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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Sleep Problems from Chronic Pain | I have taken 10 mg and started 12.5 mg when it came out a few years ago. I do agree that it is written to much to people that do not follow the directions. Also the hospital does not give this medication even if it's on a patient's med list. Why? Dry Mouth Sometimes vivid dreams that bother me the next day. | I've learned how to take my Ambien at bed time so I don't have all the different negative things happen like other people I've read about. As soon as I get into bed I take the Ambien with a full glass of water or Gatorade. Once I wake up in about six/seven hours, I go to the bathroom and decide if I need my muscle relaxer for the rest of the night until Im ready to get out of bed for the day! I feel this medication has to be followed exactly as the directions state. | F | 54 | 10 years 12.5 | 12/30/2019 | 1 | Trouble falling asleep | Sleep walking, talking in sleep, weird & vivid dreams, online shopping that I did not remember, texting I did not remember. | Stopped taking when it became dangerous. | M | 58 | 3 years 1X day | 5/31/2018 | 1 | insomnia | Horrible dreams, trouble waking up, heart palpitations | Saw a different doctor who prescribed another medication because "Ambien is addicting and has terrible side effects". New medical is so much better, no side effects | F | 58 | 90 days 1 1X day | 5/30/2018 | 1 | insomnia due to MS | Sleep was disturbed by waking and vivid dreams. Day after side effects are horrible- dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, headache, severe depression. | I would rather not sleep than deal with the day after side effects. | F | 44 | 1 weeks 5mg | 2/20/2017 | 1 | insomnia | Woke up off and on all night headaches vivid disturbing dreams, heightened senses too much so change in mood aggressiveness | Hated it and remeron been on trazadone for years has finally stopped working is there anything g I can take? | F | 59 | 1 days 5mg | 12/14/2016 | 5 | Chronic Insomnia | No side effects as long as you get to bed quick after taking it. Very vivid dreaming - but nice dreams. | Works very well for me - usually sound asleep within 10 minutes versus 2-3 hours staring at the ceiling. Try different Generics, I had experienced many quality issues and finally found an excellent Generic after a bit of web research. | M | 57 | 6 months 10 mg 1X day | 3/30/2015 | 5 | Chronic insomnia | I have had sleeping problems ever since I could remember. Ambien has been a god send. I have had minimal side effects such as vivid dreams and having conversations with people and not remembering it the next day. The trick is to take it 15 minutes before bed and lay down with no electronics on and just close your eyes. Don't try to stay awake. That's where people are having the major side effects. | F | 23 | 3 years 10 mg | 6/10/2013 | 1 | sleeping issues. | i rarely used it. i know for a fact it contributed to random nightmares, i've never experienced nightmares in my life. this substance can be useful if you exert control over your usage,not use it often and avoid tolerance build up... the nightmares alone were sufficient as a message to tell me to stop. the dreams this substance cause are simply terrible. i also once experienced a quick auditory hallucination of an evil laugh right before i was going to sleep and that was on 10mg. | M | 30 | 2 months 10mg 1X W | 3/26/2013 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Lack of sleep | Memory loss, confusion, hallucinations, headache. Thought I was asleep, actually made multiple phone calls and ended up driving on freeway. Remember bits a pieces of night such as the feeling as though I wasn't behind wheel of my car but knew I was on the freeway. White lines were lifting up and going multiple directions, seeing double, vivid colors, dog moving on my ph picture and only GOD knows what else. I cry now every time I think about danger I put myself and others in. So now I have anxiety and panic when I sleep or take meds- which my doc gv me clonazepam- on Day 2. Ambien should be removed off market and def not prescribed to anyone! | F | 28 | 1 days 10mg | 10/7/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | A little nausea and some wild dreams | Ambien works fantastic as long as you don't take it over 4 days in a row or long-term. It is a short-term quick fix for insomnia. As with all sleep meds you will develop a tolerance if you take it on a regular basis. Go to bed immediately after taking ambien for it to work properly. If you don't, you might sleep eat, drive, call, etc. Improper use is why this medication gets a very bad name. If used correctly, it will work and for all of us true insomniacs, it is a miracle drug. | F | 46 | 4 days 10 MG 1X day | 5/14/2012 | 1 | for sleep Disorder | Now I see myself with others fighting with others and as I see it Reality but in dreams!and I forget things and recalls after 5mins or somtimes after a day n I have bad mood swings now sometimes I fight with my family members but after that I cry in alone as I have been an emotional n kind by heart! | F | 32 | 1 years yes | 4/13/2012 | 5 | sleep disorder | am 17 started ambien when I was 14 . there wonderful. gotta be carful not to take them til you go to sleep when I first took them I got really dizzy stuff look like I was in a scary movie. they kinda gave me a sicafrangat zone saw things heard things made me feel like I was