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 | Chromic Insomnia | None unless I stay up for more then 30 minutes after taking it. | I've been on Ambien for almost 2 years. It has been a wonder drug for me. I have severe chronic insomnia and this is the only thing that helps me get a full nights sleep. I have never had any adverse side effects as previously mentioned. I sleep through the night soundly and peacefully. | F | 44 | 2 years | 6/1/2009 | 4 | Insomnia | Very mild, nothing compared to how I feel after a night or two with no sleep! A bit sleepy, sometimes vivid dreams, but not too disturbing. If I wake up and need to use the bathroom I feel a bit stumbly so try to be extra careful. Can cause amnesia when combined with alcohol. | I break a 10 mg pill into 3 parts (just use my fingernails - pieces aren't EXACTLY the same size). 1/3 of a pill knocks me out. I try not to use it every night. | F | 48 | 5 years | 6/1/2009 | 1 | for insomnia | I put my car in a deep ditch and according to a neighbor I ran over my mailbox. I handed by daughter the bottle and got it out of the house... | If they ever have a class action suit I will be involved. | F | 56 | 3 months | 6/1/2009 | 2 | Insomia | Have been taking Ambien (10) off and on for two years. I took it daily for three months, then stopped cold-turkey because I couldn't function the next day. Unfortunately, I also could not sleep for more than an hour each night thereafter for the first couple of weeks. Then sleep increased to 3 - 4 hours each night. Doctor put me back on 3 months ago, and I'm back at not being able to function, no energy, no short term memory. Daily buzzy head. Constant fatigue. Almost no short term memory. After I get off of it this time, I think I'll stay off of it. I've repeated this cycle 3 times now. | The last time I went off of it, I found that taking one 25mg tablet of Benadryl (Diphenhydramine hydrochloride), and two 200mg tablets of Motrin (Ibuprofen) at bedtime did not help me sleep but it helped stop the buzzy head feeling. This stopped after the first week of "detox". After the first week going off of Ambien I did begin to establish a bit of a sleep pattern without the use of drugs. Unfortunately, insomnia has been with me for about 32 years, so I know once things "normalize" this time, I'll just be getting ready for another cycle. | M | 50 | 2 years | 5/28/2009 | 5 | Insomnia | Hallucinating; if I got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night everything looked like mosiac painting. | I loved Ambien, probably too much however I don't take it anymore. It worked great for me and I have tried other sleep aids. This was the best. Its just very easy to get addicted to it and when you decide to stop taking it you can get rebound insomnia. I don't think I ever had that but heard people talke about it. I would reccomend it but only if you have severe insomnia and only take it when you really have to. | F | 25 | 4 months | 5/26/2009 | 2 | insomnia | taking ambien 10s cut in half worked fine for me. And then I tried the 12 CR and can't believe what happened. The night after I took it, went to sleep without any medication to awaken to literally the MOST VIVID HORRIFYING NIGHTMARE I have ever had. It must trigger something with your brain chemistry that seems very dangerous. 2 days later and I stll can't get the nightmare out of my head..it was not a hallucination, just a terrible dream about my children. I have never had a nighmare this bad, and my sister in law has told me the same thing happens to her after she stops taking it. | It seems dangerous and would like to use it in small doses as little as possible! | F | 43 | 28 days | 5/26/2009 | 1 | MS sleep related issues | Compulsive spending on the internet, sleep eating, no energy, I feel that I am addicted and I quickly built a tolerance. I have spoken with other women who have slept walked and even sleep driving. | I feel addicted, not myself. I am cranky if I don't get my Ambien. | F | 39 | 2 years | 5/26/2009 | 2 | severe insomnia due to anxiety | I built up a tolerance and dependence quickly (over a period of 2-3 months). Hence, I need at least 20 mg to fall asleep plus this only works on a completely empty stomach... I have to skip dinner and not eat anything within ~ 6 hours of taking zolpidem or it does not work (or I require even higher doses, either way a bad situation). After many months, I've become very lethargic. This drug is addictive and over time I've built up a dangerously high tolerance. | F | 55 | 6 years | 5/24/2009 | 1 | Insomnia | Depressed, unable to think clearly, physically weak. On top of that, didn't experience the joyful sleep that some people describe. | LOTS of trouble getting off of it. This drug is a danger. | M | 27 | 20 days | 5/23/2009 | 4 | Insomnia | Funny twitching like sensation the next day. Usually in the evening. Only if I took 10 mg or more the night before. I few eating binches. | I take 5 mg a night to fall a sleep regularly. Once I fall a sleep I am fine. | M | 37 | 3 years | 5/21/2009 | 1 | Insomnia | Major short-term memory loss, sleep eating, sleepwalking, sleep sex, sleep shopping on the net, impulse control issues, next day sluggishness, sweet cravings..... | I've been taking Ambien for four months--always at the correct dose and always going to bed within the hour. After about two months, I knew it was going