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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Insomnia | I first took Ambien to deal with insomnia brought on by a medical condition that really upset me and disrupted my sleeping patterns. As the years went by I found Ambien to be a "good friend" when I needed to get to sleep...until the dangerous and unwanted side effects started to happen...what happens is, before you actually fall asleep, you slip into this weird "twilight" phase, when you can start sleep walking and doing things you don't know you are doing. You can talk on the phone, cook a meal, go outside and make alot of stupid choices while in this weird frame of mind and not know you are even doing it until you wake up and see the mess you made in the kitchen, etc. It's like you are operating on autopilot, making odd, "indulgent" sort of choices like online shopping, etc. The big wake up calls started happening then..I would wake up and realize I took many pills all at once..without knowing it. Somewhere down the line, after entering that "twilight" period, I decided to swallow more pills. Now I finally understand how people can accidentally overdose. Thank god, I did wake up in the morning and nothing horrible happened. There is also no way to prevent this from happening, outside of getting one of those timed, locked pill boxes, You end up doing things you dont even realize you are doing. The final straw came when, at some point, I tripped and fell and broke my nose, and I woke up with bruising on my face and sore knees. I | F | 47 | 7 years 1X day | 4/16/2014 | 5 | Insomnia | Sleep | Great Med! Tolerance will develop very rapidly, suggest using it sparingly.(1-2 days week max) The strange stuff only seems to happen when I take too much. Taking too much also makes me want to stay up and enjoy the cool buzzed feeling, so I fight the sleepiness. Too much being the entire 10mg pill at once. These days I just cut it in half, take 5mg, and I am out in 10 mins. | M | 40 | 1 years 5mg 2X W | 3/24/2014 | 5 | insomia | If I take more than recommended then I would get the amnesia sid effect. Now I just stick to the recommended dosage. | I do get a full nights rest & wake up refreshed | F | 41 | 6 years 5mg 1X day | 3/13/2014 | 1 | Help sleep with back pain. | Horrible depression and suicidal ideation. | Please beware of this drug. I've been taking this drug on and off for 4 years and because of a recent back surgery was put in pain killers. I decided to come off the pain killers and start using ambien to help me sleep through my chronic pain. I have never been depressed, but started to slowly sink into a dark hole. I would start crying at the drop of a hat. Mornings were the worst. It would start as soon as I woke up and I would get better as the day progressed. I have a beautiful family, young children, great job, great wife etc.. And had constant thoughts of suicide. I couldn't even get out of bed most days. I finally put it together and stopped taking the Ambien to see if that could be it. Anyways, it was!! Do a google search on Ambien and suicide. Scary stuff. Run from it. | M | 43 | 4 years .5 1X day | 2/27/2014 | 1 | insomnia | Did not work. Groggy all day and 5 hours of restless sleep if I got lucky. Lunesta is much better. | F | 29 | 4 weeks 5mg 1X day | 2/26/2014 | 2 | to re set body clock. insomnia6. | Requested a sleep aid to help reset body clock, after 3years of extreme fatiguefrom taking Tamoxifen- post breat cancer. Ambien seemed superb for first 3 or 4 days. Then, I started having amnesia with regard to conversatiins, put dog's Rx's in garbage can ...??? Excessively sleepy..weeping and depressed. Thien read these varied reviews. THANK GOD YOU HAVE THEM ON HERE! THANKS TO WOMAN WHO REPOSTS EVERY 9 MONTHS! I HAVE BEEN WARNED. THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING DOWN THIS PATH. | F | 65 | 6 days 6.25 mg CR | 2/21/2014 | 3 | Insomnia | After only one or two nights taking it, I was wired the following night unless I kept taking it | M | 49 | 1 days 5 MG | 2/20/2014 | 2 | insomnia from pain | I got out of bed and arranged naked light bulbs in my popcorn bowl so that they looked like giant popped kernels. Also: I had bizarre conversations that I later forgot. I ate junk food in the middle of the night. And i did not sleep deeply; continued to awaken often. | F | 53 | 5 years 10 | 2/10/2014 | 5 | Insomnia | Ambien is great, I don't know what all these people are complaining about. If you're doing crazy sh!t then you're taking too much! I cut my pills in 1/4ths and it still works like a charm! I hope all these complainers don't ruin a good thing for the rest of us. | M | 34 | 2.5 1X day | 1/21/2014 | 5 | work nights to sleep during day | Mild drowsiness when waking | F | 47 | 2 years 10 mg | 1/18/2014 | 5 | for sleep/nighttime anxiety | no adverse side effects | Ambien is great! Yes, I am on a double-dose, but not only does ambien provide immediate sleep for anxious insomniacs, contrary to Ambien CR-pushers, it does last, as well, it gives you a great daytime high; for me, I can pop at least 20 mg during waking hours, have some coffee, stay awake, and feel absolutely euphoric. This euphoria is accompanied by a funny/pleasant mouth feeling, but no hallucinations or ambien munchies. 