Comments for User Reviews of Ambien http://ambienoverdose.org Learn more about Ambien side effects Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Ambien Lawsuit by Kara http://ambienoverdose.org/538/ambien-lawsuit-3/#comment-26490 Kara Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:09:11 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=538#comment-26490 OMG, these stories are eerily familiar. I have a DUI that I'm going to have to defend, thanks to Ambien. I don't blame my Doctor, he was just trying to do the right thing by me. I'd heard about some of the side effects, but always assumed it was a drug interaction, and since none of the meds I was on had a known interaction, I was sure I was safe--wrong. I was on it for over a year, NO PROBS. Then one night it turned on me like a vicious dog. I went to sleep and woke up in the back of a cop car, with no memory of what happened. The police report sounded like another person I didn't know. I have an attorney and am praying for a just outcome. Please pray for me, I'm praying for all of you and everyone else who has been deceived by this drug. OMG, these stories are eerily familiar. I have a DUI that I’m going to have to defend, thanks to Ambien. I don’t blame my Doctor, he was just trying to do the right thing by me. I’d heard about some of the side effects, but always assumed it was a drug interaction, and since none of the meds I was on had a known interaction, I was sure I was safe–wrong. I was on it for over a year, NO PROBS. Then one night it turned on me like a vicious dog. I went to sleep and woke up in the back of a cop car, with no memory of what happened. The police report sounded like another person I didn’t know. I have an attorney and am praying for a just outcome. Please pray for me, I’m praying for all of you and everyone else who has been deceived by this drug.

]]> Comment on Tell Us Your Story by Rachel Mitchell http://ambienoverdose.org/tell-us-your-story-2/#comment-26424 Rachel Mitchell Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:51:27 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/#comment-26424 My name is Rachel and this Christmas morning my life changed forever. My mother was a beautiful, smart, loving and amazing person. She had her doctorate and was As. Dean at Barnes Jewish College of Nurse here in St. Louis. From the outside she had it good for a divorced mother 2. But only me and my sister knew what happened behind closed doors. It was just me and mom who lived in our house. She started taking Ambien when I was around 14. That was the first time I knew she abused it, cause I found her passed out in the family room. Through the years the abuse got worse and worse, and she started mixing Ambien with Xanex and alcohol. My sister and I always tried to talk to her about it. That what she was doing was bad, that her youngest daughter shouldn't be putting her own grown mother to bed every night, and that she was smarter than that too. But she never listened. I started just to view it as a joke after so long. My friends would come over and we could hear loud crashes upstairs, and I would just say "oh mom took her pill again." And a few hours later we would find passed out in some weird position some where. She never went to bed once she took, like you should. She would start cleaning the house, would make dinner at 1 a.m, work out but worse of all take a bath. I started finding her passed out naked in tub in the past two years. I got to the point where I would just drain the tub and leave her there. So she could wake up and see how stupid she looked. I sat her down many times and told that there would be that ONE day that ONE night I wouldn't come home and check on her, and she would drown in the tub. She would just brush it off, because she would never do that. One night I came home and my boyfriend and I found in the tub. The bathroom was a mess everything was spilled everywhere and me and my boyfriend had to get her out. Cause I was worried she would wake up and slip. When we told her the next morning she was horrified. And the pill popping, and drinking slowed down. Then I woke up Christmas morning 2011, and saw that nothing had changed. I went to bed early cause I had just gotten surgery. Soon I woke up to my moms' dog barking at me, I got up and saw all the lights on, the t.v was on and the radio. She took her pill again I thought. Then I saw the lights on the bathroom, I walked in and saw her pill bottle out and a glass of wine. I saw her in the tub, her head was slumped down and her body was lifeless. When I went to her I saw no movement. I picked her head up out of the water. Her lips were dark blue and blood was coming from her nose. I stared slapping her checks yelling "MOM MOM WAKE UP!" In my head I knew she was dead. I drained the tub and ran to grab the phone to dial 911. I pulled her lifeless body flat in the tub and started CPR. But it was too late. The cops and Emts came in and they tried too, but they said she had been died for a while. I went numb, I just couldn't believe all this happened. She took her damn Ambien and had a glass of wine and drowned in the bathtub on Christmas morning. I lost my only parent I had left that day, and my last view of her was seeing her lifeless body get carried out in a body bag. All of this could have prevented. But she had a secret addiction to Ambien, because it made her forget the all bad things that had happened. On her death certified it says Drowning: due to the consumption on Ambien and Alcohol. This little pill does so much more than help you sleep. It can ruin peoples life, and the people around them. That pill led to the death of my amazing mother. And my life will never be the same ever again! RIP MOM LOVE YOU! My name is Rachel and this Christmas morning my life changed forever. My mother was a beautiful, smart, loving and amazing person. She had her doctorate and was As. Dean at Barnes Jewish College of Nurse here in St. Louis. From the outside she had it good for a divorced mother 2. But only me and my sister knew what happened behind closed doors. It was just me and mom who lived in our house. She started taking Ambien when I was around 14. That was the first time I knew she abused it, cause I found her passed out in the family room. Through the years the abuse got worse and worse, and she started mixing Ambien with Xanex and alcohol. My sister and I always tried to talk to her about it. That what she was doing was bad, that her youngest daughter shouldn’t be putting her own grown mother to bed every night, and that she was smarter than that too. But she never listened. I started just to view it as a joke after so long. My friends would come over and we could hear loud crashes upstairs, and I would just say “oh mom took her pill again.” And a few hours later we would find passed out in some weird position some where. She never went to bed once she took, like you should. She would start cleaning the house, would make dinner at 1 a.m, work out but worse of all take a bath. I started finding her passed out naked in tub in the past two years. I got to the point where I would just drain the tub and leave her there. So she could wake up and see how stupid she looked. I sat her down many times and told that there would be that ONE day that ONE night I wouldn’t come home and check on her, and she would drown in the tub. She would just brush it off, because she would never do that. One night I came home and my boyfriend and I found in the tub. The bathroom was a mess everything was spilled everywhere and me and my boyfriend had to get her out. Cause I was worried she would wake up and slip. When we told her the next morning she was horrified. And the pill popping, and drinking slowed down. Then I woke up Christmas morning 2011, and saw that nothing had changed. I went to bed early cause I had just gotten surgery. Soon I woke up to my moms’ dog barking at me, I got up and saw all the lights on, the t.v was on and the radio. She took her pill again I thought. Then I saw the lights on the bathroom, I walked in and saw her pill bottle out and a glass of wine. I saw her in the tub, her head was slumped down and her body was lifeless. When I went to her I saw no movement. I picked her head up out of the water. Her lips were dark blue and blood was coming from her nose. I stared slapping her checks yelling “MOM MOM WAKE UP!” In my head I knew she was dead. I drained the tub and ran to grab the phone to dial 911. I pulled her lifeless body flat in the tub and started CPR. But it was too late. The cops and Emts came in and they tried too, but they said she had been died for a while. I went numb, I just couldn’t believe all this happened. She took her damn Ambien and had a glass of wine and drowned in the bathtub on Christmas morning. I lost my only parent I had left that day, and my last view of her was seeing her lifeless body get carried out in a body bag. All of this could have prevented. But she had a secret addiction to Ambien, because it made her forget the all bad things that had happened. On her death certified it says Drowning: due to the consumption on Ambien and Alcohol. This little pill does so much more than help you sleep. It can ruin peoples life, and the people around them. That pill led to the death of my amazing mother. And my life will never be the same ever again! RIP MOM LOVE YOU!

