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Ambien causes seizures?

Short answer - Yes. There is always an underlying condition, sometimes previously not diagnosed.

But more to the point: "Use of zolpidem may impair driving skills with a resultant increased risk of road traffic accidents. This adverse effect is not unique to zolpidem but also occurs with other hypnotic drugs. Caution should be exercised by motor vehicle drivers."

“Caution should be exercised by motor vehicle drivers.”

I have a friend whose a retired LEO. He pulled over a women, driving in he pajamas one night. She was driving erratically. When he was questioning her, she woke up! “Where am I? What;s going on?” What was “going on” was AMBIEN! Do not take it! Ask for something else!He also related several other cases to me.

But more to the point: "Use of zolpidem may impair driving skills with a resultant increased risk of road traffic accidents. This adverse effect is not unique to zolpidem but also occurs with other hypnotic drugs. Caution should be exercised by motor vehicle drivers."

I doubt he took Ambien and then drove. I never did, and most people of reasonable intelligence do heed this warning. However, I did drive 9 to 10 hours after taking it - my morning commute to work. Was all of the Ambien processed by my body and filtered by my liver by then? Likely not.

Ambien being present in someone's system doesn't indicate at which concentration or provide a reasonable timeframe for when it was ingested.

Whether I like the guy or not, I understand this drug and have an appreciation for how pharmaceuticals affect biochemical reactions. I'm not going to pile on a guy whether he is a liberal or a Conservative - it's what should seperate intelligent Conservative thinkers from liberal savages.