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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMBIEN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Insomnia, night shift worker | I've tried every sleep aid available, and switched to Ambien when Sonata stopped working. I take a very large dose due to 16 yrs of working nightshift. This is the only way I can sleep. That being said, the major problem is amnesia. I have cooked, given my kids money, held conversations and much more, all the while I appear to be normal and awake. I have no recollection of these activities until my family starts talking about them. Also, the scariest problem, I like other users, have unknowingly taken more pills than prescribed throughout the night. The worst episode, best I can guess, is I took 10-15. My husband found me laying on the floor next to the bed, and I could not walk. I eventually ended up falling twice into furniture, and again woke up hours later on the floor, so bruised and battered I looked like I'd been beaten. I give the bottle to my husband now, and haven't had a repeat of that night. Overall, it works to put you to sleep, but it can make one act crazy. | F | 42 | 6 years 20mg | 7/5/2013 | 1 | Chronic insomnia | Amnesia, anxiety.. | I post this every 9 months or so. All drugs affect everyone differently, but I want to share my opinion on this horrendous drug. I cycled through Ambien for years. I would take it for 2 weeks or so every 4-8 months..2 years ago, I had an amnesia episode and I took 10 pills.. I want people to understand that I took this medicine responisbly. I would go right to bed. Be forewarned, just because you have never had an episode, does not mean you won't. I never really liked ambien but my sleep issues are horrendous. If you feel you must take it, one word of advice. DO NOT keep the bottle near your bed. I didnt realize for 3 days what I had done, but I knew it was the ambien. The anxiety was so horrific I finally realized why people kill themselves. It has been over 2 years now, and no amount of money would ever make me take an Ambien again. | M | 43 | 3 years 10mg 1X day | 6/17/2013 | 5 | Insomnia | I take ambien 1-2 times a month when my insomnia is really bad. Knocks me out within 30 minutes of taking it. I've never done anything weird or gotten up in the night. I wake up 7-8 hours later fully rested. | F | 41 | 6 days 5 | 6/10/2013 | 5 | Chronic insomnia | I have had sleeping problems ever since I could remember. Ambien has been a god send. I have had minimal side effects such as vivid dreams and having conversations with people and not remembering it the next day. The trick is to take it 15 minutes before bed and lay down with no electronics on and just close your eyes. Don't try to stay awake. That's where people are having the major side effects. | F | 23 | 3 years 10 mg | 6/10/2013 | 1 | insomnia | next day grogginess, after taking a few days in a row developed intense depression and anxiety | took for 3 days a week for about 3 weeks. This drug is awful. I can't wait to feel like myself again. Stopping TONIGHT! | F | 25 | 5mg 1X day | 5/30/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | Worked great for helping me to sleep, but the next day I'd be in this sort of dream-like state, and say things I normally wouldn't - which is particularly a problem when sending emails. I'd also discover that I posted a comment on my friend's timeline on FB that I don't remember posting - I'm just lucky that the comment I made wasn't offensive. Moreover, i just feel as though this toxic poison is pulsing thru my veins, causing me to feel terrible. I would definitely avoid this drug. | M | 42 | 2 days 30 mg 1X day | 5/16/2013 | 1 | Could not fall asleep | I had Ambien Amnesia. The first time I know about, I fell, with my head hitting the sidewalk, a head concussion and broken arm. I was taken to the hospital, spent 3 days in ICU and had every test you could think of. They never put the pieces togeather. Since then there have been 6 times that I am aware of. How many times I have had Ambien Amnesia I will never know. For 2 years, I have been scared, thinking something was really wrong with me. | F | 65 | 2 years 1 1X day | 5/6/2013 | 3 | Insomnia | Amnesia | It helped me sleep, when I actually got into bed. Even if I took it and went straight to bed, I would get up and cook or do some other activity and have NO recollection of it. I am lucky my husband was home, because I also had lost any impulse control. I was worried that I would get in a car and drive, killing myself and others. Such a scary thought. | F | 36 | 2 months 10 MG 1X day | 5/3/2013 | 1 | sleep problems | Amnesia, severe memory problems, fatigue during day as if I never slept well. At first it was "helpful" but then it seemed to cause paradoxical sleep problems. | This drug is meant for short term use and it does not help with sleep in fact it supresses deep sleep and increases light sleep leading to unrefreshed sleep. Built tolerance and needed higher dose. It has a short half life even the CR so it is in your system for only 3 hours. | M | 44 | 5 months 5mg 1X day | 4/24/2013 | 1 | sleeping issues. | i rarely used it. i know for a fact it contributed to random nightmares, i've never experienced nightmares in my life. this substance can be useful if you exert control over your usage,not use it often and avoid tolerance build up... the nightmares alone were sufficient as a message to tell me to stop. the dreams this substance cause are simply terrible. i also once experienced a quick auditory hallucination of an evil laugh right before i was going to sleep and that was on 10mg. | M | 30 | 2 months 10mg 1X W | 3/26/2013 | 4 | lack of sleep | Got to sleep ok, but often, woke up after about 4hrs of sleep, wide awake could not go back to sleep | F | 34 | 6 months 10mg 2X W | 3/18/2013 | 4 | Insomnia | Hypnotic sedation | I