[CitizenM]

Ambien is dangerous. It should be off the market. People take one, which works almost immediately,(docs tell you to be totally ready for bed when you take one) fall asleep, and then often walk in their sleep. Some even drive and have accidents, many reports of this. All the while never realizing at all that they are out of bed. Others wake up, and forget they took the pill, and take another because they want to sleep so badly. That result leads to serious problems.

Doctors should not prescribe it for people who live alone. Or for people taking any other stress relieving or pain medications. I know the dangers because a family member had disasterous results from taking Ambien. She was desperate for sleep having lived with pain and Fibromyalgia, and suffering from anxiety. It is not good at all if other meds are being taken and the docs should never give it to someone unsupervised. One night she took one too many (obviously not realizing she had already taken a pill) just trying to get a good, solid rest. She is resting in eternity now. Oh my, it is a horrible drug.

[EQAndyBuzz]

I am really sorry abut that. It is a tough medication to tolerate. Unfortunately with everything I tried, it is the only thing that will get me to sleep and keep me asleep for 5 hours.

I spent a lot of time with my doctor going over the medications I take and how they react to each other. Melatonin is over the counter, supposed to to help you fall and stay asleep. Turns out I had the most problems with that.

Ambien has some tradeoffs for me. Then again, when you haven’t slept in almost 3 years anything that works is better than nothing.