]]> Comment on Ambien doesn’t work for me. by Michelle http://ambienoverdose.org/1245/ambien-doesnt-work-for-me/#comment-26387 Michelle Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:08:46 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1245#comment-26387 My doctor put me on Ambien 5mg about 3 weeks ago. The first night I took it, 1 1/2 hrs later, I felt slightly sleepy, no where near enough to fall asleep though. I even tried increasing it to 10mg & the first time I did it worked decently but not since. Most nights I get 3-4 hrs of sleep before I'm awake & tossing/turning the rest of the night trying to fall back asleep. Tonight I took it 1 1/2 hrs ago too...yet here I am...awake & online. My doctor put me on Ambien 5mg about 3 weeks ago. The first night I took it, 1 1/2 hrs later, I felt slightly sleepy, no where near enough to fall asleep though. I even tried increasing it to 10mg & the first time I did it worked decently but not since. Most nights I get 3-4 hrs of sleep before I’m awake & tossing/turning the rest of the night trying to fall back asleep. Tonight I took it 1 1/2 hrs ago too…yet here I am…awake & online.

]]> Comment on My dad is on Ambien for chronic insomnia. by Cody Brown http://ambienoverdose.org/1671/my-dad-is-on-ambien-for-chronic-insomnia/#comment-26383 Cody Brown Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:52:09 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1671#comment-26383 II'm currently on two pills right now to sleep. 15 MG I sitll cant sleep but I have terrible visions and I hate the feeling it gives me. Suicide is a serious though everytime I take it. DONT TAKE AMBIEN II’m currently on two pills right now to sleep. 15 MG I sitll cant sleep but I have terrible visions and I hate the feeling it gives me. Suicide is a serious though everytime I take it.
DONT TAKE AMBIEN

]]> Comment on I was prescribed ambien when I started having trouble sleeping. by Cody Brown http://ambienoverdose.org/1663/i-was-prescribed-ambien-when-i-started-having-trouble-sleeping/#comment-26382 Cody Brown Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:46:35 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1663#comment-26382 I used to experience the same sypmtoms. I'm currently on two pills of ambien right now. 12.5 MG. I just want to sleep as well. I'm 18 years old and I already take something everyday for my blood pressure. when I lay down at first the ambein will tell me a fery realistic story before sending me off to lala land when I can dream some strange dreams, but the scary thing, the more and more I take this, the more and more I want to kill myself. I've thoght aabout it before this this, but this product just makes it so much worse. I used to experience the same sypmtoms. I’m currently on two pills of ambien right now. 12.5 MG. I just want to sleep as well. I’m 18 years old and I already take something everyday for my blood pressure. when I lay down at first the ambein will tell me a fery realistic story before sending me off to lala land when I can dream some strange dreams, but the scary thing, the more and more I take this, the more and more I want to kill myself. I’ve thoght aabout it before this this, but this product just makes it so much worse.

]]> Comment on Ambien Suicide by Katie http://ambienoverdose.org/542/ambien-suicide-5/#comment-26361 Katie Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:23:57 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=542#comment-26361 hang in there my uncle committed suicide .he shot himself in the heart. why? some of the family members found out about ambien. he always drank but never a problem, liked hang in there my uncle committed suicide .he shot himself in the heart. why? some of the family members found out about ambien. he always drank but never a problem, liked

]]> Comment on About by Allen http://ambienoverdose.org/about-2/#comment-26293 Allen Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:27:03 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?page_id=727#comment-26293 Reading many of these stories makes me know I'm not alone. That being said it has come to a point in my life where living is no longer rewarding. I am about to become homeless due to being denied unemployment benefits, job searching for months has been of no use, I'm down to my last $1000 from my 401k, I am the black sheep of my family so no one will help me out...my mom died less than a year ago and I was never there for her, I live alone have no real friends and have become pretty much a recluse. My health is deteriorating, I have given up caring about anything, even the thought of my children does not deter me. Medication and therapy does nothing for me...I am at the end of my rope. I have a full vial of both Ambien and Xanax here...after a last weekend spent in NYC with my gf I plan on getting very drunk one night soon and taking both vials and just going to sleep and never waking up...I'm done. It helps me that I am not alone in thinking like this. What lies beyond this life I don't know but I can't carry on like this any longer. Reading many of these stories makes me know I’m not alone. That being said it has come to a point in my life where living is no longer rewarding. I am about to become homeless due to being denied unemployment benefits, job searching for months has been of no use, I’m down to my last $1000 from my 401k, I am the black sheep of my family so no one will help me out…my mom died less than a year ago and I was never there for her, I live alone have no real friends and have become pretty much a recluse. My health is deteriorating, I have given up caring about anything, even the thought of my children does not deter me. Medication and therapy does nothing for me…I am at the end of my rope. I have a full vial of both Ambien and Xanax here…after a last weekend spent in NYC with my gf I plan on getting very drunk one night soon and taking both vials and just going to sleep and never waking up…I’m done. It helps me that I am not alone in thinking like this. What lies beyond this life I don’t know but I can’t carry on like this any longer.

