Ambien = Sleepwalking

[leZilla]

Why didn't my doc warn my about this shit?

So far I have:

Dumped a fabulous bottle of red wine down the drain that was the key ingredient in the next day's Shepard's Pie

Moved vast amount of clothing (including hangars) to the floor of the bathroom

Removed the kitchen garbage can around mysterious parts of the house

Sat in my car (no key in ignition)

Opened doors and left them that way in the freezing night

I know there is more but I'm not aware of them.

I'm getting off this shit. Why didn't my doctor tell me, "Hey, you might sleepwalk and do some weird shit - but you'll feel rested in the morning!"

WTF!

 

[coinín]

I sleepwalk during my period.

Also I have dreams about blood.

Thankfully, I haven't yet had both at the same time.

 

[Mephistophelily]

Maybe it was because I was tired, but I swear that last night an ad for one of those sleeping pills listed as its possible side effects that you could experience "sleepwalking, sleepdriving, and sleepfighting." It also claimed it may cause insomnia.

My husband swears that's what he heard the announcer say too.

 

[Redatlit]

Why didn't my doc warn my about this shit?

So far I have:

Dumped a fabulous bottle of red wine down the drain that was the key ingredient in the next day's Shepard's Pie

Moved vast amount of clothing (including hangars) to the floor of the bathroom

Removed the kitchen garbage can around mysterious parts of the house

Sat in my car (no key in ignition)

Opened doors and left them that way in the freezing night

I know there is more but I'm not aware of them.

I'm getting off this shit. Why didn't my doctor tell me, "Hey, you might sleepwalk and do some weird shit - but you'll feel rested in the morning!"

WTF!

Did you miss the story in the news about Patrick Kennedy?

Patrick wasn't drunk he was sleeping

 

[JustSkye]

Maybe it was because I was tired, but I swear that last night an ad for one of those sleeping pills listed as its possible side effects that you could experience "sleepwalking, sleepdriving, and sleepfighting." It also claimed it may cause insomnia.

My husband swears that's what he heard the announcer say too.

Indeed. There were a few prime time news stories about it, too.

I'll stick to AdvilPm

 

[Mephistophelily]

Jeezus. I'll just stick to dealing with my insomnia with continuous trips to dunkin' donuts... large coffee with a shot of espresso.
Closest I can get to the coffee combo my dad used to make... My uncle said you could probably strip paint with a pot of my dad's coffee.

 

[snake0067]

Why didn't my doc warn my about this shit?

So far I have:

Dumped a fabulous bottle of red wine down the drain that was the key ingredient in the next day's Shepard's Pie

Moved vast amount of clothing (including hangars) to the floor of the bathroom

Removed the kitchen garbage can around mysterious parts of the house

Sat in my car (no key in ignition)

Opened doors and left them that way in the freezing night

I know there is more but I'm not aware of them.

I'm getting off this shit. Why didn't my doctor tell me, "Hey, you might sleepwalk and do some weird shit - but you'll feel rested in the morning!"

WTF!

That's hot.

 

[thesorrow07]

My friend takes it, and he sleepwalks naked. Rather disturbing, come to think about it.

 

[Wyldfire]

Hubby rotates through Ambien, Sonata, and restoril to evade getting hooked on um. Restoril is worse than the rest for sleepwalking.

I found him one night in the garage doing medieval armoring (A hobby of his). Restoril is evil.

 

[Guest]

Why didn't my doc warn my about this shit?

So far I have:

Dumped a fabulous bottle of red wine down the drain that was the key ingredient in the next day's Shepard's Pie

Moved vast amount of clothing (including hangars) to the floor of the bathroom

Removed the kitchen garbage can around mysterious parts of the house

Sat in my car (no key in ignition)

Opened doors and left them that way in the freezing night

I know there is more but I'm not aware of them.

I'm getting off this shit. Why didn't my doctor tell me, "Hey, you might sleepwalk and do some weird shit - but you'll feel rested in the morning!"

WTF!

I sleepwalk too, especially without my hubby here. When it gets really bad, I just tie myself to the bed. LOL. I wish I was joking. Get yourself a nice soft scarf or something and a makeshift strap (I used a belt) to tie it to. That allowed me to move freely in my sleep and still prevented me from getting too far. When you're awake, you can just untie yourself, but the sleeping mind is not coordinated enough to handle a square knot.

 

[Morcheeba]

Why didn't my doc warn my about this shit?

