AMBIEN Reviews (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE)Average Rating: 3.1 (1450 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AMBIEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | could not sleep | Sexual activity that I was completely unaware of and thought I was asleep. | I have been taking Ambien for about a year now. For me it has been the first time in my life that I am able to fall asleep within 15 minutes or so and wake up feeling rested. I don't think I ever knew what that meant before, 'feeling rested.' I also have ADD and take Celexa (an SSRI) daily. I tried the over the counter sleep medications but always felt grogy in the morning. With Ambien I don't. But I found half a tablet will do the trick. I have taken a full tablet when I felt I really needed a good solid 8 hours of sleep. Last night I took a full tablet. This morning my husband said I did some things sexually last night that he has never seen me do. So I looked online and found that others have experienced this also. He called it total inhabition. He thought it was pretty amusing. I certainly didn't for I don't remember any of it. In reading other side affects it does become a bit scary. So just wanted to say that it is a possible side effect. | F | 58 | 10mg 1X day | 1/8/2012 | 1 | insomnia | I have taken this drug only a handful of times of the last month or so, but last night was crazy. I took one 10mg pill at around midnight and woke up the next morning recalling a very strange dream that I had. My husband told me it wasn't a dream but real. I was hallucinating. I saw stars, colors, streaks of light, and shadows that I perceived as people. I was very freaked out. I will not take this drug again. It is all going down the toilet today! | F | 43 | 1 months 10mg 1X day | 1/6/2012 | 1 | Insomnia | NONE | makes me manic (bipolar disorder) | F | 21 | 1 years 10 MG 1X day | 1/3/2012 | 1 | Help Sleeping | I was prescribed AMBIEN for helping me to sleep. Went to a guys retreat and after having a few glasses of wine decided to go to bed early. I took an AMBIEN to help me sleep through the noise of the party/snoring of my bunk mate at the camp where I was staying. Woke up 5 hours later feeling great and refreshed. Problem was during the 5 hours I thought I was asleep I got up and behaved in a crazy manner of which I have zero recollection. The next day I was told I would never be invited back. I thought they were joking because again I had no memory of anything but going to bed. On another occasion sent crazy emails to work people. Clearly this medication is not for me and I will never take it again. In talking with colleagues at work who have taken it I have heard other bad stories. Be really careful as this drug has the potential to cause serious damage to your career, social standing, and life. | M | 42 | 3 days 1X O | 1/1/2012 | 1 | Concentration, memory, and mood are very bad the next day- this makes Ambien a no go for me. | One time began hallucinating- next morning woke up in the bathtub with cold water spraying down on me and no recollection of how i got there. If a family member wasn't their to wake me up and help me into bed and get blankets and stuff, i don't know what would have happened. Took it again three years later and didn't have hallucinations. Whoever approved this drug works for both Ambien and the FDA, otherwise no way it would be legal. Scary stuff | M | 27 | 2 weeks 5-10mg 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 2 | Insomnia - shift work and stress | Depression, fluctuating mood, anxiety | M | 28 | 3 days 10mg | 11/25/2011 | 5 | Couldnt get a full nights sleep, & | Cant remember , but not all thetime. | F | 67 | 2 years 10 mg | 11/23/2011 | 1 | not sure | My cousin was prescribed Ambien just recently and killed himself 4 days ago...Never depressed.. | My cousin was prescribed Ambien just recently and killed himself 4 days ago...Never depressed..My family is devastated.. | M | 63 | 7 days 1X day | 11/6/2011 | 5 | insomnia | M | 53 | 3 years 30mg 1X day | 10/29/2011 | 2 | Insomnia | I was prescribed Ambien after I went to my doctor and asked for a sleeping aid because I had severe insomnia. I was only sleeping for an average of 4 to 5 hours of sleep at night before I started taking the Zolpidem 10mg (Ambien). I am a healthy young man with no previous history of mental health issues but once I started taking Ambien, I developed severe depression and anxiety. I went to college and obtained my bachelor's degree so I am an ambitious person who loves life. However, all that changed after I started taking Ambien. I had taken some samples before I started taking it for 4 months and only had hallucinations when I took it on and off over the span of a few months. I never experienced severe side effects when I was taking it once in a while. However, once I got a full prescription for a long period of time, I started to develop psychological problems. The first few weeks, I was sleeping 8 hours and felt refreshed in the morning and during the day. In the second month of taki | M | 25 | 4 months 10 1X day | 10/29/2011 | 4 | ZOLOPEDEM | CANNOT REMEMBER GOING TO BED SOME NIGHTS | M | 68 | 1 years 20MG 1X day | 10/13/2011 | 4 | Sleep | I've never had issues sleeping but I was put on this drug when I was in a psychiatric ward. It works