Sixteen days ago I admitted myself to a detox hospital to get off ambien. I spent eight days in a hospital to detox. I had 2 prescriptions and was always running out. This drug was ruining my life because I constantly obsessed about how I could get more. It was all I seemed to care about. I took about 10 a day – and yes, during the day. Very few people could believe that I was able to take ambien during the day and function, however, my body built up a tolerance to this drug and towards the end, i had to take it to get my head to stop hurting. The euphoric feeling i loved somewhat disappeared and i found myself taking them just to function.
This drug changed my personality and I became a liar and untrustworthy. I would love to see this drug taken off the market. I miss the feeling I had when I first took it but even that disappears after awhile. It feels great to get that monkey off my back. Thank you God!