Ambien and the sleeve

[Gin1120 21]

I do so well ALL day..stay under my calories eat all my Protein then I take my Ambien and its like I haven't eaten all day. I will NOT fall asleep until I have something to eat. I know its a side effect of the drug but it is so annoying. I asked my doc for something new and he said that they all pretty much have a similar side effect, and I already know what my demons are from Ambien...its just so annoying!!

[Nyx2891 15]

I take ambien every day also.

I save a Jello for around bedtime and drink a lot of Water. Surprisingly I dont need to get up in the middle of the night from the Water consumption.

[Mastiff_mama 171]

I do so well ALL day..stay under my calories eat all my Protein then I take my Ambien and its like I haven't eaten all day. I will NOT fall asleep until I have something to eat. I know its a side effect of the drug but it is so annoying. I asked my doc for something new and he said that they all pretty much have a similar side effect' date=' and I already know what my demons are from Ambien...its just so annoying!![/quote']

I've taken ambien off and on for decades and never heard of this side effect... Weird

[Gin1120 21]

it is the oddest thing..sometimes I don't remember even eating..I just get up eat and go to sleep..even though I may appear awake when i do it my mind isn't it is so odd

[Mastiff_mama 171]

it is the oddest thing..sometimes I don't remember even eating..I just get up eat and go to sleep..even though I may appear awake when i do it my mind isn't it is so odd

Omg... I'd never take it again if in we're doing things in couldn't remember... I have heard of this effect!

[Gin1120 21]

if I don't take it I don't sleep..and then if I don't sleep I end up falling asleep in the middle of the day and I need to be up in the middle of the day not sleeping all day and up all night..teaching doesn't occur at night, if it did I'd be golden lol..Its a catch 22...It sucks having sleeping problems. I took myself off all my other mind altering medications but I still can't sleep

[mokee 588]

I take ambien also and never had these effects.

[Heyher 581]

Gin,

Do you take it and then go lay down in bed right away? I noticed if I took it and hung out waiting for it to kick in, I would have conversations I don't remember having.

Try taking it right before you lay down to go to sleep. That might cut down on the needing to eat while on it.

[NtvTxn 1,262]

I have a prescription for Ambien, I take it mostly if my husband is out of town or if we are traveling. My dad told me about Melatonin, it is OTC, 5 mg is what I have but it comes in 3 mg as well - it's great. It does not "knock you out" like a sleeping pill, it just relaxes me, lets me read or whatever and clear my mind of all the clutter!! A time released version just came out recently and I like it as well or better. I did ask my doctor about it and she gave the ok....said we produce it naturally in our bodies and as we get older, we produce less. She said some like it and some, it does nothing for them. Just a suggestion......

Ambien does say in the paperwork that side effects include eating or cooking, driving, sex.....all sorts of things you may not remember doing. Driving would be a BIG deal.

[Gin1120 21]

I've tried taking Melatonin..it does nothing for me..There are times when the Ambien does nothing for me and I need a Xanax in conjuction with it. I usually take it right when I'm ready to go to sleep, I can't fall asleep in the dark so my tv is on but maybe I'll try turning it off..It really sucks doing so good all day to remember eating a meal when I'm not even "awake."

The only thing I've done on Ambien is the sex and cooking, thankfully no driving..my husband would know enough to stop me cuz half the time I don't know where my keys are anyway.

I hate not being able to sleep..I worked through my depression with help of my therapist and coming off my meds before surgery..Ambien and the Xanax are the only thing left, but I get bad anxiety and work myself up so the Xanax may always stay plus its so minute that it shouldn't be an issue.

[No game 14,436]

Lunesta might be worth trying.. Ambien did all those freaky things to me (talking to people not remembering) so I was switched to lunesta.

I was on those for three years (after the death of my brother) I was on all of it Xanax ambien and a few other anti depressants anti anxiety meds...

It was hard but two years ago I kicked it all.

I knew that I wouldn't sleep and I didn't at first but I do know and feel so much better being off of most of it ! I still take a very small amount of Prozac but will be off soon enough

Good luck to you.

Oh I feel so much better being off of all of that stuff!

[Gin1120 21]

Thanks..yeah the day I was off Cymbalta I was so proud of myself..I felt better and just tried to figure out how to deal with my life without those medications. I may still need them someday but for now I don't..I ad to learn that the meds can't control me!! I will see about Lunesta..I think I'm afraid of not sleeping!

[No game 14,436]

I was too but I took the time and let myself be ok with it.. I don't work so it was easier for me.

I was given so much **** by the psychiatrist something to sleep something to wake something to make it through day something to counteract the side affects of this one and something to counteract that one! I was a walking science experiment.

I had my world crumble around me and that was hard and i needed help, but I think living through prescription drugs wasn't really living too..

Good luck to you and yes I did one at a time too!

So I think you are on the right path

[Gin1120 21]

Thanks I appreciate your kind words although I didn't go through what you did..I hit an all time low right before I decided to have surgery..I wasn't myself, and I"m glad to be off those damn drugs. I'm so happy and still have some bad days every now and then but Ill work through it..I too am not working, actually I sub and work an afterschool program but its not much money..its gas money for my husband and I.

[newat52 1,612]

Lunesta might be worth trying.. Ambien did all those freaky things to me (talking to people not remembering) so I was switched to lunesta.

I was on those for three years (after the death of my brother) I was on all of it Xanax ambien and a few other anti depressants anti anxiety meds...

It was hard but two years ago I kicked it all.

I knew that I wouldn't sleep and I didn't at first but I do know and feel so much better being off of most of it ! I still take a very small amount of Prozac but will be off soon enough

Good luck to you.

Oh I feel so much better being off of all of that stuff!

I used to take Lunesta and loved it. Ambien is cheaper now with the generic so my insurance company made the medical decision to change me to ambien. I'm so glad they know my medical history better then my Dr. I mean, he has only had 4 years of college, 4 years of med school , 3 years of residency and 2 year speciality training. Not to mention the years of experience of practicing medicine. On the other hand my insurance company has a clerk who made this decision probably has a high school degree maybe if she is lucky a little community college under her belt. Of course, she was probably studying fashion design. :rolleyes: