Ambien, the brand name of the medication zolpidem, manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis, is a very popular treatment for insomnia. It has fewer side effects, less lingering grogginess and only a slight risk of abuse compared to the traditional insomnia medications like barbiturates and benzodiazepines. As such, Ambien has become the first line insomnia treatment in America. ...
I’m a night person. I like it that way, but sometimes it interferes with life. I’ve found that most people function best during the day. Daytime is also the time when people do business. So, despite my propensity to be a night owl, I have to be able to sleep occasionally so I can be ...
If you have had problems recently with insomnia, then maybe you have visited your doctor and he has prescribed you Ambien or Ambien CR. Ambien comes in tablet form, and one of these tablet forms (Ambien CR) is extended release. The pink tablets of regular Ambien (Zolpidem) are five milligrams in strength, and the white ...
Millions of people suffer from sleep problems as did actor Heath Ledger who passed away January 22. I’ve suffered from trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember. Heath was taking Ambien for his insomnia along with a few other prescription drugs at the time of his death. Anti-depressants are one of the prescription ...
Ambien is a common sleep aid prescribed to individuals who either have difficulty falling asleep at night, wake up many times during the night, or wake up extremely early in the morning and cannot get back to sleep. Ambien is among a class of medications known as hypnotics or sedatives, which comprises most of the ...
I roll over in bed to the rays of sunshine beaming down on my face. I stretch lavishly, turn onto my right side, and snuggle in with the covers pulled up to my chin. What a glorious morning, I think to myself as I relish in the warmth and security of my fetal position. An ...
If you are a serious insomniac you have no doubt at one time or another taken a prescription sleeping pill, be it Ambien, Lunesta or another sleep aid. Where the decision to take a prescription sleeping pill is a difficult one, the benefits of getting sleep, versus not sleeping sometimes outweigh the side effects. It’s ...
Nothing is worse than insomnia … or is there? Imagine suddenly waking up from a sound slumber – to find yourself in jail because you caused a car accident and then resisted arrest – all while fast asleep. This is what happened to some people who took the highly touted insomnia medication Ambien or Ambien ...
Ambien – Given to me in hospital before having my baby, made me hallucinate! Ambien is a drug to help relieve sleeplessness and insomnia. If I would have had good experiences with this drug, I’d be looking into getting a prescription as I suffer sleeplessness quite often. Like most prescription drugs there are many things ...
I took Ambien and Ambien CR for a combination of 7 years. During that time, I experienced several of the side effects listed on the official Ambien web site. The manufacturers claim the most common side effects are sleepiness, headaches and dizziness. I had to deal with two of those three side effects of Ambien. ...