]]> Comment on Pathological Intoxication by Saddened http://ambienoverdose.org/1139/pathological-intoxication/#comment-26058 Saddened Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:14:42 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1139#comment-26058 My dearest, oldest friend died from an overdose of ambien. Her husband reported that she suffered from terrible hallucinations when on it. She had sleep apnea, asthma, insomnia and a history of depression and never should have been prescribed that poison in the first place. Don't take ambien and warn everyone you know to stay away from it! RUN from a doctor who tries to give it to you. My dearest, oldest friend died from an overdose of ambien. Her husband reported that she suffered from terrible hallucinations when on it. She had sleep apnea, asthma, insomnia and a history of depression and never should have been prescribed that poison in the first place. Don’t take ambien and warn everyone you know to stay away from it! RUN from a doctor who tries to give it to you.

]]> Comment on About by whiplash http://ambienoverdose.org/about-2/#comment-25978 whiplash Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:56:16 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?page_id=727#comment-25978 Lost both my patents ten days apart in 2010. Gave birth to a.beautiful baby boy Michael 2010. His father is a jerk and is very stingy on letting me see him. I take anywhere from 6 to 12 mg of klonopin daily for anxiety. Tonight I am adding 100mg of trazadone. So done with the bs. I have no family Lost both my patents ten days apart in 2010. Gave birth to a.beautiful baby boy Michael 2010. His father is a jerk and is very stingy on letting me see him. I take anywhere from 6 to 12 mg of klonopin daily for anxiety. Tonight I am adding 100mg of trazadone. So done with the bs. I have no family

]]> Comment on After reading all of these horror stories I think that it is pertinent to talk about my experiences with Ambien over the past few years by Jenny http://ambienoverdose.org/1735/after-reading-all-of-these-horror-stories-i-think-that-it-is-pertinent-to-talk-about-my-experiences-with-ambien-over-the-past-few-years/#comment-25879 Jenny Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:23:06 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1735#comment-25879 So, the drug is perfectly safe as long as you don't keep it anywhere near where you are sleeping, don't mix it with ANYTHING, don't take it every night, talk to someone if it makes you super depressed and suicidal, etc. etc. etc? Follow these simple 10 steps and you'll sleep great and probably won't die? Awesome. Let's legalize heroine and meth, too. So, the drug is perfectly safe as long as you don’t keep it anywhere near where you are sleeping, don’t mix it with ANYTHING, don’t take it every night, talk to someone if it makes you super depressed and suicidal, etc. etc. etc? Follow these simple 10 steps and you’ll sleep great and probably won’t die? Awesome. Let’s legalize heroine and meth, too.

]]> Comment on Ambien Stories by MAGICALRAINBOWSOFHAPPNESSsssssoo.... OH... Oh i high :) http://ambienoverdose.org/stories/#comment-25766 MAGICALRAINBOWSOFHAPPNESSsssssoo.... OH... Oh i high :) Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30:15 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?page_id=108#comment-25766 Makes the room spin a the pretty colours show <3 I wish you would just stop fighting, listen to some dope tune and be happy! I love my ambien. I'm 17. Fuck off. Makes the room spin a the pretty colours show <3 I wish you would just stop fighting, listen to some dope tune and be happy! I love my ambien. I'm 17. Fuck off.

]]> Comment on About by Jen http://ambienoverdose.org/about-2/#comment-25658 Jen Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:50:50 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?page_id=727#comment-25658 The question that keeps getting asked is "how many Ambien will it take for a lethal overdose?" To answer that question, you have to know that deaths from Ambien poisoning are the result of respiratory failure. Basically, this is the fatal version of sleep apnea -- the tissues in your airway go slack, making it harder and harder to breathe, until you just stop. Then your heart stops and, eventually, your brain becomes starved for oxygen and dies. So if you're looking to overdose, bear in mind that failure can make you brain damaged. Beyond that, it really depends on your own body's propensity to keep breathing. A young fit person is going to be more resistant to Ambien than an older person who already has sleep apnea. Taking Ambien with other respiratory depressants will increase its effect, as will environments that cause rebreathing or hypoxia. The longer it takes for someone to find you, the longer the drugs have to work. I can tell you for sure that 600 mg is enough to kill someone. Maybe not everyone, but I woke up on a ventilator. In retrospect, I'm glad I did wake up. One of my doctors told me that suicidal thinking is your brain's way of telling you there's something really wrong, just like chest pain is your body's way of telling you you're having a heart attack. I would never tell anyone to look on the bright side or remember God loves you or any of that crap. But I would encourage people who want to die to make one more phone call. Call 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-273-TALK. Probably you feel like it's not going to make any difference, and maybe it won't. But you don't have anything to lose, and you can always kill yourself tomorrow. The question that keeps getting asked is “how many Ambien will it take for a lethal overdose?” To answer that question, you have to know that deaths from Ambien poisoning are the result of respiratory failure. Basically, this is the fatal version of sleep apnea — the tissues in your airway go slack, making it harder and harder to breathe, until you just stop. Then your heart stops and, eventually, your brain becomes starved for oxygen and dies.

So if you’re looking to overdose, bear in mind that failure can make you brain damaged. Beyond that, it really depends on your own body’s propensity to keep breathing. A young fit person is going to be more resistant to Ambien than an older person who already has sleep apnea. Taking Ambien with other respiratory depressants will increase its effect, as will environments that cause rebreathing or hypoxia. The longer it takes for someone to find you, the longer the drugs have to work.

I can tell you for sure that 600 mg is enough to kill someone. Maybe not everyone, but I woke up on a ventilator. In retrospect, I’m glad I did wake up. One of my doctors told me that suicidal thinking is your brain’s way of telling you there’s something really wrong, just like chest pain is your body’s way of telling you you’re having a heart attack. I would never tell anyone to look on the bright side or remember God loves you or any of that crap. But I would encourage people who want to die to make one more phone call. Call 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-273-TALK. Probably you feel like it’s not going to make any difference, and maybe it won’t. But you don’t have anything to lose, and you can always kill yourself tomorrow.

