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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Insomnia... inability to fall aslee | Whoa. Where do I start? This drug if taken before you are in bed (and sometimes after) left me inhibition FREE. Like being totally drunk. Making phone calls to a Father I haven't spoken to in years. DRIVING to ATLANTIC CITY! Leaving a love letter on the outside of a store for a clerk who worked inside. When you're on your Ambien Trip everything seems RIGHT! Also, pictures talk to you. Things move. My Data (from Star Trek) figurine was waving to me so I brought my Mom in to see. I freaked her out when I said 'don't worry Data would never hurt me!" I've never smoked pot or done any type of drug so this feeling is new to me. One time I decided I'd be better off bald and decided to cut all my hair off. Not sure what on Earth stopped me. And the wierdest part is... you don't remember any of this until something jogs the memory and then it all comes back in a rush. I've made plane reservations to Miami SEVERAL times and had to cancel. I've called my Brother who's 48 to sing him a lull | You must take it on an empty stomach and lie down but if by some chance you do not fall to sleep. Look out. To it's credit. I've been taking it for years and it still works Most of the Time. You must fall asleep right away though or anything could happen. | F | 38 | 6 years | 3/10/2006 | 5 | Insomnia & Fibromyalgia | Hallucinations, memory loss, irritability, Ambien addiction | I have another post in the dissatisfied section, but wanted to add that I have taken this as recommended. I actually take it once I'm in bed. I will fall asleep for a short while and then get up, either to do things I don't remember or hallucinate. My partner has observed this for years now, but neither of us connected it to the Ambien. The side effect info does not place enough emphasis on these side effects. My memory loss extends to my non-sleeping hours as well, I'm very forgetful now, which is frustrating, making more irritable than the Ambien already makes me. I take one 10mg tablet nightly. Fortunately, I don't go outside of the house and have never tried to get in the car. But I have prepared food using knives, all the while alseep and unaware. I also think this has made my IBS worse, as I have several nights a week when I wake-up fully in extreme pain, something that did not happen before I began taking ambien. | F | 49 | 7 years | 3/9/2006 | 1 | Insomnia from stress & fibromyalgia | Whoo Hoo - Hallucinations, memory loss and increasing irritability. | I've been taking Ambien every night since 1999. Sure I read the side effects from the package, but it wasn't emphasized as a major side effect, nor did my doctor mention them. I didn't realize that my unremembered noctural activities had anything to do with the Ambien. In the beginning, they were mainly phone conversations I had no recollection of having, finding an empty bottle of alcohol in the recycle bin (I'm not a drinker and this was a partial bottle at least 7-8 years old), partially cooked meals, food spilled in my bed, etc. These things began to happen more frequently. My partner often tried to direct me back to bed, but said I would get very agitated and angry. I wasn't sure I believed him. Then last year, while sharing a room with my sister and her family, I got up in the middle of the night, still sleeping, rummaged through my luggage, found some dried fruit, and proceeded to try to feed everyone. I had absolutely no memory of it. Now sometimes, there's a positive. | F | 49 | 7 years | 3/9/2006 | 1 | sleep | My brother commited susicide on this f*ing drug. He was only taking it for less then 7 days. He was never one to do that! He never cried out for help etc...less then a week on this he left this world in a stupor! He had told his wife the dreams he had on it were crazy. Last day alive his co-workers noted how dazed he looked. Now his wife and 2 children are alone!! His departure from this world was VERY dramatic and wholly unlike him!!! STAY away from this drug. any class actions on it please let me know. [email protected] | HORRIBLE!!! | M | 45 | 7 days | 3/9/2006 | 5 | insomnia | good | M | 16 | 2 months | 3/5/2006 | 5 | insomnia caused by stress/traumas | holy hallucinating batman! I've only taken this twice, but that is the main side effect for me. I am laughing my ass off reading these comments as if I'm currently on the drug. they are all so accurate! within minutes the first night the table became a lizzard. but I'm a smart cookie and knew that meant it was time to get to bed. while