AMBIEN Reviews (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE)

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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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 4  Insomnia Ambien works for me. I need to sleep. Ambien puts me to sleep. Side effects are some "spaciness" the next day, blackouts at night after taking. I actually ordered a pair of shoes off of eBay, another night a DVD from Amazon and have absolutely no memory of the purchases. My rule now is NO Internet after 11 pm. F 48 2 years
10 mg
1/27/2013
 2  Sleep This medication is a hypnotic agent, meaning it induces a state of amnesia. I took Ambien for two years because I could not fall asleep at night. It did help me fall asleep. However I NEVER felt rested the next day. I just couldn't figure out why I was SO incredibly tired all the time because I always thought I got a restful night's sleep. HERE'S AMBIEN'S DIRTY SECRET: Because this med is a hypnotic, you "feel" like you got good sleep because your brain literally doesn't remember - IT INDUCES AMNESIA- You end up assuming you got good sleep because you FORGET in the AM that you didn't! I have stopped taking it after two years of nightly use and replaced with a Melatonin/5-HTP supplement for the past 3 days. I HAVE NEVER felt so rested! I can tell such a difference. Turns out I wasn't sleeping well at all- I just didn't remember in the morning. F 31 2 years
1/23/2013
 4  sleep aid First week or so I'd feel drugged/drowsy for the first part of the day. That gradually decreased as the days went on though. Have taken ambien on 2 separate occassions for 30-90 day spans of time. Taken to help me get myself back on a regular sleep schedule. F 42 60 days
10 mg 1X day
1/11/2013
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 1  Lifelong sleep issues Amnesia, overdose Every once in a while I post about the dangers. I am a terrible sleeper and have cycled through meds. I was never a fan of Ambien but every 9 months or so I would take it for 2 weeks. 2 years ago, I had an amnesiac episode where evidently in the middle of the night I took 10 pills. I did not realize I did this for three days and suffered through the most horrendous anxiety that really made me understand why people kill themselves. I found out what had happened and was able to go into my local hospital for a few days to be treated and calm down. I always took the med responsibly. I would go right to bed. Everyone needs to be aware that even if you have never had an issue before, it does not mean this can not happen to you. I find Ambien to be such a toxic and dangerous drug, I would never touch this pill again... ever. M 43 2 weeks
10mgs 1X day
1/5/2013
 1  my dad- suicide He only took randomly. As needed. Very against medication, but bad back and stress he couldnt sleep good. Happily married, happy family. Merry Christmas. Don't take ambien. I think it had a LOT to do with it. Bc my dad was not depressed or suisidal and if he was he would NOT have done it the way he did it. The meds had his brain workin funny. M 55 1 days
not sure
1/5/2013
 5  nightmares and inability to sleep No side effects, but had to take other meds to control the nightmares. F 28 4 years
10
12/23/2012
 4  insomnia and headaches at night Amnesia... I ordered items over telephone and don't remember. I have done this several times and by looking at my phone it happens within the 1st hour of taking it. Also, I have actually walked outside at night and brought an item back into the house and don't even remember. That's the only issue I have experienced. I have found however that if you take 1/2 pill you will sleep all night versus when I take a whole pill I wake up about 4 hours later. SO... 1/2 pill works great for sleep! I have been taking this drug for many years and have found that 1/2 pill works better than 1 whole pill to sleep ALL night. For some reason when I take a whole pill I wake up 4 hours later and can't get back to sleep. I am just very concerned about the Amnesia though. F 50 6 years
10 1X day
12/18/2012
 1  Could not sleep through the night. Back and neck pain and tightness, After visiting the chiropractor and message therapist with no relief, I miraculously made the connection that it was the Ambien and not stress that was causing my pain. I have been off the med. for less than a week and feel great. The back pain is completely gone. 46 6 weeks
10mg 1X day
10/29/2012
 5  Insomnia No side effects. I have been on it long term, although I do stop taking it occasionally. It has been a blessing for me. Always wake up feeling refreshed. F 36 6 years
10mg
10/28/2012
 3  No sleep Next day fatigue, bloating, stomach pain, memory loss, racing heart, no sleep without it! Ambien is good for short term only. It does do the job, but side effects are bad. Went off for a while, all side effects went away. Trying to stay off. F 62 6 days
12.5mg 1X AN
10/23/2012
