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 |
| 4 | insomnia/anxiety during nighttime | Ambien takes about 25-30 minutes to actually Work for me. I started on 10mgs for a month and once i started a anti anxiety med my doc gave me 5mgs. 5mg works just as good for me but i do wake up more frequently. I obviously try not stay awake to much longer after taking this drug BECAUSE YOUR NOT SUPPOSE TO.But i did, one night, after taking the pill, start to feel a bit wacky/dizzy/laughing alot..Then i APPARENTLY ordered like 50 dollars worth of online stuff, which i DID NOT remember the next day. THis drug make me forget the last hour of my nights completely. 10mgs made me hear people talking in my room. it was pretty funny.but yeah 5mg is better if u can switch to that you feel less drowsy in the am | F | 25 | 2 months | 3/28/2009 | 4 | insomnia/anxiety during sleeping | definitely works well if taken on empty stomach. I have tried with and with out food and def makes a difference. BUT it also makes u do insane things after taking it like oh i dunno order a bunch of crap online then have NO MEMORY of it the next morning LOL yay But ya i wake up a few times a night) i switched from 10 mil to 5 mil cuz im also on a anti anxiety med) i feel both milligrams work the same for me, but ya i laugh alot after taking it then i do wierd stuff for 20 mintues then fall asleep | F | 25 | 2 months | 3/28/2009 | 2 | Insomnia | Severe back aches/pain!!! After taking VERY small amount of Ambien for a couple of months, developed SEVERE BACK ACHES & PAIN!!! | NEVER had back pain like this! While MRI showed some degenerative arthritis in my back, I have NEVER had ANY back pain until started taking Ambien & stopped having it once stopped taking that drug. Couldn't bend over without severe pain & could barely crawl out of bed in the morning. Felt like my back was going to break. Went to Orthopedic specialist who recommended physical theraphy - made it worse! Dr. was going to recommend injections for pain & then I stopped taking Ambien to see if they were related at all. In a short time, my back pain stopped!!!!! Think this drug "locks up" your body & back while you sleep & that causes the back pain. Heard about 2-3 percent of people taking Ambien have this problem - I was one of the unlucky ones but lucky I made the connection between the two. Only medication that I was taking. | F | 55 | 2 months | 3/23/2009 | 1 | HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUG TOOK IT FOR 4 YEARS I HAD TO USE VALIUM TO WEEN MYSELF OFF IT. NOW I MAY TAKE 5MG OF VALIUM ONCE A WEEK. STAY AWAY | | 3/23/2009 | 5 | insomnia due to pain | they don't last for a full night sleep but I usually get 5 hours. | F | 40 | 2 years | 3/16/2009 | 1 | Cannot Fall Asleep at Normal Hours | None | I took it last night because I normally can't fall asleep until about 4 in the morning.. Well I took it and it did nothing to me whatsoever. Did not make me drowsy, nothing wierd, still didn't fall asleep at all. Actually, I fell asleep around 5:30 this time which is later than I normally would have fallen asleep. | F | 20 | 1 days | 3/14/2009 | 3 | Insomnia | Hallucinations, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, black outs. | I have taken Ambien off and on for about 5 years. This drug helps me sleep at first but has never kept me asleep more than a couple hours. Ambien has caused me to do many things I don't remember doing the next day, such as sleepwalking, preparing and eating food, having complete conversations, having sex, and much more. In myself and several others I know who have taken it, it has caused strange hallucinations in which you believe there are people in your room or house that aren't actually there. As strange as the side effects are, it did cause me to want it again day after day. Strange drug. | F | 27 | 5 years | 3/13/2009 | 4 | insomnia/ stress/ anxiety | none | after reading these comments for almost a week after i perscribed this medication i was too scared to take it. however i got brave last night. i made sure i took it while in bed and actually ready to go to sleep. i had no problems with it. i woke up about twice but was able to fall right back asleep without getting out of bed. when i woke up this morning i was totally ready to start my day!! THATS a feeling i never have becuase i am usually too tired. was not drowsy and was so thankfull for a good night sleep. So for those of you who were like me, it just might be okay..take it IN bed and stay there. | F | 30 | 1 days | 3/12/2009 | 4 | Insomnia | I started takindg Ambien three weeks ago, I have had no side effects. I didn't take a tablet last night and had very terrifying nightmares. I don't know what that is all about. I am not sure if I should continue with Ambien or not. | One thing that I did notice about Ambien users who have posted on here is that Ambien tends to interfere with their ability to spell correctly, use grammar correctly, use capital letters correctly, e.g., "your" for "you're"...."there" for "their", etc. | M | 67 | 21 days | 3/11/2009 | 4 | Stress, anxiety, unable to sleep | Hallucinations, sense of euphoria, wanting to eat and having no memory of it the next day until you see the wrappers/dirty dishes. And..SLEEP! | A