AMBIEN Reviews (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE)

Average Rating: 3.1 (1450 Ratings)

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AMBIEN  (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE):  Zolpidem is used to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia) in adults. If you have trouble falling asleep, it helps you fall asleep faster, so you can get a better night's rest. Zolpidem belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect. This medication is usually limited to short treatment periods of 1 to 2 weeks or less.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-16 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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DATE ADDED
 
 5  paxil caused very shallow sleeping none ads say should be only taken 7 - 10 days but doctor figures I will need it for as long as I am on Paxil, insurance pays for it and it does the trick M 31 4 months
5/11/2004
 4  shoulder pain w/ sleeplessness none while taking it. Bad nightmares and could not sleep at all when I stopped taking it. Slept really well, no drowsiness the next day. No problem until I stopped taking it. F 38 10 days
5/11/2004
 5  initial onset insomnia Amnesia, only if I hadn't gotten at least 3 hours of sleep in the first hour of waking or so. Also, may not remember activities right before falling asleep, although I seemed to function cognitively fine. NOT a good idea to engage in sexual behaviors after taking Ambien, for obvious reasons. Works quickly, and usually only take half a 10mg. tablet is sufficient, unless I am really anxious about having to get up early and I am clock watching, ect. It has been a godsend!!! F 37 10 years
5/10/2004
 5  delayed sleep-onset insomnia Next-day nausea, headache, diarrhea if taken too late at night. Hallucinations and paranoia initially, passes after a couple of times of taking it. FABULOUS for delayed-sleep-onset insomnia. It can put me to sleep no matter how anxious I am. Works great if you have 8 hours to sleep after taking it. Forgiving even if you have a bit of alcohol with it. Initially causes paranoia and hallucinations, so be prepared. That passes after you're used to it. I recommend 5mg rather than 10mg. F 35 7 years
5/9/2004
 5  Insomnia due to Wellbutrin No side effects It works great. Sometimes I only take half a pill. No grogginess in morning at all. I only use as needed though as I've heard it is habit forming. M 36 2 months
4/12/2004
 3  Sleep Deprevation Mild hallucinations, nothing else. About 30 minutes into this while laying in bed I start noticing some odd cloud like formations floating around my room and they seem to be trying to communicate with me. I finally fell asleep after 1 hour and slept 4 hours straight but woke up feeling wide awake and had trouble getting back to sleep. Gonna try 5mg tonight before bed and if I wake up will take another 5mg. Don't take more than 10mg a day so this may solve problem. sorry to post so soon after one night but don't think your going crazy if you see things for awhile in bed ;) M 36 1 days
4/9/2004
 4  SLEEP F 33
3/31/2004
 5  insomnia forgetfulness M 40 90 days
3/3/2004
 4  insomnia Addictive, in that sleeping is even more difficult when the drug is not taken. Vivid, frightening nightmares when medication is stopped. If I don't sleep within 30 minutes after taking Ambien, I (reportedly) function normally, but have no memory of anything I say or do while it's in my system. M 51 2 years
2/6/2004
 5  waking in the middle of the night memory loss right before sleeping, I have to take it right when i go to sleep or i do stuff I can't remember... i finally sleep threw the night which is nice, i have very vivid dreams F 34 1 months
12/13/2003
 5  sleep problems when awakened by loud noises once and got up, I was extremely dizzy, disoriented, laughed almost uncontrollably, and hallucinated (bedspread and rugs appeared to be levitating). now I take only 1/2, and take it very sporadically, only when absolutely necessary. Never more than 4 nights in a row. F 53 5 months
12/12/2003
 3  Insomnia None It does help me get to sleep, but the sleep is only good for about 4 hours and I'm awake again. Taking a plain Tylenol along with the Ambien will usually get me an extra hour or two of sleep. 6 hours sleep via the above is about the best I've been able to do since 1994. Every now and then I go into a two hour cycle: sleep two hours, awake two hours, sleep two hours, awake ... that's when I resort to the Ambien and if necessary the Ambien/plain Tylenol combination for a couple of nights. Taking Ambien every night for slightly better than two weeks didn't produce any better results, just the 4 hours, so I only take it on occasion now as mentioned above. F 61 44 times
11/30/2003
 5  
10/26/2003
 5  sleep problems groggy in moring M 37 3 weeks
10/14/2003
 5  to get to sleep dizziness I know of people who have taken this drug and became completely disorrented fell over and injured themselves. I don't take a full 10 mg. I usualy bite off a quarter pill and I fall right to sleep. No drugged feelinging the morning. I am probably addicted to it because I don't sleep as well as without. I have been on and off of it over the last two years. The only time I have ever taken a full 10mg Tab was prescibed after sugery. 1 Quatrter tab works perfectly and leaves me 4 times the medidation prescribed M 56 2 years
10/1/2003
 2  insomnia - waking at 4am No side effects. No morning residual. Fell asleep great with the drug. However, awoke at about 5am. The half life of the drug is too short for people who have trouble staying asleep. Taking Klonopin now. M 52 2 months
9/25/2003
 4  Insomnia F 48
9/24/2003
 5  insomnia M 49 6 months
9/4/2003
 5  Couldn't get to sleep or stay aslee none I use it 3-4 nights a week M 56 2 years
8/3/2003
 5  insomnia none great drug, no hangover, not addictive F 27 6 months
6/2/2003

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