to become a problem. If I take it at 10 PM, I will forget everything I've done until at least noon the following day. I feel like I've hit the Ambien 'rock bottom' today. I must stop taking this drug. It is affecting everything I do, from watching my children to keeping my sanity. It is hurting my marriage. I'm giving my last bottle to my husband for safe keeping tonight and hope things will get back to normal soon. I urge everyone to please be careful with this drug. | F | 39 | 4 months | 5/21/2009 | 4 | Insomnia since childhood | Auditory and visual hallucinations mainly. Hallucinations only occur if I do not go to sleep after taking the medication (which occured if something came up... ie-a big deadline, family member came over, etc.). Funny taste in mouth and throat. About the hallucinations, for anyone interested... I have been taking sleep meds for 15 years. I went to a sleep study at 8 that showed I woke up some 25-32 times a night and never entered REM sleep. I have taken all types of sleeping meds and started AMBIEN within the past year. It works great for sleep with little weight gain, memory loss, or drowsiness the next day. I have had very convincing hallucinations, however. So convincing, I called the police on one occasion. , | Concerning the hallucinations, I live in an appartment and can hear my neighbors moving around... which is normal in a multi-family complex. For some reason, when taking AMBIEN, I have had experiences where I interperet these noises to be malicious and think people are in my home. I have even thought, and seen, in fact, people moving in my home. These hallucinations have only happened twice within the year, but were so vivid and convincing I called the police. To the woman who said everyone with a side-effect must have something wrong with them; trust me, I do not. Besides insomnia, I am very stable as an individual. I have a bachelors degree and work in a very competitive industry as an executive. I have been at sleep medication since I was 8. I am 23 now. I have documented insomnia. Ambien has a very strange side effect... no other medication or circumstance has caused hallucinations to me, on any level. I still take ambien, it is the only drug that works well for me. This is just a 'buyer beware.' This drug can do some funny stuff to your mind! | F | 23 | 365 days | 5/19/2009 | 5 | Difficulty sleeping | First time, the stuff donkey-punched me. I took it while surfing the net. Woke up in the chair, still dressed. Slept great! Another time, began to type silly stuff on the computer. Remembered while typing, the computer keys would rise up to meet my fingers. I could see behind the letters on the screen. The Earth is angry because oil is her blood and we are draining her. Thats why we have earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. She's very angry. Made sense at the time.... When I take it now, I make sure that I'm in bed. | Worked very well putting me to sleep and awakening refreshed. I'm not a recreational drug user so these side effects were very strange for me. I don't take it unless I really need it. | M | 40 | | 5/16/2009 | 5 | Insomnia | Slept like a baby. No weird effects while on it. Vivid,weird dreams/nightmares upon weaning. | Ambien has been wonderful for me in the sleeping department for the first few months. I than started taking 1 and 1/2 10 mg to get to sleep at night,sometimes it worked sometimes it didn't. Like right now its 2:30am and I took a 10 mg about an hour ago. I have no sleep walking, no sleep eating, no driving, or weird halucinations. I don't feel groggy in the morning, feel fine during the day, and love the feeling of a good nights sleep. Upon trying to quit I have had the most odd, vivid dreams, like 10 different ones throughout the night because I wake up, then fall back asleep (repeat X 10). I cant say too many bad things about this drug because it REALLY helped me when I needed it most, but I do sometimes get anxious if I dont have a months worth in reserve, just in case. I do work in a pharmacy and I have only heard 1 complaint of sleepwalking (taking out the trash at 3am)other than that the only complaints I hear, and its not many, is that it just doesn't work for some. | F | 32 | 1 years | 5/15/2009 | 3 | insomnia/anxiety | dizziness, drowsiness, confusion, loss of memory | It worked good the first few times i took it, after that i was prescribed 5mg- 4xday for anxiety because i found out i was pregnant and was taken off of lorazepam. It didn't affect me at all as far as making me drowsy after the first week, it definately helped with my anxiety. I did notice that about 20 minutes after i took it, i wouldn't remember anything i did after that. I'd eat, make phone calls, go out places, and i wouldnt remember anything until i awoke the next day. It was a very scary thing. It makes you feel good and helps, but it's definately not worth the side effects. | F | 24 | 4 weeks | 5/14/2009 | 1 | insomnia | Using this medicine may very well be, the worst decision I've ever made in my life. I used Ambien for about three years with only minor issues. These ranged from falling asleep in the bathtub to sleep eating. I quickly learned not to take a bath after taking it and the sleep eating wasn't too serious. However one night my life dramatically changed and I fear it will never be the same. To keep the story short, I had sex with my neighbor's son. He is an eighteen year old kid, who I had known for several years. The night it happened I had an intense headache, so I got into bed early and had taken my usual 10mg of Ambien along with a glass of wine. Around 10:00 the boy came by to see my son, who had gone with my husband to an auto auction. I have no recollection of what actually happened but when it finally surfaced through one of my son's other friends, I was devastated. | When this first surfaced, I was furious at him for telling such a horrible lie. But I have a very small tattoo approx. 