]]> Comment on I am a 56 year old transgender female. by Becky http://ambienoverdose.org/1723/i-am-a-56-year-old-transgender-female/#comment-25263 Becky Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:04:46 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1723#comment-25263 Come on! This is the internet! This is the best time in history to be transgendered! There are so many people just like you!! There are so many people who welcome and accept you, just the way you are. Find a website with people to talk to, find a therapist, build a new life. Today can be a brand new beginning for you. You have no where to go but up, right? Don't give up on yourself. Come on! This is the internet! This is the best time in history to be transgendered! There are so many people just like you!! There are so many people who welcome and accept you, just the way you are. Find a website with people to talk to, find a therapist, build a new life. Today can be a brand new beginning for you. You have no where to go but up, right? Don’t give up on yourself.

]]> Comment on Ambien Withdrawl: Cold Turkey by Anonymous Visitor http://ambienoverdose.org/1157/ambien-withdrawl-cold-turkey/#comment-25258 Anonymous Visitor Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:41:29 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1157#comment-25258 Hi Olga, Is your doctor in New York? I would like to have a doctor test my hormone levels as I have been suffering from insomnia for 8 years and have been taking ambien for eight years but it is just not working anymore. I have tried stopping it but have had all of the side effects reported above aside from the seizures, and it's really terrible. I am searching for a solution. Please help! Hi Olga,

Is your doctor in New York? I would like to have a doctor test my hormone levels as I have been suffering from insomnia for 8 years and have been taking ambien for eight years but it is just not working anymore. I have tried stopping it but have had all of the side effects reported above aside from the seizures, and it’s really terrible. I am searching for a solution.

Please help!

]]> Comment on My friend died yesterday morning. by Becky http://ambienoverdose.org/1721/my-friend-died-yesterday-morning/#comment-25257 Becky Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:36:50 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1721#comment-25257 I'm so sorry about your friend. But in all fairness, it sounds like you told her of her behavior and she make a choice. She is not only responsible for her own death, but she is also responsible for those "slight injuries" that you mentioned that others received. My deepest condolences for your loss. Take care. I’m so sorry about your friend. But in all fairness, it sounds like you told her of her behavior and she make a choice. She is not only responsible for her own death, but she is also responsible for those “slight injuries” that you mentioned that others received. My deepest condolences for your loss. Take care.

]]> Comment on I have felt this dark cloud over me since i was fourteen. by april http://ambienoverdose.org/1729/i-have-felt-this-dark-cloud-over-me-since-i-was-fourteen/#comment-25231 april Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:07:41 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1729#comment-25231 Jesus is the answer Jesus is the answer

]]> Comment on I have felt this dark cloud over me since i was fourteen. by april http://ambienoverdose.org/1729/i-have-felt-this-dark-cloud-over-me-since-i-was-fourteen/#comment-25230 april Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:06:15 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1729#comment-25230 Find church immediately, Jesus is the answer he loves u Find church immediately, Jesus is the answer he loves u

]]> Comment on My friend died yesterday morning. by Thomas http://ambienoverdose.org/1721/my-friend-died-yesterday-morning/#comment-25116 Thomas Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:08:13 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1721#comment-25116 "very" is just being used sarcastically. Way to be sensitive..... If the phar companies/doctor failed to give adequate notice then they might as well put the pills in her mouth because they sure didn't keep her from taking the pills. Sorry for your loss. It sucks. “very” is just being used sarcastically. Way to be sensitive….. If the phar companies/doctor failed to give adequate notice then they might as well put the pills in her mouth because they sure didn’t keep her from taking the pills.

Sorry for your loss. It sucks.

]]> Comment on My friend died yesterday morning. by Krista http://ambienoverdose.org/1721/my-friend-died-yesterday-morning/#comment-24602 Krista Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:56:14 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1721#comment-24602 But if you are a Christian you will understand when God says no idols before me..it seems ambien may be the idol in front of God. God's plan for you is not to be addicted to man made drugs. He doesn't want you depressed plotting whether you should live or not. God gave you a beautiful family. If you really died would God be happy that you are still addicted to meds? Jesus died to forgive us and we are to accept and repent for the times we disobey God. Trust and pray to God that he will make you a better role model. Ask Him to show you what kind of example He wants you to be. But if you are a Christian you will understand when God says no idols before me..it seems ambien may be the idol in front of God. God’s plan for you is not to be addicted to man made drugs. He doesn’t want you depressed plotting whether you should live or not. God gave you a beautiful family. If you really died would God be happy that you are still addicted to meds? Jesus died to forgive us and we are to accept and repent for the times we disobey God. Trust and pray to God that he will make you a better role model. Ask Him to show you what kind of example He wants you to be.