in bed the walls were moving and the bed was floating as if I were in a boat. strange. but I slept very well. the second time I took this I went straight to bed but it took me several minutes to fall asleep. when it kicked in I ended up calling my boyfriend though I had just been on the phone with him. I told him that there were people in here all staring at me and angry-like. the water bottle was bending over to look at me. the laundry bags became people and the bed was shaking a lot. he said it sounded like I was on drugs. needless to say he is worried and does not want me to take this anymore. but I slept a solid 8 hours each time I took this and felt | I laughed so much over the "ambien date" comment a few reviews down. I can't say it made me "aroused" but the next day AFTER when I did not take ambien, I had very um "graphic" dreams and ended up waking up for fear of acting them out in my sleep. | F | 21 | 2 days | 3/5/2006 | 5 | Cannot fall asleep | I get very hungry shortly after taking the pill and then start eating everything I can get my hands on and I barely recall doing it. I have very vivid dreams and begun to snore very loudly. I sometimes have conversations and never recall having them. | This pill has worked wonders for me as long as you follow the directions. Get into bed shortly after and take it on an empty stomach. Since I have been on it for over 2 years I think it has lost it's effectiveness. I know longer fall asleep in 15 mins, it now takes over an hour or more. | M | 42 | 2 years | 3/4/2006 | 4 | insomnia, depression | Get in bed BEFORE taking it! Otherwise side effects included: memory loss/amnesia, stumbling/falling, uncontrolable appetite. Thankfully no hallucinations. | BE CAREFUL ON THIS STUFF! I usually have a high tolerance for meds, but on this pill I was only taking 1/4 of the dosage recomended due to strange side effects. If you postpone going to bed you will regret it...I had no recollection of having sex with my husband one night-just think of what you could do without knowing it. I am waiting for the first court case in which Ambien is used in DEFENSE OF ACCIDENTALLY MURDERING SOMEONE. It's not a drug to be playing around with! | F | 27 | 5 months | 3/4/2006 | 1 | girlfriend uses it | My girlfriend uses Ambien and it has a VERY BAD side effect on her. She has hallucinations and according to her things and walls start to move. I am very worried and want to stress that this is a very DANGEREOUS medicine which should be forbidden. It's ridicilious that her doctor gave her this medicine and the bad thing is that she actually "likes" it which causes me to be worried. | M | 38 | 6 days | 3/4/2006 | 2 | insomnia / sleep apnea | night eating and feeding same to my dog - night walking (outside) - phone calls - ordering a lot of stuff via internet -no REAL memory of this activity but would see the evidence,food all over my house - weight gain (me & dog)- being told of my trips, to my car,neighbors cars and walking down the street | I know that this drug helps many with no ill side effects. However I am doing my best to GET OFF IT. I would rather take daily naps and put up with comments about me not being able to stay awake for lunch, golf or what ever than to continue taking this drug and having all the strange "AMBIEN ADVENTURES" IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE!!! | F | 67 | 7 months | 3/3/2006 | 5 | insomnia | M | 40 | 3 years | 2/28/2006 | 1 | unable to sleep | I finally figured out that the extreme, extreme pain in my hips and leg was due to ambien, not damage to my highly successful hip replacement. I was terrified and the pain eased immediately as soon as I stopped taking it. I believe that the pain started in my hips because they are the weakest points in my body. I took the pill and went to bed at once. But in two or three hours, I would awaken still drugged. I would eat and eat and eat. I would also wake up to find that I had made fifty successful bids on ebay. I stopped taking it and I no longer bid in the night and my bedding is not littered with crumbs, milk and cereal, a side of beef... I was eating a box of crackers in my sleep and had no recollection of doing so. The quanity of food that I ate was amazing. Thank God that I didn't decide to drive the car or even just take a walk in the dark or get on my tread mill. | Dangerous | F | 60 | 10 days | 2/20/2006 | 4 | couldn't sleep | some memory loss from what happened during the night | F | 25 | 5 days | 2/17/2006 | 5 | Sleep Apnea/Trouble Sleeping/ | Wow. Hallucinations, trips, memory loss... alot happened. 