AMBIEN Reviews (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE)Average Rating: 3.1 (1453 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AMBIEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Trouble sleeping | Hallucinations while taking every night for two weeks - after the two weeks - withdrawal included TERRIFYING nightmares that I was hearing voices, noises outside, and that an intruder was in my house. Also dreamed I was waking up and searching for my husband, trying to run downstairs, but couldn't move - was really asleep the whole time but everything I dreamed was very real. Also horrible depression with the withdrawal. | This medication has scared the crap out of me. I will never take it again. This is the first time I took it for two weeks straight (other times it was just on and off) and the withdrawal symptoms are terrifying. Not so many side effects while taking, but horrible withdrawal effects. | F | 30 | 14 days | 9/2/2007 | 4 | insomnia | hallucinations, sleepwalking | where do i begin with this drug? i love it and i hate it...my husband says i'm addicted and i'm starting to believe him...i can't sleep without it. i've experienced sleepwalking, sleepeating, even sleepdriving. i sleep like a rock, once i go to sleep. i've had hallucinations, taken showers, eaten half a cake, etc. i've had very intense personal conversations on it, recalling them late the next day. this is a very powerful drug, PLEASE BE CAREFUL while on it. | F | 35 | 2 days | 8/30/2007 | 1 | Insomnia | Dry taste at bedtime. NO hypnotic or sedative effect whatsoever. Taking Ambien "CR" at 12.5 mg. | Have tried many sleep aides without relief. Ambien, Lunesta, Rozerem, Valium (10mg), Trazedone (600mg). Some response to Xanax (2 Mg) to sleep. Very disappointed. Think I'll have to try 100mg of Seconal if I ca get it.. | M | 52 | 4 days | 8/24/2007 | 2 | Insomnia | SLEEP WALKING | This hypnotic works extremely well and quickly. I like it better than Lunesta however.... ...........I had a glass of wine and took an Ambien (I know, I know). Woke up at 1:30AM and edged the lawn with my miners head-lamp and then proceeded to order a $1,000 television for my buddy! Boy, was I surprised when that thing showed up! Seems I also got him a $250 remote control, too! Never have sleepwalked in my life and it's scarey to find out what you did. What if I had been driving?! So, I'm back to Lunesta. Only get 3/hrs per mg, but, at least, I stay in bed! BE CAREFUL WITH THIS MED! | M | 60 | 1 months | 8/23/2007 | 5 | sleep aide | sleepy...yeah!!!! | I love it. Have fibromyalgia and if I don't sleep, get up feeling like I've been hit by a MAC truck!!! Take it and within 30 minutes extremely drowsy, go to bed, and sleep with no problems. Was taking Lunesta with no help. | F | 51 | 1 months | 8/19/2007 | 5 | Insomnia | None | Fantastic! I have chronic insomnia, which has worsened over the past year by the development of a chronic pain disorder. I have tried Sonata (hallucinations and very unrestful and short sleep) and Lunesta (worked well, but left me a little hung-over feeling) as well. I have taken Ambien a couple of times per month for the past three years. It knocks me out within 15 minutes and keeps me to sleep at least 6 hours, and I wake up feeling refreshed as if I didn't take any sleep aid at all. Best sleep aid on the market by far, and a life-saver. | F | 51 | 3 years | 8/17/2007 | 2 | Bipolar, to insure sleep | None. | Took the 12. mg dosage. Only worked once out of 11 nights. | M | 61 | 11 days | 8/16/2007 | 5 | Chronic Insomnia | Pleasant strange euphoria within 45 minutes of taking Ambien CR. Happy, goofy feeling while waiting to fall asleep. Also an incredible increase in libido and a mellow sexual "wildness" with my girlfriend, which she does not appreciate because #1 She knows its from the Ambien CR, and #2 I fall asleep immediately following our time together. | I find Ambien CR to be an absolutely wonderful medication. I do not use any type of drugs or alcohol whatsoever, but I have suffered from chronic insomnia and mild depression for over 20 years. My line of work requires that I wake at 3 am, therefore I need to go to bed around 6:30 pm on weekdays. | M | 39 | 8 months | 8/15/2007 | 2 | insomnia | makes me really weird when I wake up during the night - seeing double, sleep walking - and foggy/fuzzy-brained in the morning. | Doesn't work very well - it takes several pills and several hours to fall asleep, doesn't last more than a few hours, and then I'm fuzzy-weird when I wake up. I've tried it off and on for several years, but really don't use it very often and don't like it. | F | 57 | 12 times | 8/15/2007 | 1 | insomnia | Thank you for this web site. I took ambien for 1 year before I realized Ambien was what was affecting me adversly. I experienced neurological pain and damage to my feet and hands. I spent endless hours being tested for everything from rheumatoid arthritis to neuropothy issues including MS. I have now been off ambien - which I did cold turkey - for 6 weeks. Most of the tingling and burning in my hands and feet are starting to subside. I also developed a slower thought process and