My First Ambien

I'm back to talk about my love of Ambien again   I had to fly cross country last Friday and forgot my special sleep treats.  I flew home Sunday (a whirlwind trip to see family and babies who wanted to play with me nonstop). .As I got off my torturous 14 hour (with layover) trip home, I received a text message that my son and DIL had checked into the hospital to give birth to my first grandchild.  That meant no Ambien that night either.  She was born yesterday and after days of no sleep, I crashed without the Magic A but woke up at 3:30 for good - too late to take anything.  Tonight's the night, it's gonna be alright. I'm in love with you (A), ain't nobody gonna stop me now. Sick, ha?

posting on this thread for the first time. I am taking the smaller dose of Ambien every night, along with a lorazepam. I am down from 3 lorazepam to 2 everyday, and really notice if I miss it. It took me so long to ask for something for the anxiety and restlessness, it wasn't until after the 2nd chemo treatment. I travel for business 3 weeks out of the month and with all the time zone changes the ambien really helps. But I would be worried on the higher dose. My aunt took ambien and noticed that all these packages were arriving from QVC. She was furious and called to say she hadn't ordered anything, but it turns out she did while on ambien. My brother is another story. He woke up one morning eating spaghetti off the floor, and another morning woke up, went into the bathroom, looked in the mirror and realized he had shaved off his beard!

This thread is full of very naughty women! Celtic and I have never been this outrageous. Hope you all will join us for the second annual slouchfest.Might have to hold an annual ReprobateFest.

Ellie 1959, I am going to pm you. While I am very honored you would like me to be your person that you

track in order to know if you are truly okay, my diagnosis isn't like yours. It is more reassuring if you find somebody with the same diagnosis who is a few years out past you. Actually, you are pretty far out yourself, maybe you could volunteer to be a newbie's person.Either way, I will let you know if I fall off the NED wagon.

It is fascinating to hear about Ambien amnesic adventures. Don't you think the incidence of people leaping off cruise ships in the middle of the night has increased drastically since the advent of Ambien? And some of those bizarre drive-in window episodes at fast food restaurant where customers go nuts in various baroque ways--don't you think that could be Ambien related?

I wonder if people use Ambien amnesia as an alibi in court cases for nocturnal felonies.

Well, Blue, I thought I had you with chlamydia!

Blue cowgirl, I think the QVC shopping and the spaghetti eating happened when they first started, but the beard shaving happened after he had been on it awhile. My MO had told me about patients who got in their cars (but didn't get past their driveway) so for the first week I had my husband hide the keys from me. I think it's all about the dosage really.

Every now and then I think about weaning myself off it, but when I fly from the west coast to the east coast I definitely need to get a good night's sleep for work the next day.

raincitygirl, congrats on the new baby in the family.

I have been on the ambien for several years and still do some silly things I cant remember.  On special occasions when I take a xanax with the ambien, it is worse, but so worth it.

bluecowgirl-- I have a small crush on my PS, notice I would never put his name down.  He also has a very unique name, so I don't want him to find this post when he googles his name and leave his young and beautiful wife for me.  Anyhow, I was scared to death the last time I had surgery that I would say something innapropriate waking up.  My husband said that he told him the last thing I said before my exchange surgery was "error big", so he went with bigger implants.  My next thing with him is tattoos, I will be awake, but plan on taking a xanax so I can appear to be cool and calm.  Of couse the night before will be a ambien and xanax night so I am well rested.

Perfect sense, but I think you need a pill.  I did realize you where referring to your anesthesia hunk, not he who shall not be named. 

Wow, Blue, I haven't heard any stories like that from my husband. It would have been interesting though, since my preachers were there..ha ha!

OMG!  I'm crying, I'm laughing so hard at ya'll...LOVE it!  I just realized how boring my life is....I need some Ambien

I think the tryptophan might be in play this weekend for some of us. I was up until 3 am last night though, and hope I can do a little better tonight. I need a walrus visit.

Last night I took my generic 10mg Ambien and 1 mg Ativan....and I slept for about 5 hourss (yeah!!!)...but its not the first time that when I wake up, I am talking and almost having an arguement of some sort related to a dream, that like now, I no longer remember what it is about....even DH hears me...this morning I was ticked off about something and complaining.....and sort of arguing....very weird....The 12.5 CR Ambien really doesn't work anymore....and the combination of the 10mg and ativan seem to work best, but it does something weird to me.....I try not to take it every night, but then I sleep horrible....wake up every hour or 2.....

Where is everyone on this thread?  Are you all sleeping?

Hi to all my happy and well rested friends.

Shelleyj43, hope you love your new ambien.  Not sure about how fast the ambien cr works, I am a 10mg name brand only regular ambien fan.  Already took mine this evening, just hope I can stay up long enough for the dryer to finish.  Hoping to get up early for a 5 am spin class (trying to conteract all those holiday calories). 

Haven't seen the walrus lately, missing him.

Thank you for the warning Michele, really. I was 43 when all of this happened last year, including the chemopause as you describe. Maybe that is what has caused the insomnia. As soon as I get caught up on about a year's worth of sleep, I plan to wean off. I don't take it every night, I try just taking the nights I really need good sleep, but I must admit, I really love it. I sleep so much better with it. It seems like the only thing that really makes me feel better. I guess with all meds, there are drawbacks...