User Reviews for Ambien

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have been taking ambien for two months now and I find if I don't take it one night that when I wake up at say 12:30 a.m. that I can't get back to sleep and will stay awake until sunrise.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: My insomnia comes from anxiety issues when I try to sleep. I found that Ambien didn't make me sleepy but it did relax me enough to fall asleep. There are tons of stories floating around about strange behavior and I have my share. I found this only happens when I try to do things between ingestion and onset. Only take it when you are already in bed, relaxing, and attempting to fall alseep, and you shouldn't have any problems.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: HELLO: I TOOK AMBIEN AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE I LOST ALL USE OF MY MUSCLES. i COULD NOT MOVE OR SPEAK HARDLY. THIS ONSET HAPPENED JUST AS I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK. I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE DAYS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I HAD A MINI STROKE. AFTER COMING HOME I TOOK AMBIEN AGAIN AND THE SAME EPISODE HAPPENED.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I take ambien occasionally to help me get a full night sleep. in the morning I wake up with so much energy it is unbelievabe.I sleep 7 full hours and wake up without feeling any side affects but full energy.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have been taking Ambien for many years and am totally addicted to it now. I can't sleep if I don't take it. I guess there are worse things to be addicted to. It is best to take it and get right to bed, no lingering in the kitchen. It really works!

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I've taken this medication three different nights now and honestly, I haven't slept this deeply in ages! However... from the time I take the medication to the time I get to sleep - I have no memories of this time period the next day. Also, if I am sleeping and someone wakes me up after I've taken the ambien, I won't remember anything the next day from being awake at the time. Really upsetting to my boyfriend the next day...

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I've taken ambien for years. I can honestly say I can't sleep most nights without it. It really works, but im codependent on it now. The generic for it, zolpedum, in my opinion doesn't work as well. I have chronic pain and can't sleep at night, this is why it was perscribed in the first place. I have also had amnesia.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: Had sleep problems since College (43 years old now). Took all the normal heavy duty sleep medicines like Valium and even Benadryl. These only put me in a half sleep state and made me feel horrible for days on in. After 20 years of suffering from insomnia and after a bout with meningitis in 2000 my friend, a neurologist who was seeing me for post meningitis asked me how I was sleeping. I told her I haven't had a good nights sleep in over 20 years. She wrote a script for Ambien. I have never been so in love with a pill in my life as I am with Ambien. I fall asleep within 15 minutes, get a good 7 hours hard sleep and wake up bright and early and feel rested like I have not felt in decades. Ambien is a miracle drug and thanks to the genius who made it.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: Doesn't work for real insomnia at all. At best 4 hours of restless sleep with high anxiety, disorientation and muscle fatigue.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have been taking Zolpidem (Ambiem) for about 6 months now. After I retired I found I could not fall asleep and when I did I woke up after 4-5 hours of sleep feeling tired all the time. This medication has been a miracle for me. I now wake up after 8 hours feeling refreshed with lots of energy.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I think I have the story of all stories about Ambien. I used to take it, and I loved it. I woke up refreshed without any strange things happening. Until one night I had taken a few. I took one and I had built up a tolerance for it so I took another. Next thing I know, I'm naked out in my backyard and I couldn't remember why. Then I come in the house, and there were cops there. I got upset because A) I was naked and B) I didn't know why they were there. Apparently I went nuts, and started throwing things at my boyfriend, and he didn't know what was wrong with me so he called the police. Then they were cuffing me and I was struggling because I could not remember our fight what so ever.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I started taking this medication 10 years ago. My doctor told me it was non-narcotic and non-habit forming. Up to that time I had never had any addictions to drugs or alcohol, but unfortunately I am dependent on this drug for sleep. It does however work very well with few side effects and I wake up feeling refreshed.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have trouble staying asleep. I wake every night anywhere from between 12:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. and am up for the rest of the night. This medicine helped me sleep, but also made me very depressed. It made me very angry and upset most of the time. I took this for about 3 months, until I got to the point that there was something very wrong with me and it was the medicine.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: Great stuff slept well felt more refreshed in the morning than I have in a long time. Had no residual effect. Tried it for two days.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: Working very well for me but nervous about how long I can be on it. It's been just over a month. Worried I'll never be able to sleep good if I go off it.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: My husband loves that I take Ambien. He's never been happier. The amnesia that accompanies Ambien really works in his favor, if I wake up in the morning and he's smiling I know I have forgotten something (something really important :) But for me it's the best night sleep ever. I do have Ambien amnesia so I have to be careful. The Ambien CR has a two hour hole in the middle of the night for me. For two solid hours I'm wide awake. Zolpidiem is the generic form and I have found I have to take a higher dose than the name brand. Insurance demands generic. I have been taking it for 10 yrs.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have been taking this drug for a few months now. I had a severe accident at work so I have severe nerve pain and found that taking ambien helps me sleep at night, but it does sometimes like others have said make me forget what I did after I took it but I have lots of energy the next morning.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I am a poster child for Ambien and have been taking it for 2 months now and it has been a life saver. Without it I would average at the most 3 hours sleep and that was after fighting sleep for about 6 hours.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have taken Ambien, on and off, for several years. I have bipolar disorder, resulting in a chronic sleep problem. 10 mg/day works well for a few months, then I become habituated. I have tried increasing to 20 mg/day, but I eventually become habituated to that dose as well, and neither I nor my doctor will go to a higher dose. Nothing else works as well, so I usually struggle along for a couple of months, then go back to 10 mg/day of Ambien. The other problem I've seen is that I CANNOT mix it with alcohol. I learned the hard way. I had "waking blackouts" after I'd had a couple of drinks. People told me of things I'd done, of which I had no memory of.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: Although Ambien did the job to rid me of insomnia, the side effects were too frightening so I had to stop using it. I began sleep walking, sleep cooking--yes, an entire meal at 2 AM-- and I don't remember and finally sleep driving. I was stopped by a state trouper, in my pajamas on I-80 heading west at 11 PM. Don't remember any of it. Never took it again.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: Due to issues with my insurance I recently have had to switch from Ambien CR to regular Ambien. Although the medication is very helpful to me in falling asleep I have found that I wake up throughout the night (1-3 times). A problem that I did not experience when taking the Ambien CR. Nonetheless, Ambien has significantly helped me cope with my insomnia.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have been taking Ambien for 2 weeks now. Ambien works great and also helps my anxiety.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I've used ambien for a couple months, probably 2 out of 3 days, and it works great. It makes me able to fall asleep but doesn't knock me out. It prevents me from waking up repeatedly for no reason, but I can still wake for a phone call. I wake up in a shorter time feeling more refreshed than normal. I didn't do anything funky in my sleep either (no strange women or empty fridges so far).

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I started taking Ambien about 3 years ago. When I first took it I did make the random phone calls and would eat in my sleep but it worked. I only took it when I absolutely needed to. I stopped for about a year then the insomnia started again and I took it again and the side effects weren't there. I still take it every once in a while when I really need it (maybe once a month) and the side effects are still gone. Just sleep and I don't feel groggy in the morning.

Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have been taking Ambien for 2 months now and it is awesome. Before I only got 1 or 2 hours sleep and now I sleep a full 8 hours. I feel refreshed and full of energy in the morning. Love it.