quickly, and for the first few weeks helps you to get a great nights sleep. Don't walk around after taking it, you need to lie down for it to really be effective. Also, if you don't lie down, you will do things and completely not remember doing them. Causes nightmares if taken for more than a few weeks, insomnia, tired when you first wake up, tolerance builds. I tried to kill myself and ended up in the hospital for a few days under suicide watch which was terrifying and hallucinated about all sorts of things such as bugs crawling up/down the walls. | F | 21 | 10 MG 1X day | 10/5/2011 | 3 | trouble falling asleep | day time memory loss, triggers depression if I use it too often | It is helpful for sleep issues, but is somewhat addictive | F | 53 | 3 years 10 MG 1X day | 9/21/2011 | 3 | Insomnia | Drowsiness during the day. | I have difficulty falling asleep. Ambien has worked well for me for 12 years and I expect it would continue to do so. (Admittedly, there are times when a glass of wine helps.) But recently I stopped the drug for 6 weeks and, while I barely slept, I was much more alert during the day. When I resumed Ambien the drowsiness recurred. I've been complaining to my doctor for years about being tired all the time. Now I know why. I have signed up for a sleep study and in the meantime hope to find another sleep aid. Over-the-counter and herbal meds have never worked for me. | F | 58 | 12 years 5 mg 1X day | 9/19/2011 | 4 | SIDE EFFECT INSOMNIA | I was given the generic form of Ambien called Zolpidem, because my insurance wouldn't cover the brand name. I have had problems in the past with generic Zolpidem not working better then the brand name. | In reading other posts on the web, alot of other people feel the same that generic Zolpidem DOES NOT WORK better then the brand name. I have to pay full price for non generic ambien, just to get a good night sleep. | M | 30 | 3 months 10MG 1X day | 8/31/2011 | 5 | shift work | mild hallucinations | First of all, I can't stop reading all the stories some of you people post about this drug, I am having a ball, very entertaining while I sit here bored at work! Hilarious! My work schedule rotates from days/evenings/nights, so ambien is a life saver for me! I take this at night and when I wake up in the morning I feel so refreshed, not tired at all and ready for my 12 hour day shift! I have never experienced anything other than mild hallucinations on this drug, but I don't mind it one bit because it only means it's working and it's also my clue to hit the sack. I can see how one would become mentally addicted to this but not physically! I have never experienced any kind of withdrawals and I have taken this for weeks on and off. It sounds like to me that some people are abusing it though, obviously that is going to cause you to have some issues. You can also build a tolerance to it fairly quickly so it is important to not take it every single day. I just can't believe some of the stories people post on here, it really cracks me up (as long as no one gets hurt of course)! | F | 32 | 6 years 10 mg 1X AN | 8/27/2011 | 1 | Insomnia | Racing heart, sweating, muscle rigidity/twitching, loud ringing in the ears, blurry vision, headaches, all physical symptoms, no amnesia or blackouts, just nasty physical side effects which have made me decide to quite using ambien and never use it again. Ambien actually keeps me awake as well, not for me. | M | 44 | 10 days 10MG 1X day | 8/26/2011 | 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 | 5 | shift work | None | This sleeper works a treat i do night shift 7 out of 28 days. i use it occasionally for a brain reset also. i even find it has an antidepresant action, gets rid of brain fog | M | 49 | 7 years 5 mg 1X AN | 8/18/2011 | 5 | Trouble falling & staying asleep | amnesia, decreased inhibitions | My issue with sleep before Ambien was "my mind wouldn't shut off." I would review the day over and over. I would get up to write reminders down several times a night. I also needed to have a movie playing in order to fall asleep. Nights without Ambien, I’d stay up until 3am. Recently, I was diagnosed with ADD and am now taking Adderall as well as Ambien. THAT has made a significant difference because it calms my mind throughout the day, and it stays calm until bedtime. I still need Ambien most nights because I don’t feel tired enough at bedtime, but the nights without it are not nearly as severe. I think the effects depend on the person – it really affects me much the same as alcohol would, and I don’t mind it. I don’t remember the sexual activity until my husband brings it up the next morning, then it’s a little hazy, but while it’s happening, I don’t have any problems with it and remember just feeling very impulsive and turned on. BECAUSE I’m very happily married, I think the effects are not a bad thing for me. I highly recommend this medication IF you have a responsible partner/roommate that you can depend on to prevent you from making bad decisions while on it and would NOT take it if you tend to react negatively to being intoxicated. The Ambien does its job very well for me – I tend to fall asleep within 15 minutes of lying down and have not had to have a movie playing or gotten up to write | F | 37 | 3 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/27/2011 |