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 |
| 3 | anxiety related insomnia | None. This stuff is the bomb. Knocks you out like a ball bat and you wake up fresh and chipper like a squirrel. | I gave it a 3 because while Zolpidem is a great sleep drug, it has a nasty hook if you don't watch. At least for me, it did, despite the fact that I was trying to be pretty careful with it, only taking it 4 nights a week and only taking 5mg (as opposed to 10) at least part of the time. It isn't a benzo, but acts on the same receptors and has a short half life. When I tried to go to 5 mg every other night, I started getting tight chest anxiety and shortness of breath. So, now my psych is tapering me over time. My opinion is that it is very good stuff for very short term insomnia, but you have to be careful with it. Real careful. It has withdrawals (at least for me) that were like the shorter half life benzos and that's nasty stuff. | M | 57 | 7 months | 11/17/2009 | 4 | I was injuried and could not sleep | A firest I thought the drug as great. I whould sleep for like 7 hours with no pnoblems. But then the effects seemed to ware off sooner and sooner. this causing me to take more on amore just to get a good night of sleep like everybody ralse aroung the this F*ck*mg palce! c:} | this is lot more adidictive drug usage then we wehought but we did have fun. I cant find my parents. F ptln for lifr | M | 26 | 1 years | 11/16/2009 | 2 | cancer treatments, radiation/chemo | Nausea, hair loss (not due to chemo), muscle weakness, extreme stomach pain, diarrhea, anxiety | I took ambien during cancer treatments as they give you steroids during chemo, therefore I could not sleep. It worked for about a month, then I started having the major side effects listed. I stopped taking them after reading too many horrible reviews on the internet. I gave this a "2" because it did work for a brief while, but the side effects were just too much for me. Think carefully before taking this if you are sensitive to medications... the side effects may be worth it to you if you have chronic insomnia. I went to my doctor, who is more of a holistic MD, and he gave me supplements to try instead. It's been 1 week since my last ambien and I feel 100% better. I've had no side effects from stopping this drug either.... I know some say to wean off of this, but I had no problems going cold turkey. | F | 46 | 2 months | 11/16/2009 | 4 | fibromyalgia | I resited taking this sleep aid, but it improved my quality of sleep. I sometimes have trouble getting my Rx filled, with insurace approval issues. When I'm without it I sleep poorly and feel terrible. | F | 58 | 2 years | 11/15/2009 | 2 | Have problem to go to sleep | Bolemia. I gain so much during the last 24 months | I am using Circadin for few months and i sleep like a baby. never had so good sleep for many years. i have energy in the morning and i am starting to have motivation for sport and aerobic. | M | 56 | 2 years | 11/13/2009 | 5 | insomnia | SLEEP | I have always been a restless sleeper most of my life. A traumatic event 1 yr ago kept me from sleeping at all. Was prescribed Ambien over a year ago & now sleep wonderfully and feel refreshed in the mornings. I do have to take the medication while I'm in bed because I become dizzy/disoriented if I take it & don't go directly to bed. I fall asleep w/in 10 minutes & sleep a solid 6 hrs a night. Have not had any of the strange urges that everyone else has reported. Love it! Doc said he would more than likely keep me on forever because uninterrupted sleep is important for physical/mental health. | F | 47 | 1 years | 11/12/2009 | 1 | cannot sleep | loss of memory, takes more and more to stay asleep | drove my car, crashed into someone. apparently talked to police, spoke to a friend who called me just as accident happened. when mhy husband came home from out of town and saw wrecked car, i had no memory of what happened. had to call policeman involved to see if i hurt anyone. also gained weight from eating through the night - also with no memory of doing it. consider this a dangerous drug. | F | 60 | | 11/10/2009 | 3 | Difficulty Falling Asleep | Quickly falling asleep is the only "good" side effect. The rest were odd/bad/scary: hallucinations, severe memory loss before sleep and after waking, sleep sex, incoherent speech, eating large amounts of food, texting, calling, posting odd/incoherent things online, drug/alcohol seeking urges. Completely changed my personality! | I did not take Ambien nightly, only as needed. Worked very well for me at 1st. Side effects began with incoherent speech. The longer I took Ambien, the worse the side effects became. The following behaviors that I exhibited ARE NOT normal for me & a bit embarassing: hallucinations, memory loss before bed, eating large amounts of odd food, stupid phone calls/text messages, strong urges to snoop through my bf's stuff. Went through his personal items & scattered stuff everywhere (that was fun explaining). Strange sexual behaviors like spending hours (yes hours) looking at pornographic material online. Went back through my browser history next day & was shocked/appalled. Really started questioning Ambien when side effects escalated into dangerous activities such as seeking alcohol, pain killers, Valium, even more Ambien if I could find it around the house. Final straw was the day my boyfriend hurried home after receiving nonsensical texts & strange "personal" pics from me. He arrived & found that I had cuffed my hands/legs together & had his loaded pistol lying on the bed. Of course I was asleep on the floor by then and didn't remember a thing. Everyone reacts differently to all medications. If this drug works for you then wonderful! However, if you or a loved one starts this medication, please, monitor the side effects and/or reactions. They