So far I have:

Dumped a fabulous bottle of red wine down the drain that was the key ingredient in the next day's Shepard's Pie

Moved vast amount of clothing (including hangars) to the floor of the bathroom

Removed the kitchen garbage can around mysterious parts of the house

Sat in my car (no key in ignition)

Opened doors and left them that way in the freezing night

I know there is more but I'm not aware of them.

I'm getting off this shit. Why didn't my doctor tell me, "Hey, you might sleepwalk and do some weird shit - but you'll feel rested in the morning!"

WTF!

Good.

'Cause while reading the above I was thinking about your little son and that baking oven you got him for his bday.

 

[Cheyenne]

Why didn't my doc warn my about this shit?

So far I have:

Dumped a fabulous bottle of red wine down the drain that was the key ingredient in the next day's Shepard's Pie

Moved vast amount of clothing (including hangars) to the floor of the bathroom

Removed the kitchen garbage can around mysterious parts of the house

Sat in my car (no key in ignition)

Opened doors and left them that way in the freezing night

I know there is more but I'm not aware of them.

I'm getting off this shit. Why didn't my doctor tell me, "Hey, you might sleepwalk and do some weird shit - but you'll feel rested in the morning!"

WTF!

Have you not read a newspaper in the last year or so?

 

[Olivianna]

it's been all over the news the past 2 years.

 

[wayfarm]

In my heyday of sleeping pills, I would take the Ambien and call up people and leave rambling, nonsensical messages.

I once dumped laundry on my Xwife, not knowing she was there in bed.

Last, I was on a business trip, and was sharing a room with my buddy. He says I got up to iron my clothes for the trade show the next day.

It gets real bad if you have had a cocktail. If you take the Ambien, for goodness sakes, no drinking and pilling.

 

[im_a_voyeur]

Damn, I guess I should be grateful that I don't experience any side effects from ambien but then again I don't take it regularly. Just every so often when I want to reset my clock.

I have had weird phone conversations while on it. All of the phone calls were made or received before I started feeling drowsy. When I take ambien and fall asleep, I don't wake up until the next day.

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

Zilla, in all honesty, abandon that medication entirely.

I was prescribed Stilnox ( Ambien ) 3 years ago after a lengthy battle with insomnia to break the cycle. I thought I was going insane. I would still wake up, get frustrated that the medication wasn't working and do 'stuff'. I put it down to exhaustion. Frankly I can't even remember to this day most of the weird things I did while sleeping. I know eventually it scared me enough to think insomnia was a healthier option. I do however recall waking one morning to find a candles burning that were so close to a potential major fire hazard I was terrified. I ceased using the medication that day.

Quite recently, I overheard a news broadcast about the amount of people here reporting serious adverse contraindications from Stilnox use. An example cited was an elderly woman woke up as she was climbing into bed with an operating electric coil heater she had placed under the blankets. Another woman who was minding her grandson, drove him home to his parents in the early morning hours, only to wake the next morning with no idea where he was and panic. It started to unravel from there. A large proportion of the population here in Australia have reported both serious and life threatening behaviors while being treated by this drug.

News Article 1

News Article 2

 

[Cheyenne]

Why didn't my doc warn my about this shit?

So far I have:

Dumped a fabulous bottle of red wine down the drain that was the key ingredient in the next day's Shepard's Pie

Moved vast amount of clothing (including hangars) to the floor of the bathroom

Removed the kitchen garbage can around mysterious parts of the house

Sat in my car (no key in ignition)

Opened doors and left them that way in the freezing night

I know there is more but I'm not aware of them.

I'm getting off this shit. Why didn't my doctor tell me, "Hey, you might sleepwalk and do some weird shit - but you'll feel rested in the morning!"

WTF!

And less than 10 days later you post:

I take ambien. As long as you aren't sleeping alone you are ok, because it can make you sleepwalk and do weird shit. One night in my sleep I poured a bottle of red wine down the sink that was meant for making shepard's pie the next day. Other times I've done things like taken clothes off of their hangars and placed them in the bathtub. Once I moved the kitchen garbage can out from under the sink and put it somewhere weird, like the living room.

It happens from time to time, but really not that often. This is over the course of more than a year on the med.

Lock your doors, put your car keys in posession of your spouse if you're worried about doing something dangerous in your sleep.

Other than the sleepwalking effect it's a really good sleep med.

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=548710


If you've been taking it for a year, why the hell are you posting about being surprised about the side effects NOW?