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Q. After reading all the complaints about Ambien, I would like to put in a good word for this sleeping pill. I’ve had trouble sleeping all my life. When I finally fell asleep, I had a hard time waking up.
A year ago my doctor prescribed Ambien. I only need half a pill to give me solid sleep. I wake up easily, feeling refreshed.
Before this I couldn’t go walking because I wasn’t able to get up early to beat the Florida heat. Now I walk a mile and a half every morning and feel great! I also work in the garden, paint, make quilts and knit. Ambien has changed my life for the better.
A. Like you, many do get a good night’s sleep on Ambien (zolpidem). Others have reported sleep walking or driving, which can be dangerous.
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Ditto. Ambien (Zolpidem now) has completely transformed my life for the better. No negative issues to report.
I have been taking Ambien for years due to ptsd from Viet-Nam. It help reduce the number of nightmares. Just do not drink with it.
I had taken ambien cr very occasionally. One prescription lasted a long time. I went for a refill just to have on hand. The druggist asked if I would like a generic. It is an expensive drug so I said yes. It turned out that the non-cr puts you to sleep very quickly. I mistook it for amlodepine which I take for blood pressure in mid morning and within a short time I had literally fallen down and my husband found me semi-conscious on the floor.
This happened several times with an overnight trip to the emergency room in between. They did not ask me about medication and I don't know what I would have answered if they had so many tests were done with no conclusions. I finally figured out the pill mistake, ambien and amlodepine look very much alike and I had put them in a weekly pill box.
It could have been so much worse. The generic and the cr are two very different sleeping meds and pharmacists should be aware. Had I been driving a car it could have been a disaster.
I have been using Ambian for years and like anything else, you have to use common sense. I am so tired of hearing people taking it before driving, or take 3 or 4 and the government gets all upset and wants to ban using it.
I have used ambien for the past year following mastectomies and chemo. Now I only take about 1/3 tablet along with a tablet of melatonin. Most nights I sleep okay, occasionally awaken several times. I have never had a problem with ambien, actually the generic zolpidem. I do believe it helps me to fall asleep.
How do you split it in thirds? I have no trouble with one-half, but when I try for thirds, I end up with lots of little pieces, trying to assemble them into thirds.
I have been on ambien for three years now, although they do not put me to sleep anymore. But once I fall asleep I do get a good night rest. I just started taking the generic brand cause workman comp stopped paying for brand name. I have found that zolpidem works just as well as Ambien. I have had back/neck and leg problems for almost eleven years now. Thank the lord for sleeping pills.
I find Ambien or zolpidem very helpful, but avoid taking it for more than a few days at a stretch. When I stop, I find that I have a lot of dreaming to catch up on for two or three nights
After the birth of my child, I had a difficult time sleeping. The tireder I got the less I could sleep. My OB gave me Ambien to help me get sleep. At first I was concerned but I hadn't slept in days so my husband promised to listen for the baby. I have to say, without this medicine, I would never have made it through my insomnia. I would advise that if you take this drug, you let a loved one know so they can look out for you. I have tried to do a few stupid things while on this drug, like put stupid things on facebook and emailing people stupid things. Each time, my husband stopped me......YOU CANNOT USE THIS MEDICINE WITHOUT A WING MAN!