1. waking up in strange places 2. on nights that i actually can remember, things look like they're moving, when theyre not. 3. TV/video games appear to be 3D... not sure why. but it affects your vision in some way. 4. MANY hallucinations. 5. Feels like your on drugs. more than marijuana, less than mushrooms... somewhere in the middle. 6. you walk like you're drunk. very dizzy. 7. you will do many things that you cant remember. phone calls, whatever... 8. increased appetite. 9. very social feeling. you act like there are alot of people around you, sometimes cracking jokes to yourself. its weird. 10. strange/unrealistic ideas. they vary. All of the above may happen, but its unlikely if you go straight to bed after taking it. but on a weekend, why not experiment, its pretty fun... ******* only take when your inside your house and secure. im not sure what would happen if you went out and drove around, but | if you want to experiment staying awake while on ambien, be prepared... and DONT GO OUTSIDE! you could make some very stupid decisions, and who knows what will happen. | M | 15 | 2 months | 2/14/2006 | 4 | | 2/9/2006 | 1 | For Fibromyalgia | Severe diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, increased pain. I lost 20 lbs in a few weeks because we could nto find why I was so sick my doctor even was stumped. The diarrhea was so bad It would gush out of me suddenly. I vomited daily and this was very serious since I am a diabetic and when I had a rapid heartbeat I actually feared i was going to die i was so weak I could not hardly walk | F | 47 | 6 weeks | 2/8/2006 | 4 | Shift Work | As many her have stated, if you stay up and not go to sleep, you may provide hours of funny entertainment for the family. At first my sex drive increased, but probably has decreased a little when using the drug. When I tried it ealier in the piece, I tried 30mg 3x recommended dose and lost some memory of the night, but could recall the night before when I sat and thought about it. Also had some double vision, but take note, if you cover one eye, the double vision goes away..funny that. Never had awakened dreams. If taken constantly for more than a week could become irratable, note on a higher dose than 10mg. | As stated by others here, take the recommended dose and go to bed asap, you will have no issues. I have taken the drug on and off for about three years with no additive issues. E.G. for 7 nights, then break for 22 days, then back on for 7 nights. The person who stated this is a 'dangerous drug do not take', I have a question for you; 1. how much more addictive and dangerous is alchohol?? 2. Are you a doctor? Last but not least, unfortunately some people have to take a hypnotic such as Stilnox - like me, I have no worries great family etc, but work unusual hours, hence sleep architecture can get muddled up. This drug has helped me greatly in not falling asleep at the wheel on the way home from work - take note people, as that is a big bonus | M | 35 | 3 years | 2/2/2006 | 4 | Insomnia | Side effects for me have been very minor. The only real problmes are lack of concentration or memory loss. Get up walk across the room and forget why, kinda memory loss. Constantly. The other, if after taking it my wife wants to get romantic, right in the middle of it all, it's like some one injected me with saltpeter. Doesn't matter how long it's been or how excited I am, Stick a fork in me, I'm done. | I have found it to be hit or miss. I started on 5 mg but that didn't do much, so now I'm on 10 mg. About 2 years now. Some times I take it, it's like "Insta Drunk" 15 minutes later. Time to stagger down the hall and go to bed. Other times, I have no effects at all and get up to take another one an hour or so later. like now, it's 4:00 a.m. | M | 40 | 2 years | 1/29/2006 | 5 | sleeplessness/depression/bad dreams | No side effects from this drug IF taken as directed. Get in the bed and THEN take the pill. | I have had depressive episodes that last for years. And, I have terrible dreams when I sleep. Ambien has been a life saver for me. I sleep well and if I dream, I don't remember it. I have one worry, once I'm in ambien sleep, the house could burn down around me and I don't think I'd wake up. | M | 46 | 11 years | 1/27/2006 | 1 | insomnia | Rolling headaches like you wouldn't believe! So much pressure in my head that I feel like I am going to fall over. | I would rather be pecked to death by ducks than take this medication. All the hallucinations, wierd behavior, over eating, etc. is true. All the memory loss, affect lability, is true. This is dangerous, dangerous stuff. | F | 42 | 5 months | 1/23/2006 |