thanks for that info.... I never used it and don't know of anyone who has...or at least they havn't told me about it....
On the other hand, another FR poster said it *did* make him feel intoxicated, which in my limited personal experience seems odd, but I suppose it's possible. People are different.
And for the really bizarre alleged side-effects of Ambien, how about this recent, pre-Patrick story in the NY Times:
Study Links Ambien Use to Unconscious Food Forays
By STEPHANIE SAUL
Published: March 14, 2006
The sleeping pill Ambien seems to unlock a primitive desire to eat in some patients, according to emerging medical case studies that describe how the drug's users sometimes sleepwalk into their kitchens, claw through their refrigerators like animals and consume calories ranging into the thousands.
The next morning, the night eaters remember nothing about their foraging. But they wake up to find telltale clues: mouthfuls of peanut butter, Tostitos in their beds, kitchen counters overflowing with flour, missing food, and even lighted ovens and stoves. Some are so embarrassed, they delay telling anyone, even as they gain weight.
Ted Kennedy woke up once underwater with a woman in his car-- could this have been caused by Ambien?
good grief...
sound smore like an opium trip than a sleep aid....
(at least for some folks....)
still not buying Patty's story..