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 | Stress, anxiety | Eating, and eating weird stuff. Did a litte deviant sexual stuff like hooking with some women that normally I would avoid like the plague. | One morning I got up and realized I had taken some ham, wrapped it around a piece of string cheese and fried it and ate it in the middle of the night. Definate amnesia episodes. I started taking walks with my ipod and was fond of dancing by myself at the intersection of major roads. Keep in mind I am a white, 43 year old dude who has no business dancing anywhere. I got to the point where I was looking forward to taking this stuff every night. Now I am 6 days into successfully not taking it. My goal is 10 days. Then maybe I can go another 10, and then get totally off this stuff. | M | 43 | 11 months | 10/30/2008 | 1 | insomnia | Burning mouth, chronic pain and numbness in all of my teeth. Heaviness in head, ear pain and pressure. Clicking sound in my head above the ears. Tingling, pins and needles in my hands and feet. | Will someone please tell me if taking ambien for 7 years with no side effects can suddenly develop symptoms such as mine. I was totally off ambien for 5 months and saw no improvement. Was that not long enough???? I need to know, I was also taking more than was prescribed. I have had this pain for 3 years and doctors don't know what is wrong with me. And no pain reliever, relieves my pain. Please help me. | F | 52 | 7 years | 10/30/2008 | 4 | insomnia due to bladder problems | None | After a repeat c-section, I developed terrible insomnia due to bladder spasms (my bladder had been damaged during the surgery). My sister and step-father warned me about side-effects like others on this board have mentioned, but this is the only prescription sleeping pill that is OK during breastfeeding, so I started taking it anyway. The first few weeks it was miraculous. I took it, fell asleep within 15 minutes, slept for 5-6 hours and then went back to sleep easily after dealing with the baby. Now the 5 mg dose no longer overcomes my bladder spasms as effectively and I have been waking 3-4 times/night, but I still fall asleep quickly and generally go back to sleep easily. I'm hoping to be able to stay on the medication until I wean the baby and can take drugs for my bladder, but am concerned that I will eventually require a higher dosage to have the same effectiveness. | F | 38 | 5 weeks | 10/28/2008 | 3 | Insomnia | Took 5-10 mg every night or every other night for about 6 months I started getting very mentally weak and anxious the next day feeling like I was in a haze.I stopped about a week ago after getting some xanax from my mom to use until I got weaned from it. Ambien is for very short time use only.It is a good but nasty drug.It does have side effects.I feel MUCH better now,more functional during the day and the anxiety has subsided. I dont want any more of it.use with caution,and watch for mental confusion,anxiety and depression-OH yes depression too-I had some of that and I know it was from the ambien because I never had it before.USE WITH CAUTION only for a short time or every third or forth night if only really needed. | M | 51 | | 10/25/2008 | 5 | DSPS (delayed sleep phase syndrome) | Euphoria for the first month or two. Some "drunk dialing" type conversations with people. No daytime drowsiness noted on 10mg, taken just about every day. | Once I realized just how FAST ambien works, I started taking it in bed and waiting for it to kick in, rather than thinking I could take it, take a shower, and then be ready for bed. No. That's where the craziness comes in. If you use it as directed, it does exactly what it's supposed to do. *AND* if you take it on an empty stomach, it works best. So I purposefully don't eat past 6pm, take it, and go to sleep=lost 15lbs the only difference was taking this drug. Nice side effect :) I have a history of sleep walking, but taking this regularly the sleepwalking actually went away because I was getting a constant amount of sleep from day to day. | F | 25 | 2 years | 10/24/2008 | 5 | insomnia | nighttime cravings, mild hallucinations | I started taking 10mg Ambien with 50mg Seroquel in Feb for anxiety and insomnia. I tried taking the Ambien alone, but I'd wake up standing in front of the refrigerator every night with no idea how I got there. Some mornings I would check the trash and see candy bar wrappers or other evidence of a midnight feast I didn't remember having. I now take the Ambien with 25mg Seroquel and that causes me to sleep very soundly for 6-8hrs and wake refreshed. I have to take them after I'm already in bed, though, because otherwise I have trippy hallucinations, make phone calls I don't remember and send emails full of nonsense to friends. As side effects go, I'd say that one's at least amusing for everyone! | F | 34 | 8 months | 10/23/2008 | 5 | insomnia | a little foggy the next day if I take 10 mg but wears off quickly. No side effects with 5 mg. | I don't take every night - only when I get to the point that I feel really sleep deprived. | F | 49 | 2 years | 10/22/2008 | 4 | insomnia | headache next day | I hear lots of scary stories about this drug, but I feel I have been using it responsibly and successfully for several years: Only once in a while and only the smallest possible dose. It works pretty well for me. | F | 30 | 4 years | 10/21/2008 | 3 | to help getting to sleep due to rls | I take mirapex along with the ambien and wake up after 5 hours exactly never to go back to sleep again because of racing thoughts and elevated heart rate. | F | 54 | 2 years | 10/20/2008 | 4 | insomia | Was always clear headed, but started to wonder why my memory was getting bad, as well not feeling "right". At first it worked great, went to sleep within minutes, and slept 8 hours for the first time in years. I was wondering though why I felt so "unsure" of things. Have to get off this, since it does affect my daily life. I'd rather stay awake for a few hours than feel