]]> Comment on Tell Us Your Story by NeelyOHara http://ambienoverdose.org/tell-us-your-story-2/#comment-24587 NeelyOHara Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:48:38 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/#comment-24587 After reading all of these horror stories I think that it is pertinent to talk about my experiences with Ambien over the past few years. I really think that the drugs effects are strongly dependent on a patients lifestyle, mood and any other prescriptions or habits. The first time I was put on ambien, I was also taking Klonapin and Seroquel. That ended poorly. I was very depressed and anxious and getting out of a seriously abusive relationship. Under those circumstances, I sometimes too ore than the prescribed about took it every night and experienced side effects ranging from vomiting and nausea to hallucinations, fighting with friends and memory loss. I never tried to drive or do anything especially weird in my sleep but would sometimes wake up in costumes and avant garde makeup with only vague memories of dressing up. However, after contracting swine flu I was running a high fever and ened u taking a half dozen ambien oer the course of the night, which the doctors say made me a lot sicker and unable to get medical attention until it was almost too late. I had to have my roommate call a ambulance when I woke up vomiting and running a 105 fever with a swollen heart. I stopped taking everything when I realized that the drugs were probably making my life worse and have been working hard on recovery for a few years. Unfortunatly I have been an insomniac since I was 11. The last time I wen to the doctor about it was because I was starting a great new job and couldn't afford to go in tired all the time. I was wary when he prescribed ambien but this time things have worked out much better. I am not taking any other drugs outside of supplements prescribed by my herbalist. I do yoga and exercise and eat obsessively well. I take 5 to 10 mg most nights and the only time I ever hallucinate or get any weird mental effects is if I dont take it for a few weeks and start back with 10 mg immediately. This drug can be very very helpful. I am really happy with my life right now and feel like I couldn't be doing as well without it. As I have had experiences both terrible and beneficial, I just wanted to outline how to take the drug to its maximum beneficial effects: 1. LAY DOWN after you take it. Dont stay up laying ont he computer talking on the phone or watching TV. It is supposed to help you sleep so in the words of Sammy J, go the f* to sleep! 2. Do not take it if you are drinking heavily or taking BZDS. Honestly from all of the stories that I hae read on here, it might not be okay to mix ambien with anything else! 3. Dont put the bottle by your bed. keep it somewhere away from where you sleep. MAybe even portion it out into daily pill bottles. 4. Make sure you hae at least 7 hou or so to sleep. You dont want to wake u in an ambien haze for work. 5. Dont take every night. MY doctor told me specifically to only take it when I felt like I needed it. I only take it on nights when I have to work in the morning. 6. If you are feeling deressed, go see someone. IT doesn't have to be a professional. Everyone gets depressed sometimes. Talk to friends, call your sister, go to a site for other people experianceing the same problem and dont try to solve it with drugs. if you think its the pills call your doctor and discuss other solutions. 7. Dont take on a full stomach. Takes longer to digest i.e. longer to kick in and will stay in your system longer. 8. Take with plenty of water. 9. Give youself enough time to wake up in the AM. Oh, and set multiple alarms. A nice run or quick 10 minute cardio set will clear your head before you have to drive to work. Vitamin B12 helps me a lot too on those rough mornings. 10. Eat better. These are just things that have helped me use this drug better this go round. I have struggled with depression before and it really can get better. Take time to wok on yourself. You really can fix your problems. After embracing the utter absurdity of existence and deconstructing first order principals I was taught defined meaning I feel better. Als not drinking to excess or doing street drugs. Good luck. I know that you can get through it. each person has something to offer the world. Everyone matters to someone. We make the world around us. Now get some sleep and do something delightful when you get up! After reading all of these horror stories I think that it is pertinent to talk about my experiences with Ambien over the past few years. I really think that the drugs effects are strongly dependent on a patients lifestyle, mood and any other prescriptions or habits.
The first time I was put on ambien, I was also taking Klonapin and Seroquel. That ended poorly. I was very depressed and anxious and getting out of a seriously abusive relationship. Under those circumstances, I sometimes too ore than the prescribed about took it every night and experienced side effects ranging from vomiting and nausea to hallucinations, fighting with friends and memory loss. I never tried to drive or do anything especially weird in my sleep but would sometimes wake up in costumes and avant garde makeup with only vague memories of dressing up. However, after contracting swine flu I was running a high fever and ened u taking a half dozen ambien oer the course of the night, which the doctors say made me a lot sicker and unable to get medical attention until it was almost too late. I had to have my roommate call a ambulance when I woke up vomiting and running a 105 fever with a swollen heart. I stopped taking everything when I realized that the drugs were probably making my life worse and have been working hard on recovery for a few years.
Unfortunatly I have been an insomniac since I was 11. The last time I wen to the doctor about it was because I was starting a great new job and couldn’t afford to go in tired all the time. I was wary when he prescribed ambien but this time things have worked out much better. I am not taking any other drugs outside of supplements prescribed by my herbalist. I do yoga and exercise and eat obsessively well. I take 5 to 10 mg most nights and the only time I ever hallucinate or get any weird mental effects is if I dont take it for a few weeks and start back with 10 mg immediately.
This drug can be very very helpful. I am really happy with my life right now and feel like I couldn’t be doing as well without it. As I have had experiences both terrible and beneficial, I just wanted to outline how to take the drug to its maximum beneficial effects:
1. LAY DOWN after you take it. Dont stay up laying ont he computer talking on the phone or watching TV. It is supposed to help you sleep so in the words of Sammy J, go the f* to sleep!
2. Do not take it if you are drinking heavily or taking BZDS. Honestly from all of the stories that I hae read on here, it might not be okay to mix ambien with anything else!
3. Dont put the bottle by your bed. keep it somewhere away from where you sleep. MAybe even portion it out into daily pill bottles.
4. Make sure you hae at least 7 hou or so to sleep. You dont want to wake u in an ambien haze for work.
5. Dont take every night. MY doctor told me specifically to only take it when I felt like I needed it. I only take it on nights when I have to work in the morning.
6. If you are feeling deressed, go see someone. IT doesn’t have to be a professional. Everyone gets depressed sometimes. Talk to friends, call your sister, go to a site for other people experianceing the same problem and dont try to solve it with drugs. if you think its the pills call your doctor and discuss other solutions.
7. Dont take on a full stomach. Takes longer to digest i.e. longer to kick in and will stay in your system longer.
8. Take with plenty of water.
9. Give youself enough time to wake up in the AM. Oh, and set multiple alarms. A nice run or quick 10 minute cardio set will clear your head before you have to drive to work. Vitamin B12 helps me a lot too on those rough mornings.
10. Eat better.

These are just things that have helped me use this drug better this go round. I have struggled with depression before and it really can get better. Take time to wok on yourself. You really can fix your problems. After embracing the utter absurdity of existence and deconstructing first order principals I was taught defined meaning I feel better. Als not drinking to excess or doing street drugs.
Good luck. I know that you can get through it. each person has something to offer the world. Everyone matters to someone. We make the world around us. Now get some sleep and do something delightful when you get up!

