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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.
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Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have been taking ambien for years now, and I love it. I suffered from insomnia since I was a child and so far this has been the only medication that can put me to sleep. I would recommend it for anyone that needs to use a sleep aid, especially for a short term remedy it is perfect.
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Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: Sometimes I just can't sleep because I am too agitated. My doctor prescribed Ambien. What I usually do is take an Ambien, then get in bed and read a good book. After 15-20 minutes, I am nice and sleepy. I have a good solid sleep and wake up refreshed. I don't feel knocked out or druggy the next day.
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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.
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Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: Ambien has made it possible for me to go from 1 hour of sleep at night to 7. I can actually finish a sentence without losing my train of thought now that I have adequate sleep. Sometimes I am still sleepy in the morning, however, overall this drug has been very helpful to improve my quality of life.
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Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I have taken this medication for about 6 months for insomnia and it works really well. I don't feel groggy or tired the next day and I've never had any weird side effects from it.
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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.
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Ambien (zolpidem) for Insomnia: I take Ambien every now and again when I know I need to get a good nights sleep, no side effects and feel refreshed in the morining. Although, one night my wife woke me up about an hour on so after taking it to go to the kitchen with her, don't remember any of it.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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