like a "zomby" all day. | I never need medicine for insomnia, so I gave this a try. I KNOW I have to get off it to stay healthy. | F | 80 | 2 weeks | 10/17/2008 | 1 | insomnia | Depression, memory loss, heavy, foggy-headed feeling in the morning... | Ambien made me sleep for 5 - 6 solid hours, sometimes even more, which was great, but the side effects were not worth it. I took the drug for about a year, as it was the only way I could sleep. I stopped taking it because of the severe memory loss, which started to affect me at work, the serious drug haze I felt upon waking... At times, I literally felt I couldn't function. Take caution when using this drug. Only take it SHORT TERM. | F | 39 | 1 years | 10/16/2008 | 1 | insomnia | Nausea, vomiting, severe dizzines, hallucinations, slurred speech, nightmares | This was the first time I took it..but it was the last. Crazy side effects for me. I don't think I've ever been that sick and disoriented. Switched to Rozerem. | F | 33 | 1 days | 10/16/2008 | 1 | trouble sleeping after surgery | Took Ambien off and on for for a week to get some sleep. Woke up yesterday, Oct 9 '08, dressed as usual and headed to work. Remember driving the 1st mile or so and think the Truck drove a little funny. Woke up wondering why I had a tree on the hood of my truck and two guys were asking me If I was alright. They helped me get the truck out and, for some reason, this seemed normal. I left and continued to drive the very curvy road we live on. Thankfully, one of the men called the police and reported me for driving erratic. I told the police I had No Idea what happened. I'm Very happy he called. My truck can be fixed, The police listened to me and let me get a get assistance. I'll never take this or , probably, any other sleed aid again. Scared me more than anything I've ever had happen to me. | DO NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE! | M | 60 | | 10/11/2008 | 5 | insomnia | nothing abnormal | It worked great for me, made me fall asleep fast, no grogginess the next day, woke up feeling rested. Would recommend. | F | 30 | 60 days | 10/9/2008 | 2 | depression and insomnia | AMNESIA! It is the worst feeling to have my boyfriend tell me that I was walking around aimlessly, stumbling, drinking, sitting on the floor in the basement, and saying weird things...and I remember absolutely none of it!! It frightens me to death, especially the drinking because I rarely drink. I usually have no problems, but sometimes I will just get up out of bed and do things that are totally out of character for me and have no memory of it. I've become dependent, but, today, after doing these things again last night, I've sworn to myself that I'll never take it again. I've been lucky that nothing real serious ever happened...only seriously embarrassing. And I feel guilty because I missed work today--I felt way too achy and miserable to go. | Avoid this drug if at all possible--it helps you sleep, but the risks are possibly too great. I also believe more than 1% of people experience these side effects--1% is just what is reported. It's taken me more than 4 years to realize that insomnia is better than amnesia. | F | 44 | 4 years | 10/9/2008 | 4 | 30 days | 10/8/2008 | 1 | Insomnia | I hallucinated the police came and told me my three sons were killed in a car accident. I had recently gotten out of hospital from surgery...I took the entire bottle of ambiem, disolved it in water to drink and kill myself. Reason: no reason to live my sons were dead. Keep in mind, until this date, I NEVER had one psychological problem, NEVER a suicidal thought, was known to co-workers, friends and family as the strongest person they know. A second before drinking all these pills, I called my sons cell phones (oldest first) I wanted to hear their voice before I died. HE ANSWERED! I was completely unconsonsable, my sons came home and immediately took to a hospital and told them what happened. I was freaking out, I did not know if me seeing my sons there was the dream or being told they were dead was. After all, I talked to three policeman that told me my sons were dead! [So I thought} Had my brother and sister-in-law not worked there and knew I was not the suicidal type, it cou | Please do not risk your life or your families by taking this! | M | 36 | 3 days | 10/8/2008 | 1 | Insomnia | Can't sleep for more than 3 hours straight without waking up. Groggy the next day. Anger and suicidal thoughts are commonplace. Strange dreams. Overall this is the worst drug I have ever taken. | M | 32 | 3 days | 10/5/2008 | 5 | I have chronic RLS | The only one I have is that it does seem to make me sleepier the next day than I would otherwise be. I have not had any wild & crazy episodes like so many other people, thankfully. | I developed chronic Restless Legs Syndrome during my pregnancy a couple of years ago and it was making my life miserable. I went from being a person who had no trouble sleeping to someone who was sleep-deprived. My doc suggested Ambien & I was reluctant at first, but now I'm so glad I take it. I have been able to get a full night's sleep ever since! I will add, however, that I DO NOT take Ambien if I am the only person at home with our son. I am afraid I won't hear if he cries or needs us. Otherwise, I am very satisfied with this medication. | F | 45 | 2 months | 10/4/2008 | 4 | Insomnia | Binge Eating At Night After Taking Medication | I like this med as in it puts me to sleep and I can stay asleep until morning. I decided to cut down and eventually go off this med because of enormous weight gain over the past 3 years due to binge eating at night after taking med. (It didn't work, I could not sleep after cutting down). I take 12.5 mg. I have also tried multiple over the counter and prescribed meds for sleep. None work well except this med. I will try to take my med and then not get out of bed to go downstairs for late night snacks...It's the best I can do at this time. "I NEED TO SLEEP." | F | 48 | 3 years | 9/29/2008 |