1/2 inch in diameter that I got when I was a freshman in college. Not even my children knew I had it, due to its size and location. So when I discovered that he knew about it, I could think of no other way that he could have known. As distasteful it was, it was still true. I'm so ashamed of what I've done and the heartache it has caused my family. I have even considered suicide, just to put an end to the shame. I'm writing this with tears streaming down my face, so even if you can’t understand my situation, please don't respond to this in a hateful way. I just thought if my sharing this could possibly help someone to not ruin so many lives, as I have unfortunately done, it would be worth it. Please consider the consequences before taking this medicine. | F | 45 | 3 years | 5/13/2009 | 1 | insomnia | It was a great drug to fall asleep and I never noticed any side effects until about 7 years later with daily use and sometimes using more than the prescribed dose, my mouth started burinng, my teeth began to hurt (like nerve pain) and the pain is constant and chronic. I continued taking it unaware it could be the cause of such pain. Today, I am wondering after having been off of ambien for 5 months at one time and saw no change, could it still be in my system causing my oral, facial pain as well as tingling and numbness in my hands and feet. Is there anyone who can answer that question for me?How long does it take to get completely out of the system and undo any potential damage? | There are other safer products found at health food stores that I use like L-tryphtophan and melatonin in combination. I still use ambien but I find that 10mg doesn't work like it used to. I take 1 1/2 -2 sometimes but I don't know how safe it is and if I am causing potential neurological problems. Can anyone answer that one for me? | F | 53 | 7 years | 5/13/2009 | 4 | inability to fall asleep | ocasional headache after awakening. That may just be a hangover. Memory loss while under the drugs influence. Hope my wife did not use those anal beeds again | I always drink a beer or 2 before taking the drug. 10mg tablet I break in 1/2 and take the 1/2 tablet and chase it down with the last drink of beer. Asleep with in 30 minutes and sleep 3 to 4 hours. I always wake up a few hours later. Some times I will drink another beer or 2 and take the other 1/2 and sleep another 3 hours, or sometimes I am just up and ready to go the rest of the day. Am I addicted? YES. I will lay in bed for hours and can not go to sleep without it. The reason I take it is a condition called "HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME" Long term exposure to vibration will screw you up physicaly and permanently and cause you the inability to sleep normally | M | 50 | 5 years | 5/12/2009 | 1 | Bipolar/sleep disorder/mood swings | Sleep eating gained 60 lbs. in l0 years I have been on it, sleep driving, memory loss, amnesia, buying online, overdosed twice with NO intention of doing so, calling people in family all hours of the night, visits from family members and no recollection whatsoever | This drug is FDA approved but I strongly believe it should be taken off the market/perhaps a group effort with the help of a lawyer. I strongly believe it is a deadly drug with many people experiencing the same problems as I have had. People have lost their lives due to things this drug causes them to do if not under the influence of Ambien. You think you are awake, you believe you know what you are doing; but family members tell you otherwise, my husband had to constantly make sure food was not in my mouth nightly; everytime I got up. The list goes on and on. | F | 56 | 10 years | 5/12/2009 | 4 | Insomnia | Drunk feeling/memory loss/eating weird foods/masturbating more then usual/texting late at night | Ok so like this drug is great; however, it is so freakin addictive. Does it help me sleep? The answer is yes!! I just don't fancy the idea of having amnesia every night. I will lay in bed the minute I take it. Then BAM! All of a sudden I will feel so good and buzzed that I will get out of bed and do shit for like 2 hrs before I finally crash out. For instance; I would text my friends late at night. (Good thing they stay up too) Eat all kinds of weird food. Masturbate more then normal. Yeah you are probably thinking what's considered normal? Well I did it more then what I would consider normal. At least for a girl. I would try on tons of outfits so I would have new ideas what to wear to work the next day. Hmm what else....oh and if you think that's weird get this. I would blow off going out with my friends sometimes just so I can stay home and take my ambien early. Well that's a great life. (Sarcastic) I need to come off of it but the mere thought of it freaks me out. | F | 26 | 3 months | 5/10/2009 |