]]> Comment on About by Edward http://ambienoverdose.org/about-2/#comment-24560 Edward Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:13:00 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?page_id=727#comment-24560 It is not suicidal to think about that .... It is only suicidal if you attempt it! Please don't because it doesn't solve anything for anyone and just causes more pain for your love ones It is not suicidal to think about that …. It is only suicidal if you attempt it! Please don’t because it doesn’t solve anything for anyone and just causes more pain for your love ones

]]> Comment on Ambien Lawsuit by Alicia http://ambienoverdose.org/538/ambien-lawsuit-3/#comment-24555 Alicia Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:45:16 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=538#comment-24555 Thats right!!!! Thats right!!!!

]]> Comment on Ambien Lawsuit by Alicia http://ambienoverdose.org/538/ambien-lawsuit-3/#comment-24552 Alicia Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:38:09 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=538#comment-24552 From the tom the cardiac unit they pissed me off the floor at mercy hospital they said I took the whole bottle of ambien and trying to tell myself I wasn't suicidal before I took it I tried to tell them find out the child protection took my child now I have to go to court in february 2012 to try to get my baby back .... I don't care if I have to go on no sleep..... for a prescription drug that almost to my life and took away my baby girl there's more of what happened that night there was almost a house fire cuz my mom tried to cook on ambien From the tom the cardiac unit they pissed me off the floor at mercy hospital they said I took the whole bottle of ambien and trying to tell myself I wasn’t suicidal before I took it I tried to tell them find out the child protection took my child now I have to go to court in february 2012 to try to get my baby back …. I don’t care if I have to go on no sleep….. for a prescription drug that almost to my life and took away my baby girl there’s more of what happened that night there was almost a house fire cuz my mom tried to cook on ambien

]]> Comment on Ambien Lawsuit by Alicia http://ambienoverdose.org/538/ambien-lawsuit-3/#comment-24548 Alicia Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:30:40 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=538#comment-24548 I just read your story....I have a very serious ones.... my psychiatrist put me on it cus I suffer from severe depression anxiety it in postmatic stress disorder so at night its hard for me to sleep at night I was on it a couple years ago I did stuff that I didn't remember like paying a bill and not remembering I really didn't like what it did so I got off of it then just a couple months ago my psychiatrist prescribe it to me nothing els would work...the frost month I was fine the second month of the prescription pickup dates I took it that night I noticed the first pill didnt kick in so I took a second one I don't have no memory of what happened that night I woke up in the hospital in the cardiac unit please text me the nurses that they had a pipe my life I just read your story….I have a very serious ones…. my psychiatrist put me on it cus I suffer from severe depression anxiety it in postmatic stress disorder so at night its hard for me to sleep at night I was on it a couple years ago I did stuff that I didn’t remember like paying a bill and not remembering I really didn’t like what it did so I got off of it then just a couple months ago my psychiatrist prescribe it to me nothing els would work…the frost month I was fine the second month of the prescription pickup dates I took it that night I noticed the first pill didnt kick in so I took a second one I don’t have no memory of what happened that night I woke up in the hospital in the cardiac unit please text me the nurses that they had a pipe my life

]]> Comment on I have 44 ambien at 10 mg each, I have 53 seroquel at 100 mg each by if you want to http://ambienoverdose.org/1725/i-have-44-ambien-at-10-mg-each-i-have-53-seroquel-at-100-mg-each/#comment-24522 if you want to Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:53:50 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1725#comment-24522 this is your decision and it is up to you to make it. facts wise:you have enough medication to kill two full grown adults with the ambien and xanax alone. however if you were to take all the xanax and ambien at once, you would most likely throw up. you would have to gradually take them, and than take the last big amount right before you fall asleep. i am not advising this, for suicide is the most selfish act. it may set you free from the life you live, but the ones you love will remain here. it will be them who pay the consequences of your action. this is your decision and it is up to you to make it. facts wise:you have enough medication to kill two full grown adults with the ambien and xanax alone. however if you were to take all the xanax and ambien at once, you would most likely throw up. you would have to gradually take them, and than take the last big amount right before you fall asleep. i am not advising this, for suicide is the most selfish act. it may set you free from the life you live, but the ones you love will remain here. it will be them who pay the consequences of your action.

]]> Comment on I’ve had a major depressive episode. by Alicia http://ambienoverdose.org/1727/i%e2%80%99ve-had-a-major-depressive-episode/#comment-24364 Alicia Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:22:46 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1727#comment-24364 That took way my baby. I would rather not sleep then lose my life and the most precious thing in the world to me my little girl.... I'm just putting the word out there of my story so no other mother has a loser little girl or even though there'r lifes That took way my baby. I would rather not sleep then lose my life and the most precious thing in the world to me my little girl…. I’m just putting the word out there of my story so no other mother has a loser little girl or even though there’r lifes

]]> Comment on I’ve had a major depressive episode. by Alicia http://ambienoverdose.org/1727/i%e2%80%99ve-had-a-major-depressive-episode/#comment-24362 Alicia Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:17:45 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1727#comment-24362 About two months ago my psychiatrist prescribe me ambien for sleep. I suffer from severe depression anxiety in postmatic stress disorder I have a hard time going to sleep in staying asleep at night.I took it one month and was fine...than it was time to pick up my second month in Which I did that night.the frost pill I took was not working so I decided to take a second pill.I don't have any memory of what happened I woke up in the hospital... of an overdose of ambien almost took my life while I was in the hospital not knowing why was in there... child protection took my 3 in a. half year old daughter away from me I have to go court in february 2012 ambien is on horrible drug that almost took away my life About two months ago my psychiatrist prescribe me ambien for sleep. I suffer from severe depression anxiety in postmatic stress disorder I have a hard time going to sleep in staying asleep at night.I took it one month and was fine…than it was time to pick up my second month in Which I did that night.the frost pill I took was not working so I decided to take a second pill.I don’t have any memory of what happened I woke up in the hospital… of an overdose of ambien almost took my life while I was in the hospital not knowing why was in there… child protection took my 3 in a. half year old daughter away from me I have to go court in february 2012 ambien is on horrible drug that almost took away my life

]]> Comment on As a former Ambien user of 11 years, I understand the hell of insomnia by molly high http://ambienoverdose.org/1706/as-a-former-ambien-user-of-11-years-i-understand-the-hell-of-insomnia/#comment-24343 molly high Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:02:37 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1706#comment-24343 Stay strong! Think of difficult times in your life and how you somehow managed to surprive even while you felt your heart was breaking and the workd you understood was ripped out from under your fee. You survived that and you will survive this. Find a confidante who will be your lifeline. I will get better. Hang tight! Stay strong! Think of difficult times in your life and how you somehow managed to surprive even while you felt your heart was breaking and the workd you understood was ripped out from under your fee. You survived that and you will survive this. Find a confidante who will be your lifeline. I will get better. Hang tight!