in a room full of pll wen I wasn't. people told me that it would give real tragic dreams such as bloody scary stuff I always had them so I couldn't tell y'all if they made them worse. there very addicting I can't go with out them or ill be up for days . NEVER take more than 2 . they make you do crazy stuff when yuu wake up your memeber nothing .i woke up with crazy stuff. other than that after awhile you tend to get used to them. most side affects are do to me having to take 2 anxiety pills 2 depresson pills and my ambein. so now I can't sleep with out all 5 or 6 . | F | 17 | 3 years 10 MG | 3/20/2012 | 1 | it was forced on me | nightmares , bad dreams halucination | they made me take it for no real reason while some one was robbing my house. | F | 54 | 1X day | 8/20/2011 | 4 | Sleep problems | When I disregarded the instructions or took more than 1 a night, I would sleepwalk, have memory loss, eat excessively, and would often have strange dreams. | If taken properly (meaning, taking only 1 and going to sleep very soon after) it works very well. If you don't do this, you're going to experience the side effects. | M | 20 | 1 years 10 1X day | 9/15/2010 | 4 | insomnia, irregular sleep pattern | The only side effects I have are that it makes me feel calm and relaxed and puts me to sleep quickly so I need to make sure I am headed to bed. I cannot remember anything that happens right before I go to bed. I do not remember conversations and on one occasion my husband said we had sex and I did not remember. I also have crazy, vivid and realistic dreams. Otherwise I love the way I sleep! No other physical side effects here. I just come up with crazy scenarios and talk jibberish or I forget to get dressed before going downstairs to have a snack. My hubby catches me in the act all the time and makes sure I am clothed and decent. I do not take ambien when I am here by myself, almost makes me feel invincible like I can do things that I unrealistically cannot. It can be scary. | For what the drug is, I feel it works well and helps me sleep well too. It does make my head feel funny but only until I go to sleep. JUST TAKE WITH CAUTION and preferrably NOT WHEN YOU ARE ALONE. | F | 36 | 90 days 5-10mg 1X AN | 8/24/2010 | 1 | menopausal sleepless nights | About eight days into taking started having tension headaches; did not relate to Ambien. No matter what I took for headache; nothing worked, still maintained headache. Thirty days into taking decided to quit as headaches became worse especially at back of head and scalp was becoming numb. That is when my hell began. After quitting cold turkey I did not sleep for two days, got the chills, hands & feet freezing, arms felt chilled to the bone in areas around joint, my scalp went numb moving to my forehead, my nose went completely dry, my taste and smell did not seem quite right. After two days of no sleep I finally managed to sleep maybe 6 hours (had weird dreams w/ vivid colors) and then slept the next two days about 10 hours first day and 6 hours next day (cont'd) | I was not out of the woods just yet. After initial two days of no sleep, then two days of sleep, I experienced rebound insomnia for another two days. Dr. prescribed Symbyax (anti-depressant,bipolar) to help me fall asleep and I did take for two days but still did not sleep right away as it took couple hours for me to finally fall asleep, plus the drug did nothing for me but make me very irritable at times. I has been two weeks since I withdrew from Ambien and I am just now starting to feel better and get somewhat normal sleep. My arms are back to normal, no more headaches, no more numbness in scalp or tension headaches, my nose is normal again as is my sense of smell and taste. I was taking this drug every night before going to bed and probably should not have been doing as sometimes I would take 15 mg. cause my sleep was not going as well as it was in the beginning when taking this drug. I believe I am very sensitive to drugs and this one was a nightmare for me. I could not work for awhile because of this drug. | F | 47 | 1 months 10 mg 1X day | 2/8/2010 | 1 | insomnia, headaches | I detest this drug. I have been taking 2.5 to 5 mg in 2 separate doses for about a year. It makes you feel like you're in a BLACK HELL HOLE the next day. Yes and it gives bizarre dreams. (frightening and violent ones.) I can't work or drive the next day sometimes. Lay in bed all day waiting for it to wear off. No taste sensations and some nausea as well. Our culture and lifestyle are so whacked with problems that our population suffers so much anxiety and insomnia. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS SHOULD BE GIVEN GREATER PUBLICITY AND REPORTED IN THE STUDY RESULTS!!! Those Ambien commercials are INCOMPLETE. | I'm trying to wean off of it. Forgot to mention dry eyes and inability to keep eyes open or focused as another symptom. Today is a perfect example of Ambien poisoning. | F | 46 | 2 years | 10/22/2009 |
AMBIEN (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE): Zolpidem is used to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia) in adults. If you have trouble falling asleep, it helps you fall asleep faster, so you can get a better night's rest. Zolpidem belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect. This medication is usually limited to short treatment periods of 1 to 2 weeks or less. FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-16 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)