User Reviews of Ambien » Sleeping Problems

Ambien Side Effects

Anonymous Visitor — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:57:40 +0000

The reason you never hear anything bad about Ambien is because the people you’re talking to have probably just started taking it or are taking it as prescribed. My husband, a life long insomniac, started taking Ambien about 2 years ago. His doctor will not prescribe more than 1.5 pills per day (135 pills for 90 days) so he buys the rest over the internet from India at $250.00 for 90 pills (as opposed to $30.00 for 90 pills from the pharmacy). Still he comes close to running out and panics. 9 out of every 10 days that he’s home from work when I get home, he’s either sleeping or crying. One of the things that attracted me to him 14 years ago when we married was his upbeat nature. That is gone since he started with this Ambien. He tried to quit in January and didn’t sleep for 3 days so he went to the doctor and begged for more. It’s hard to see anyway out of this addiction of his. My advice: NEVER START!

Ambien Addiction

Anonymous Visitor — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:14:04 +0000

I’ve been on 5 mg of Ambien nightly for about 2 years. My doctor insists that is too long. This has been the best, least interupted sleep I’ve had over the past 12-14 years. When I forget to take a pill at bedtime, I wake up at 1-3 a.m. and then I’m up for the duration of the night… may fall asleep around 6 and up by 7 or so. This was my sleep issue prior to taking Ambien. There are days I feel tired but other than that I’ve noticed no particular mood or behavior issues. Addiction to Ambien….. probably…. my real addiction is to the wonderful, full nights of sleep I’ve experienced over the past 2 years. I anxious about the process of eliminating Ambien but know I know it needs to be done. My physcians advice is to add exercise and melatonin. Hopefully, this will get me through the worst of it. Good luck to others that may be going through this type of transition.

Happy to have Ambien

Anonymous Visitor — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:34:21 +0000

I’m a chronic insomniac it’s sounds so cool to say but it would send me on a breakdown if I had to stay awake 3+ days. I have to stay responsible for my duties in work and cannot afford to be making mistakes due to no sleep. I’ve been on ambien for about a year -yeah I’ve taken up to 9 to abuse them twice before for the high but end up picking the pieces of that the next day. That taught me to use the prescribed 1 a night. So I’m thankful for ambien if those who do have problems its likely they are abusing it. Then that’s there choice. I’m thankful for this medication.

Sleeping Problems

Anonymous AmbienOverdose.org Reader — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:50:28 +0000

I have had sleeping problems since I can remember. After serching with and without insurance I found a great doctor. I get medicaid now so I can continue to see here. I also make payment plans to the clinics that will work with you (like 10 dollars a month).

Alas the extreme, if you really are on edge and NEES some help NOW. Go to the Emergency Room. Most ER’s have a place for people like us. Quiet rooms that are comfortable, they bring you water and evaluate you on what your needs are. Payment is not important at that point YOU are. They have connections everywhere for what your problems are. Different Dr to treatment centers, inpaitent and out paitent.

O have gone twice when my docter left state. the doctor is back now and happy with me. But I have gone twice to get help. Do to my financial problems they wavied all of the fees associated with it.

Also Emergency Rooms cannot deny you servise. I hate to put this out there for people who work really hard and get very little back for the lives they save. But the hospitals now days care about thier city and thier communities.

Good luck!
Cynthia

Sleeping Problems and Hormones

Anonymous AmbienOverdose.org Reader — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:22:39 +0000

Sherry {and all other Women ~ A MUST read},
Several of your husband’s symptoms might possibly be related to a larger under diagnosed issue. Many Drs don’t even have the right answers.

This issue is Hormones ~ but wait before you roll your eyes and blow this off you should know this is from personal experience. So Much misunderstood ANDROPAUSE problems cause so many changes in a man’s body & mind IT IS BOGGLING! That’s right, its similar to the women’s Pause.

I experienced loss of so many things ~ didn’t want to go anywhere, didn’t want to call anyone, even my own family, irrational decisions, loss of energy, didn’t want to accomplish anything, hot flashes and more, however Sleep-Problems are also related to LOW TESTOSTERONE. This can begin at nearly any man’s age. To find out it’s a simple Blood-Test. In fact, if blood is drawn for ANY test all you need do is ask – it’s just a stupid box they check off; no extra cost.

Not going to give a lesson in the two types of TESTOSTERONE Tests ~ Normal and Free. The regular
or Normal range is about 200 to 800. The lower the number the worst it is. There are many meds that can be given and I went through them all until I found the one that works best for me.
One thing that many MD’s do is right away put a man on an AntiDepressant. Maybe good, maybe not.

I looked for an age in your post, but didn’t see one. I’ll let you know that my TESTOSTERONE problems started when I was 44, and widely thought that it could have begun years before. So, the last thought is you can at least get a base number, even if the Doc says he’s ok.

Good Doc Hunting,
Buck from Texas
November 15,2009