]]> Comment on I feel the same way sometimes. I lost my husband three years ago. by molly high http://ambienoverdose.org/1710/i-feel-the-same-way-sometimes-i-lost-my-husband-three-years-ago/#comment-24341 molly high Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:59:13 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1710#comment-24341 I hope you are still with us because it doesn't really seem your time to go... It seems your time to be loved and feel the care of the people who love you. There is a lot of time left to live and enjoy your life in a way that is meaningful to you. Don't leave this decision as your legacy, I can already tell you are much, much more than that. Please tell us you are OK. I hope you are still with us because it doesn’t really seem your time to go… It seems your time to be loved and feel the care of the people who love you. There is a lot of time left to live and enjoy your life in a way that is meaningful to you. Don’t leave this decision as your legacy, I can already tell you are much, much more than that. Please tell us you are OK.

]]> Comment on I have 44 ambien at 10 mg each, I have 53 seroquel at 100 mg each by noah http://ambienoverdose.org/1725/i-have-44-ambien-at-10-mg-each-i-have-53-seroquel-at-100-mg-each/#comment-24277 noah Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:45:51 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1725#comment-24277 You've got to search for some help and always always keep your family in mind. Let your husband know what your going through and cry ou forr your husband to be th. at caring man you fell in love with amd married! I beg you to try, there are reasons all around you....im 32in and my dad actually overdoased himself on purpose and that pain will never leave me or my brothers! You can call me if you want or need help from someone who can just listen to you or try and be a supportive shoulder to lean on! 760 271 5269 don't hessitate to call anytime! You’ve got to search for some help and always always keep your family in mind. Let your husband know what your going through and cry ou forr your husband to be th. at caring man you fell in love with amd married! I beg you to try, there are reasons all around you….im 32in and my dad actually overdoased himself on purpose and that pain will never leave me or my brothers! You can call me if you want or need help from someone who can just listen to you or try and be a supportive shoulder to lean on! 760 271 5269 don’t hessitate to call anytime!

]]> Comment on I have 44 ambien at 10 mg each, I have 53 seroquel at 100 mg each by Debbie http://ambienoverdose.org/1725/i-have-44-ambien-at-10-mg-each-i-have-53-seroquel-at-100-mg-each/#comment-24264 Debbie Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:21:25 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1725#comment-24264 Hello, I'm a teacher working on Master's in Counselling Psych and I'd like to make a couple of comments.I'm sure you're a good person and I feel sorry for the situation you're in. Did you know that job loss is a major life stressor? I hear you saying that you feel like a disappointment to everyone, including yourself. Maybe you need to dump that husband of yours- he sure doesn't seem to be kind or supportive and your self-esteem is spiraling downward. What kind of guy is awful because you're not longer hauling in a paycheck? Your ADHD is likely not responding well to all this unhappiness and I wonder if your meds need changing. Can your kids help you? Were your friends more work colleagues, who have gone their own ways now that you're not working? That's happened to me. You're very depressed and I can't say as I blame you but get medical/psych help and to hell with the cost. Get help because you're a valuable person and you deserve to feel better. Take care. Hello,
I’m a teacher working on Master’s in Counselling Psych and I’d like to make a couple of comments.I’m sure you’re a good person and I feel sorry for the situation you’re in. Did you know that job loss is a major life stressor? I hear you saying that you feel like a disappointment to everyone, including yourself. Maybe you need to dump that husband of yours- he sure doesn’t seem to be kind or supportive and your self-esteem is spiraling downward. What kind of guy is awful because you’re not longer hauling in a paycheck? Your ADHD is likely not responding well to all this unhappiness and I wonder if your meds need changing. Can your kids help you? Were your friends more work colleagues, who have gone their own ways now that you’re not working? That’s happened to me. You’re very depressed and I can’t say as I blame you but get medical/psych help and to hell with the cost. Get help because you’re a valuable person and you deserve to feel better. Take care.

]]> Comment on I am a 56 year old transgender female. by Kathina Stoneson http://ambienoverdose.org/1723/i-am-a-56-year-old-transgender-female/#comment-24165 Kathina Stoneson Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:23:24 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1723#comment-24165 You deserve to be here. Contact a qualified therapist, and engage in group therapy if you can, with those who have similar stories. You are not alone. From the creator of this site: "Note on Suicide: Sadly, visitors often find this site in a state of suicidal depression, and we have lost several readers along the way. If you are feeling depressed and suicidal, *please* do not do it. Your life is meaningful and important to many people, including me. In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, visit contactwecare.org, or email economistian@gmail.com Suicide is a long term solution to a short term problem. No matter how bad you feel today, there is a very high chance that you will feel better (normal, even) in the future. In fact, it's likely that you are depressed because your sleep cycles are so damaged. New, credible studies are showing that there is virtually no chemical difference between depression and sleep deprivation. They are virtually the same thing. Instead of killing yourself, try changing your life. Research sleep strategies, start working out, find a hobby you are passionate about, and things will get better. I promise. " Note about me. I woke up in bed fully dressed with car keys in hand last week after taking the recommended dose of Ambian @ 10mg the night before. I have absolutely no recollection of what happened, but realized the danger of taking this drug, after I found my purse in the car. It can cause a laundry list of really terrible, and dangerous side effects. That, along with the other meds you are taking, can create quite a chemical stew. Please seek good council, and talk to your doctor about the drugs you are taking to see if something could work better for you. Please take care of yourself. You deserve to be happy, and well. You deserve to be here. Contact a qualified therapist, and engage in group therapy if you can, with those who have similar stories. You are not alone.