very odd drug but useful. As many of the other reports here talk about, there ARE some side effects that have gotten some people into trouble. If you take an Ambien and continue to stay awake, walk around the house or surf the net you are bound to experience some of them. Words on the computer will start to bend, objects in your house will seem to float up towards the ceiling. It can make you think that objects are people staring at you. It can also make you feel like the "life of the party" and makes you want to start cooking and eating. The real danger is when people get into their cars and want to go shopping. Driving on Ambien will get you a DUI! I have found that Ambien CR keeps me asleep longer and have since switched. The eating/sleep walking/hallucinations are not as intense but they are still there. I do not feel groggy or run down the next day, no side effects afterwards, just the initial "twilight zone" of weirdness that happens before you finally | F | 42 | 3 years | 3/6/2009 | 4 | getting back on track | Craziness 10 minutes after taking it. I started rearranging my apartment and woke up on my living room floor the next day next to a $5,000 vase shattered on the ground, do i remember any of it? N0!! very scary. | it works great to put you to sleep, but go to bed immediately otherwise you are at risk for some serious wacky behavior that can have consequences | M | 36 | 5 days | 3/6/2009 | 4 | In somnia | Brand Ambien was effective at putting me to sleep; but I woke up a couple hours later (was taking 5 mg or 7.5 mg once a week). Generic Ambien gave me a hangover feeling next day (nausea, etc.), that brand Ambien did not give me. Amazing how brand Ambien can really help you fall asleep... But it's the STAYING asleep that is more problematic. So, I am trying Ambien CR now. | I am trying Ambien CR now. I tried cutting a CR pill in half, which you're not supposed to do with continual-release (CR) pills, and felt hungover the next day. Shouldn't have done that... I will try taking CR as recommended. | F | 35 | 2 years | 3/6/2009 | 4 | Insomnia | It works but it makes you crazy if you don't go to bed right away. My friend stayed over one night and after taking it, I started beating him up for no reason. I woke up the next day sore because of the "rough play" and had to recollection of the event. Otherwise it works fine. | Took it when needed 2 - 3 times a week. | M | 22 | | 3/4/2009 | 2 | insomnia | very sleepy at the beginning but still wake up in the middle of the night | I take 10mg and it seemed to work but I guess it wears off fast and I wake up about 4 hours later and can't go back to sleep. Next time I will ask for the CR version | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 3/4/2009 | 1 | waking up too early -3am | this drug works but definitely causes psychological dependence with just 5 consecutive nights.i also noticed a definite change in my emotions. i became aggressive and easily angered over minor things. | this drug scared me because of my definite feelings of addiction and anger management issues. it works well if used very sparingly.all problems stopped upon discontinuing daily dose.beware | M | 53 | 3 weeks | 3/4/2009 | 4 | Toss & Turn for hours | legs weak, apparantly i stare at people, i've walked in my sleep, i make food, I eat, i had sexual encounters with partner that I do not remember, but apparnatly it was great | i don't want to give it up because it helps me sleep. i've taken it on and off for about a year. | F | 42 | 1 years | 2/27/2009 | 4 | often can't fall asleep | some mild hallucinatory sensations. | to avoid side-effects I've learned to take the pill only when I get into bed. I read for about 5 minutes, then turn off the lights and fall asleep within another 5. If I take it before getting into bed, it seems to not work as a sleep aid. I only take occasionally. | F | 63 | 2 years | 2/20/2009 | 1 | insomnia | I was taking tamazapran, which I recommend. My concern was I was getting too dependent on it, so I tried switching to Ambien to shake things up. It worked ok... I slept ok, but not great... not as well as on the previous drug. However, since I only take ambien occasionall, I have become aware of the side affects the next day... I'm usually paranoid and anxious, with a side of depressed... It's happened too often now to be considered coincidental. | I tried Ambien on the advice of a KIA (know it all) at my work. I should have known that most KIA's have no idea what they're talking about and should have their advice avoided at all costs. | M | 2 months | 2/19/2009 | 5 | plane ride, sleep after jetlag | the first few times - NO side effects. I used very rarely and only when I REALLY needed to sleep and couldn't. When I used 2 or 3 times in a row, I felt like I was developing tolerance, so I stopped. No real problems, no grogginess in the morning. | F | 27 | 10 days | 2/18/2009 | 4 | insomnia | drunk feeling if I don't lay down & go to sleep right away | Unable to sleep without it. Daughter woke me up one night & told me someone was trying to break in the house, I loaded a gun (had never done so in my life), and shoot a hole right through the bedroom door & through the wall. It's strong but it works! | F | 38 | 7 years | 2/17/2009 |