5 out of 5. | M | 30 | 10 years 20 mg 1X day | 12/27/2013 | 1 | couldn't sleep | Awful ..scary ..was never told to hide the phone ..keys..car..whatever can do damage if you don't go to bed immediately..twice I apparently thought good idea to drive! But don't remember except when next thing I know someone trying to fix flat tire that I had no idea how got it..hate it and stopped all at once taking it..never again ..I Also prayed alot for help with withdrawal and was ok after 3 days.. | F | 50 | 3 months 10 | 11/24/2013 | 1 | insomnia | dental problems weight gain increased depression excessive fatigue | I took ambien for insomnia and became addicted, it nearly ruined my life. Like most people I would get up in the middle of the night and do random and weird things (mostly sleep eating), the difference is I would remember it the next day. While on it, I noticed that not only was I fatigued throughout the day and my depression worsened, but it destroyed my teeth. Never needing braces in my life, my teeth were straight and I was always told that I had a nice smile and then my teeth started chipping and crumbling; literally breaking apart and coming out in pieces while I was eating. I had to have two root canals and two crowns and one tooth extracted, another broke off at the gum line. I also had to go to a periodontist for root planing because I was at the beginning stages of gum disease. I had never had these problems in my life only when I was on ambien, now that I have been off it they have subsided, but a lot of damage has been done. I remember waking up in the morning having to take huge amounts of ibuprofen every few hours because my mouth and jaw were in excruciating pain from all the grinding I would do in my sleep. While I was on it, if I couldn't get it I would become extremely anxious and freak out, lashing out at people. I also gained an immense amount of weight due to the sleep eating, I remember getting up in the middle of the night and doing it unlike most people. For me it made me crave food and intensified the taste of it, it would make me seek out things that | F | 35 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/23/2013 | 4 | chronic insomnia | none | This medication worked wonderfully for about 8 years. I would take 10 mg. before bed and get a great 8 hours of sleep and wake up feeling good and well rested. I never could figure out why doctors are always so reluctanct to prescribe zolpidem (ambien), because it helps tremendously. In recent months it has stopped working,and I am lucky to get 4 to 6 hrs. of sleep a night. The only thing that has changed is that now I am also taking a medication to lower my cholesterol. Since it no longer seem to be helping me sleep, I am trying to taper off, and now down to 5 mg. a night. | F | 59 | 9 years 5 - 10 mg 1X day | 11/16/2013 | 5 | Insomnia | I slept great, however, I'm pretty sure I got up and ate 2 pieces of pie. | 42 | 10 days 20mg | 10/27/2013 | 2 | Insomnia | No side effects except one where I had sex while I was sleeping, but that was my fault as I combined it with another hypnotic drug out of desperation for some good sleep; this brings me to the satisfaction of this drug which was very poor for me. I could only count on a very short amount of sleep of 2 hours or less. | 1 months 10 | 10/17/2013 | 1 | insomnia | Addiction, hallucinations, amnesia, nightmares, hands shaking in the morning-violently and then through out the day to the point of not being able to write or sign my name without shaking or jerking my hands. Then I would have anxiety through out the day. | I took care of my Mother when she was dying from COPD. It was very hard, very stressful. I could not fall asleep. I started taking ambien. At first it worked, but then I couldn't sleep without it. It went from short term to over 4 years. I had gotten online and spent money I didn't have; gone on facebook and said strange things; have severe amnesia; hallucinations; nightmares; anxiety throughout the day; and wake up with my hands shaking violently-uncontrollable; hands shaking throughout the day to the point of not being able to write or sign my name or hold a cup and try to drink out of it or to hold a fork or spoon and try to eat. Shaking and skaking. I took myself off of ambien but I am STILL shaking. I have even had to have my aortic valve replaced. My doctor said he couldn't explain why I had the heart problem because he normally sees it in 71+yrs old. (I'm 47) He did say that ambien could have played a part in that. I have found some research that suggests that ambien can cause heart issues in some people. | F | 47 | 4 years 10MG 1X day | 9/28/2013 | 5 | Situational Anxiety, Panic | Mild fatigue | When facing a difficult task or criticism, my mind tends to freeze up and anxiety spikes to an uncontrollable heights. Only 1/2 of 0.5mg pill keeps me from loosing it totally in front of others and gives me back good control of my emotions. In an extremely stressful situations, I add another half of the pill. It takes about 15 min for X. to kick in and lasts close to 8 hours. I have tried several antidepressants with rather unpleasant side effects and Xanax seems to be the only med that works for me. | F | 38 | 2 years 0.125 3X W | 9/22/2013 | 1 | chronic insomnia | While taking Ambiens, I slept walked, ate, cleaned, cooked, made bon-fires, seen a cat that wasn't there, took more ambiens in my sleep without knowing it and eventually, got in a car and was in an accident. I'm being charged for this. Lawyer makes it sound so hopeless. But I would never intentionally put others at harm by driving in that condition. I am thankful I didn't harm anything but the car. Glad I didn' t accidentally overdose. A very scary and upsetting situation. Cindy | F | 42 | 1 years 20mg | 9/11/2013 | 5 | chronic insominia | none | This medication allows me to get a full night's sleep, awakening rested and refreshed. | F | 60 | 10 years 10 mg 1X day | 8/3/2013 |