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 1  Lack of sleep Memory loss, confusion, hallucinations, headache. Thought I was asleep, actually made multiple phone calls and ended up driving on freeway. Remember bits a pieces of night such as the feeling as though I wasn't behind wheel of my car but knew I was on the freeway. White lines were lifting up and going multiple directions, seeing double, vivid colors, dog moving on my ph picture and only GOD knows what else. I cry now every time I think about danger I put myself and others in. So now I have anxiety and panic when I sleep or take meds- which my doc gv me clonazepam- on Day 2. Ambien should be removed off market and def not prescribed to anyone! F 28 1 days
10mg
10/7/2012
 5  no rem sleep. rare sleep Had cereal once that I didn't remember fixing myself but also hadn't eaten supper. This drug is the reason I actually sleep. I feel rested and happy. F 48 1 years
10
9/27/2012
 4  Insomnia Severe lack of inhibition-out of character behaviour. Occasional hallucinations. Headaches and chronic memory loss and diminished cognitive functioning during the day. I wish I had never taken this drug. Yes it was very effective for my insomnia. But now I have very bad anterograde amnesia. When I was on ambien I couldn't remember things I"d done the night before after taking it and I would do crazy things after taking it too. But this problem is far beyond that. I have SEVERE SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS. I can't form new memories and I have trouble recalling information that I *used* to know. Please let me know if you have also experienced this and whether the problem goes away. I am desperate for more information. F 4 years
10mg 1X day
9/21/2012
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 5  Insomnia Hunger in the middle of the night (not sleep-eating, I knew what I was doing) and hallucinations if I didn't go to bed right away I was having a pretty bad bout of insomnia and finally decided I needed to see the doctor about it. When I heard he was giving me Ambien, I freaked out. I had heard many scary things about it from other users. I was terrified to take it, but I figured not sleeping was worse, so I tried it. I slept so well that night. I didn't even remember drifting off. I felt so rested. I would notice that if I took it and stayed up doing anything, like reading, I would eventually start seeing things. One night the lights in my house looked like they were moving around and floating through the room, like orbs. It never scared me, though, because I knew it was the Ambien doing it and I was the one stupid enough to stay up after taking it when the label said to take it right when going to sleep. I also noticed that if I happened to wake up some nights, I'd get intense urges to eat anything crunchy, like cereals. But the sleep I got was so good. Eventually, the 10 MG I was taking started to poop out on me around the three month mark. My doctor did not want to increase my dosage any higher, so he just discontinued the Ambien altogether and put me on Lunesta, which was way more expensive. I was worried about stopping the Ambien cold turkey after three months and he said it shouldn't be a problem. I have been off the Ambien for going on three days now, and I have not experienced anything unpleasant. M 27 3 months
10 MG 1X day
9/13/2012
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 1  for sleep Couldn't sleep with out it ,doing things i didn't remember went 10 days with out sleep and a year later am bearly feeling a lil better .started sleeping on my own F 33 4 years
10
8/31/2012
 1  sleep disorder this drug should be taken off the market. it is very dangerous. my x-husband commited suicide while taking this drug. his doctore called in 60 pills and between tuesday and friday he had take 19 because he couldnt go to sleep. people forget how many they take because of all the side effects. take this drug off the market. M 53 5 years
30 1X day
8/26/2012
 1  To fall asleep Kept me up all night. M 1 days
8/18/2012
 1  post surgery sleep aid depression, memory loss, erratic behavior, anxiety, fatigue, OCD behavior, apathy, irritability, paranoia Anyone taking this should start tapering off now. I went cold turkey, a complete nightmare. 2 years of destroying everything I worked hard for!!! M 36 2 years
10 mg 1X day
7/27/2012
 1  to sleep can't sleep, keeps me up for 24 plus hours. I need to sleep , not stay awake. This is my secound drug for sleeping and nothing is working. F 45 3 days
5mg 1X day
7/2/2012
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 5  Insomnia Blackouts If taken correctly you will should go to bed and go to sleep. I know that if I take it and do not go to bed right away then after a certain point I will not remember anything. I have never taken it and drove. Once I am in bed I am in bed. If I drink before I take it then my black out periods are more frequent. But you just have to know this is the way it works. Other than staying up when I know I shouldnt and maybe not remembering everything from the night before is the only thing that has happened. But I know this is because of the ambien. Its something I accept. I do not recommend drinking with it though. You do much more crazy stuff. I am sure my partner enjoys the crazy sex he gets from time to time off of it I just wish I could remember some of it. But sometimes I am glad I can't. F 42 5 years
10mg 1X day
6/21/2012

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