was prescribed this for my insomnia problem which required medical attention. All I can say is it cured my problem of not being able to fall asleep like a charm. But I soon noticed that if I took it and stayed up on it, a very euphoric hypnotic state would set in and I loved how it made me feel. Lights looked brighter, objects appeared differently, and I would sometimes catch myself glancing at my reflection in the bathroom mirror after using the restroom and notice my reflection looking different to me. I once slept in my old bedroom at my parents' house and it had those glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling, and while looking up at them I saw them swirling all over the place and moving about. It was obviously a hallucination. I began wanting to take the drug even on nights I didn't need it because this hypnotic state was so relaxing. I soon realized how dangerous this was and asked my doctor to discontinue it (despite its sleep benefits) and put me on something else. I had trouble falling asleep for a week after I stopped taking it, but then it got better. Be very careful with this medication. | M | 28 | 1 years 10 1X AN | 3/16/2013 | 5 | chronic insomnia | Most wonderful drug I have ever taken for my insomnia. It worked when nothing else did. Had slightly dry mouth. Otherwise, slept incredibly well & felt like it gave my life back. Would take it again in a heartbeat if needed. | F | 36 | 6 months 10 mg | 3/11/2013 | 5 | Insomniac | I had double vision in one eye once for one hour after taking Ambien daily for a week. | This drug is a life saver. I cut the pills into fourths and take 1/4 nightly. Then I skip Friday nights and switch to Unisom sleep melts for a night or 2 to break any potential addiction. I take 1/2 tablet only if I really need to catch up on extra sleep. I have an extremely stressful job as a dentist and with any high stress job, you may notice memory loss with or without Ambien, because the brain is only capable of retaining a limited amount of storage. I write everything down and back it up on my computer to save my brain cells. Since I take such a low dose, I have successfully averted all side effects. Ambien works for me and 1 other friend of mine who takes 1/2 tablet...she does notice eating things and not remembering but note she takes more than I . | F | 49 | 2 years 10 1X day | 3/10/2013 | 1 | sleep/almost started a fire. | Smoked cigarette.don't remember. next day found partial burned cigarette on vinyl floor near front door. i ALWAYS make sure cigarette is out in ash tray. do no smoke anywhere else except near ashtray. burned a half dollar size in vinyl flooring. my mom just died & i couldn't sleep.everything else given for sleep gave me hyper-awake. this drug is downright scary. NO MEMORY! | F | 62 | 3 days 8 0r 10? | 3/6/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | My wife took this briefly. Last dosage was 24 hours ago, and she is still having dreams that are very real to her. Last nights incident was very scary, she was crazed about playing this game, it was a role playing one for teamwork building T work. She was walking all around (stumbling actually) our house looking for the people she needed to get signitures from. When I made her aware of what was going on, after glimpsing insanity in her eyes, she broke down and started crying uncontrollably. All day long, she has been losing balance, dropping things and having realistic daydreams. The confusion is alarming, and, she is experiencing memory loss as well. This drug is a NIGHTMARE!!!! | F | 62 | 3 days | 3/4/2013 | 1 | Insomnia | Worked great at first! But then I would be getting up every 1 1/2 hr and take another one an not remember. Then all the crazy stuff started happening would get up and not remember eating, driving, sex, going to the neighbors. It's the scariest feeling not remembering that you did something. This drug should not be prescribed! I still can't sleep but I would rather it be that way then taking that crap!. | F | 35 | 5 months 1x day | 2/23/2013 | 3 | YEARS of insomnia | Nightmares! | F | 39 | 1 days 10 | 2/19/2013 | 5 | insomnia | Everyone reacts differently to meds. Ambien is my savior. Its the first and last prescription sleep aid I will ever have. No complaints- no crazy dreams or shopping sprees. Sometimes I even stay up an hour or 2 after taking it and im fine. As soon as I lay down, I fall right asleep. No problems here. Love ambien! | F | 25 | 6 months 5mg | 2/14/2013 | 1 | insomnia | This is a horrible drug that can RUIN your life as you know it. The pharmeceutical companies benefit - you do NOT. The only true complainers about this med being taken off the market are addicts - don't believe me? Read the posts. | After almost ruining my career, marriage and general reputation, I quit Ambien 2 years ago. I had been mercilessly plagued with chronic insomia for years and knew that hell that brings.... Oh, haha, you ate some food and don't remember it? Order something online and forget? Have great sex and your partner likes you more? How about not remembering driving and getting a DUI? How about going to your neighbor's house and screwing the husband there? How about taking a nap and leaving your kids at school to where the police are called? That could easily be you!! I know a small percentage of persons have no problem with Ambien, but it is the devils drug. The ones that complain are freaking ADDICTS that can't get any other good crap online anymore. And to the gentleman that wondered about memory loss? I would constatnly forget the names of office mates and even my own phone number...... The Drug gods are reaping blood money. Ambien can and will kill you. Ther are non-narcotic sleep aids out there - knock off wanting to get high and utilize them. I take an anti-psychoic that knocks me out for 6-8 hours with no other side effects... | F | 49 | 20mg 1X day | 2/14/2013 |