extreme clumsiness - this too is returning after one month. Anxiety was also a side effect. My peace was missing - stress was taking over. I have not even added up all the expenses and time I have spent on doctor visits and prescriptions. The pain and heaviness in my legs made it difficult to walk. My normal life was truly turned upside down. | I would strongly recommend not taking this drug. Any pain, throbbing, burning, pins & needles feeling and anxiety can be side effects. These side effects are not on the pamphlet. | F | 54 | 1 years | 8/14/2007 | 5 | Couldn't sleep | Could not remember anything I did while I was on it | M | 2 years | 8/13/2007 | 1 | Insomnia | Made me a completely crazy sex fiend. | I loved taking Ambien, just everyone around me hated me taking it. Husband likened it to babysitting about 10, 2 year olds. I had complete memory loss the next day from the previous night. I loved the high I got from it(esp. w/ alcohol), and what I thought was great sleep. I did extremely dangerous things while taking it, and having no recollection of it. I didn't sleep as well as I thought, and would end up taking more, and more if it wasn't taken away from me. I guess I was pretty addicted to it. Made me hyper-sexual Made me extremely mean the next day also. It is a great drug for some, but I think I will stick with my Lunesta:-) | F | 41 | 1 years | 8/13/2007 | 5 | insomnia caused by other meds | Have had moments of euphoria and amnesia when staying up too long after taking medication. Slight memory problems but nothing serious. taken it off and on for over 2 years. | This is by far the best sleep medication on the market. NO bad side effects. If taken as directed you will fall asleep and stay asleep for about 5 to 7 hours and wake up without any "hangover" effect. It is kind of habit forming but getting off of it only requires a few uncomfortable nights of off & on sleep and then you're ok. Highly recommend it if you must take something to sleep. | F | 50 | 2 years | 8/12/2007 | 1 | Insomnia | Extremely poor quality sleep, it didn't really cause me to feel differently, good or bad. I've been more sedated from taking extra xanax. Next day, it made me nervous and I was very hyped up. My teeth would chatter, and I'd get those weird shakes that weren't from being cold. I also experienced really bad body aches that lasted for days. I think it also excaberated my insomnia and anxiety. I've been taking a lot of klonopin and xanax this week to combat these problems, with some success. I've also completely lost my appetite since taking it. | I am taking other medications (lamictal and lexapro), so it is possible that my experiences happened because of that. I have several friends that have taken ambien for a long time with no problems. I took it as directed (10 mg, when I was in bed), but I just didn't have success. | F | 27 | 3 days | 8/11/2007 | 3 | insomnia | nothing significant, except not being able to sleep when not taking drug | I usualy take 5 mg. and sleep for 4 or 5 hours. Sometimes take 10mg. but that doesn't seem to work any better. Try to use only a few times a week | F | 61 | 2 years | 8/10/2007 | 1 | sleeplessness | hallucinations, sleep walking, waking after a short period of sleep | F | 73 | 11 months | 8/7/2007 | 3 | Insomnia | Amnesia | I have been taking ambien for quite sometime, but last night may be my last unless I am alone. My teenage childrend started asking me very personal questions regarding my teenage years and I ANSWERED them!!! My responses were pretty funny, but articulate. I had a meeting regarding a local political candidate the next day and my daughter asked me what Issues I was going to approach with the candidate; She said I was very descriptive and named everything I talked about today. I had not told anyone so they were not pulling my leg. | F | 44 | 2 days | 8/2/2007 | 5 | psychiatrist prescribed | too much forgotten fun? | y'know the thing is...life can become pretty drab...i kinda have to laugh at the experiences i had with ambien...and reading these posts makes me wanna get another prescription...i'm not an abuser, i do have a tough time getting to sleep...i hope nobody finds out about this drug, anytime a drug that's fun for recreation slips in, it's immediately reprimanded by the powers that be...use it how you will, it's one of the few drugs that's actually interesting out there | M | 34 | 2 months | 7/31/2007 | 5 | insomnia in menopause | NONE | Ambien gave me my live back!!!! I am "hard" to get to sleep when there are other people still up roaming the house, and I have a lot of grown children with their kids who moved back in with me! I'd lay there, listening to my husband sleep- i'd toss and turn... AMbien lets me go to sleep and I wake up refreshed, not feeling the need to lay in cause I've stayed up til 3AM worrying about not falling asleep! I LOVE THIS STUFF. I take only 5mgs when I do take it. | F | 53 | 2 years | 7/26/2007 | 5 | Sleepless due to anxiety | Slept great, a little groggi-ness that cleared within 20 mins of waking | I would definetly recommend this to someone who doesn't need a heavy sedative to sleep | F | 29 | 10 days | 7/24/2007 |