ambien horror stories

t u just hate when ppl who are suppose to be ur friend fill ur mind with doubt and worry?? All week I have heard horror stories from the girls from work (who are nurses) girls we gotta remember that no pregnancy is the same and personally I feel listening to girls drag us down makes us feel waaay worse. I ended up booking a private scan cos I was so torn up by what ppl were telling me about my nausea symptoms stopping. If ur not sick ur whole pregnancy something is wrong?!?!? I was terrified.

YesLife- I haven't abused ambien, I only take one (5mg) a night, but I've been taking one almost every night for 6 months. I guess I've heard the horror stories about not sleeping for 3 days and I didn't want to go through that. Maybe I won't have a problem. It is not a benzo, it is a hypnotic.

Things are OK. Thanks for asking. May be close to a great position with a good company. As you can see by my question having major sleep problems. Still having stress issues that carry into my sleep and it's so frustrating. Herbal stuff doesn't seem to work but neither did Ambien. I tried it once but then remembered horror stories I've heard so got rid of the rest. How are you?

How many pills did you take after going back and counting the tablets? It's not uncommon for people who take ambien or Ambien Cr to not remember doing something. They fall asleep and don't know they're sleeping, so the end up taking more pills because they don't remember taking the 1st one and the cycle keeps on going. I've heard horror stories of people racking up credit cards, diving and cooking while on Ambien.

I hear such horror stories about discontinuing Neurontin and the lasting side effects, not mention the threat of siezure. I was put on it, like many others, off label. They thought it would help with sleep issues, fibro and depression. The sleep poblems are the same and I cant tell if its helping my mind any. And of cours the fibro is ongoing managemnet of symptoms no matter what your taking.

It is the Racing feeling in my head I am more worried about. I have read the horror stories from others about tapering off this med. i pray its not the case for me. I also take Klonopin, buspar, & topomax. So perhaps the topomax isn't helping the racing thoughts.Who knows maybe a nights sleep will do more than i imagine. Any experience is appreciated, thoughts & prayers go out to all struggling with anxiety/depression.

Hello, congratulations on your 1 month clean !!!

I was having a discussion on my Facebook about birth and all that and asked that anyone who commented refrained from telling horror stories.. I wanted to know about people's POSITIVE csection experience because I have a scheduled csection in June.. I know it's not all rainbows and sunshine but I don't want to psych myself out..

Hi weaver! I just got prescribed Lunesta! I have taken it for a few days now. For me, it's not really powerful! I am getting about 6 straight hours of sleep before waking up! That is much better than I was getting! My doctor offered me Ambien, but I've heard horror stories of people doing crazy things like driving while on it! Also, I don't seem to have any dreams, at least not that I can remember!

s just me or what but i have been taking remeron for over a year. i am taking it for sleep, it has helped. but i read all the horror stories about weight gain, although i really haven't noticed much of a gain, people are always asking me, "did you just wake up, your eyes are puffy". This statement has caused me so much "stress" i"m trying to target the cause. I also have taking ambien for sleep, but it doesn't work much for me anymore.

I have read horror stories all over the net about Risperdal. I asked my pdoc to give a low dose so I can get sleep. My biggest mixed state symptom is insomnia which equals mania. Yuck! So, I am doing awsome on Wellbutrin and Lithium and have not gone manic, but I am not sleeping at all! So, I thought adding a low dose of Risperdal is a good move?

Everyone keeps telling me you need rehab to get off ambien is this true?? I have been on it for 2 years on and off. I have trying to cut my dose. Can anyone give me the side effects of discontinuation ?

We thought it was the change to ambien (only drug being used and only change). The next morning I looked up ambien symptoms and found a couple of things. The angel on my shoulder told me to look up restoril withdrawals and I found the real problem. I tried giving him only 2/3 of a dose after missing two days and the day was miserable. The doctor suggested dropping him to 7.5mg and I told him that wasn't possible. Can you help?

I felt alot more anxiety during the day because of it and have read horror stories from people who were taking it regularly for a long time.I don't think we should regularly take something that is going to interfere with our natural sleep cycle when quitting opiates,unless it's once in a while or in emergency.

When I was recovering from a vicodin addiction, I took ambien for the anxiety DURING THE DAY! i know crazy huh? Heres a couple stories...I woke up in a bath tub, I peed in my dog's dish (luckily she didn't drink it), My girlfriend said I did an intense workout for a half hour non stop including jumping jacks ( i mean who does those anymore?

t take much of the Tramodol, but now I am hearing horror stories. I took Valerian root last night and that helped a bit. My biggest problem now is my mood and overall frustration with getting on with life as a normal human being. I think we all take drugs for a reason..something is missing chemically, spiritually or both. The energy to find that sober overwhelmes me. Any thoughts.

t necessarily pay attention to the horror stories that you find online... b/c everyone is different, but I would like some feedback. I've seen the horror stories and I've also heard (from my nurse friend - directly from other nurses who take it themselves) that it is a wonder drug.

Hiii, The medicine which you are talking about is - Ziconotide, which is FDA approved drug, given intra-thecally, for the pain control. Forget about all the horror storied and try this drug, and if it gives you relief, then nothing's better. However if you feel uncomfortable, then we can discuss further.

Duffo is right, you are suffering massive withdrawal problems. Did you slowly taper off your meds or quit quickly? The taper off should be one drug at a time, as slowly as you need to, not by some general schedule set by a doctor and used with all of her patients. We all react differently.

Am 42 year old male who has had five years of painful diverticulitis off and on. I am scheduled for surgery in 5 weeks. I am only reading horror stories and am wondering if anyone has had a good outcome after surgery. I am in otherwise great health.

Don't believe all the horror stories you read about sleep studies! I've had 5 and it really is not that bad. Sometimes they will let you take an Ambien for sleep as it does not affect brain waves. They look like you are sleeping in a hotel room. Bring your favorite pillow and pajamas and something to snack on or drink before bed, plus a book. No one will be in the room with you but there will be a camera recording. I just ignore all that and try to sleep.

My youngest I was having contractions every 4 minutes went to hospital about 1 am they said I was at 4 cm they checked again a hour later I hadn't changed so they Gave me an ambien & sent me home told me to sleep the relaxation will help body move faster.

I have been taking Ambien/Ambien CR for several years now. I switched from the regular Ambien when the Ambien CR became available. Two nights ago I took my nightly migraine medications and my Ambien CR. I remember being awake for about 45 mins after that and then I remember nothing. Some how I was unconscience when I took 8 more Ambien CR 12.5 mg. I remember nothing after that. I went on a wild rampage in my room and destroyed everything in sight and I do mean everything.

Keep in mind though that I still had some xanax so I though well maybe I do just have anxiety and should have been on xanax all along... Then I started researching xanax and all of the horror stories associated with it... I hadn't even been on it a month yet and I was scared to come off of it by tapering... Which I successfully managed to do.

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