could be potentially harmful to yourself or others. | F | 30 | 1.5 years | 11/8/2009 | 2 | insomnia | funny if you fight falling asleep, increased my anxiety, worked only for 3-4 hours, then wide awake, at which point I would do random, ordinary things that seemed sensible - eat breakfast, try on different outfits - with little memory of what I had done | would recommend for someone with trouble falling asleep, not if you have trouble staying asleep. Ambien CR would be $260 per month with my insurance coverage. no thanks. | F | 35 | 6 days | 11/8/2009 | 1 | Middle of night awakenings | Sleep walking, sleep eating, sleep emailing, sleep talking to people, sleep doing lots of stuff and not remember having done any of it, short term memory loss | I was prescribed Ambien CR because I was waking up a lot in the middle of the night and having a hard time falling back to sleep. It turned out that it was asthma...I was waking up because I couldn't breathe. I'd take the medication before bed and I'd wake up early in the morning and do stuff. Complex stuff...have absolutely no recollection of having done it. I cooked, made coffee, did email, talked to people, ate...did lots of stuff. Luckily I never drove. I also had short-term memory problems. It was frustrating. As soon as I stopped taking the medication the short-term memory problems went away. I take and have taken some toxic medications, but this one really scares me. I will never, ever take it again. | F | 37 | 4 months | 11/8/2009 | 1 | Sleep | Severe involuntary movements,i.e.leg thrashing, tossing, turning, and told that it looked liked I was having seizures during my sleep. (I have no h/o seizures). Also woke up a couple of hours after falling asleep. | I never would take it again. Scarey stuff for me. | F | 55 | 5 days | 11/6/2009 | 1 | trouble sleeping | sleep texting after 1/2 dose! | Doc gave to me after breakup. I did what he said and was laying in bed when took 1/2 a pill. Was asleep almost immediately but was up at 4 a.m. wide awake. However what I later found out was that I had texted one of my employees who happened to be a supervisor where I worked nonsense all night.I didn't believe him but then I checked my texts...OMG!! Will NEVeR TAKE AGAIN!!!! | F | 37 | 1 days | 11/6/2009 | 1 | insomnia/depression | Sleep eating, walking, talking, texting, calling others; then the final: sleep driving. Totaled my car. Thank God nobody else was hurt. Lacerated bladder, brain bleed. Dont take this shit! | SOOOO sorry for the losses so many have had. I could easily become dependent upon Ambien. Sleep is so important and I've been sleep deprived for years, esp now as a college student and band member. | M | 21 | 4 months | 11/6/2009 | 1 | Unable to sleep | Woke up in the ER with my wife and son standing next to me. They found me under my car in the middle of the night bleeding. | M | 62 | 3 months | 11/6/2009 | 2 | insomnia | hallucinations,foggy the next day. | found myself standing in front of a bay window watching giant crows walking and talking to each other.I knew i was hallucinating,laughed at the bizarre scene and went back to sleep.first and last time i will use this drug. | M | 54 | 1 days | 11/3/2009 | 1 | insomnia | Short-term memory loss, night-eating, forgotten conversations, lost time. Weight gain due to eating all night. | I thought I was getting great sleep on Ambien but I was really puttering around the house all night, eating, watching TV and doing chores. I don't think I was ever fully asleep on Ambien, just in a hypnotized state of mind. | F | 47 | 6 years | 11/3/2009 | 5 | I had been having a terrible time falling to sleep and staying asleep. My husband is a horrible snorer and hotflashes were waking me often. Since starting to take Ambien everything is much better. I often don't wake up even once and I have had 0 side effects. | M | 54 | 365 days | 11/1/2009 | 1 | Insomnia | Twenty minutes after taking Ambien I fell asleep. Shortly after that I began sleepwalking. I don't remember much after that except for throwing up but my husband said I couldn't stand, walk or talk. The few words I did say were creepy. I began throwing up and couldn't physically breath. Luckily he got me back in bed and calm. I fell asleep but woke up several times trying to talk to him. He could only make out a few words but again they were scary. In all I woke up several times and ended up staying in bed three hours. When I woke up I had very little memory of any of it. I felt incredibly nauseous and laid in bed all day. Later that day I ended up throwing up several times. It made me throw up every time I ate. Overall, terrible experience! | F | 21 | 1 days | 10/30/2009 | 3 | Insomnia | Hallucinations | It helps me sleep, but I got a little freaked out the other night. I went to pee and I thought the shampoo bottle was trying to say something to me. I need the sleep, but I don't know if it's worth trying to have conversations with household items. Anyone remember Jimmy the Flute from an old 70's kid's show? That's what it looked like. | M | 41 | 30 days | 10/23/2009 | 5 | Insomnia | When I stay up about 15 minutes after taking drug I have to go to sleep or I will have a drunk feeling and slight hallucinations in the dark. | I have had insomnia since I was born. I have never been able to sleep, stay asleep, or wake up in the morning. This drug has allowed me to get my 9 hours of sleep (uninterrupted!) every night. I don't have a groggy effect in the morning. I have had severe depression and anxiety attacks over the last few years and have tried several prescription meds to try and get back to normal. Since taking Ambien I am able to sleep and stop taking other prescriptions. I think everything else in my life probably was based on the fact that I was always tired and had little to no sleep. | F | 23 | 6 months | 10/22/2009 |