AMBIEN Reviews (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE)Average Rating: 3.1 (1453 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AMBIEN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | KILLED sister due to sleep driving | Cooking, making phone calls, online purchases, etc...with no memory of the event. Orders would arrive at her door and people would tell her about conversations they had with her. She was addressing these issues but sadly it ended with sleep driving on a familiar highway traveling North in the South bound lane hitting a car head on. Sleep driving is one of the side effects which is insane, I don't even take it but fear for my life now because of the drivers who do. I would bet the young woman my sister hit that is now disabled for life would agree this should be taken off the market. | F | 26 | 1 years | 1/25/2016 | 2 | taking Ambien 5 milligrams | Still waking up periodically during the night when I do wake up seem to have worse anxiety that I've ever had like a panicky feeling nervous not sure not sure if it's a side effect from this medication not sure fit a side effects on this medication | F | 53 | 8 days 5 milligra | 1/3/2016 | 2 | taking Ambien 5 milligrams | Still waking up periodically during the night when I do wake up seem to have worse anxiety that I've ever had like a panicky feeling nervous not sure not sure if it's a side effect from this medication not sure fit a side effects on this medication | F | 53 | 8 days 5 milligra | 1/3/2016 | 5 | Severe pain wakes me up at night | None | We just started with a brand new PA fresh out of school. She said she would not do an RX for over 5mg and 30 days at my age (65). Quality of life is more important to me and has been to my other Dr's in other states. (We worked for the government). I have MS, Osteoporosis, Arthritis mid back, lower back, and spinal injuries, problems, from C-5 down. I have excruciating pain, and even break thru Ambien 10mg, but it is what it is. I've never had any of my more experienced Dr's say anything about my dose. They know what I'm going thru. At least I've been getting five hours of much needed sleep since starting this med. Any contraindication, that says its so dangerous? I've used it without any problems for a few years. Occasionally skipping it if I'm lucky. Thanks | 1 years 10 | 12/22/2015 | 5 | Sleep problems due to nerve pain | None | Works great. Fall asleep within 10 minutes. No problems the next day. Cannot say the same for Linsey's. | F | 55 | 5 years 10 | 11/22/2015 | 2 | to stay asleep through the night . | My first night trying it woke up twice with nightmares. It's now 5am and I'm wide awake. | I've worked graveyard shift for 18 yrs. I was having difficulty staying a sleep and feeling rested when I woke up. Tonight was my first time trying the sleep med . I'm taking 5mg. Woke up twice from nightmares. And now I'm up at 5am wide awake. Was hoping this medicine would help me stay asleep and feel rest. Going to try it for a few more days but if the results are the same not going to continue taking. | F | 52 | 1 days 5mg | 11/17/2015 | 2 | Insomnia | Ambien certainly puts you to sleep. In my case, it gave me a terrible hangover. I seem to be in a minority of people that get this side effect. It makes me really cloudy and even depressed. I feel as if it works on the same pathway that gives you your liveliness, by dampening it. I also found that I built a psychological dependency on it. I would get some anxiety about not going to sleep without taking it. All in all, if you can avoid taking one of these classes of drugs, I'd highly recommend doing so. | M | 31 | 5 mg 1X day | 11/2/2015 | 5 | chronic pain causing sleep deprivat | Ambien makes me sleepy and takes away a substantial amount of pain so that I can sleep, at least more than half of the night. | This medicine has changed the quality of my life. Before using it, after a car accident, I was in too much pain to sleep. Opioids interrupt sleep patterns and do not take away enough pain. Ambien takes some of the pain away, as well as making me sleepy. Ambien's effects seem to be a little like the effects of alcohol, such as lowered inhibitions. It takes a couple of years to adjust to that. Reading another user's review here helps to confirm that it does that. If a person is psychotic then their psychosis will increase. If a person is normal and happy, they get happier. No financial decisions should be made while in the adjustment phase of taking Ambien. I hope that the pharmaceutical companies will do