AMBIEN ( zolpidem )
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I am sure people have heard the stories of people doing things in their sleep while on Ambien. I didn't believe some of the stories I heard..but it's all true. There have been many nights I have randomly called some of my friends just to talk to them or texted them at 11:30 at night. My husband has told me that I have also done a few weird things, like going through my nightstand, sitting up in bed and talking to him, but the exciting story I have has to do with my husband. I had sex with him one night for two hours!! I remember bits and pieces, like it was dream, but I don't remember all the details and how it lasted. He had no clue I trully was asleep doing this. I do have history as a child walking and talking in my sleep, and also as an adult, but not as frequent. Now when I take Ambien, my husband always asks if I am taking my crazy pill. I haven't had sex again, but continue to talk in my sleep.

I woke up the next morning to over 50 bruise on my legs and a sore stomach. After freaking out I noticed that 3 more full sheets of dry wall and been put on the wall and 10 sheets moved to a new location. I am 5'2 and a 150 pounds, how could I move that much weight and not be a wake? One thing amazing, I even new to know to level the sheets and wedge them off of the floor. What is going on when you take this medicine. I have also been told that I binge eat, talk on the phone, buy items online and clean after I take my night time pill!

I started having sex w/my boyfriend after having taken an Ambien. At first, it was normal, but after awhile, I became aware of the presence of other men in the room. It was as if they were riding his back while he was making love with me. Like they wanted to be a part of the energy -- sort of just hanging on and watching. It wasn't scary, just kind of other-worldly.

Another time, he told me that I had started to get frisky with him, then abruptly turned my back to him, said I'm going to sleep now, patted his winkie and said you're on your own! And then I was out like a light. Weird!

Well, the first night I felt like my apartment was rolling along top the ocean, I could see swells animate on the floor. I stood up to change the thermostat and could barely walk. I remember returning to my bed and falling asleep immediately. The next day, I did not have any hangover. That first night's experience occurred only once. I took Ambien virtually every night for a year afterward. The only side effect upon taking Ambien was double vision, but I was so relaxed it didn't scare me. Every time double vision occurred, I just closed my book and fell asleep. My sister had to stop taking Ambien. She would sleep eat, act like an intoxicated person would behave at a wild party, etc... A couple of her friends claimed they saw her sleep walking around the college campus in the middle of the night. She admits not having any memory of it. I've also heard of people having seizures after stopping 'cold turkey'. Any one considering stopping Ambien should keep this in mind and discuss this with their doctor before running this risk.

My father in law sleep binge eats. I once walked in on him while getting a bottle, we had a big conversation. Next morning the kitchen was trashed, an entire cake was gone, as well as boxes of ceral. He asked what happened. I said, well, you were in here eating the cake when I got the baby a bottle. All he could say was please tell me i had on clothes (which he did).

Hi, I have been taking Ambien for a few weeks. On two occassions my bf said we had sex and it was great. Only it seems to me that we had not had sex in days. In fact, I can't recall a moment of the sexual escapade! I'm happy I can trust my bf or else who knows what he could or would have done to me. Cheers to all, be careful who you take Ambien around! Lock your doors and set your alarms!

I've been on Ambien for a while now - (I miss the old white pill where you could break it in half). I noticed sometimes it didn't work - like a placebo. I discovered that you shouldn't eat a few hours before bed time, and that seems to fix it. Sometimes an activator (cheese and crackers) can help it set in faster. When this happens however, the effects seem to be a little more dramatic. The walls and roof actually begin to roll and I can't tell which way is up. I close my eyes and drift off. That's all I remember. Apparently, after about 30 mins, I'll get up and drive, or engage in some conversation completely reasonable - appearing completely lucid and without question of my true mental status. I'll work in the office and not know till the morning that the task has already been done - well! As nice as this is, it worries me that I would endanger someone else, so I have someone hide the keys to the truck. I guess my life's an Open Book to anyone who wants info after I've taken ambien, all they gotta do is ask!

I have had problems sleeping for several years, and I have been off and on Ambien since it came out in the 90s. I have been known to sleep eat, sleep talk, online shop, sex, etc, while on Ambien. Of course, I had little or no memory of it the next day. One night about 1 1/2 years ago, is the craziest story I have about Ambien. I woke up one morning with smooth, hairless arms and the word BATH written in tape in my bathtub. My fiance (now my husband) said I apparently shaved my arms while taking a bath and then decorated my bathtub with the word BATH in it after I had taken my Ambien. I would never shave my arms in waking life and can't imagine why I would want to even on Ambien, but apparently Ambien makes me do weird things. At least I didn't write the word BATH in permanent marker or something, or I would've really been in trouble with the landlord. At least I could just peel the tape off, but still, this proves that while taking Ambien, I'm capable of doing incredibly stupid things. My advice to anyone who needs this medicine for sleep is this: when you take it, make SURE you are lying down in bed ready to go to sleep. If you take it and then continue to get ready for bed, you will most likely start doing crazy stuff. As long as I don't get out of bed after taking it, I'm fine and I just sleep all night with no problems. My husband makes sure I stay in bed after taking it and he watches out for me. It also helps to have someone trustworthy to keep your Ambiens for you, so you don't take it, forget you took it, and then take more (I've done this, too).