From the creator of this site:
“Note on Suicide: Sadly, visitors often find this site in a state of suicidal depression, and we have lost several readers along the way. If you are feeling depressed and suicidal, *please* do not do it. Your life is meaningful and important to many people, including me. In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, visit contactwecare.org, or email economistian@gmail.com Suicide is a long term solution to a short term problem. No matter how bad you feel today, there is a very high chance that you will feel better (normal, even) in the future. In fact, it’s likely that you are depressed because your sleep cycles are so damaged. New, credible studies are showing that there is virtually no chemical difference between depression and sleep deprivation. They are virtually the same thing. Instead of killing yourself, try changing your life. Research sleep strategies, start working out, find a hobby you are passionate about, and things will get better. I promise. ”

Note about me. I woke up in bed fully dressed with car keys in hand last week after taking the recommended dose of Ambian @ 10mg the night before. I have absolutely no recollection of what happened, but realized the danger of taking this drug, after I found my purse in the car.

It can cause a laundry list of really terrible, and dangerous side effects. That, along with the other meds you are taking, can create quite a chemical stew. Please seek good council, and talk to your doctor about the drugs you are taking to see if something could work better for you. Please take care of yourself. You deserve to be happy, and well.

]]> Comment on I have felt this dark cloud over me since i was fourteen. by Kathina Stoneson http://ambienoverdose.org/1729/i-have-felt-this-dark-cloud-over-me-since-i-was-fourteen/#comment-24160 Kathina Stoneson Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:09:06 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1729#comment-24160 Please talk to your doctor about how you are feeling, and get a referral for counciling, or even group therapy, to help air your feelings with someone qualified to help... Bring your meds in with you when you go in, and ask him/her to see if there are alternative medications out there to help with your feelings of depression. Life is a beautiful gift. You deserve to be here. Please talk to your doctor about how you are feeling, and get a referral for counciling, or even group therapy, to help air your feelings with someone qualified to help… Bring your meds in with you when you go in, and ask him/her to see if there are alternative medications out there to help with your feelings of depression. Life is a beautiful gift. You deserve to be here.

]]> Comment on My friend died yesterday morning. by Kathina Stoneson http://ambienoverdose.org/1721/my-friend-died-yesterday-morning/#comment-24157 Kathina Stoneson Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:59:01 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=1721#comment-24157 Have you talked to your doctor about your symptoms, and depression? When you make an appointment, bring all your medications with you when you go, and ask the Dr. to review your medications to see if there is something better to help relieve your pain, without the side effects. Pain and depression goes hand in hand, & I was advised by my doctor that ambian can cause depression. or make things worse. I stopped taking ambian because of the depression it caused, and because I woke up last week fully dressed in bed, with keys in my hand.... another one of Ambians terrible side effects. You have a right to life without as much pain as you are suffering. Please ask your doctor to help you, and ask for a referral for counseling, if you can, so you can talk freely to someone without worrying about being judged... Someone who can assist you in living a better quality life with less pain, and the associated depression. Be well! Have you talked to your doctor about your symptoms, and depression? When you make an appointment, bring all your medications with you when you go, and ask the Dr. to review your medications to see if there is something better to help relieve your pain, without the side effects. Pain and depression goes hand in hand, & I was advised by my doctor that ambian can cause depression. or make things worse. I stopped taking ambian because of the depression it caused, and because I woke up last week fully dressed in bed, with keys in my hand…. another one of Ambians terrible side effects. You have a right to life without as much pain as you are suffering. Please ask your doctor to help you, and ask for a referral for counseling, if you can, so you can talk freely to someone without worrying about being judged… Someone who can assist you in living a better quality life with less pain, and the associated depression.
Be well!

]]> Comment on Ambien Side Effects Gone Wild by Kathina Stoneson http://ambienoverdose.org/503/ambien-side-effects-gone-wild/#comment-24154 Kathina Stoneson Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:42:55 +0000 http://ambienoverdose.org/?p=503#comment-24154 BEWARE OF AMBIAN SIDE EFFECTS! After taking this medication as prescribed for 3 months, I was told by my Doctor that Ambian is notorious for causing sleep-walking, sleep-eating, sleep-driving, calling, texting, emailing, etc, with no memory of your actions when you awaken. This drug is also shown in studies to cause depression, & parkinson's over long term use. Thanks a lot! This was prescribed to me as I was going thru the change of life, and simply wanted to get a good nights sleep. I exhibited apparant symptoms of the above actions while sleeping on ambian, as I woke up last week, fully dressed in bed with keys in my hand, (scary!!!)... I also woke up with dirty dishes in the sink in the morning, when I always clean the kitchen before going to bed, and was advised I called a friend of mine in the middle of the night, and just mumbled... This drug should be taken off the market! I was told a more natural alternative... Melatonin, (which you can buy over the counter without a prescription), can be taken 5 mg to start, graduating up to 10mg every evening with dinner, or 2-3 hours before bed, & will help you sleep through the night with no side effects. I was told it slowly builds up in your system, getting good relief after 1-2 weeks. Whatever you do, STAY AWAY FROM AMBIAN! BEWARE OF AMBIAN SIDE EFFECTS!
After taking this medication as prescribed for 3 months, I was told by my Doctor that Ambian is notorious for causing sleep-walking, sleep-eating, sleep-driving, calling, texting, emailing, etc, with no memory of your actions when you awaken. This drug is also shown in studies to cause depression, & parkinson’s over long term use. Thanks a lot! This was prescribed to me as I was going thru the change of life, and simply wanted to get a good nights sleep. I exhibited apparant symptoms of the above actions while sleeping on ambian, as I woke up last week, fully dressed in bed with keys in my hand, (scary!!!)… I also woke up with dirty dishes in the sink in the morning, when I always clean the kitchen before going to bed, and was advised I called a friend of mine in the middle of the night, and just mumbled… This drug should be taken off the market!

I was told a more natural alternative… Melatonin, (which you can buy over the counter without a prescription), can be taken 5 mg to start, graduating up to 10mg every evening with dinner, or 2-3 hours before bed, & will help you sleep through the night with no side effects. I was told it slowly builds up in your system, getting good relief after 1-2 weeks.

Whatever you do, STAY AWAY FROM AMBIAN!

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