Ambien CR and Anxiety: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• January 8, 2010

For Insomnia "I was taking Lunesta, which is fantastic, however, Blue Shield would not cover this drug until I first tried regular Ambien and then Ambien CR (in that order). Regular Ambien only put me asleep for about 2 hours. Ambien CR would work for a full night. However, both versions of Ambien gave me a dull headache as they were taking effect. The next 1-2 days following, I'd be in a really foul mood, depressed, anxious, and a real 'fight picker' with others. No such problems with Lunesta. Luckily, my employer switched to Blue Cross, which does not pay for Ambien CR but does pay for Lunesta, so I'm in luck. I wish these insurance companies would just let doctors prescribe whatever works..."

• Anonymous
• April 8, 2010

For Insomnia "After having an accident at work a few years ago, I wasn't falling asleep until the sun came up because of chronic pain. My muscle relaxers and pain medicines were no longer giving me enough relief to sleep at night, so my doctor put me on Ambien CR. After about 2 weeks, I had to stop taking it because I was hallucinating, I was suffering from severe anxiety, I had tremors, I don't have enough room here to list everything. I am now on Restoril, and I don't have any side effects at all."

• Ive...
• March 5, 2009

For Insomnia "Ambien CR is great. You can expect a full night's sleep, waking up refreshed. Sometimes, however, I have problems with it not working at all. I will take one, wait two hours, take another, and after a little while longer, will take a third. Not only does it not put me to sleep sometimes, but it gives me a headache, and having been laying in bed for hours hoping for the Ambien to kick in, my anxiety levels shoot through the roof. After this, I surely need a few benzodiazepines to calm down. But then again, I'm still awake despite the three Ambien CR!"