Category Archives: Ambien Side Effects

Today is one month after the loss of my daughter. She took Ambien so she could sleep. When visiting her in October I told her she should go to her doctor and get off this horrible drug. She told me … Continue reading →

In college I was prescribed Ambien 10 MGs due to not sleeping well. It was fine at first, was able to sleep better. I never woke up during the night or had strange behavior. After awhile, I became suicidal. I’m … Continue reading →

Started taking ambien 2 years ago because of insomnia. At first it was a God send, then I started to feel very moody and forgetful so I tried taking other things like melatonin, but it didnt work. On the ambien … Continue reading →

This article on ScienceDaily.com references a study that found the death risk of sleeping pill users to be up to 4.6 times higher.

My heart goes out to you. I am so sorry for your loss. I suffered methane gas poisoning while working for HUD in 2000 on a Desaster Response in Tarboro, NC. I have one son I can depend on but … Continue reading →

My son died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The autopsy report confirmed that he had taken Ambien the night of his death. He had an adverse episode with Ambien 2 months before – waking up in the morning to discover … Continue reading →

my 79 yo grandfather was recently having problems sleeping and his family doc prescribed him ambien. He started the meds and within 4 days he took his own life. He was a father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was a … Continue reading →

My husband is to go to court in the next 2 weeks for the charges of incest, child molestation and aggravated child molestation. We have 3 children our oldest at the time of the alleged incident was 13, just last … Continue reading →

My dad too killed himself while under the influence of ambien. My dad was the wildest, strong headed, daring, adventurous, spirited man ever! He loved his family so much, and had just recently gained his fith grandchild. His grandson Cason. … Continue reading →

I lost my wife who was 29 years old because of Ambien. My wife was diagnosed as depressed and and has been on 4-5 different anit-depresents between August through her death in December. The week before she passed, she was … Continue reading →

I have seen the positive and negative effects and the negative effects are huge. I have had experiences of cooking, calling people, doing things around the house and just being stupid. I tend to try and fight the act of … Continue reading →

It is said that Ambien is the doorway into the subconscious mind. It makes you act out you unconscious desires in a sleep-like state. The problem with this is you may not like what you find in your unconscious mind. … Continue reading →

we lost our son in law last week.. funeral just this last Sunday.. a man who will be dearly missed by many… he left behind 5 children a wife and more close friends then I could even begin to count.. … Continue reading →

the kid, even though he’s 15, understands what’s going on. he’s a very bright boy, bet he does well in school. just needs to work on spelling. back to the point, ambien was a gateway drug to me, i was … Continue reading →

Ive been on ambien for about a year. I get 30 10mg a month….I also have a history of drug addiction and have been on suboxone for about 3 years off and on. Over the las few months im finding … Continue reading →

I have taken Ambien off an on for a few years. I will take them for a month and then be off them for a few months. I do tend to forget or have a very hazy memory of talking … Continue reading →

My sister just died after taking ambien… She Was 30 years old. She was stressed and had the flu. Long story short she slept threw her being sick, She choked on it I am mortified.. I hate that because this … Continue reading →

I’ve had these SAME side effects happen to me recently. I took a couple of Ambien hoping to fall asleep with no problems. I stayed up on the computer, hoping reading something would make me sleepy. I ended up staying … Continue reading →

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-sleep-aids-cancer-death-20120228,0,2382260.story “A new study suggests that the 6% to 10% of Americans who use prescription sleep medications such as zolpidem (Ambien), temazepam (Restoril), eszopiclone (Lunesta) and zaleplon (Sonata) are more likely to develop cancer, and far more likely to die … Continue reading →

I have been clean from Ambien for 11 days. I will never be free from its allure, but I am tired of losing. 12 years ago I was considered an over-achiever, extremely financially successful, married, with three beautiful children. I … Continue reading →

I think about dying everyday. The choices I have made have lead me 2 this place of unhappiness. I have 3 kids a crappy job with no health care. I would love 2 have a job that pays well so … Continue reading →

Sorry everyone, no easy way out of this life. I have died And OD’d much. I have lucky friends that Died . No matter what I take or how I try Someone finds me , I wake up in the … Continue reading →

I found this website while looking for a way out and to find out if 49 ambien would do the trick. I had planned other ways of doing permanent harm to myself. I am still in the world and am … Continue reading →

My father also committed suicide after being prescribed ambien just one week before taking his own life! He had suffered a heart attack a the week before and all he said was just so tired and he couldn’t sleep. Nothing … Continue reading →

BEWARE – I am facing 2 -10 years in prison for (sleep driving) DUI. Because it effects your MEMORY….I unknowingly put myself in that situation again. I have been raped, I have cooked at night and eaten strange foods, scared … Continue reading →

i have been taking ambien almost 2 months now . ive had alot to deal with in the last few months i was attacked in my home , me & my family had to move i was so afraid he … Continue reading →

I have a story to tell myself. I am 29 years old. On February 8th 2012 I was prescribed Ambien by a psychiatrist after several attempts at other sleep aids she prescribed that were no help. I will also add … Continue reading →

Hi. I have been struggling with Anxiety for years now. Last year my Doctor started me on celexa daily and rescue medication of Klonopin. Last week when I went in for my med check, he gave me trazedone to take … Continue reading →

Last night I took ambien on a completely empty stomach and right away I got all messed up, like I was drunk or something. I didn’t even remember it today! I remembered vaguely once I was reminded. I had double … Continue reading →

PLEASE, PLEASE GIVE ME THE NAME OF A LAWYER WHO WILL PURSUE AN AMBIEN BASED LAWSUIT. nght 7/20/2011 ambien made me walk – always tight asleep – into the next room where i seem to hve tripped – broke right … Continue reading →

Wow. all of these stories are so eerily familiar to what happened to me last night. I have a prescription to ambien because of depression and anxiety which keep me from being able to sleep. Well last night I took … Continue reading →

I have been taking Ambien since Jan 2011 and found that yes, if I stay up (on the computer, doing homework, etc) I find that I do tend to do stupid things (post ridiculous things on facebook, talk to myself, … Continue reading →

I don’t have a particular story to share as an Ambien user, but after reading some of these comments I thought that I would say this: Please do NOT wait to seek help if you are feeling seriously depressed . … Continue reading →

I think more clearly, remember names much better and feel like a fog has lifted from my brain. I started taking ambien nightly three and a half years ago. I took it because of some some emotional trauma that kept … Continue reading →

I was prescribed ambien due to mild insomnia. I originally was given 5mg, but since this didn’t seem to do much, I quickly started to take 10mg. For a few months, it was perfect. I was sleeping well. Then….all hell … Continue reading →