Insomnia Forum Posting

Posted by Beth on July 19, 2002 at 06:28:51:

In Reply to: Ambien Side Effects/Memory Loss posted by Wyoman64 on July 18, 2002 at 20:36:20:

That is why I have always been afraid of ambien. I only took it twice, and I took it right before bed so I fell asleep in bed and stayed there, but it really frightened me the way it knocked me out so suddenly and solidly--for 7 straight hours. I got very anxious the second night just waiting for it to hit me. My doc couldn't understand this and seemed to think I feared falling asleep and that was really my problem. Not at all, I just don't like being sedated to the point that I couldn't wake up if one of my kids needed me or whatever... maybe it is the loss of control, but it did not feel natural.

After that, I read a lot of stories on here and met a few people who said they slept walked and talked while on ambien. I reported this to my doc and he said he had never heard of that, and that maybe that was a good sign, because at least they were asleep!! He was a sleep specialist, and that is when I lost my faith in doctors and decided I had better take my problem into my own hands.

I have since calmed down about doctors, but I do believe we all need to learn as much as we can about our health--especially the prescriptions the medical community hands out like candy.

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• Re: Re: Ambien Side Effects/Memory Loss Janette 08:17 7/19/02 (0)

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