User Reviews for Ambien oral

It works.

this is the only meds that effectively puts me to sleep and allows me to have unbroken sleep for atleast 4 or more hours i wakeup refreshed and non groggy

Starting to forget!

Name brand Ambien works great. No waking side effects and doesn't linger in system. However, if you are going to take generic equivalent Zopidem, please read the following: I have to cut generic Zolpidem pill in half, sometimes thirds, because full pill turns me into a useless zombie following day. I take 15 minutes before laying down, gets me to sleep and only wake 2-3 times during sleep, mainly to readjust position. Dream well. However, even with just half a pill, I can't get myself out of bed for about 10-12 hours, I experience severe vertigo for 1-3 hours accompanied by 4-5 hours of dopiness, and experience a near total loss of meaningful cognitive function and any motivation to get anything done. Zolpidem (generic) is NOT to be compared to Ambien, as Ambien has none of these awful side effects. Sadly, the existence of Zolpidem and price-gouging in the US has prevented insurance coverage for Ambien and purchase of Ambien for the millions of us without insurance. Zolpidem is not safe, for hours after waking up I am still unable to drive without being under the influence. FDA should take this drug off the US market. In the meantime, it would be much safer and productive, sadly, to live with chronic insomnia.Read More Read Less

I sleep about 5 hours a night taking sodium generic for ambien, Been taken 5years since my wife passed away.3 years ago stated needing stronger and now taking 10 mg. Still lucky to get 5 or 6 hrs sleep, don't have any issues with taking them , but if I don't,,I don't Sleep!! I am 64 year old male

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Watching my husband was the scariest thing while taking Ambien. He looked like he was on heroin all day, his eyes were bug eyed, he had chronic diarrhea, extreme all day drowsiness, constant muscle movement, restless leg syndrome, his behavior changed, he would shake constantly, and he was losing weight rapidly. BEWARE! RUN AWAY! It’ll ruin you!

I shopped for three hours with my son.spent 48.$ to make a pie and a cake..THEY CALL THESE BLACK OUTS.there are more stories.but my final wake up was,I awoke standing in my kitchen in the middle of the day.standing over the kitchen sink cutting both my wrists open, with a rusty box cutter.Luckily I had no real never damage..and I take nothing that can take over my senses.exercise a lot helps sleep.SO NO ONE SHOULD TAKE THIS MEDICATION..

Late night eating, Amazon Binge shopping. Holy smokes! People do crazy stuff on the medicine. I still take it for sleep due to menopausal issues. Just be careful. Not good for long term though.

I only give one star because I am allergic to it. I’m not allergic to any other medicine except this one. I was vomiting & my tongue swelled up the first night.

I took this for a while, and stopped because I got in the car a sleep drove and got arrested for driving while impaired and don't recall leaving the house. This can be fought with a good attorney if you plead the Ambien defense. Meaning, you did not knowingly and with malice get in your car and drive... I would also get up and make bon-fires, cook food, clean the house, and take more ambiens and not understand why my medication kept coming up short. I put my family through such a hard time because they were up trying to watch me and finally told me after the driving incident what I had been doing. It upset me terribly. I was glad I had never put my children in the car with me and drove in that condition... Read More Read Less

all chilled out and energetic...increased sex drive

At first use of Ambien it felt like being a little bit drunk but it also felt very relaxing like getting into a hot tub. Within a couple days I was hooked and looked forward to the time of day when I could take my Ambien and relax. It didn't put me to sleep, just made me feel very relaxed and comfortable. Within a couple of months I actually tried to stop taking the Ambien. Right away I had horrible panic attacks and ran back to the Ambien. I thought I couldn't stop using it daily or I would have a nervous breakdown. A year and a half went by and I kept using the Ambien. I got extremely active on my new job and wanted to lose weight so I started eating less. All of the sudden without warning I had a full on nervous breakdown. Two weeks in a row it happened. I felt like my body had metabolized the Ambien due to my increased activity. I went to the ER and begged for help during the second nervous breakdown episode. I was hallucinating and I didn't know who the president was. They put me into a mental hospital for 5 days and doped me up so I wouldn't have a seizure coming off the Ambien cold turkey. I continued to be extremely sick for 7 weeks. I could not go to work or watch tv or listen to music or anything. I suffered night and day refusing to take anything other than over the counter sedatives. It was absolutely horrible. I found comfort in ASMR and videos on withdrawal that other people had put on YouTube. If I went anywhere I felt the need to stay by the door in case I had a panic attack and had to run out to my car. The doctors were keeping me confused by telling me that I was manifesting PTSD. I am fully convinced that it was all the Ambien. I do not recommend Ambien. I wish I had never tried it in the first place but it was given to me like it was not that big of a deal. Read More Read Less

I have a family history of sleep problems. This medication has enabled me to finally sleep well. I don't understand why Physicians shame patients for taking Ambien. Clearly, they don't understand the problems of insomnia.

This Medicine has saved my life. I had no quality of life before it.

I've been taking 12.5extended release for about 4 yrs.I fall asleep within 1/2hr and sleep for 8-10 hrs of continuous deep sleep.

I have taken (10 mg)for about two years. On an empty stomach, it works to get me to sleep but I often wake after 6 hours or so. Sometimes I can get back to sleep. Often feel drowsy the next morning. I fell getting out of bed and landed on my back the other night. I don't remember the fall (my wife told me). I have started to cut the pills in half to slowly get off the ambien. 5 MG still helps me get to sleep now and I hope to get completely off it.

take it on an empty stomach and don't do anything except lay in bed. don't scroll thru Facebook posting comments. just sleep

This was prescribed as I was simultaneously going through a divorce and menopause, immediately followed by diagnosis of kidney cancer and a nephrectomy. Love, Health, Money; entire life in a turmoil. At first, it was as needed, and then I needed it every night. I now take 10 mg nightly. Most nights, I sleep straight through 8 hours and wake refreshed and...pleasant as opposed to snarly. I feel well rested. It's been over a decade now and this drug works for me every single night, every time. I am dependent on it. There is a routine that needs to be followed (for me). Brush teeth, wash face, get pajamas on, get my favorite book and curl up in bed. No binge eating, sleep walking or (heaven forbid) sleep driving. I prefer to call this dependence rather than addiction and perhaps that is just semantics. I am unable to fall asleep without this drug. I have never abused it; I simply follow directions and take it as prescribed. For me, this drug has meant the difference between tossing and turning all night long to at least 7-8 hours of restful sleep. Read More Read Less

Started taking Ambien after starting EMSAM patch for depression which made it impossible to sleep. Awake for 3 days sometimes. Ambien gave the side effect of sleep walking, not remembering in the morning. Only partial success getting/staying asleep. Sleep walking and sleep driving an issue, and dangerous.