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!!

I took Ambien on a flight from New York to London. It is a 6 hour flight. I took it as soon as I strapped myself in. The flight attendant woke me up to fill out my landing card. I remember doing that and the next thing I remember is "waking up" at Paddington Station, standing at a ticket machine. I went through immigration and took the train into London (my first trip to London) and have no memory of it at all. It really is a blessing to me sleep-wise, but that amnesia s/!t scares me.

I had to detox for a week after being on Ambien for six months. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I had to re-teach myself how to fall asleep; it was like I had forgotten. I stopped taking it because my husband would tell me all the wackadoo things I would do. One time he found me in the garage playing with sparklers. I wouldn't stay in bed

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That's just plain scary! I'd study for a test and take and ambien and go to sleep.. Wake the next morning for the test and my mind was erased!! I hated hiwnitberased my short term memory... My mom is nearly 70 and I've really been trying to get her off if them.. She's done better, but she struggled too. It's partially mental too... Ambien don't work on me anymore. I took them too long. I can take one and watch TV in bed for hours!