Ratings, Reviews Summary for AMBIEN (LOREX)
April 2024 Overall Patient opinion of AMBIEN: 3.1 (satisfied)
(based on 1450 reviews )Ratings by Age Group for AMBIEN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
| Patient Age Group | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric (Under 18) | 21 | 3.47619047619048 |
| Age 18 to 24 | 134 | 3.50746268656716 |
| Age 25 to 34 | 317 | 3.50746268656716 |
| Age 35 to 44 | 371 | 3.19676549865229 |
| Age 45 to 54 | 297 | 2.97979797979798 |
| Age 55 to 64 | 179 | 2.99441340782123 |
| Age 65 to 74 | 70 | 2.98571428571429 |
| Age 75 and up | 13 | 2.38461538461538 |
Ratings by Sex for AMBIEN
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
| Patient Sex | Number of Reviews | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 484 | 3.11 |
| Female | 933 | 3.21 |
| Not Specified | 33 | 3.78 |
Why AMBIEN* (Zolpidem tartrate ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of AMBIEN: satisfied (average rating score: 3.20)
(based on 1387 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** AMBIEN
(reported on Ask a Patient)
| Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insomnia* | 664 |
| 2 | Sleep disorder* | 8 |
| 3 | Initial insomnia | 5 |
| 4 | Poor quality sleep | 2 |
| 5 | Fibromyalgia | 2 |
| 6 | Anxiety* | 2 |
| 7 | Delayed sleep phase | 1 |
| 8 | Sleep terror | 1 |
| 9 | Sleep apnoea syndrome | 1 |
| 10 | Multiple sclerosis | 1 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of AMBIEN **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
| Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amnesia | 337 |
| 2 | Somnolence | 211 |
| 3 | Memory impairment | 199 |
| 4 | Hallucination | 177 |
| 5 | Hypersomnia | 101 |
| 6 | Anxiety* | 99 |
| 7 | Dizziness | 84 |
| 8 | Drug dependence | 82 |
| 9 | Somnambulism | 78 |
| 10 | Abnormal dreams | 77 |
| 11 | Insomnia* | 64 |
| 12 | Disturbance in attention | 60 |
| 13 | Fatigue* | 56 |
| 14 | Appetite disorder | 55 |
| 15 | Psychotic disorder | 53 |
| 16 | Headache* | 53 |
| 17 | Depression | 52 |
| 18 | Drug ineffective* | 51 |
| 19 | Pain* | 46 |
| 20 | Confusional state | 44 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Zolpidem tartrate (Tovalt odt, Zolpidem, Zolpimist, Zoldem, Dalparan, Bikalm, Stilnoct, Zolpidem tatrate, Stilnox, Intermezzo, Zolpidem tartrate, Ambien, Edluar, Ambien cr)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com