Inexperienced with the effects, I took 10 mg zolpidem while watching TV, expecting to tire before sleep. I was already buzzing and failing to sleep due to chantix. I woke up the next day in my second home having driven 10 blocks. Oddly comfortable with my new surroundings, I accepted hallucinating music playing and viewing motion in stationary patterns. Slowly reality hit. I failed to piece together memories but did find I was short 3 more 10 mg pills. This is the part I'm hesitant to mention to my physician. I'm thoroughly scared of this medication and will now take only in bed ready for sleep. I just thought my doctor should know about what happened without noting I'm an abuse risk. In my sane mind, I would consider taking 4 prescription sleep pills in a night dangerous.
Zolpidem - How do I tell my doctor about ambien abuse when I did not intend it?
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- 22 Jan 2012 by honetabe
- Topics:
- ambien, chantix, insomnia, smoking cessation, sleep disorders, zolpidem, sleep, doctor, abuse
Responses (2)
kittycatg...22 Jan 2012
Dear Hinetabe, Please be careful, is'nt there someone at your home that can watch over you or at least lock up your Ambien? Try taking half a dose, that always worked for me. (I did'nt drive anywhwere but I did cook and eat with no memory) Try to control ythe situation before you tell your doc he mind take them away. You are not alone one time, and one time is enough I was under the influence of Ambien walking-coma like state and in 2 days I took all 30 pills and did not remeber the following day. So now mine are lock away. Good Luck-K
28 Jan 2012
I read a little more into the pharmaceutical's effect (more info than provided with the prescription pamphlet) and found I am not experiencing anything out of the norm for a first time user. Thank you responder for reminding me to mentally go easy on my physician who sees around 30 patients a day. I'm setting an environment to reduce further amnesic abuse (I'll now leave the prescription, save for one tablet, at one said house when I'm sleeping at the other, when absolutely needed). Scary stuff. I don't remember any of these troubles when I was prescribed an sleep aid on the evening of a surgery. A benzodiazapine, only I forget what it was... cost $26 for two, generic.
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