Sleeping Pills

[Roadhawg]

[Thunder]

Doug, I do have problem sleeping. Most of the time I can only sleep for few hours and keep waking up. Its like so many time I wake up, but I refuse to get up, so I keep going back to sleep after a few seconds of waking up each time. Sometime I would sleep so long without waking up, but that rarely happen. Any sleeping pills that Walmart offers do not even help. Ambien does the best, but I have never tried Ambien CR.

[Doug Loudenback]

Thunder, you can google for "Ambien user reports" and find out what other experiences are, they are not hard to find ... it has been several months since I did my own research on Ambien CR, which is a later version of the original. Of course, either version requires a doctor's RX. This is the sort of thing that you need to talk over with your prescribing physician, and what you described should certainly be addressed.

You might also want to explore with him/her whether you have sleep apnea, which was my principal problem with getting to and/or staying asleep.

Good luck!

[kevinpate]

I'll concur with Doug on inquiring into being checked for whether sleep apnea is part of what wakes you. There's a fairly simple surgical fix. Also, most folks with apnea issues can be treated non-surgically with use of a cpap machine.

[Thunder]

Doug, yes, I have seen the reports on Google, but none of those shared reports include anyone on this forum, so I'd just like to get into discussion with others on here. Unfortunately, some people think its funny to derail the topic. :-(

I've been prescribed Ambien before, like I said, I never had a problem. The same pills that I took recently came from someone giving me a couple, but of generic version of Ambien. I know people are not suppose to share medication, but its quite common and a lot of people do share upon common sense. I took some knowing that my history with Ambien was great. It was surprising that this happened.

After more thinking about the whole ordeal and trying to remember the missing gaps, I think there may be a reason as to why it all happened. When taking a sleeping pill, go straight to bed, especially any that are prescribed. Well, I believe that I took one and was not prepared of how fast it took effect. Usually, I'd wait until I feel a bit woozy knowing its starting to take effect before going to bed. It looks like Ambien took effect a lot faster than I thought it would, so I was busy being dedicated to finish an award for Vendor of the Month. Somehow during the process, my mind must have fallen asleep at least partially while I was working. I only remember a few bits.

If I was in bed, its highly unlikely for me to just get up and do something. I don't have that history. The following night, I took another Ambien and I watched more carefully that time. I went to bed and slept a lil better and did not repeat such episode.

Anyway, thank you Doug for being so gracious, understanding and kind. People like you are what make this forum so great. :-D

[Thunder]

I need to see my doc immediately. :-(

I've been trying to sleep since about 8pm and look what time it is now on this post. :'-(

[Thunder]

Got back around 10pm.

Sometime after that, POP GOES THE AMBIEN!

...tick...tock...tick...tock...tick....tick ...tick

Midnight POP GOES THE AMBIEN!

One little
Two little
Three little turtleneck
Four little
Five little
Six little turtleneck
Seven little
Eight little
Nine little turleneck
zzzzzzzzz
Ten little turtlneek gone

3oam POP GOES THE AMBIEN

4o minutte later still cant leep

ooozy sooxy wwozy

ciiiggy tine

wallk oufslde wifh phoone

[Thunder]

Other than the constant Christmas music blaring in my ears, I'm wide awake and not even a bit sleepy now. I'm going to hell.

[MDot]

My step-dad has been taking Ambien for about 8 years and about 2 weeks ago he was sleep walking and he fell down a flight of stairs (18) and broke his neck and a few unspecified bones in his face and busted his forhead open. Guess what... He doesn't take Ambien anymore.

[cfeken]

Do not take that drug MDot is telling you a fact.We thought his step-dad was going to die.

[drumsncode]

Sounds like Ambien. Is that what you're taking?

I agree. That sounds exactly like Ambien, and I once Googled it and found out lots of people experience mysterious episodes of shopping while asleep. I even have a friend that is hooked on it and he has bought tons of stuff while asleep. Later, it just shows up at his house and he never remembered buying it. If you're on Ambien, I think you should try really hard to get off it. Even Charlie Sheen won't touch that stuff - he called it the "Devil's Aspirin".

[Thunder]

I agree. That sounds exactly like Ambien, and I once Googled it and found out lots of people experience mysterious episodes of shopping while asleep. I even have a friend that is hooked on it and he has bought tons of stuff while asleep. Later, it just shows up at his house and he never remembered buying it. If you're on Ambien, I think you should try really hard to get off it. Even Charlie Sheen won't touch that stuff - he called it the "Devil's Aspirin".

Yeah, the 2nd trip to Walmart on the same night, I bought candles and a bottle of sleeping pills. WTF lolol