further research on Ambien's ability to alleviate pain. | F | 53 | 5 years 10 mg 1X day | 10/30/2015 | 1 | insomnia | I was having suicidal tendencies, attempted 6 times in 2 years, cutting myself, and never recalling why I did it. I was in hospitals constantly because they thought I was mentally ill until a phsychiatrist told asked me if it only happened after I took Ambien and I realized it did! I stopped the medicine and have since stopped all of the other psych crap they had me on and I've been fine for almost 3 years! Never let your loved one take this,medicine! | F | 39 | 6 years 10mg | 10/21/2015 | 3 | chronic insomnia | hair changes/ hair loss, depression, memory loss, dependency, decreased muscle tone, slight weight gain/ water retention. | 29 yo female, taking ambien for chronic insomnia. My PCP claims that I experienced extreme side effects. I was not on any other Rx drugs other than ambien. Went through a variety of tests to determine there was no underlying reason for my hair loss and nothing out of the ordinary was detected. About 4 months after I stopped taking it, I lost weight and my hair started to grow back. I would NOT recommend this product. | F | 29 | 18 months 5-10mg 1X day | 10/9/2015 | 3 | To sleep | grogyin AM , memory not good , not sharp b awfuland alert. Forgetful | i recently , after all this time had a seiger on the morning bus. They said stress! Never haas anything like that before. And yes I have anxiety but never a seizure awful | F | 68 | 2 years 10mg | 9/17/2015 | 5 | Insomnia | Started taking after death of my father and had a 2 week old baby. I started having seizures due to stress of loss and lack of sleep. It was my saving grace. I was able to relax and sleep 8-9 hours with the best sleep of my life. I've gained weight due to extreme nighttime hunger which is a negative. | Unfortunately, I've been taking for 12 years and think I'm addicted. I'm working to get off the medication completely. | F | 44 | 10 days 10 MG | 9/4/2015 | 5 | insomnia | NONE | I took ambien for many years and it worked perfectly, just exactly as it should. I would get 8 hours of restful sleep, and wake up feeling great. Then about two years ago the doctors decided they would not prescribe it for me anymore. I haven't had a decent nights sleep since. | F | 60 | 8 years 10 mg | 8/14/2015 | 4 | anxiety, insomnia | Sometimes groggy for a little while next day if taken too late. | F | 34 | 8 years 5mg 20 mon | 8/6/2015 | 4 | Sleep | Relax | M | 52 | 5 years 12.5 | 7/27/2015 | 1 | insomnia | I am diabetic and it increased my blood sugar greatly. I stopped it and in two days my blood sugar returned to my normal. | M | 53 | 28 days 5 1X day | 7/19/2015 | 2 | extreme insomnia | Dangerous and frequent sleepwalking. This includes actually leaving my house | To me it wasn't worth it. I'd rather stay awake than sleepwalk into the street and be run over. I switched back to restoril which doesn't have that side effect at all | F | 43 | 1 years 10 mg | 7/12/2015 | 5 | Clinical depression | No side effects | A few years ago I was unable to sleep at all because of major life change that brought on clinical depression, severe weight loss and panic attacks. Was prescribed Ambien to overcome the insomnia. Only used it for about 2 weeks. It got me back on track. It allowed me just 6 hours of sleep per night - no more, no less - but it was a life saver. Took it just before going to bed. No side effects in the morning. | M | 62 | 2 weeks forgot 1X day | 6/30/2015 | 5 | Night sweats during menopause=zero | Blurry vision after the drug begins to take effect. About 5-10 minutes after taking the drug on an empty stomach, I get into bed with a good book. when I can no longer read the words, its time to turn out the light. | This drug is a lifesaver for me. I cannot function without sleep, and Ambien gives me a good 7-9 hours of solid, nightmare-free sleep. I wake up refreshed. Seldom remember dreams, but when I do,, they might be bizarre as dreams sometimes are,not frightening. | F | 70 | 15 years 10 mg 1X day | 6/20/2015 | 1 | Insomnia | Ambien by Qualitest and Mylan cause horrible side effects. | I wish that people who have good results with generic Ambien would also mention the manufacturer of the Ambien that helps them. There are too many bad companies out there whose Ambien is poison. So please, please, if the Ambien helps you, give the name of the manufacturer so that other people might benefit from this information as well. | F | 60 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 6/14/2015 |