hell." and i deleted most of them while my mind was clear :) i would recommend this drug, but not every night. | F | 22 | 1 days | 1/27/2008 | 3 | Sleep aid | Tiredness the next day | Ambien works very well as a sleep aid, however, I felt tired the next day. I would probably take it again, but I don't like being tired during the day..it defeats the whole point of using a sleep aid to get a good night's sleep. | M | 40 | 60 days | 1/27/2008 | 2 | insomnia | delusional thinking (hopelessness, suicidal thoughts), hostility | My family recognized the negative side effects before I did. I researched the drug online, realized that for some people Ambien does create disordered thinking, and immediately went off the drug. I tried a basic over-the-counter supermarket sleep aid (diphenhydramine HCl) which left me groggy in the mornings, but not crazy depressed. | F | 43 | | 1/27/2008 | 5 | insommnia | no side effects | I never take it two nights in a row. ried this once, and the 2nd night it didn't work as well, so I could see where I was headed. I am very happy with it and it has saved my sanity and health by making some sleep possible. I have heard quite a few reports of people who did fine on Ambien, then switched to the generic and had horrendous problems, became suicidal, psychotic, etc. Much as I'd like to save the $, I am sticking with the brand version--I'm so sensitive to meds no telling what might happen. THis is the first I've heard both Dr.s and pharmacists admit that the generic is not always as good as the original. The quality control is just not there. Scary. | F | 51 | 3 years | 1/26/2008 | 3 | sleeping | lack of focus after taking for three years. Memory loss and have to take increased dosage or mix with zanex to work. | F | 40 | 3 years | 1/26/2008 | 4 | sleep help | I like taking it because it feels good. when i take it i get a bit loopy and playful, it is a pleasant feeling and seemingly harmless; unless i make my way to the kitchen where i eat strange things, or to the computer where i say strange things. | I think that it is most effective when taking right before your head hits the pillow, not before you brush your teeth or put on your pj's or whehatever you do before you call it a night. | F | 28 | 20 months | 1/24/2008 | 4 | chronic insomnia | sleepwalking, memory loss, bad dreams | I started taking Ambien 4 years ago for my chronic insomnia. It works great, I am addicted, can't sleep without one. If I don't take one for 3 days, I don't sleep for 3 days! I worry about conversations that I don't remember having. My children think it is hilarious to ask me for money when I'm under the influence, they once got me for $100 for pizza and movies! Another time my friend told me that I was downstairs yelling something about crickets. What?? Oh and I have found food items in or near my bed without remembering how they got there. I really want to get off the medication but I know I will never fall asleep again. | F | 37 | 4 years | 1/24/2008 | 2 | insomnia | the side effects included me driving to walmart in the middle of the night... buying tons stuff... and me thinking it was a dream...sleep driving happened to me quite a lot (so my roommates said) Scary stuff you shouldn't take it if your depressed.. It can make you paranoid and anxious... also you grow a tolerance to it... which means you have to increase the dosage... if you take one you're body is in a coma but your mind can still be going a mile a minute... I refuse to take any sleeping pills after my experiences.... BE CAREFUL | Make sure you talk to a family member or friend before taking it.... you can become addicted pretty easily... especially if you're younger (college years) | F | 20 | 1.5 years | 1/23/2008 | 1 | could not sleep - took only once | Took a trip to the emergency room the morning after taking it. Was hearing voices, pupils were dilated for hours and pulse was racing. I have never experienced anything like this before. Very scary. | I would never take this drug. | F | 32 | 1 days | 1/23/2008 | 1 | insomnia | Visual hallucinations! Items in the room started to move and wiggle. At one point I thought that one of my cats was moving around in the basket of yarn, but realized that both cats were asleep on their beds. Yarn was squirming around in the basket. Computer screen was expanding toward me (like a bubble) and then moving up and down. Caribou antlers on the wall here moving back and forth from side to side, like they were waving at me. A hat that I was knitting looked like a jellyfish---edges moving up and down. I also had periods of confusion, strange behavior, conversations that I did not remember, and actions that later made no sense (or were out of character). I had problems of being very tired the next day, and frequently misreading words. I also had periods of binge eating, but no sleep walking and no eating while asleep. Very vivid dreams that I could easily remember. | It did put me to sleep, and I would stay asleep all night. But that's not worth the other effects. | F | 53 | 45 days | 1/23/2008 | 5 | sleep disorder, insomnia | Grogginess if I have to wake up before i've had 8-10 hours of sleep, or if I take it more than about 5 days in a row. | It works well if I am tired, and just need to stop thinking in order to sleep, but it doesn't do anything to make me tired in the first place. I take it if I am tired but think I might have trouble falling asleep, if I need to be up and rested in the morning, AND if I have at least 8-10 hours to sleep. | F | 27 | 5 years | 1/22/2008 | 5 | fibromyalgia/insomnia | None. | I have been lucky with this one. I usually have some type of side effect with everything I take. Fibro Dr. had me on Xyrem which is like the date rape drug - completely knocks you out. Too scary! Ambien lets me go to sleep fairly quickly and stay asleep through the night. No morning hangover or grogginess. Most decent sleep I have had in years. Without something I don't sleep at all. | F | 44 | 6 months | 1/21/2008 | 5 | insomnia | none | Works great most of the time. I used to get 0 to 4 hours sleep per night, with Ambien I get 6 to 8. Only problem is after several years it has lost some of its effectiveness and I sometimes wake early unable to go back to sleep. My memory doesn't seem quite as sharp as when I started, but maybe that's from being 10 years older. | M | 46 | 10 years | 1/19/2008 | 3 | insomnia | Next morning shakiness, lightheadedness, dizziness, confusion, motor skills pretty much gone, no memory of the after i took it, very vivid/realistic dreams | It works great to put me to sleep and i feel rested within the first few minutes of getting up, and than i start to get a hangover feeling, and dizziness, and than short of breath, my heart racing. my doctor started me on 10mg a night, and i also take 3mg of lorazepam a day... I dont recommend it | F | 23 | 2 days | 1/19/2008 | 1 | to treat insomnia | Death | My sister killed herself after taking this drug every night for a period of months - far longer than it is meant to be prescribed for. She was a funny, bright and vivacious young woman, with no previous history of depression or mental illness whatsoever. She had just completed her PhD in Philosophy, and was a brilliant academic, in the prime of her life. She simply left the house one night after taking this drug, barefoot and wearing her pyjamas, walked to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and jumped to her death. If you take this medication, you are risking YOUR LIFE. There are plenty of other effective treatments for insomnia - why risk serious injury or death by taking Ambien/Stilnox? | F | 33 | 4 months | 1/19/2008 | 5 | Restless sleep/anxiety | None | I think this has saved my life! I've been having so much anxiety and the restless sleep was adding so much to this. I took this for the first time last night and slept great. The only problem was that I took it early around 8:30. I wasn't having trouble getting to sleep so it knocked me right out but then I woke up very early around 3:30-4:00. Although when I awoke I felt perfectly calm and relaxed unlike before so it was OK. I just laid there half asleep and enjoyed the time until my alarm went off at 5:15. I'm hoping to not make a habit of taking this and will try not to use it every night and see how things go. Will repost if there are any issues. | F | 33 | 1 days | 1/18/2008 | 2 | insomnia | none, didn't get tired either | F | 37 | 1 days | 1/16/2008 |